Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 11:16 — (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:) Until he had cut off every male, — viz., That was taken in the heat of the fight. 1 Chronicles 18:12

1 Kings 20:40 — And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be]; thyself hast decided [it]. So shall thy judgment be. — See on 1 Kings 20:39 .

2 Kings 15:15 — And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. And the rest of the acts. — See 1 Kings 14:19 .

2 Kings 6:24 — And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. And went up, and besieged Samaria. — Which city now smarted for Ahab’s foolish pity. 1 Kings 20:34

1 Chronicles 2:42 — Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. He was the father of Hebron. — See on 1 Chronicles 2:24 .

1 Chronicles 29:16 — O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name [cometh] of thine hand, and [is] all thine own. And is all thine own. — See on 1 Chronicles 29:14 .

1 Chronicles 7:17 — And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These [were] the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Bedan. — Whom some suppose to be the same with Judge Jair, the Gileadite. Judges 10:3 1 Samuel 12:11

1 Chronicles 8:29 — And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name [was] Maachah: Whose wife’s name was Maachah. — Who was surely an honour to her husband, with whom she is therefore once and again memorised. See 1 Chronicles 7:15-16 .

2 Chronicles 17:17 — And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. With bow and shield. — The Benjamites were notable bowmen. 1 Chronicles 12:2 The Engish were anciently so too.

2 Chronicles 20:35 — And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: Did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself. — So he fell once and again into the same sin. See 1 Kings 22:44 .

2 Chronicles 32:24 — In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death. — See 2 Kings 20:1-3 , …

2 Chronicles 7:8 — Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt. Solomon kept the feast. — See 1 Kings 8:65 .

Psalms 136:6 — To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. To him that stretched out the earth, … — A perpetual mercy to all earthly creatures, as is elsewhere set forth, Genesis 1:9 Psalms 24:2 .

Proverbs 22:26 — Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts. Be not thou of them. — See Trapp on " Proverbs 6:1 " See Trapp on " Proverbs 6:2 " See Trapp on " Proverbs 6:3 "

Jeremiah 7:1 — The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, The word that came to Jeremiah. — A new sermon, but to the same purpose as the former. See on Jeremiah 1:2 . Toto libro idem argumentum sursum deorsum versat. Oecolamp.

Ezekiel 42:16 — He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. Five hundred reeds. — Lo, here the large extent of the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints. See Trapp on " Ezekiel 40:1

Mark 13:3 — And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, See Trapp on " Matthew 24:1 " See Trapp on " Matthew 24:2 " See Trapp on " Matthew 24:3 "

Mark 15:37 — And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. He gave up the ghost — After which he went not to Limbus Patrum to preach there, as Papists dote, and would deduce it from 1 Peter 3:19 .

Mark 8:18 — Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Do ye mot remember — All is lost that is not well laid up in this pot of manna, the sanctified memory, 1 Corinthians 15:2 .

Mark 9:33 — And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? And being in the house — sc. That he had hired there, See Trapp on " Matthew 18:1 "