_NOW THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AFTER THEIR NUMBER, TO WIT, THE CHIEF FATHERS AND CAPTAINS OF THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS, AND THEIR OFFICERS THAT SERVED THE KING IN ANY MATTER OF THE COURSES, WHICH CAME IN AND WENT OUT MONTH BY MONTH THROUGHOUT ALL THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, OF EVERY COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOU... [ Continue Reading ]
_OVER THE FIRST COURSE FOR THE FIRST MONTH WAS JASHOBEAM THE SON OF ZABDIEL: AND IN HIS COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND._ JASHOBEAM THE SON OF ZABDIEL - (see the notes at 1 Chronicles 11:11; 2 Samuel 23:8.) Hachmoni was his father, Zabdiel probably one of his ancestors; or these might be differ... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF THE CHILDREN OF PEREZ WAS THE CHIEF OF ALL THE CAPTAINS OF THE HOST FOR THE FIRST MONTH._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE SECOND MONTH WAS DODAI AN AHOHITE, AND OF HIS COURSE WAS MIKLOTH ALSO THE RULER: IN HIS COURSE LIKEWISE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND._ The second month was Dodai - or Dodo. Here the text seems to require the supplement of "Eleazar the son of Dodo" (2 Samuel 23:9).... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE THIRD CAPTAIN OF THE HOST FOR THE THIRD MONTH WAS BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA, A CHIEF PRIEST: AND IN HIS COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND._ No JFB commentary on these verses. 1 Chronicles 27:7 _ The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his so... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE FIFTH CAPTAIN FOR THE FIFTH MONTH WAS SHAMHUTH THE IZRAHITE: AND IN HIS COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE EIGHTH CAPTAIN FOR THE EIGHTH MONTH WAS SIBBECAI THE HUSHATHITE, OF THE ZARHITES: AND IN HIS COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND._ Sibbbecai the Hushathite, х_ CIBªKAY_ (H5444) = mªbunay] - (see 1 Chronicles 11:29; 1 Chronicles 20:4; 2 Samuel 23:27; also 21:18.) "The Hushathite" х_ HA-CHUSHAA... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE NINTH CAPTAIN FOR THE NINTH MONTH WAS ABIEZER THE ANETOTHITE, OF THE BENJAMITES: AND IN HIS COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_FURTHERMORE OVER THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL: THE RULER OF THE REUBENITES WAS ELIEZER THE SON OF ZICHRI: OF THE SIMEONITES, SHEPHATIAH THE SON OF MAACHAH:_ Over the tribes of Israel: the ruler. This is a list of the hereditary chiefs or rulers of tribes at the time of David's numbering the people. Gad an... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF THE LEVITES, HASHABIAH THE SON OF KEMUEL: OF THE AARONITES, ZADOK:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF JUDAH, ELIHU, ONE OF THE BRETHREN OF DAVID: OF ISSACHAR, OMRI THE SON OF MICHAEL:_ Elihu - probably the same as Eliab (1 Samuel 16:16) [Septuagint, Eliab].... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF ZEBULUN, ISHMAIAH THE SON OF OBADIAH: OF NAPHTALI, JERIMOTH THE SON OF AZRIEL:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT DAVID TOOK NOT THE NUMBER OF THEM FROM TWENTY YEARS OLD AND UNDER: BECAUSE THE LORD HAD SAID HE WOULD INCREASE ISRAEL LIKE TO THE STARS OF THE HEAVENS._ But David took not the number ... from twenty years old and under. The meaning is, that the census which David ordered did not extend to all... [ Continue Reading ]
_JOAB THE SON OF ZERUIAH BEGAN TO NUMBER, BUT HE FINISHED NOT, BECAUSE THERE FELL WRATH FOR IT AGAINST ISRAEL; NEITHER WAS THE NUMBER PUT IN THE ACCOUNT OF THE CHRONICLES OF KING DAVID._ Neither was the number put in the account of the Chronicles of king David - either because the undertaking was n... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THE KING'S TREASURES WAS AZMAVETH THE SON OF ADIEL: AND OVER THE STOREHOUSES IN THE FIELDS, IN THE CITIES, AND IN THE VILLAGES, AND IN THE CASTLES, WAS JEHONATHAN THE SON OF UZZIAH:_ Over the king's treasures. Those treasures consisted of gold, silver, precious stones, cedar-wood, etc.; t... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THEM THAT DID THE WORK OF THE FIELD FOR TILLAGE OF THE GROUND WAS EZRI THE SON OF CHELUB:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THE VINEYARDS WAS SHIMEI THE RAMATHITE: OVER THE INCREASE OF THE VINEYARDS FOR THE WINE CELLARS WAS ZABDI THE SHIPHMITE:_ The vineyards. These seem to have been in the vine-growing districts of Judah, and were committed to two men of that quarter. WINE CELLARS - stores: the wine is depo... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THE OLIVE TREES AND THE SYCOMORE TREES THAT WERE IN THE LOW PLAINS WAS BAALHANAN THE GEDERITE: AND OVER THE CELLARS OF OIL WAS JOASH:_ Olive ... and ... sycamore trees ... in the low plains - i:e., the Shephelah, the rich low-lying ground between the Mediterranean and the mountains of Jud... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THE HERDS THAT FED IN SHARON WAS SHITRAI THE SHARONITE: AND OVER THE HERDS THAT WERE IN THE VALLEYS WAS SHAPHAT THE SON OF ADLAI:_ Herds that fed in Sharon - a fertile plain between Caesarea and Joppa.... [ Continue Reading ]
_OVER THE CAMELS ALSO WAS OBIL THE ISHMAELITE: AND OVER THE ASSES WAS JEHDEIAH THE MERONOTHITE:_ Camels. These were probably in the countries east of the Jordan, and hence, an Ishmaelite and Nezarite were appointed to take charge of them.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OVER THE FLOCKS WAS JAZIZ THE HAGERITE. ALL THESE WERE THE RULERS OF THE SUBSTANCE WHICH WAS KING DAVID'S._ Rulers of the substance which was king David's. How and when the king acquired these demesnes and this variety of property -whether it was partly by conquests, or partly by confiscation,... [ Continue Reading ]
_ALSO JONATHAN DAVID'S UNCLE WAS A COUNSELLOR, A WISE MAN, AND A SCRIBE: AND JEHIEL THE SON OF HACHMONI WAS WITH THE KING'S SONS:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AHITHOPHEL WAS THE KING'S COUNSELLOR: AND HUSHAI THE ARCHITE WAS THE KING'S COMPANION:_ Hushai the Archite was the king's companion, [Septuagint, prootos filos].... [ Continue Reading ]