Bible Commentaries

Genesis 33:17 — 17. Jacob journeyed to Succoth—that is, "booths," that being the first station at which Jacob halted on his arrival in Canaan. His posterity, when dwelling in houses of stone, built a city there and called it Succoth, to commemorate the fact that their ancestor, "a Syrian ready to perish" [Deuteronomy 26:5], was glad to dwell in booths.

2 Kings 5:5 — 5. ten talents of silver—£3421; 6000 shekels of gold; a large sum of uncertain value. ten changes of raiment—splendid dresses, for festive occasions—the honor being thought to consist not only in the beauty and fineness of the material, but on having a variety to put on one after another, in the same night.

1 Chronicles 3:5 — 5. four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel—or, "Bath-sheba" ( :-), and there her father is called "Eliam." Of course Solomon was not her "only son," but he is called so (Proverbs 4:3) from the distinguished affection of which he was the object; and though the oldest, he is named the last of Bath-sheba's children.

2 Chronicles 17:3 — 3-5. he walked in the first ways of his father David—He imitated the piety of his great ancestor in the early part of his reign before he made those unhappy lapses which dishonored his character. and sought not unto Baalim—a term used for idols generally in contradistinction to the Lord God of his father.

Ezra 3:7 — 7. They gave . . . meat . . . drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon—They opened negotiations with the Tyrians for workmen, as well as for timber, on the same terms and with the same views as Solomon had done (1 Kings 5:11; 2 Chronicles 2:15; 2 Chronicles 2:16). 2 Chronicles 2:16- :. THE FOUNDATION OF THE TEMPLE LAID.

Nehemiah 5:17 — 17. Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews—In the East it has been always customary to calculate the expense of a king's or grandee's establishment, not by the amount of money disbursed, but by the quantity of provisions consumed (see 1 Kings 4:22; 1 Kings 18:19; Ecclesiastes 5:11).

Esther 1:7 — 7. they gave them drink in vessels of gold—There is reason to believe from this account, as well as from Esther 5:6; Esther 7:2; Esther 7:7; Esther 7:8, where the drinking of wine occupies by far the most prominent place in the description, that this was a banquet rather than a feast.

Job 15:26 — 26. on his neck—rather, "with outstretched neck," namely, that of the rebel [UMBREIT] (Psalms 75:5). upon . . . bucklers—rather, "with—his (the rebel's, not God's) bucklers." The rebel and his fellows are depicted as joining shields together, to form a compact covering over their heads against the weapons hurled on them from a fortress [UMBREIT and GESENIUS].

Job 30:7 — 7. brayed—like the wild ass (Job 6:5 for food). The inarticulate tones of this uncivilized rabble are but little above those of the beast of the field. gathered together—rather, sprinkled here and there. Literally, "poured out," graphically picturing their disorderly mode of encampment, lying up and down behind the thorn bushes. nettles—or brambles [UMBREIT].

Psalms 106:5 — 5. see the good—participate in it (Psalms 37:13). thy chosen—namely, Israel, God's elect (Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 45:4). As God seems to have forgotten them, they pray that He would "remember" them with the favor which belongs to His own people, and which once they had enjoyed. thine inheritance— (Deuteronomy 9:29; Deuteronomy 32:9).

Psalms 23:1 — 1. Christ's relation to His people is often represented by the figure of a shepherd (John 10:14; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4), and therefore the opinion that He is the Lord here so described, and in Genesis 48:15; Psalms 80:1; Isaiah 40:11, is not without some good reason.

Psalms 79:6 — 6, 7. (Compare :-). Though we deserve much, do not the heathen deserve more for their violence to us (Jeremiah 51:3-5; Zechariah 1:14)? The singular denotes the chief power, and the use of the plural indicates the combined confederates. called upon—or, "by" thy name—proclaimed Thy attributes and professed allegiance (Isaiah 12:4; Acts 2:21).

Jeremiah 9:1-26 — alejado de poblaciones. Este era un edificio cuadrado que encerraba un corral. A pesar de ser éste un lugar solitario y sucio, Jeremías lo habría preferido a las comodidades de Jerusalén, a fin de alejarse de las contaminaciones de la capital (Salmo 55:7). 3. su lengua … su arco … mentira—esto es, lanzaban sus mentiras cual saetas de arco: las colocaban sobre la lengua como se coloca la flecha en el arco (Salmo 64:3). no se fortalecieron por verdad—(cap. 7:28). Maurer traduce: “No sobresalen por

Hosea 8:1-14 — porque fué entonces cuando Uzías de Judá, su contemporáneo, edificó las ciudades fortificadas ( 2 Crónicas 26:6, 2 Crónicas 26:9). Entonces también Israel recurrió a Asiria, y tuvo que pagar por su insensatez y pecado mil talentos de plata ( 2 Reyes 15:19). (Maurer.) 1. Pon a tu boca trompeta—para anunciar la inminencia del enemigo: “A tu paladar (eso es, a la boca, Job 31:30) la trompeta”; lo abrupto de la expresión indica lo repentino del ataque. Así en el cap. 5:8. Vendrá como águila—el asirio

Deuteronomy 24:5 — 5. When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war—This law of exemption was founded on good policy and was favorable to matrimony, as it afforded a full opportunity for the affections of the newly married pair being more firmly rooted, and it diminished or removed occasions for the divorces just mentioned.

Deuteronomy 32:2 — 2, 3. My doctrine shall drop, c.—The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers (Isaiah 5:6 Isaiah 55:10; Isaiah 55:11).

Joshua 16:5 — 5-9. the border of their inheritance . . . was Ataroth-addar—Ataroth-addar (now Atara), four miles south of Jetta [ROBINSON], is fixed on as a center, through which a line is drawn from Upper Beth-horon to Michmethah, showing the western limit of their actual possessions. The tract beyond that to the sea was still unconquered.

Judges 11:5 — 5, 6. the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah—All eyes were directed towards him as the only person possessed of the qualities requisite for the preservation of the country in this time of imminent danger; and a deputation of the chief men was despatched from the Hebrew camp at Mizpeh to solicit his services.

1 Samuel 1:20 — 20. called his name Samuel—doubtless with her husband's consent. The names of children were given sometimes by the fathers, and sometimes by the mothers (see Genesis 4:1; Genesis 4:26; Genesis 5:29; Genesis 19:37; Genesis 21:3); and among the early Hebrews, they were commonly compound names, one part including the name of God.

1 Samuel 16:5 — 5. sanctify yourselves—by the preparations described (Exodus 19:14; Exodus 19:15). The elders were to sanctify themselves. Samuel himself took the greatest care in the sanctification of Jesse's family. Some, however, think that the former were invited only to join in the sacrifice, while the family of Jesse were invited by themselves to the subsequent feast.