Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 6:15 — The description of this verse applies to the main chamber of the temple, the holy place, only. The writer in 1 Kings 6:16 describes the holy of holies.The marginal rendering of this verse is right, and not the rendering in the text.Fir - Rather, “juniper.” See 1 Kings 5:6 note.

1 Kings 7:26 — The palm or hand-breadth seems to have a little exceeded three inches.With flowers of lilies - Rather, “in the shape of a lily flower.” The rim was slightly curved outward, like the rim of an ordinary drinking-cup, or the edge of a lily blossom. See 2 Chronicles 4:5 margin.

2 Kings 6:23 — Jehoram did not merely follow the letter of the prophet’s direction, but understood its spirit and acted accordingly. The plundering bands which had been in the habit of ravaging the territory 2 Kings 5:2 ceased their incursions in consequence either of the miracle, or of the kind treatment which Elisha had recommended.

1 Chronicles 14:1 — Compare 2 Samuel 5:11-25, the only important variations from which are in 1 Chronicles 14:4-7, the list of the sons of David (see 1 Chronicles 3:1 note), and in 1 Chronicles 14:12, where the fact is added that the idols taken from the Philistines were burned.

1 Chronicles 22:8 — The word of the Lord came to me ... - Not by Nathan 1 Chronicles 17:4-15, but on some other occasion 1 Chronicles 28:3. On the bloody character of David’s wars, see 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 8:5; 2Sa 10:18; 2 Samuel 12:31; and 1 Kings 11:16.

Psalms 106:34 — They did not destroy the nations - The Canaanites, Hivites, Jebusites, etc.; the nations that inhabited the land of Canaan.Concerning whom the Lord commanded them - The command on this subject was positive; and it was to destroy them, to spare none of them. Numbers 33:52; Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 7:16.

Psalms 89:36 — His seed shall endure forever ... - His posterity. See the notes at Psalms 89:29. There, the expression is, “his throne as the days of heaven.” Here it is, “his throne as the sun before me.” The meaning is the same. It would stand through all time. Compare the notes at Psalms 72:5.

Proverbs 22:28 — A protest against the grasping covetousness Isaiah 5:8 which is regardless of the rights of the poor upon whose inheritance men encroach (compare the margin reference). The not uncommon reference of the words to the “landmarks” of thought or custom, however, natural and legitimate, is foreign to the mind of the writer.

Isaiah 24:13 — In the midst of the land - That is, in the midst of the land of Canaan.There shall be as the shaking of an olive-tree - A few shall be left, as in gathering olives a few will remain on the highest and outermost boughs (see the notes at Isaiah 17:5-6).

Jeremiah 4:14 — Thy vain thoughts - “Thy” iniquitous “thoughts.” “Aven,” the word used here, is especially applied to the sin of idolatry: thus Bethel is generally called Bethaven by Hosea (Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8, ...), because instead of being the house of God, El, it was the house of an iniquity, Aven, the golden calf.

Zephaniah 2:9 — Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts - Life especially belongs to God, since He Alone is Underived Life. “He hath life in Himself” John 5:26. He is entitled “the living God,” as here, in tacit contrast with the dead idols of the Philistines 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, with idols generally Jeremiah 10:10; or against the blasphemies of Sennacherib 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:16, the mockeries

Zephaniah 2:9 — Por lo tanto, mientras vivo, dice el Señor de los ejércitos - La vida pertenece especialmente a Dios, ya que Él solo es vida subestimada. "Él tiene vida en sí mismo" Juan 5:26. Tiene derecho "el Dios viviente", como aquí, en contraste tácito con los ídolos muertos de los filisteos 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, con ídolos en general Jeremias 10:1; o contra las blasfemias de Senaquerib 2 Reyes 19:4, 2 Reyes 19:16,

Deuteronomy 27:2 — The stones here named are not those of which the altar Deuteronomy 27:5 was to be built, but are to serve as a separate monument witnessing to the fact that the people took possession of the land by virtue of the Law inscribed on them and with an acknowledgment of its obligations.

1 Corinthians 11:19 — sirven para mostrar quiénes son y quién no son los verdaderos amigos de Dios. Herejías - Margen, "Sectas". El griego Αἱρεσεις Haireseis ve la nota en Hechos 24:14. Las palabras “herejía” y “herejías” aparecen solo en estos lugares y en Gálatas 5:2; 2 Pedro 2:1. La palabra griega también aparece en Hechos 5:17 (traducido "secta"); Hechos 15:5; Hechos 24:5; Hechos 26:5; Hechos 28:22, en todos los lugares que denota, y se traduce, "sect". Ahora adjuntamos a la palabra usualmente la idea

Joshua 5:13 — A man - See Genesis 12:7, note; Genesis 18:2, note. The appearance was that of God manifested in the Person of His Word. Hence, the command of Joshua 5:15. That the appearance was not in a vision merely is clear from the fact that Joshua “went unto Him” and addressed Him.

Titus 3:10 — que se hace el estándar de la ortodoxia ". Webster La palabra griega aquí usada αἱρετικὸς hairetikos no aparece en ningún otro lugar del Nuevo Testamento. El sustantivo correspondiente (αἵρεσις hairesis) aparece en los siguientes lugares: Hechos 5:17; Hechos 15:5; Hechos 24:5; Hechos 26:5; Hechos 28:22, donde se representa "sect;" y Act 25:14 ; 1 Corintios 11:19; Gálatas 5:2; 2 Pedro 2:1, donde se traduce "herejía" y "herejías"; ver las notas en Hechos 24:14. La verdadera noción de la

1 Peter 2:24 — phrase “when he had by himself purged our sins.” The meaning is, that he did it in his own proper person; he did not make expiation by offering a bloody victim, but was himself the sacrifice.Bare our sins - There is an allusion here undoubtedly to Isaiah 53:4, Isaiah 53:12. See the meaning of the phrase “to bear sins” fully considered in the notes at those places. As this cannot mean that Christ so took upon himself the sins of people as to become himself a sinner, it must mean that he put himself in

Judges 5:19 — The Canaanite hosts are now described, led to battle by their numerous kings. (Compare Joshua 12:21.)They took no gain of money - i. e. either they got no booty, as they expected, or, they did not fight for plunder, but for life and victory (compare Judges 4:16 and Judges 5:30).

Judges 8:8 — Succoth was in the valley or Ghor of the Jordan Judges 8:5, and Penuel apparently in the mountain. No identification of Penuel has taken place. It was south of the Brook Jabbok, and on Jacob’s way to Succoth. Gideon, journeying in the opposite direction to Jacob, comes from Succoth to Penuel.

Revelation 2:1 — nicolaitanes, a quienes, dice, odia, Rev 2: 2-3 , Apocalipsis 2:6. (3) Él los reprende por haberle dejado su primer amor, Apocalipsis 2:4. (4) Él los amonestan para recordar de dónde habían caído, arrepentirse y hacer sus primeras obras Apocalipsis 2:5. (5) Él los amenaza de que, si no se arrepientan, vendrá y eliminará el candelabro de su lugar, Apocalipsis 2:5 (6) los asegura, y todos los demás, que cualquiera de los cuales supera, él "le dará a comer el árbol de la vida, que está en medio del