Bible Commentary

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kirjath-jearim, which [belonged] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth [between] the cherubims, whose name is called [on it]. 6. to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath – jearim ] Cp. Jos 15:9; in Jos 15:60 Kiriath-baal. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 13:6”

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 5. from Shihor of Egypt ] R.V. from Shihor the brook of Egypt. Shihor (spelt elsewhere wrongly in A.V., Sihor) was the name of the brook (now wdy el Arish) which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 13:5”

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. Their consciences smiting them for their former negligence and being fully convinced of the piety and reasonableness of this proposition. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And all the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 13:4”

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. 3. we inquired not at it ] R.V. we sought not unto it. The meaning of the Heb. verb is to seek with care, to care for. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 13:3”

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If [it seem] good unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, [that are] left in all the land of Israel, and with them [also] to the priests and Levites [which are] in their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 13:2”

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader. 1. David consulted with the captains etc.] The Chronicler is fond of associating the people with the king in religious measures so as to minimise the appearance of arbitrary power which is suggested by the language of the books of Samuel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 13:1”

Moreover they that were nigh them, [even] unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, [and] meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel. 40. they that were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:40”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:39”

All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king. 38. men of war, that could keep rank ] R.V. being men of war, that could order … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:38”

And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. 37. an hundred and twenty thousand ] Evidently a round number, giving 40,000 to each tribe; cp. 1Ch 12:36. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:37”