Numbers 24:17

I shall see him.The Targum of Onkelos translates this passage in the following manner: "I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but he is not near. When a king shall arise from the house of Jacob, and the Messiah be anointed from the house of Israel; he shall slay the princes of Moab, and rule over all the children of men." The marginal references will direct the reader to the fulfilment of these remarkable prophecies.

Job 19:25-27; Zec 12:10; Jude 1:11,14,15; Re 1:7

a Star.

Mt 2:2-9; Lu 1:78; 2Pe 1:19; Re 22:16

a Sceptre.

Ge 49:10; Ps 45:6; 78:70-72; 110:2; Isa 9:7; Lu 1:32,33; Heb 1:8

smite the corners of Moab. or, smite through the princes ofMoab.

1Sa 14:38; *marg:

Zec 10:4

Moab.

2Sa 8:2; 2Ki 3:5,26,27; 1Ch 18:2; Jer 48:45

all the children.

Ge 4:25,26; 5:3-29

Seth.

Ps 72:8-11; Re 11:15

Judges 6:16

12; Ex 3:12; Jos 1:5; Isa 41:10,14-16; Mt 28:20; Mr 16:20

Ac 11:21

1 Samuel 15:3

Now go.The Amalekites, a people of Arabia Petræa, who inhabited a tract of country on the frontiers of Egypt and Canaan, had acted with great cruelty towards the Israelites on their coming out of Egypt, and God then purposed that Amalek, as a nation, should be blotted out from under heaven; but it had been spared till it had filled up the measure of its iniquities, and now this purpose is carried into effect by Saul, upwards of 400 years afterwards! Nothing could justify such an exterminating decree but the absolute authority of God; and this was given: all the reasons of it we do not know; but this we know well, the Judge of all the earth doeth right.

utterly destroy.

Le 27:28,29; Nu 24:20; De 13:15,16; 20:16-18; Jos 6:17-21

slay.

Ex 20:5; Nu 31:17; Isa 14:21,22

ox and sheep.

Ge 3:17,18; Ro 8:20-22

1 Samuel 23:2

enquired.In what way David made this enquiry we are not told; but it was probably by means of Abiathar; and therefore it would seem, that with Houbigant, we should read the sixth verse immediately after the first.--This adventure was truly noble and patriotic. Had not David loved his country, and been above all motives of private and personal revenge, he would have rejoiced in this invasion of Judea, as producing a strong diversion in his favour, and embroiling his inveterate enemy. In most cases, a man with David's wrongs would have joined with the enemies of his country, and avenged himself on the author of his calamities; but he thinks of nothing but succouring Keilah, and using his power and influence in behalf of his brethren.

4,6,9-12; 30:8; Nu 27:21; Jos 9:14; Jud 1:1; 2Sa 5:19,23

1Ch 14:10; Ps 32:8; Pr 3:5,6; Jer 10:23

2 Kings 13:17

Open.

5:10-14; Joh 2:5-8; 11:39-41

The arrow.This was a symbolical action, indicative of the deliverance of Israel from Syria. It was an ancient custom to shoot an arrow or cast a spear into a country before the commencement of hostilities.

Ex 4:2,17; Jud 7:9-20; 2Sa 5:24; 1Co 1:18

Aphek.

1Sa 4:1; 1Ki 20:26
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