2 Samuel 23
1 David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience.6 The different state of the wicked.8 A catalogue of David's mighty men. A.M. 2989. B.C. 1015. An. Ex. Is. 476. the last.Ge 49:1; De 33:1; Jos 23:1-24:32; Ps 72:20; 2Pe 1:13-15raised.7:8,9; Ps 78:70the anointed.1Sa 2:10; 16:12,13; Ps 2:6; 89:20sweet psalmist.1Ch 16:4,5,7,9; Am 6:5; Lu 20:42; 24:44; Eph 5:19,20; Col 3:16Jas 5:13 Mt 22:43; Mr 12:36; Ac 2:25-31; Heb 3:7,8; 2Pe 1:21 God.Ge 33:20; Ex 3:15; 19:5,6; 20:2the Rock.22:2,32; De 32:4,30,31; Ps 42:9He that ruleth. or, Be thou ruler, etc.Ps 110:2must be just.Ex 23:6-8; De 16:18-20; Ps 82:3,4; Pr 31:9; Isa 11:4,5; 32:1Jer 23:5; Zec 9:9; Heb 1:8ruling.Ex 18:21; 2Ch 19:7-9; Ne 5:14 as the light.Jud 5:31; Ps 89:36; 110:3; Pr 4:18; Isa 60:1,3,18-20; Ho 6:5Mal 4:2; Lu 1:78,79; Joh 1:7mourning.Ho 6:3tender.De 32:2; Ps 72:6; Isa 4:2; Mic 5:7 Although.7:18; 12:10; 13:14,28; 18:14; 1Ki 1:5; 2:24,25; 11:6-8; 12:14he hath made.7:14-16; 1Ch 17:11-14; Ps 89:3,28; Isa 9:6,7; 55:3; 61:8; Jer 32:40Jer 33:25,26; Eze 37:26; Heb 13:20and sure.1Sa 2:35; 25:28; 1Ki 11:38; Ac 13:34; Heb 6:19all my salvation.Ps 62:2; 119:81desire.Ps 27:4; 63:1-3; 73:25,26to grow.Isa 4:2; 7:14; 9:6,7; 11:1; 27:6; Am 9:11; 1Co 3:6,7 the sons.20:1; De 13:13; 1Sa 2:12thorns.Ge 3:18; So 2:2; Isa 33:12; Eze 2:6 fenced. Heb. filled. and they shall.22:8-10; Isa 27:4; Mt 3:10-12; 13:42; Lu 19:14,27; Joh 15:62Th 1:8; 2:8; Heb 6:8 A.M. 2949-2989. B.C. 1055-1015. An. Ex. Is. 436-476. TheTachmonite. or, Josheb-bassebet, the Tachmonite, head of the three. 1Ch 11:11,12; 27:2,32It is highly probable that in this version instead of {yoshaiv bashshaiveth tachkemoni,} we should read {yoshavam ben chachmoni,} "Joshebeam, son of Hachmoni;' and instead of {hoo adino haëtzni, hoo ôrair eth chanitho,} "he lift up his spear," which are the readings in the parallel place in Chronicles, where it is also, "three hundred," instead of "eight hundred." whom he slew. Heb. slain. Eleazar.1Ch 11:12-14; 27:4Dodai. defied.Nu 23:7,8; 1Sa 17:10,26,36,45,46the men.Isa 63:3,5; Mr 14:50 the Lord.Jos 10:10,42; 11:8; Jud 15:14,18; 1Sa 11:13; 14:6,23; 19:5; 2Ki 5:1Ps 108:13; 144:10; Ro 15:18; 2Co 4:5; Eph 6:10-18and the people.Ps 68:12; Isa 53:12 Shammah.1Ch 11:27Shammoth the Harorite. the Philistines.1Ch 11:13,14into a troop. or, for foraging. the Lord.10; Ps 3:8; 44:2; Pr 21:31 three, etc. or, the three captains over the thirty.1Ch 11:15-19{Shalishim,} "captains," should most probably be read, instead of {shaloshim:} thirty {shalishim,} as it is in ver. 8, and Ex 14:7: where LXX. render [tristatas,] which Jerome (on Eze 33) says "among the Greeks is the name of the second rank after the royal dignity." the cave.Jos 12:15; 15:35; 1Sa 22:1; Mic 1:15the valley.5:18,22; 1Ch 11:15; 14:9; Isa 17:5 an hold.1Sa 22:1,4,5; 24:22; 1Ch 12:16garrison.1Sa 10:5; 13:4,23; 14:1,6 longed.Nu 11:4,5; Ps 42:1,2; 63:1; 119:81; Isa 41:17; 44:3; Joh 4:10,14Joh 7:37Bethlehem.Bethlehem signifies the "house of bread," and the place was likewise noted for excellent water. There Christ was born, who is the "bread of life," and who also gives us the "water of life." "The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." Joh 4:14 the three.9; 1Sa 19:5; Ac 20:24; Ro 5:7; 2Co 5:14poured it.Nu 28:7; 1Sa 7:6; La 2:19; Php 2:17 Be it far.20:20; Ge 44:17; 1Sa 2:30; 26:11; 1Ki 21:3; 1Ch 11:19the blood.Ge 9:4; Le 17:10; Ps 72:14; Mt 26:28; Mr 14:24; Joh 6:52-54jeopardy.Jud 5:18; 1Co 15:30 Abishai.2:18; 3:30; 10:10,14; 18:2; 20:10; 1Sa 26:6-8; 1Ch 2:16; 11:20,21and slew them. Heb. slain. he attained.9,13,16; 1Ch 11:25; Mt 13:8,23; 1Co 15:41 Benaiah.8:18; 20:23; 1Ki 1:8,26,38; 2:29-35,46; 1Ch 18:17; 27:5,6Kabzeel.Jos 15:21who had done many acts. Heb. great of acts. he slew.Ex 15:15lion-like men. Heb. lions of God.1:23; 1Ch 11:22-24; 12:8slew a lion.Jud 14:5,6; 1Sa 17:34-37 a goodly man. Heb. a man of countenance, or sight. called.1Ch 11:23a man of great stature. slew him.1Sa 17:51; Col 2:15 22 more honourable. or, honourable among the thirty.1Ch 27:6over his guard. or, over his council. Heb. at his command.8:8; 20:23; 1Sa 22:14 Asahel.2:18; 1Ch 11:26; 27:7 Shammah.1Ch 11:27,28Shammoth the Harorite. Paltite.1Ch 11:27; 27:10Pelonite. Ira.1Ch 11:28; 27:9Tekoite.14:2 Abiezer.1Ch 11:28Antothite.1Ch 27:12Anetothite. Mebunnai.1Ch 11:19Sibbecai. Maharai.1Ch 11:30; 27:13 Heleb.1Ch 11:30Heled.1Ch 27:15Heldai. Ittai.1Ch 11:31Ithai. Benaiah.1Ch 11:31; 27:14Pirathonite.Jud 12:15Hiddai.1Ch 11:32Hurai. brooks. or, valleys.De 1:24; Jud 2:9 Abi-albon.1Ch 11:32Abiel. Barhumite.1Ch 11:33Baharumite. Jashen.1Ch 11:34Hashem, the Gizonite. Shammah.1Ch 11:27Sharar.1Ch 11:35Sacar. Eliam.11:3; 15:31; 17:23; 1Ch 27:33,34 Hezrai.1Ch 11:37Hezro. Igal.1Ch 11:38Joel. Zelek.1Ch 11:39Nahari.1Ch 11:37 Ira.20:26; 1Ch 2:53; 11:40 Uriah.11:3,6-27; 12:9; 1Ki 15:5; 1Ch 11:41; Mt 1:6thirty and seven in all.From the number of these officers being thirty-seven, it is almost self-evident that {shalishim} cannot denote the thirty, as rendered in ver. 13, etc., but some particular description of men, or officers; for it can scarcely be said, with propriety, that we have thirty-seven out of thirty; and besides, in the parallel place in 1 Chronicles, there are sixteen added!
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