John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17
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1 Chronicles 14:13-17 Niv
John Gill
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:15
A sound of going - "When thou shalt hear the sound of the angels coming to thy assistance, then go out to battle; for an angel is sent from the presence of God, that he may render thy way prosperous." - T. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 14:17
Into all lands - That is, all the surrounding or neighboring lands and nations, for no others can possibly be intended. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:13
In the valley ; i.e. the valley of Rephaim, as is expressly stated in the parallel place, though left in no obscurity here. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:13-17
Another victory over the Philistines. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:14
Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees . The meaning of the directions as here given is sufficiently evident, yet it is somewhat more forcibly expressed in the parallel place, "Thou shalt not go up," i.e. "against the Philistines" (see our tenth verse, and note the form of David's inquiry); " but fetch a compass behind them ." The mulberry trees were evidently behind the Philistines. The Hebrew word for the trees here spoken of is ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:15
A sound of going . This is net a mere generic or longer form of expression to signify a sound itself. There is significance in the word "going." The sense of the Hebrew word would be thrown out more emphatically by such a rendering as, the sound of steps (literally, stepping ) . When the motion of the agitated leaves simulated the sound of steps, the stepping of men, then David and his army were to step forth to battle. Though the root of the "stepping" spoken of as heard in the trees... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:16
Gibeon . The parallel reads Geba. As Geba and Gibeon were both situate very near to Jerusalem (on the north), as well as near to one another, both texts may be correct, and each mean what it says. But Isaiah 28:21 confirms the reading Gibeon. It is evident that Gibeon was no appropriate resting-place for the ark ( 1 Chronicles 13:3 , 1 Chronicles 13:4 ; 2 Chronicles 1:3 ). The nearness of the Philistines' approach to the city of Jerusalem marks their daring on the one hand, and the... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 14:1-17
A.M. 2961. B.C. 1043. David is confirmed in his kingdom, 1 Chronicles 14:1 , 1 Chronicles 14:2 . His wives and children, 1 Chronicles 14:3-7 . His victories over the Philistines, 1 Chronicles 14:8-17 . NOTES ON CHAPTER 14. 1 Chronicles 14:2. David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel By the remembrance of God’s promise, and his providence conspiring with it. For his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel But of this and the following... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 14:8-17
This narrative of David's triumph over the Philistines is much the same with that, 2 Sam. 5:17-25 1. Let the attack which the Philistines made upon David forbid us to be secure in any settlement or advancement, and engage us to expect molestation in this world. When we are most easy something or other may come to be a terror or vexation to us. Christ's kingdom will thus be insulted by the serpent's seed, especially when it makes any advances. 2. Let David's enquiry of God, once and again, upon... read more