Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 11:6 — And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father. And Solomon did evil. — Howbeit that evil one touched him not, 1 John 5:18 sc., with a deadly touch: he was not transformed into sin’s image. And went not fully after the Lord. — Heb., Fulfilled not after the Lord. Some render it, He persevered not in following the Lord, and therehence infer his utter

1 Chronicles 15:13 — Porque por cuanto no lo hicisteis al principio, el SEÑOR nuestro Dios abrió una brecha en nosotros, por cuanto no le buscamos según el orden debido. Ver. 13. Dios abrió una brecha sobre nosotros. ] Ver 1 Crónicas 13:9 . Por eso no lo buscamos. ] David también se culpa a sí mismo. Después del debido orden. ] Ver 1 Crónicas 13:12 . 1 Crónicas 13:12 .

2 Chronicles 36:22 — kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. Who [is there] among you of all his people? The LORD his God [be] with him, and let him go up. Ver. 22, 23. See Ezra 1:1 , See Trapp on " Ezra 1:1 " Laus Deo in aeterum

Job 6:30 — Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? Is there iniquity in my tongue? — Yea, or else you shall pass for a perfect man, and well able to bridle the whole body, James 3:2 . St Paul, Romans 3:13 , anatomizing a natural man, standeth more upon the organs of speech, his tongue, lips, mouth, throat, …, than upon all the other members. But Job was a perfect and an upright man, Job 1:1 , he had said he would take heed to his ways, that he

Job 6:30 — ¿Hay iniquidad en mi lengua? ¿No puede mi paladar discernir cosas perversas? Ver. 30. ¿Hay iniquidad en mi lengua? ] Sí, o de lo contrario pasarás por un hombre perfecto, y bien capaz de refrenar todo el cuerpo, Santiago 3:2 . San Pablo, Romanos 3:13 , anatomizando al hombre natural, se apoya más en los órganos del habla, su lengua, labios, boca, garganta, etc. , que sobre todos los demás miembros. Pero Job era un hombre perfecto y recto, Job 1:1 , había dicho que cuidaría sus caminos, que no

Psalms 102:1 — Salmo 102:1 «Oración del afligido, cuando está abrumado y derrama su queja delante del SEÑOR. »Oye, oh SEÑOR, mi oración, y llegue a ti mi clamor. Una oración de los afligidos ] O, por los afligidos, hecha por Daniel, o algún otro profeta, no mucho antes del

Psalms 6:1 — Salmo 6:1 «Al Músico principal en Neginoth sobre Sheminit, Salmo de David. »Oh SEÑOR, no me reprendas en tu ira, ni me castigues en tu furor. Para el músico principal en Neginoth ] Ver Trapp en el título " Sal 4: 1 " Sobre Sheminith] O, sobre las ocho, es decir

Psalms 70:1 — « To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, to bring to remembrance. » [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. A Psalm of David — Made, likely, or rather made use of from Psalms 40:14-15 , …, when Sheba, the son of Bichri, was up in rebellion after Absalom’s death, 2 Samuel 20:1 , … See Psalms 69:1 , title. To briny to remembrance — Worthy to be remembered, and followed as a pattern of prayer. Some make

Ecclesiastes 1:16 — that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. I communed with mine own heart, saying, … — Here Hugo de Sancto Victore proceeds to censure Solomon (as he had done before, Ecclesiastes 1:13 ) See Trapp on " Ecclesiastes 1:13 " of pride and vain-glory, but with greater pride. For puerilis iactantiae est accusando illustres viros suo nomini famam quaerere. Jerome. It is a childish vanity to seek for fame by aspersing better

Ezekiel 1:2 — In the fifth [day] of the month, which [was] the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, In the fifth day. — The Sabbath day, likely, that queen of days, as the Jews call it. See on Ezekiel 1:1 . Which was the fifth year of Jehoiakim’s captivity. — With whom Ezekiel and other precious persons, called by Jeremiah good figs, were carried captive. Ezekiel 40:1

Ezekiel 37:18 — And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou [meanest] by these? Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? — People, though they should not be question sick, as some in St Paul’s time were, 1 Timothy 6:4 yet they should be inquisitive after truth according to godliness. Titus 1:1

Daniel 2:11 — gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. And it is a rare thing. — Exceeding man’s wit. Except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. — They cohabit not with men, that we might converse and confer with them. Here these wizards (1.) Superstitiously affirm a multitude of gods, which the wiser heathens denied, Thales, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Chrysippus, … (2.) They deny God’s providence, as did also the Epicures, who held that the gods did nothing out of themselves.

Daniel 2:11 — Y [es] algo raro que el rey requiera, y no hay otro que pueda mostrarlo ante el rey, excepto los dioses, cuya morada no es con la carne. Ver. 11. Y es algo raro. ] Superando el ingenio del hombre. Excepto los dioses, cuya morada no es con la carne. ] No cohabitan con los hombres, para que podamos conversar y conferenciar con ellos. Aquí estos magos (1) afirman supersticiosamente una multitud

Hosea 2:20 — faith whereby we are united to Christ; and for this they urge the next words as an exposition of these. "And they shall know the Lord": alleging some other texts of Scripture wherein saving knowledge is put for justifying faith, as Isaiah 53:11 Jeremiah 31:33 John 17:3 . The Septuagint also render it επιγνωση . Now επιγνωσις in the New Testament is often used for saving and growing faith, 1 Chronicles

Joel 3:18 — απονητι , without our labour shall yield plentifully new wine, strong consolations, and Scripture comforts, for strong Christians; and the hills shall flow with milk, that unadulterated sincere milk of God’s word for his babes, 1 Corinthians 2:2 1 Peter 2:2 . And all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters — Sanctuary waters, wholesome doctrines, such as have a healing, cooling, quenching, quickening property in them, Isaiah 44:3 . And a fountain shall come forth —

Joel 3:18 — Y sucederá en aquel día, [que] los montes derramarán mosto, y los collados fluirán leche, y todos los ríos de Judá fluirán aguas, y una fuente saldrá de la casa de el SEÑOR, y regaré el valle de Sitim. Ver. 18. Los montes derramarán vino nuevo ] Mediante estas expresiones hiperbólicas se promete abundancia de todas las cosas relacionadas con la vida y la piedad, una edad de oro como la que describe el poeta (Ovid. Metam.), " Flumina iam lactis, iam flumina

Romans 16:2 — That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. As becometh saints — Who are great princes, states, in all lands, Psalms 45:1-17 , and to be observed accordingly, even worthy of God,3 John 1:6; 3 John 1:6 .

1 Thessalonians 5:9 — For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, God hath not appointed us — As he hath all drunken beasts,1 Corinthians 4:10; 1 Corinthians 4:10 . Yet, all those dry drunkards, Isaiah 28:1 , that will not awake (though never so much warned) out of the snare of the devil, …, 2 Timothy 2:25 .

2 Timothy 1:14 — Guarda el bien que te ha sido encomendado por el Espíritu Santo que mora en nosotros. Ver. 14. Lo bueno que fue, etc. ] Tu corona de recompensa, Apocalipsis 3:11 . O tus conversos, tu corona de regocijo, 1 Tesalonicenses 2:19 . O la pureza de tu doctrina, 1 Timoteo 6:20 . El evangelio es el deposito de Cristo con nosotros, comprometido con

Revelation 2:16 — will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Or else I will come unto thee — He was in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks before. But when he comes to correct, he comes out of his place,Isaiah 26:21; Isaiah 26:21 , and it is a motion that he hath no such mind to, Lamentations 3:33 , it is to do his work, his strange work, Isaiah 28:21 . With the sword of my mouth — With fearful threatenings, terrible executions, having vengeance in readiness