Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:39
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
39. eating and drinking ] The feasting probably began with the sacrificial meal with which a covenant was usually ratified; cp. Gen 31:46; Gen 31:54.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 39. They were with David three days] These were the deputies of the different people mentioned here: it is not possible that all the thousands mentioned above could have feasted with David for three days; and yet it appears there was even of these a great number, for the men of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who were nearest to this place of rendezvous, had brought all the necessaries for such a feast. From the whole it appears most evident that the great majority of the tribes of Israel wished to see the kingdom confirmed in the hands of David; nor was there ever in any country a man more worthy of the public choice. As a statesman, warrior, hero, poet, and divine, he stands unrivalled in the annals of the world: by him alone were the Israelites raised to a pitch of the highest splendour; and their name became a terror to their enemies, and a praise in the earth. But, alas, how are the mighty now fallen!
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
39, 40. there they were with Davidthree days, eating and drinkingAccording to the statementsmade in the preceding verses, the number of armed warriors assembledin Hebron on this occasion amounted to three hundred thousand.Supplies of provisions were abundantly furnished, not only by thepeople of the neighborhood, but from distant parts of the country,for all wished the festivities to be on a scale of liberality andmagnificence suitable to the auspicious occasion.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking,…. Keeping a festival, to testify their joy on this occasion:
for their brethren had prepared for them; not the inhabitants of Hebron only, but all the country round about, brought in provisions on this joyful occasion; otherwise the men of Hebron would not have been able to have provided what was sufficient for such a vast number, as appears by what follows.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(39-40) The coronation feast. Comp. 1Ki. 1:9; 1Ki. 1:19; 1Ki. 1:25; the usurpation of Adonijah.
Their brethren.Fellow tribesmen of Judah; especially those living at and around Hebron.
Had prepared victuals.2Ch. 35:14.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
39. Three days, eating and drinking It was a day of joy to all the land, and the great assembly at Hebron did well to celebrate it with abundant festivity.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
eating and drinking. A covenant generally followed by festivities (Gen 31:44, Gen 31:46). Compare 1Ki 1:9.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
eating and drinking: Gen 26:30, Gen 31:54, 2Sa 6:19, 2Sa 19:42
Reciprocal: 1Sa 11:14 – renew 1Ki 4:20 – eating
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their {n} brethren had prepared for them.
(n) The rest of the Israelites.