Would not drink of it — That water which he thought too precious for his own drinking, he poured out to the Lord for a drink — offering. If we have any thing better than other, let God be honoured with it, who is the best and should have the best.
III. THE CROWNING OF DAVID AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS KINGDOM 1. David at Hebron CHAPTER 11 _ 1. David crowned king (1 Chronicles 11:1)_ 2. Jerusalem becomes David's capital (1 Chronicles 11:4)...
DAVID MADE KING IN HEBRON; JERUSALEM TAKEN; DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN (see notes on 2 Samuel 5:1; 2 Samuel 5:6; 2 Samuel 23:8)....
_brake through the host_ The word "host" in the Hebrew means a host encamped, not a host embattled. Perhaps this exploit took place by night; compare the deed of David and Abishai (1 Samuel 26:6-12)....
(2 Samuel 23:8-39). David's Mighty Men and their Deeds (The names of twelve of these heroes reappear in chap. 27 as the commanders of David's twelve "courses.") This section seems to consist of elem...
DAVID LONGED, AND SAID, O THAT ONE WOULD GIVE ME DRINK, &C.— The 17th verse seems to contain, not barely David's longing for the water of Bethlehem, but his passionate wish to see his native town free...
3. DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN (1 Chronicles 11:10-47) TEXT 1 Chronicles 11:10. Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with al...
_AND THE THREE BRAKE THROUGH THE HOST OF THE PHILISTINES, AND DREW WATER OUT OF THE WELL OF BETHLEHEM, THAT WAS BY THE GATE, AND TOOK IT, AND BROUGHT IT TO DAVID: BUT DAVID WOULD NOT DRINK OF IT, BUT...
DAVID'S CORONATION AT HEBRON AND HIS CAPTURE OF ZION The writer, though mentioning David's crowning at Hebron, omits all description of his 7 years' reign there, and in this chapter unites with some...
THE HOST OF THE PHILISTINES] i.e. the outpost at Bethlehem (1 Chronicles 11:16), not the camp in the valley of Rephaim, which was N. of Bethlehem....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 11 All *Israel accepts David as king –...
(10-44) _X_ list of the warriors who helped David to win and maintain his kingdom. This catalogue answers to that of 2 Samuel 23:8, which, however, breaks off with Uriah the Hittite; whereas our text...
(15-19) Three unnamed heroes who fetched water for David from the well at Bethlehem....
BRAKE THROUGH THE HOST. — Not the main army, but the outpost in front of Bethlehem. There were heroes before Agamemnon, and there was chivalry before the Crusades. BY THE GATE. — Heb., _in._ POURED I...
וַ יִּבְקְע֨וּ הַ שְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה בְּ מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְ
DAVID 1. HIS TRIBE AND DYNASTY KING and kingdom were so bound up in ancient life that an ideal for the one implied an ideal for the other: all distinction and glory possessed by either was shared by...
We now enter on the second section of this Book. In this section there are four movements: the story of David's crowning, the events connected with the Ark of God, the account of David's reign, and, f...
_These. Hebrew, "The three (or perhaps, three of the mighty men) brake through the host of the Philistines....by the gate, and took, and brought it to David. But David would not drink it; and he poure...
We know not which to admire most, the bravery of those men, or the piety of David, in the instance concerning the water of Bethlehem here recorded. With what boldness did they enter the host of the Ph...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10, 11, AND 12. A brief recital of the ruin of Saul's house introduces Jehovah's establishment of the house of David. All that took place before the people g...
1 Chronicles 11:1...
And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that [was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David: but David would not drink [of] i...
_David would not drink of it_ That water which he thought too precious for his own drinking, he _poured out to the Lord_ For a drink-offering. If we have any thing better than other, let God be honour...
1 Dauid by a generall consent is made king at Hebron. 4 Hee winneth the castle of Sion from the Iebusites, by Ioabs valour. 10 A catalogue of Dauids mightie men. 1 THEN [NOTE: 2Sa_5:] all Israel ga...
And the three, also members of this famous band, BRAKE THROUGH THE HOST OF THE PHILISTINES, AND DREW WATER OUT OF THE WELL OF BETHLEHEM THAT WAS BY THE GATE, AND TOOK IT, AND BROUGHT IT TO DAVID, an a...
David's Mighty Men and their Deeds...
10-47 An account is given of David's worthies, the great men who served him. Yet David reckoned his success, not as from the mighty men that were with him, but from the mighty God, whose presence is...
No text from Poole on this verse....
1 Chronicles 11:18 three H7969 through H1234 (H8799) camp H4264 Philistines H6430 drew H7579 (H8799) water...
CONTENTS: David becomes King of Israel. Catalog of his mighty men. CHARACTERS: God, David, Joab, Jashobeam, Eleazar, Abishai, Benaiah. CONCLUSION: God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever...
1 Chronicles 11:11. _Jashobeam,_ called Tachmoni, 2 Samuel 23:8, a wise man and valiant. He had earned the laurel to sit as the chairman of David's generals. Three hundred men he killed, and five hund...
_Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David._ THE WATER OF THE WELL OF BETHLEHEM This incident, although it rests upon a basis of conspicuous bravery, evidently owes its cardinal...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 11:10 From 2 Samuel 23:8, with additional material (1 Chr
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 11:15 The identity of these THREE MIGHTY MEN is not known. ⇐...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 11:18 HE POURED IT OUT TO THE LORD. See note on 2 Sam. 23:16–17....
CRITICAL NOTES.] The writer here passes by the 7½ years of David’s reign over Judah, at which he had glanced in his introductory section (chap. 1 Chronicles 3:4), and hastens to the glorious period of...
EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 11:1 Upon the death of Saul, Abner, for a while espousing the cause of Ishbo-sheth, the only surviving son of Saul, "made him king over" a large proportion of the people, excl...
David became the king, and so in chapter eleven, All of Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron (1 Chronicles 11:1), And it tells the numbers of people that gathered. Huge force of people from...
1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 7:6; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 2 Corinthians 5:15;...