2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:1__ Chapter 2 Samuel 8:1 lists David’s military victories. These events do not necessarily match the historical order of the rest of the book. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:3 ZOBAH and DAMASCUS were both in Syria. Zobah was in the northern part of the Lebanon Valley (see Joshua 11:17), in what is now called the Bekaa Valley. Having captured CHARIOT HORSES, David apparently decided to experiment with a small chariot force. He may have hamstru... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:6 AND THE LORD GAVE VICTORY. God’s blessing, not David’s skill, is the reason for David’s victories (see v. 2 Samuel 8:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:13 The VALLEY OF SALT must have been in the Edomite territory south and east of the Dead Sea. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:15 This is a list of David’s officials (for similar lists, see 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Kings 4:1). It was the task of the king to establish JUSTICE AND EQUITY (see 1 Kings 10:9). JEHOSHAPHAT THE SON OF AHILUD appears as RECORDER in all three lists. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:17 ZADOK helped David during Absalom’s rebellion (2 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 17:15; 2 Samuel 19:11) and later he supported Solomon (1 Kings 1:8). Zadok’s father AHITUB was probably not Ahitub the father of Ahimelech, priest at Nob (1 Samuel 22:9).... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:18 BENAIAH led David’s personal force of CHERETHITES AND... PELETHITES. He was one of David’s mighty men (2 Samuel 23:20). Like Zadok, he supported Solomon against Adonijah and became commander of the whole army under Solomon (1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 4:1). The Cherethites an... [ Continue Reading ]