1Sa 14:13-15, 17:51-52, 2Sa 8, 2Ch 14:11-14, 16:1-9, 20:6-25 | TSK | STEP

1 Samuel 14:13-15

climbed up.

fell.

Le 26:7,8; De 28:7; 32:30; Jos 23:10; Ro 8:31

an half acre of land. or, half a furrow of an acre of land.The original is obscure and variously understood; but it is probably a proverbial expression for a small space.

there was trembling.

Jos 2:9; Jud 7:21; 2Ki 7:6,7; Job 18:11; Ps 14:5

the spoilers.

13:17,23

the earth quaked.

Ex 19:18; Mt 24:6; 27:50,51

very great trembling. Heb. trembling of God.

Ge 35:5; Le 26:36,37; 2Sa 5:24; Da 5:6God will in some way or other direct the steps of those who acknowledge him in all their ways, and seek unto him for direction with full purpose of heart. Sometimes we find most comfort in that which is least our own doing, and into which we have been led by the unexpected, but well observed, turns of Providence.

1 Samuel 17:51-52

his sword.

21:9; 2Sa 23:21; Es 7:10; Ps 7:15,16; Heb 2:14

cut off.

fled.

Heb 11:34

the men of Israel.

14:21,22; Jud 7:23; 2Sa 23:10

valley.

Jos 15:33-36,45,46

2 Samuel 8

1 David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites.

3 He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians.

9 Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him.

11 The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God.

14 He puts garrisons in Edom.

16 David's officers.

A.M. 2964. B.C. 1040. An. Ex. Is. 451. And after.

7:9; 21:15-22

Metheg-ammah. or, the bridle of Ammah.

2:24; 1Ch 18:1-17

Gath.In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.

he smote.

Nu 24:17; Jud 3:29,30; 1Sa 14:47; Ps 60:8; 83:6; 108:9

measured.

12:31

And so.

6,12-14; 2Ki 1:1; 3:4-27; 1Ch 18:2

brought gifts.

1Sa 10:27; 2Ch 26:8; Ps 72:10,11; Isa 36:16

Hadadezer.

1Ch 18:3

Hadarezer. Zobah.

10:6; 1Sa 14:47; 1Ki 11:23,24; Ps 60:1; *title

at the river.

Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; De 11:24; 1Ki 4:21; Ps 72:8

from him. or, of his. chariots.As 1 Ch 18:4 seven hundred. In the parallel place in Chronicles it is "seven thousand horsemen, a far more probable number. The letter [Zayin,] {zayin,} with a dot upon it stands for seven thousand, and the final letter Nûwn,] {noon,} for seven hundred: the great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other, and so produce an error in this place.

David houghed.

De 17:16; Jos 11:6,9; Ps 20:7; 33:16,17

reserved.

1Ki 10:26

And when.

1Ki 11:23-25; 1Ch 18:5,6; Isa 7:8

came.

Job 9:13; Ps 83:4-8; Isa 8:9,10; 31:3

Zobah.From 2 Ch 8:3, we learn that Zobah was the district in which Tadmor or Palymyra was situated; and consequently lay between the land of Israel and the Euphrates. The capital was probably the same as the Sabe mentioned by Ptolemy as a city of Arabia Deserta.

garrisons.

14; 23:14; 1Sa 13:3; 14:1,6,15; 2Ch 17:2; Ps 18:34-46

became.

the Lord.

14; 7:9; 1Ch 18:13; Ps 5:11,12; 121:7,8; 140:7; 144:1,2; Pr 21:31

shields.

1Ki 10:16,17; 14:26,27; 1Ch 18:7; 2Ch 9:15,16

Betah.Probably the same as Bathne in Syria, between Beroæea and Hierapolis.

1Ch 18:8

Tibhath, Chun. Berothai.Berothai is probably the Barathena of Ptolemy, which he mentions, along with Sabe, as a city of Arabia Deserta, in the confines of the Palmyrenian district.

exceeding.

1Ch 22:14,16; 29:7; 2Ch 4:1-18

Toi.

1Ch 18:9

Tou. Hamath.

Am 6:2

Joram.

1Ch 18:10

Hadoram. salute him. Heb. ask him of peace.

Ge 43:27; Isa 39:1

to bless him.

1Sa 13:10; *marg:

1Ki 1:47; Ps 129:8

had wars. Heb. was a man of wars. brought with him. Heb.in his hand were.

Which.

1Ki 7:51; 1Ch 18:11; 22:14-16; 26:26-28; 29:2; Mic 4:13

Syria.

10:11,14; 12:26-31; 1Ch 18:11

gat him.

7:9; 1Ch 18:12; Ps 60:1; *title

smiting. Heb. his smiting. the valley of salt.

2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11

being. or, slaying.

all they.

Ge 25:23; 27:29,37,40; Nu 24:18; 1Ki 22:47; 1Ch 18:13; Ps 60:8,9

Ps 108:9,10

the Lord.

6; Ps 121:4-8

over all Israel.

3:12; 5:5

David executed.

23:3,4; 1Ch 18:14; Ps 45:6,7; 72:2; 75:2; 78:71,72; 89:14; 101:1-8

Isa 9:7; Jer 22:15,16; 23:5,6; Am 5:15,24

Joab.

19:13; 20:23; 1Ch 11:6; 18:15-17

Jehoshaphat.

1Ki 4:3

recorder. or, remembrancer, or writer of chronicles.

Zadok.

1Ch 6:8,53; 24:3,4

and Seraiah.

1Ch 18:16

Shavsha. scribe. or, secretary.

Benaiah.

1Ki 1:44; 2:34,35; 1Ch 18:17

the Cherethites.

15:18; 20:7,23; 23:20-23; 1Sa 30:14; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5

chief rulers. or, princes.

20:26

2 Chronicles 14:11-14

cried unto.

13:14; 18:31; 32:20; Ex 14:10; 1Ch 5:20; Ps 18:6; 22:5; 34:6; 50:15

Ps 91:15; 120:1; Ac 2:21

nothing.

Le 26:8; De 32:30; Jud 7:7; 1Sa 14:6; 1Ki 20:27-30; Am 5:9

2Co 12:9,10

them that.

20:12; De 32:36; Isa 40:29-31

rest on thee.

32:8; 1Sa 17:35,36; Ps 37:5; Pr 18:10; Isa 26:3,4; 41:10-14

Joh 14:1,27; Ro 8:31

in thy name.

13:12,18; 1Sa 17:45,46; Ps 20:5,7; Isa 26:13; Ac 3:16

man. or, mortal man.

De 32:27; Jos 7:8,9; 1Sa 2:9; Ps 9:19; 79:9,10; Isa 2:22; Jer 1:19

Zec 2:8; Mt 16:18; Ac 9:4

13:15; 20:22; Ex 14:25; De 28:7; 32:39; Jos 10:10; Ps 60:12

Ps 136:17,18; 1Co 9:26; 15:57

Gerar.

14; Ge 10:1,19; 20:1; 26:1

destroyed. Heb. broken. before the Lord.

Job 6:9; 9:4; 2Th 1:9

his host.

Jos 5:14; 1Sa 25:28; 1Ch 12:22; Ps 108:11

the fear.

17:10; 20:29; Ge 35:5; De 2:25; Jos 2:9-11,24; 5:1; 1Sa 14:15

2Ki 7:6; Job 15:21; Ps 48:5,6; Isa 31:9

exceeding.

20:25; Jud 14:19; 2Ki 7:7,8,16; Ps 68:12; Isa 33:23; Ro 8:37

2 Chronicles 16:1-9

1 Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverts Baasha from building Ramah.

7 Being reproved thereof by Hanani, he puts him in prison.

11 Among his other acts in his disease he seeks not to God, but to the physicians.

13 His death and burial.

A.M. 3074. B.C. 930. In the six.See Note on 1 Ki 15:32. "From the rending of the ten tribes from Judah, over which Asa was now king."

1Ki 15:16-22

to the intent.

11:13-17; 15:5,9; 1Ki 12:27

brought out.

28:21; 2Ki 12:18; 16:8; 18:15

Damascus. Heb. Darmeskek.

a league.

18:3; 19:2; Jud 2:2; Isa 31:1-3; 2Co 6:16

break.

Ge 20:9,10; Ex 32:21; Jos 9:19,20; 2Sa 21:2; Ps 15:4; Eze 17:18,19

Ro 1:31,32; 2Ti 3:3

hearkened.

1Ti 6:10; 2Pe 2:15

his armies. Heb. armies which were his. Ijon.

1Ki 15:20

Dan.

Ge 14:14; Jud 18:28,29; 20:1

Abel-maim.Abel-maim is called Abel-beth-maachah in 1 Ki 15:20, and elsewhere, on account of its belonging to the district of Beth-maachah.

the store cities.

8:6; 17:12; 1Ki 9:19

that he left off.

they carried.

1Ki 15:22

Geba.

Jos 18:24-26

Gaba.

21:17; 1Ch 6:60; Isa 10:29; Zec 14:10

Mizpah.

Jos 15:38; 18:26; 1Sa 7:6,16; 10:17

Mizpeh.

Hanani.

19:2; 20:34; 1Ki 16:1

Because.

Ps 146:3-6; Isa 31:1; 32:2; Jer 17:5,6; Eph 1:12,13

relied on.

13:18; 32:7,8; 2Ki 18:5; 1Ch 5:20

the host.

the Ethiopians.

12:3; 14:9-12

the Lubims.

12:3

a huge host. Heb. in abundance. because.

7; Ps 9:9,10; 37:39,40

the eyes.

6:20; Job 34:21; Ps 34:15; 113:6; Pr 5:21; 15:3; Jer 16:17; 32:19

Zec 4:10; Heb 4:13; 1Pe 3:12

to shew himself, etc. or, strongly to hold with them, etc.whose heart.

15:17; 2Ki 20:3; Ps 37:37

Herein.

1Sa 13:13; 2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ch 21:8; Job 34:18,19; Jer 5:21; Mt 5:22

Lu 12:20; 1Co 15:36; Ga 3:1

henceforth.

1Ki 15:32

2 Chronicles 20:6-25

O Lord.

Ex 3:6,15,16; 1Ch 29:18

God in heaven.

De 4:39; Jos 2:11; 1Ki 8:23; Ps 115:3; Isa 57:15,16; 66:1; Mt 6:9

rulest not.

1Ch 29:11,12; Ps 47:2,8; Jer 27:5-8; Da 4:17,25,32-35

in thine hand.

1Ch 29:11,12; Ps 62:11; Mt 6:13

none is able.

Ac 11:17

our God.

14:11; Ge 17:7; Ex 6:7; 19:5-7; 20:2; 1Ch 17:21-24

who. Heb. thou. drive out.

Ex 33:2; Ps 44:2

gavest.

Ge 12:7; 13:15; Jos 24:3,13; Ne 9:8

thy friend.

Isa 41:8; Joh 11:11; 15:15; Jas 2:23

built thee.

2:4; 6:10

If, when evil.

6:28-30; 1Ki 8:33,37

and in thy presence.

Mt 18:20

thy name.

6:20; Ex 20:24; 23:21

is in this house.Several MSS. with the Syriac, Arabic, and Vulgate, read {nikra}, "is invoked:" "thy name is invoked in this house."

whom thou.

Nu 20:17-21; De 2:4,5,9,19; Jud 11:15-18

how they reward us.Six of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. and {räâh}, "evil:" "Behold they reward us evil:" which is also the reading of the Targum.

Ge 44:4; Ps 7:4; 35:12; Pr 17:13; Jer 18:20

to cast us.

Jud 11:23,24; Ps 83:3-12

wilt.

De 32:36; Jud 11:27; 1Sa 3:13; Ps 7:6,8; 9:19; 43:1; Isa 2:4; 42:4

Joe 3:12; Re 19:11

we have.

2Sa 14:11; 1Sa 14:6; 2Co 1:8,9

neither.

2Ki 6:15

our eyes.

Ps 25:15; 121:1,2; 123:1,2; 141:8; Jon 2:4

all Judah.

De 29:10; Ezr 10:1; Jon 3:5; Ac 21:5

Then upon.

Isa 58:9; 65:24; Da 9:20,21; Ac 10:4,31

came the Spirit.

15:1; 24:20; Nu 11:25,26; 24:2

Be not afraid.

32:7,8; Ex 14:13,14; De 1:29,30; 20:1,4; 31:6,8; Jos 11:6; Ne 4:14

Ps 17:1,2; Isa 41:10-16; 43:1,2

the battle.

32:8; 1Sa 17:47

cliff. Heb. ascent. Ziz.The cliff of Ziz was probably near Ziza, which Ptolemy places in Arabia Petraæ, long. 69 11/24 degrees lat. 31 degrees.

brook. or, valley. the wilderness.The wilderness of Jeruel seems, from ver. 20, to have been a part of the wilderness of Tekoa.

not need.

22,23; Ex 14:13,14,25

stand ye still.

Ps 46:10,11; Isa 30:7,15; La 3:26; 3:26

for the Lord.

15:2; 32:8; Nu 14:9; Ps 46:7,11; Isa 8:9,10; 41:10; Am 5:14; Mt 1:23

Mt 28:20; Ro 8:31; 2Ti 4:22

bowed his head.

7:3; Ge 24:26; Ex 4:31

fell before.

Job 1:20; Ps 95:6

Levites.

1Ch 15:16-22; 16:5,42; 23:5; 25:1-7

Korhites.

Ps 44:1; 49:1; *titles

a loud.

5:13; Ezr 3:12,13; Ne 12:42,43; Ps 81:1; 95:1,2

Tekoa.

11:6; 2Sa 14:2; 1Ch 4:5; Jer 6:1

Hear ye.

Believe in the Lord.

Isa 7:9; 26:3; Joh 11:40; 14:1; Ro 8:31; Heb 11:6

believe his.

Ex 14:31; Lu 16:31; Joh 5:46,47; 13:20

consulted.

1Ch 13:1,2; Pr 11:14

appointed.

29:25-30; 30:21; Ezr 3:10,11; Ne 12:27

that should praise. Heb. praisers of. the beauty.

1Ch 16:29; Ps 29:2; 50:2; 90:17; 96:9

Praise the Lord.

5:13; 7:3,6; 1Ch 16:34,41; Ezr 3:11; Ps 106:1; 107:1; 136:1-26

Jer 33:11

when they. Heb. in the time that they, etc. to sing and to.Heb. in singing and. the Lord set ambushments. Houbigant's version is, "the Lord set against the children of Amon and Moab ambushments of those who came from mount Seir against Judah; and the children of Ammon and Moab were smitten: but they afterwards rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, and utterly destroyed them; who being destroyed, they rose up one against one another, and mutually destroyed each other."

Jud 7:22; 1Sa 14:16,20; 2Ki 6:17; Ps 35:5,6; Isa 19:2; Eze 38:21

were smitten. or, smote one another.

mount Seir.

Ge 14:6; 36:8,9; De 2:5; Jos 24:4; Eze 35:2,3

to destroy another. Heb. for the destruction.

they were dead.

Ex 14:30; 1Ch 5:22; Ps 110:6; Isa 37:36; Jer 33:5

none escaped. Heb. there was not an escaping.

Ezr 9:14

they found.

Ex 12:35,36; 1Sa 30:19,20; 2Ki 7:9-16; Ps 68:12; Ro 8:37

dead bodies.Instead of {pegarim,} "dead bodies," eight MSS. and several ancient editions read {begadim,} "garments." None of the ancient versions, except the Chaldee, have dead bodies: garments would therefore appear to be the true reading; and the succeeding clause should be rendered, "which they seized for themselves."

precious jewels.

Ex 3:22; Nu 31:15; Jud 8:24-26; Pr 3:15

it was so much.

Eze 39:8,9