Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:17
David longed - See the notes on 2 Samuel 23:15-17 ; (note). read more
1 Chronicles 11:17-18 Niv
Adam Clarke
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:10-25
This list of chiefs of David's "mighty men' finds a more appropriate position where it is placed here, than where it is found, after the close of the very dying speech of David, in 2 Samuel 23:8-23 . It plainly belongs to the time of the establishment of David's sway over the whole people. The different position of the list here is itself an indication of some force, that the writers of the work of Samuel and of Chronicles availed them- selves independently of the common source, and that the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:17
The well of Bethlehem … at the gate. Nothing else is known of this well. No trace of it exists now, according to Dr. Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 1:473). The traditional well is half a mile distant, to the north of the town, and consists of a group of three cisterns, while the present town is supplied with water by an aqueduct. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:18
David… poured it out to the Lord . This was done after the nature of a libation ( 1 Samuel 7:6 ; 6:20 ; Exodus 30:9 ; Genesis 35:14 ). read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 11:18-19
1 Chronicles 11:18-19. David would not drink of it That water which he thought too precious for his own drinking, he poured out to the Lord For a drink-offering. If we have any thing better than other, let God be honoured with it, who is the best, and should have the best. Shall I drink the blood, &c. It put him into the utmost confusion, to think three brave men should hazard their lives to fetch water for him. In his account it turns the water into blood. It is to the honour of... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:1-47
David made king (11:1-12:40)It seems clear that the writer of Chronicles assumes that his readers have already read the books of Samuel and Kings. (In this commentary also it is assumed that the reader has read these books. For further details see notes and maps at the relevant places in Samuel and Kings, and the appendix at the end of Chronicles.)In view of his readers’ assumed knowledge, the Chronicler makes no attempt to record events that have little to do with his central purpose. For... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 11:17
Oh that one, &c. Figure of speech Ecphonesis. App-6 . read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:17-19
1 Chronicles 11:17-19. David longed, and said, O that one would give me drink, &c.— The 17th verse seems to contain, not barely David's longing for the water of Bethlehem, but his passionate wish to see his native town freed from the troops of the Philistines; and should be rendered, David longed and said, who will give me to drink, &c.? The action of pouring out water before the Lord, was used with great solemnity; see 1 Samuel 7:6.; and here David seems, in consequence of that sacred... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 11:10-40
C. David’s Mighty Men 11:10-12:40This list of great warriors reflects the greatness of David. People know something about a man or woman by the company he or she keeps. The writer identified three groups: the chiefs among David’s mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:10-25), the mighty men in David’s army (1 Chronicles 11:26-47), and the mighty men who joined David at Ziklag (ch. 12).There are several discrepancies between the numbers in Chronicles and those in parallel passages in Samuel, Kings, and... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:10-47
We have here an account of David's worthies, the great men of his time that served him and were preferred by him. The first edition of this catalogue we had, 2 Sam. 23:8-39 This is much the same, only that those named here from 1 Chron. 11:41-47 to the end are added. Observe, I. The connexion of this catalogue with that which is said concerning David, 1 Chron. 11:9. 1. David waxed greater and greater, and these were his mighty men. Much of the strength and honour of great men is borrowed from... read more