Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:31
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
31. which were expressed by name ] The document followed by the Chronicler probably contained not the names of the 18,000 individuals, but the names of the heads of the families to which they belonged.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Of the half tribe of Manasseh, which was within Jordan; for of the other half beyond Jordan he speaks 1Ch 12:37.
Which were expressed by name; which were not ashamed nor afraid publicly to own David, first by putting their names to some paper presented to them for that purpose, and then by marching to him to Hebron.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 1Ch 12:23].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(31) Which were expressed by name.See the same phrase, 1Ch. 16:41; Num. 1:17. Literally it is pricked down, or entered in a list, by names. The men had been levied by the tribal chiefs, and enrolled in lists for this particular service.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
31. Expressed by name These representatives of Manasseh were duly elected and designated by name to go and make David king.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ch 12:31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
Ver. 31. Which were expressed by name. ] Heb., Pierced or bored through; haply in tables laid over with wax, which was the Roman way of writing their last wills.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the half tribe: Jos 17:1-18
Reciprocal: Lev 24:16 – blasphemeth Num 32:33 – half the 1Ch 16:41 – expressed
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 12:31. Of the half-tribe of Manasseh Which was within Jordan: for of the other half beyond Jordan he speaks 1Ch 12:37. Which were expressed by name Who were not ashamed publicly to own David by putting their names to some paper presented to them for that purpose.