Bible Commentaries

Genesis 48:3 — Verse Genesis 48:3. God Almighty — אל שדי El Shaddai, the all-sufficient God, the Outpourer and Dispenser of mercies, (see Genesis 17:1), appeared to me at Luz, afterwards called Beth-El; see Genesis 28:13; Genesis 35:6; Genesis 35:9.

1 Kings 9:10 — Verse 1 Kings 9:10. At the end of twenty years — He employed seven years and a half in building the temple, and twelve years and a half in building the king's house; see 1 Kings 7:1; 2 Chronicles 8:1.

2 Kings 12:9 — Versículo 2 Reyes 12:9 . Joiada - tomó un cofre. Este cofre se colocó al principio al lado del altar , como se menciona aquí; pero después, para comodidad del pueblo, se puso fuera de la puerta ; véase 2 Crónicas 24:8 .

2 Kings 4:9 — Verse 2 Kings 4:9. This is a holy man of God — That is, a prophet, as the Chaldee interprets it.Which passeth by us continually. — It probably lay in his way to some school of the prophets that he usually attended.

2 Kings 9:12 — Verse 2 Kings 9:12. They said, It is false — Or, as the Chaldee has it, Thou liest. Or, perhaps, it might be thus understood, "We know he has said nothing but folly and lies, nevertheless, let us hear what he has said."

2 Chronicles 18:9 — Verse 2 Chronicles 18:9. The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat — "Ahab consulted false prophets; but Jehoshaphat sought instruction from the presence of the Lord, and prayed at the entering in of Samaria; and before these all the false prophets prophesied lies." - Targum.

Ezra 10:9 — Verse Ezra 10:9. Ninth month — Answering to a part of our December.Trembling because of - the great rain. — Απο του χειμωνος, Because of the winter, Septuagint; it was now December, the coldest and most rainy part of the year in Palestine.

Ezra 10:9 — Versículo Esdras 10:9 . Noveno mes. Respondiendo a una parte de nuestro diciembre . Temblando a causa de - la gran lluvia.  Απο του χειμωνος, Debido al invierno, Septuaginta ; ahora era diciembre , la parte más fría y lluviosa del año en Palestina.

Esther 5:9 — Verse Esther 5:9. That he stood not up, nor moved for him — This was certainly carrying his integrity or inflexibility to the highest pitch. But still we are left to conjecture that some reverence was required, which Mordecai could not conscientiously pay.

Esther 9:13 — Verse Esther 9:13. Let Haman's ten sons be hanged — They had been slain the preceding day, and now she requests that they may be exposed on posts or gibbets, as a terror to those who sought the destruction of the Jews.

Esther 9:13 — Versículo Ester 9:13 . Que los diez hijos de Hamán sean colgados. Habían sido asesinados el día anterior, y ahora ella pide que sean expuestos en postes o patíbulos, como terror para aquellos que buscan la destrucción de los judíos.

Job 22:9 — Versículo Job 22:9 . Los brazos de los huérfanos. Cualquier fuerza o poder o propiedad que tenían, tú los has privado. Has sido duro de corazón y cruel, y te has enriquecido con el botín de los pobres y los indefensos.

Job 9:4 — Verse Job 9:4. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength — By his infinite knowledge he searches out and sees all things, and by his almighty power he can punish all delinquencies. He that rebels against him must be destroyed.

Psalms 9:2 — Versículo Salmo 9:2 . Me alegraré y me regocijaré en ti. Me alegro de que hayas escuchado mi oración y me hayas mostrado misericordia; y me regocijaré en ti, en tenerte como mi porción, habitando y obrando en mi corazón.

Leviticus 11:9 — Verse Leviticus 11:9. Whatsoever hath fins and scales — Because these, of all the fish tribe, are the most nourishing; the others which are without scales, or whose bodies are covered with a thick glutinous matter, being in general very difficult of digestion.

Numbers 9:22 — Verse Numbers 9:22. Two days - a month - a year — It was by the Divine counsel alone that they were directed in all their peregrinations: and from the above words we see that their times of tarrying at different stations were very unequal.

Joshua 15:9 — Verse Joshua 15:9. Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim — This place was rendered famous in Scripture, in consequence of its being the residence of the ark, for twenty years after it was sent back by the Philistines; see 1 Samuel 5:1-7.

Joshua 9:7 — Verse Joshua 9:7. Peradventure ye dwell among us — It is strange they should have had such a suspicion, as the Gibeonites had acted so artfully; and it is as strange that, having such a suspicion, they acted with so little caution.

2 Samuel 21:2 — Verse 2 Samuel 21:2. The remnant of the Amorites — The Gibeonites were Hivites, not Amorites, as appears from Joshua 11:19: but Amorites is a name often given to the Canaanites in general, Genesis 15:16; Amos 2:9, and elsewhere.

2 Samuel 3:9 — Versículo 2 Samuel 3:9 . Excepto, como el Señor ha jurado a David. ¿Y por qué no hizo esto antes, cuando supo que Dios había dado el reino a David? ¿No estaba ahora, según su propia concesión, luchando contra Dios?