Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 14:22 — And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. And Judah did evil. — Qualis rex, talis plerunque grex. Howbeit there was a remnant among the twelve tribes, thus generally revolted, that "instantly served God day and night." Acts 26:7 See 1 Kings 19:10 ; 1 Kings 19:18 .

2 Kings 14:25 — He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which [was] of Gathhepher. To the sea of the plain. — Called the salt sea. Deuteronomy 3:17 Jonah, the son of Amittai. — See on John 1:1 .

2 Kings 15:6 — And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Now the rest of the acts of Azariah. — Called also Uzziah. Are they not written? — Written they were also by the prophet Isaiah. 2 Chronicles 26:22 Of the earthquake in this king’s days, see Amos 1:1 Zechariah 14:5 .

1 Chronicles 22:12 — Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. Only the Lord give thee wisdom. — Solomon remembered what his father had prayed, and prayed himself accordingly. 1 Kings 3:9 ; 1 Kings 3:12 And give thee charge concerning Israel, — i.e., Make use of thy service for the good of his Israel.

1 Chronicles 8:8 — And Shaharaim begat [children] in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara [were] his wives. And begat children in the country of Moab. — Where he sojourned, haply - as did Elimelech Ruth 1:1 - because of the famine. After he had sent them away. — Or, After he had sent away Hushim and Basra, his wives, quas repudiavit propter causas quae tacentur, saith Vatablus.

2 Chronicles 2:3 — And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me]. And Solomon sent to Huram. — See on 1 Kings 5:1 . As thou didst deal with David my father. — By this thankful acknowledgment he seeketh to ingratiate. Gratiarum actio est ad plus dandum invitatio.

2 Chronicles 2:8 — Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants, Send me also cedar trees. — Which are strong, longlasting, and odoriferous. Fir trees, and algum trees. — See on 1 Kings 5:8 . My servants shall be with thy servants. — See on 1 Kings 5:6 .

2 Chronicles 8:14 — And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. According to the order of David. — See 1 Chronicles 24:1 .

Psalms 104:21 — The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The young lions roar — Rousing themselves out of their dens by night, and then usually seizing upon what prey God sendeth them in; for they are at his, and not at their own, finding. And seek — Like as the young ravens cry to him, Psalms 147:9 . by implication only. See Joel 1:18 ; Joel 1:20 .

Psalms 119:121 — AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. I have done judgment and justice — I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day, Acts 23:1 ; my cause is right, and my carriage righteous. But innocence is no target against detraction and deadly practice; therefore Leave me not to mine oppressors — Or traducers for they will soon exceed their commission, Zechariah 1:15 .

Psalms 119:59 — I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I thought on my ways — At self-examination beginneth sound conversion, Lamentations 3:39-40 Haggai 1:5 ; Haggai 1:7 2 Corinthians 13:5 . And turned my feet — Finding all to be naught, and stark naught (contrary to what God found in his works upon a review, all good, and very good), set upon a new course.

Jeremiah 11:11 — Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. Which they shall not be able to escape. — To avert, avoid, or abide. I will not hearken unto them. — See Proverbs 1:28 Zechariah 7:13 See Trapp on " Proverbs 1:28 " See Trapp on " Zechariah 7:13 "

Jeremiah 26:18 — Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed [like] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. Micah the Morashite. — See on Micah 1:1 . Zion shall be ploughed like a field. — See Micah 3:3 .

Lamentations 5:20 — Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time? Wherefore dost thou forget us? — Since thy covenant runs otherwise. 2 Samuel 7:14 Lamentations 5:1 And forsakest us so long time? — Heb., To length of days. as Psalms 23:6 Not for seventy years only, but to the end of the world; till "wrath is come upon us to the utmost." as 1 Thessalonians 2:16

Ezekiel 44:4 — Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face. Then brought he me. — See on Ezekiel 44:1 . The glory of the Lord. — See Ezekiel 43:2 ; Ezekiel 43:5 . And fell upon my face. — See Ezekiel 43:3 ; Ezekiel 1:28 .

Matthew 17:7 — And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. Jesus came and touched them — Christ therefore kills his, that he may quicken them; casts them down, that he may revive and raise them in the opportunity of time ( εν τω καιρω , Hosea 6:1-2 1 Peter 5:6 ): not so the devil, that destroyer, that hath not his names for nought, Apollyon and Abaddon.

Mark 15:34 — And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani — Psalms 22:1 . It is thought by some that he repeated the whole of Psalms 22:1-31 , which is an admirable narration of the passion, and might well help him the better to bear it.

John 13:7 — Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. But thou shalt know hereafter — Different degrees of knowledge are bestowed at several times. Our hearts are like narrow mouthed vessels; but then shall we know if we follow on to know the Lord, Hosea 6:3 , and take heed that we leak not,Hebrews 2:1; Hebrews 2:1 .

1 Samuel 14:51 — And Kish [was] the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner [was] the son of Abiel. And Kish was the father of Saul. — Hence Saul is called Cush the Benjamite, Psalms 7:1 , title as the Chaldee there paraphraseth it. And Ner the father of Abner. — In 1 Chronicles 8:33 , Ner is said to be the father of Kish, that is, his foster-father, saith Comestor.

1 Samuel 20:10 — Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what [if] thy father answer thee roughly? Who shall tell me? — Since thou canst neither come, nor send to me with any safety. If thy father answer thee roughly. — As indeed he did, Et tristoribus dictis atrocia facta coniungebat, as Tacitus saith of Tiberius; he spake stones, and threw daggers. 1 Samuel 20:30 ; 1 Samuel 20:33