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Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter runs parallel with 2 Samuel 5:11-25, and presents a general verbal identity, which is insufficiently represented by the Authorised Version. The only important variations from 2 Samuel 5:0 are in 1 Chronicles 14:4-7; 1 Chronicles 14:12, in the former of which passages the sons of David are given somewhat differently, while in the latter the fact is added that the idols taken from the Philistines were burned [Speak. Com.].1 Chronicles 14:1-2.—David’s house. H.... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17

Chapter 14Now Hiram the king of Tyre sent David down cedars, and workmen [and so forth], to build a palace for David. And while David was in Jerusalem he took more wives: and he had more sons and daughters ( 1 Chronicles 14:1 , 1 Chronicles 14:3 ).And their names are listed there in chapter fourteen.And the Philistines came [against David], spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? will You deliver them into my hand?... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17

1 Chronicles 14:3-7 . David begat more sons and daughters. This list is imperfect, or the sacred writer mentions only the more distinguished ones, or such as were then living. 1 Chronicles 14:15 . A sound of going in the tops of the mulberry-trees. See the note on 2 Samuel 5:24. REFLECTIONS. The congratulations of Hiram, the consequent treaty for the supply of timber and artificers, contracted with that prince, and the two signal victories over the Philistines, as has already been... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Chronicles 14:10

1 Chronicles 14:10And David inquired of God.Inquiring of GodThe Israelites usually asked counsel of God by the ephod, the Grecians by their oracles, the Persians by their magi, the Egyptians by their hierophantae, the Indians by their gymnosophistae, the ancient Gauls and Britons by their Druids, the Romans by their augures or soothsayers. It was not lawful to propose any matter of moment in the senate, priusquam de coelo observatum erat, before their wizards had made observations from the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Chronicles 14:10

inquired: 1 Chronicles 14:14, 1 Chronicles 13:3, 1 Samuel 23:2-Numbers :, 1 Samuel 23:9-2 Kings :, 2 Samuel 2:1, 2 Samuel 5:19, 2 Samuel 5:23 Shall I go: 1 Samuel 30:8, Proverbs 3:6 Go up: Judges 4:6, Judges 4:7, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:15-Esther : Reciprocal: Judges 6:14 - Go in 2 Kings 3:11 - that we may Psalms 118:12 - in the name read more

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