Gen 23:19, 25:9, 49:29-32, 50:5-14, 25, 2Sa 19:37, 1Ki 13:22, Neh 2:3, 5 | TSK

the threshingfloor.This place was situated, according to Jerome, between the Jordan and the city of Jericho, two miles from the former, and three from the latter, where Bethagla was afterwards built. Procopius of Gaza states the same. As {aataad} signifies thorns, the place might have been remarkable for their production; though all the versions except the Arabic consider it as a proper name. As Moses wrote or revised his history on the east side of Jordan, the term beyond Jordan, in his five books, means westward of Jordan; but in other parts of Scripture it generally means eastward.

beyond.

11; De 1:1

seven days.

4; Nu 19:11; De 34:8; 1Sa 31:13; 2Sa 1:17; Job 2:13; Ac 8:2

the Canaanites.

10:15-19; 13:7; 24:6; 34:30

Abel-mizraim. i.e., The mourning of the Egyptians.

1Sa 6:18

beyond Jordan.

10; De 3:25,27; 11:30

47:29-31; 49:29-32; Ex 20:12; Ac 7:16; Eph 6:1

the cave.

23:16-18; 25:9; 35:27,29; 49:29-31; 2Ki 21:18

Genesis 50:25

took an.

5; 47:29-31

and ye.

Ex 13:19; Jos 24:32; Ac 7:16; Heb 11:22

2 Samuel 19:37

Let thy.The whole of this little episode is extremely interesting, and contains an affecting description of the infirmities of old age. The venerable and kind Barzillai was fourscore years old; his ear was become dull of hearing, and his relish for even royal dainties was gone: the evil days had arrived in which he was constrained to say, "I have no pleasure in them." (Ec 12:1.) As he was too old either to enjoy the pleasures of a court, or to be of any further service to the king, he finishes his affecting address to the aged monarch with the request, that he would suffer him to enjoy what old men naturally desire, to "die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and mother;" at the same time commending his son Chimham to his kind offices.

I may die.

Ge 48:21; Jos 23:14; Lu 2:29,30; 2Ti 4:6; 2Pe 1:14

by the grave.

Ge 47:30; 49:29-31; 50:13; 1Ki 13:22

Chimham.

40; 1Ki 2:7; Jer 41:17