Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 2:3 — Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: And keep the charge of the Lord. — Piety maketh true magnanimity. The "spirit of a sound mind" is "a spirit of power," 2 Timothy 1:7 and "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Proverbs 1:7 To walk in his ways, — i.e., To imitate him, saith Vatablus, and to resemble him, as much as is possible.

1 Kings 2:36 — Shimei was no further to be trusted than he might be seen, and is therefore confined, and kept within compass: so should our deceitful hearts be dealt with. Set a jealous eye upon them, or else they will give you the slip, as David’s did. Psalms 39:1-2 He said he would look to his ways and bridle his tongue; but presently after, he shows how he broke his word. 1 Kings 2:3

1 Kings 9:19 — chariots. — Which he had ready, in case war should fall out. Queen Elizabeth likewise provided for war, when she was at perfect peace with all men. Camden. And that which Solomon desired. — Heb., The desire of Solomon, which he desired. See on 1 Kings 9:1 . God alloweth his servants all lawful delights, only they must see to it that they exceed not.

1 Chronicles 23:1 — dierum. He had seen enough of this world, and had a satiety of life. He could better say than old Cato did, If I might become as young as ever I was, I would not accept of it. He made Solomon his son king. — This he had done before he was bedridden. 1 Chronicles 28:2 ; 1 Chronicles 29:12

2 Chronicles 12:12 — himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy [him] altogether: and also in Judah things went well. And also in Judah things went well. — Or, And yet in Judah there were good things; many in whom good things were found, as 1 Kings 14:13 , and many good things - as ordinances, sacrifices, … found among those good persons. Semen sanctum statumen terrae Isaiah 6:10 though all in a manner had corrupted themselves, as it is in 2 Chronicles 12:1 of this chapter. Tremellius

Nehemiah 1:7 — dealt very corruptly — Heb. Corrupting, we have corrupted ourselves against thee. Or, We have bound ourselves unto thee to be punished for our sins. Of confessing with utmost aggravation, and laying load upon ourselves, see the notes on Ezra 9:1-15 . See Trapp on " Ezra 9:1 " … And have not kept the commandments, nor statutes, nor judgments — i.e. Neither the laws moral, ceremonial, nor judicial. We have broken all thy bonds, and cast thy cords from us.

Job 40:10 — now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency — Or, with magnificence and sublimity, …, i.e. Deum age, show thyself as God; for he thus decks himself, Psalms 93:1 ; Psalms 96:6 ; Psalms 104:1-2 ; Job 29:14 . And array thyself with glory and beauty — That thou mayest appear, Os humerosque Deo similis; as Herod afterwards in his cloth of silver, which being beaten upon by the sunbeams, saith Josephus, dazzled

Psalms 50:2 — especially was God’s glory set forth in his holy ordinances, and more clearly manifested than in all his handiwork besides. See Psalms 48:2 . God hath shined — Like the sun in his strength, sometimes for the comfort of his people, as Psalms 80:1 ; sometimes for the terror of evildoers, as Psalms 94:1 , and here. But evermore God is terrible out of his holy places, Psalms 68:35 ; Psalms 89:7 .

Psalms 63:10 — fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. They shall fall by the sword — Heb. They shall make him run out (like water) by the hand of the sword. A plain prophecy of Saul’s death, and the manner of it. See alike phrase Jeremiah 18:21 Ezekiel 35:5 . They shall be a portion for foxes — Or for any other "beasts of prey"; they shall not have the honour of burial, but lie above ground, to be devoured by beasts and birds. See this fulfilled upon Saul’s complices,

Psalms 71:1 — In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust — See Psalms 31:1 , see Trapp on " Psalms 31:1 " It appeareth by Psalms 71:9 ; Psalms 71:18 , that this psalm was written by David in his old age, when Absalom or Sheba was in rebellion against him, though haply for haste, and in that fright he could not

Psalms 78:4 — children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. We will not hide them from their children — The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit with, 1 Corinthians 12:7 , neither is any one born (much less born again) for himself; but must be as useful as may be in his generation, Celata virtus - (Hor.). The praises of the Lord — The praise worthy acts of God for his people, and against their

Psalms 81:12 — lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels. So I gave them up — I left them as a ship without a rudder; as a horse without reins, to go whither they would, and do what they would. This is a fearful judgment ( poena rebellionis maxima ), Hosea 4:14 Romans 1:28 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 . And they walked in their own counsels — To their own ruin, because they took counsel, but not of God, and covered with a covering, but not of his Spirit, that they might add sin to sin, Isaiah 30:1 .

Numbers 13:22 — children of Anak, [were]. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) Was built seven years before Zoan. — And so was one of the ancientest cities of the world, seeing it did contend with the ancientest and chiefest city of Egypt. Isaiah 19:11 Hebron signifies an association: there lay buried those three reverend couples, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah. Genesis 23:19 ; Genesis 35:27-29 Here David began his reign over Israel, 2 Samuel 2:1 and hither came Mary to visit

Numbers 6:4 — to the husk. From the kernels even to the tusk. — Nothing that might occasion, or tempt him to break his vow. All shadows and shows of evil must be shunned: Quicquid fuerit male coloratum, as Bernard hath it; whatsoever looks but ill-favoured. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Judges 1:23 He that would not eat the meat, must not meddle with the broth. He that would not toll the bell, must not tuggle with the rope. He that would shun the blow, must keep aloof from the train.

Deuteronomy 18:14 — do]. Hath not suffered thee so to do. — He hath showed thee a more excellent way, and kept thee from these devoratory evils, as Tertullian calleth them; so ordering the matter, that "that evil one toucheth them not" with any deadly touch. 1 John 5:18 For either he suffers not his to be tempted above strength, 1 Corinthians 10:13 or else he withholds the occasion, when temptation hath prevailed to procure consent and purpose, …

Joshua 2:6 — But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. But she had brought them up to the roof of the house. — Septuag., δωμα : ut et 1 Samuel 9:25 . Which was built flat in those parts, as they are also at this day in Italy. Which she had laid in order upon the roof. — That it might be fully dried, as Nahum 1:10 the wicked are, that they may burn the better: like grapes, they

Judges 6:1 — did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. And the children of Israel did evil. — This was the bad fruit of their forty years’ peace. "Ease slayeth the foolish." Proverbs 1:32 , marg. See Trapp on " Judges 4:1 " Into the hand of Midian. — Who once outwitted them and vexed them with their wiles, Numbers 25:17 now with their inroads: ever full of malignity against the Israelites, though they were of the posterity

1 Samuel 11:6 — when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. And the Spirit of God came upon Saul. — That is, The spirit of fortitude, saith the Chaldee Paraphrast; not that "spirit of love, of power, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 And his anger was kindled greatly. — Anger is cos fortitudinis, saith Aristotle, the whetstone of courage Nervus est animae indignatio. And Saul, though cold in his own cause when slighted and rejected, 1 Samuel 10:27 is all alight, on fire,

1 Samuel 14:37 — And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. And Saul asked counsel of God. — Since the high priest would needs have it so. See 1 Samuel 14:34 . But he answered him not that day. — A sure sign of his displeasure, as 1 Samuel 28:6 . God either answereth not wicked men at all, Ezekiel 20:2-3 or else he answereth them according to the idols of their hearts, with bitter answers:

2 Samuel 6:16 — παλαι γυνη , as the Greeks said of Helena after the destruction of Troy. Looked through a window. — With carnal eyes, which discerned not the things of the Spirit of God; for they were foolishness unto her. 1 Corinthians 2:14 And she despised him in her heart. — Herein she was no daughter of Sarah. Genesis 18:12 1 Peter 3:6