Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 16:3
And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon [of wine].
3. a loaf of bread ] A flat round cake such as is still made in Egypt is meant.
a good piece of flesh ] R.V. a portion of flesh (mg. “of wine”). The meaning of the Heb. word is unknown. Of flesh is rightly in italics here as in 2Sa 6:19.
a flagon of wine] R.V. a cake of raisins. Cp. Isa 16:7 (R.V.) where the same Heb. word is used.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1Ch 16:3
And He dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman.
Individuality
I. The great event itself does not absorb all. We can easily understand how the bringing of the ark to Jerusalem would have absorbed all minor considerations, but it does not. Israel is not generalised into simply the male heads of the families; the bread and flesh are distributed to both man and woman. God was being glorified, and simultaneously the people blessed. Diffusion is what God delights in; He connects the blessing of many with His own glory.
II. There was a special provision here for personal enjoyment. The placing of the ark in its tent of rest was not to be a mere historical fact, involving no personal enjoyments. It is not in bare abstractions that God delights, but in their bearing upon individuals. Perhaps one reason why the future glory of Christ is so unsubstantial to many, and operates so little on their feelings, and raises so few thoughts of joyousness in them, is the fact that they see so little of its bearing upon themselves. The beams of this glory are to light up every individual; every believer has actually a personal interest in them. Each man has his own independent existence with its longings and aspirations, and no generality will satisfy them. He must have for his own very self. This is not selfishness; it is a law grounded on the very constitution of our nature. No future lies before Gods people in which God Himself absorbs everything. He will pervade all, which is a very different thing.
III. We are struck with the distinct individuality of each. We cannot be too particular in preserving our individuality. It is the foundation of our responsibility, of His closest dealings with us, of all our capacity for happiness or sorrow in the time to come. Every man is to give account of himself to God; every man is to receive according to his works.
IV. The consciousness of individual life is the foundation of individual effort. Let us be encouraged, then, to have individual expectations. Let us link ourselves individually with the great events of God. Both man and woman triumphed in the bringing up of the ark; and both had the portion of bread and flesh and wine. (P. B. Power, M. A.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 3. To every one a loaf of bread] A whole cake. A good piece of flesh; “the sixth part of an ox, and the sixth part of a hin of wine.” – T. See 2Sa 6:18-20; see Jarchi also.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
3. flagon of wineThe twolatter words are a supplement by our translators, and the former is,in other versions, rendered not a “flagon,” but a “cake,”a confection, as the Septuagint renders it, made of flour andhoney.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on 1Ch 16:1].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(3) To every one . . .Literally, to every man of Israel from man unto woman. Samuel has, to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man, &c.
A loaf (kikkar).A round cake (1Sa. 2:36). The parallel in Samuel has a less common word (hallath), meaning a sacrificial cake punctured all over. (Comp. Exo. 29:23.)
A good piece of flesh.A single Hebrew term, found only here and in Samuel (eshpr). It seems to mean a portion, i.e., of the victims slain for the peace offerings. (The burnt offerings were wholly consumed on the altar.) Syriac, a portion. Arabic, a slice of flesh. Others interpret, a measure of wine.
A flagon of wine.Rather, a raisin-cakei.e., a mass of dried grapes (Hos. 3:1); Isa. 16:7, raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 16:3. A flagon of wine A draught of wine. Hiller, p. 333.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
1Ch 16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon [of wine].
Ver. 3. And he dealt to every one of Israel. ] Clemency and liberality are kingly virtues. See 2Sa 6:19 .
A good piece of flesh.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
every one = every one, to a man. Hebrew. ‘ish. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
to every one: 2Ch 30:24, 2Ch 35:7, 2Ch 35:8, Neh 8:10, Eze 45:17, 1Pe 4:9
Reciprocal: 2Sa 6:19 – he dealt