Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:16
1 Chronicles 14:16. And they smote— He smote. Houbigant. read more
1 Chronicles 14:15-17 Web
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:17
1 Chronicles 14:17. All lands— The word כל kal, translated all, is to be rendered according to the subject to which it is applied; sometimes by all is meant only a great many, or the greatest part: sometimes it does not signify a whole, but only complete or perfect; and sometimes, only in a more restrained sense, sincere or well disposed. Hence Bishop Patrick in the present passage very justly limits the term to the neighbouring countries and people. See Noldius on כל. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:15
15. for God is gone forth before thee—"a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees," that is, the rustling of the leaves by a strong breeze suddenly rising, was the sign by which David was divinely apprised of the precise moment for the attack. The impetuosity of his onset was like the gush of a pent-up torrent, which sweeps away all in its course; and in allusion to this incident the place got its name. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:16
16. from Gibeon . . . to Gazer—Geba or Gibea (2 Samuel 5:25), now Yefa, in the province of Judah. The line from this to Gazer was intersected by the roads which led from Judah to the cities of the Philistines. To recover possession of it, therefore, as was effected by this decisive battle, was equivalent to setting free the whole mountain region of Judah as far as their most westerly slope [BERTHEAU]. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17
2. Restoring fellowship with Yahweh ch. 14God blessed David and his kingdom because David had honored God by seeking to bring the ark into Jerusalem. The Chronicler recorded three instances of divine blessing in this chapter. First, God gave David favor in the eyes of his neighbor allies. This resulted in his kingdom experiencing great honor in the ancient Near East (1 Chronicles 14:1-2). Second, God increased David’s personal fertility by giving him many children (1 Chronicles 14:3-7).A... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17
Hiram and David. David’s ChildrenThis chapter reproduces 2 Samuel 5:11-25 with some variations in the names of David’s children, and the additional fact that David burnt the idols of the Philistines.7. Beeliada] This name contains the title ’Baal,’ which, as has been already implied (see on 1 Chronicles 8:33), had at first an innocent sense. When, later, it contracted evil associations, the names in which it occurred underwent alterations, and for Beeliada was substituted the form ’Eliada’: 2... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 14:13-16
(13-16) A second Philistine invasion and defeat (2 Samuel 5:22-25). read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 14:15
(15) A sound of going.—Rather, the sound of marching. The sign may have been a natural one. David was to listen for the wind rustling in the tops of the bacas—a sound like that of walking on dead leaves—and then to make his attack. (But comp 2 Kings 7:6.) But we are reminded, in connection with this fragment of David’s history, that all ancient people attached a prophetic import to the motion and rustling of leaves. Omens from trees are mentioned in the table of contents of the great Assyrian... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 14:16
(16) David therefore.—And David did. Samuel adds “so.”And they smote the host (camp).—Samuel, “and he smote the Philistines.” (Comp. 1 Chronicles 14:11.)From Gibeon.—The present Hebrew text of Samuel has Geba. The LXX. agrees with Chronicles in reading Gibeon, but the Targum, Syriac, and Arabic read Geba. Gibeon lay about six miles north-west of Jerusalem, between the valley of Rephaim and Gezer. Isaiah 28:21 supports this reading.Even to Gazer (or Gezer).—Gazer is the so-called pausal form.... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 14:17
all nations. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , put for nations in all parts of the world. read more