Genesis 50:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 50:7-14

We have here an account of Jacob's funeral. Of the funerals of the kings of Judah, usually, no more is said than this, They were buried with their fathers in the city of David: but the funeral of the patriarch Jacob is more largely and fully described, to show how much better God was to him than he expected (he had spoken more than once of dying for grief, and going to the grave bereaved of his children, but, behold, he dies in honour, and is followed to the grave by all his children), and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 50:9

And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen ,.... Which was done both for the sake of honour and grandeur, and for safety and defence, should they be attacked by robbers in the deserts, or opposed by the Canaanites, and be refused the use of the cave of Machpelah, and the right to it disputed: and it was a very great company ; both for quantity and quality; the attendants at this funeral were very numerous, and many of them great personages, and upon the whole was a very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-14

The funeral of Jacob. I. THE PRIVATE SORROW . That a great and good man like Jacob, the father of a numerous family, the ancestor of an important people, the chieftain of an influential tribe, the head of the Church of God, should depart this life without eliciting from some heart a tribute of sorrow, is inconceivable. That any of his sons witnessed the last solemn act of this great spiritual wrestler, when he gathered up his feet into his bed and yielded up his spirit into the hands... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

Retrospect and prospect. The fellowship of Egypt with the children of Israel in the burial of Jacob is full of significance. " A very great company went with them." "Abel-Mizraim" the Canaanites called it, "a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." It seemed to them altogether an Egyptian funeral. Yet we know that it was not. The work of God's grace will transform the world that it shall not be recognized. The funeral itself said, Egypt is not our home. It pointed with prophetic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:7-9

And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh ( i.e. the chief officers of the royal palace, as the next clause explains), the elders of his house ( i.e. of Pharaoh's house), and all the elders of the land of Egypt ( i.e. the nobles and State officials), and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. And there went up with... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 50:1-26

- The Burial of Jacob10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl-mı̂tsrayı̂m, Abel-Mitsraim, “mourning of Mizraim,” or meadow of Mizraim.This chapter records the burial of Jacob and the death of Joseph, and so completes the history of the chosen family, and the third bible for the instruction of man.Genesis 50:1-3After the natural outburst of sorrow for his deceased parent, Joseph gave orders to embalm the body, according to the custom of Egypt. “His servants, the physicians.”... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

Deaths of Jacob and Joseph (49:29-50:26)Again Jacob insisted that he be buried at Machpelah, as a final witness that he died having the same faith as Abraham and Isaac (29-33; cf. 47:29-31). When Jacob died, Pharaoh declared an official time of mourning for him of seventy days. Pharaoh also sent a large group of officials and servants to Canaan with Jacob’s family to provide all necessary help and protection (50:1-9). The Canaanites were amazed that Egyptians should come all the way to Canaan... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 50:7-10

And. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), emphasizing each party. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 50:7-11

"And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, and all the house of Joseph and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 50:2-26

E. What Became of Jacob 37:2-50:26Here begins the tenth and last toledot in Genesis. Jacob remains a major character throughout Genesis. Moses recorded his death in chapter 49. Nevertheless Joseph replaces him as the focus of the writer’s attention at this point. [Note: For some enriching insights into the similarities between the stories of Jacob and Joseph, see Peter Miscall, "The Jacob and Joseph Stories As Analogies," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 6 (February 1978):28-40.]... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 50:7-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 50:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 50:7-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 50:1-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 50:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 50:7-10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 50:7-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 50:2-26

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