Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 16:27 — Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Are they not written? — See on 1 Kings 14:19 .

1 Kings 21:26 — And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all [things] as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. And he did very abominably. — All idolatries are abominable, 1 Peter 4:3 both pagan and papagan.

1 Kings 22:45 — Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And how he warred. — See 2 Chronicles 20:1-25 .

1 Kings 7:29 — And on the borders that [were] between the ledges [were] lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges [there was] a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen [were] certain additions made of thin work. See on 1 Kings 7:28 .

1 Kings 8:49 — Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, And maintain their cause. — Or, Right. Vindicate them out of the hands of their oppressors, who cannot do, but they must overdo. Zechariah 1:15

2 Kings 10:34 — Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Are they not written? — See on 1 Kings 14:10 .

1 Chronicles 10:10 — And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. And fastened his head. — In way of abuse and mockage; so, that which Saul feared came upon him. 1 Chronicles 10:4

1 Chronicles 6:28 — And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. The firstborn Vashni. — Alias Joel. 1 Samuel 8:2 The Septuagint render the text thus: And the sons of Samuel were, the firstborn, Joel; and the second (Vashni signifieth, And the second), Abiah.

1 Chronicles 9:10 — And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, And of the priests. — He had reckoned four distinct orders or ranks of people among the Jews, 1 Chronicles 9:2 and here he instanceth the second order or classis; viz., Sacerdotalis: Priestly.

2 Chronicles 17:1 — And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned. — See 1 Kings 15:24 . And strengthened himself against Israel. — Or, Upon Israel; i.e., upon that part of it which was subject to him.

2 Chronicles 8:9 — But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they [were] men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen. But of the children of Israel. — See 1 Kings 9:22 .

Ezra 7:2 — The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, The son of Shallum — See 1 Chronicles 6:7-10 . Of those two Books of Chronicles this same Ezra is held to be the penman: and it is not improbable.

Isaiah 21:15 — For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. For they fled from the swords, … — Swords, bows, battle to all the rest. Crosses seldom come single. See on James 1:2 .

Jeremiah 18:1 — The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, The word which came to Jeremiah. — To show the just punishment of the people for disobeying the precept concerning the Sabbath, Jeremiah 17:27 and other of God’s commandments. See Jeremiah 7:1 .

Jeremiah 7:6 — [If] ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: If ye oppress not the stranger, … — Turtures amat Deus, non vultures. See on Isaiah 1:23 .

Ezekiel 26:15 — Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? Shall not the isles. — See the like, Isaiah 23:1-16

Luke 19:31 — And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him ? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. See Trapp on " Matthew 21:1 " See Trapp on " Matthew 21:2 " See Trapp on " Matthew 21:3 "

Luke 22:52 — Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? Captain of the temple — See Trapp on " Acts 4:1 "

John 6:8 — One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, One of his disciples — He uttered the sense of all the twelve, Mark 6:37 , being no whit wiser than the rest, though the eldest disciple of them all, John 1:41 .

Acts 3:23 — And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Shall be destroyed — As it justly befell the refractory Jews; wrath came upon them to the uttermost, 1 Thessalonians 2:16 .