MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. SON OF BICHRI. a descendant of Becher (Genesis 46:21). TENTS. One of the emendations of the _Sopherim_ (App-33), by which they transposed the middle two letters of the primitive text and made it read "tents" instead of "gods". The same was done in 1 Kings 12:16, and 2... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "now", and others, with Septuagint, read "now therefore ... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS HE WENT FORTH IT FELL OUT. and it (the sword) dropped out, and fell.... [ Continue Reading ]
ART THOU... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE WAS REMOVED, or, thrust. PEOPLE. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. Joab. BERITES. Bichrites (2 Samuel 20:1). HIM. Sheba.... [ Continue Reading ]
BANK. mound. TRENCH. rampart.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAR. Repeated by Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY SHALL, &c. Figure of speech _Parcemia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
A CITY AND. MOTHER. a city,. mother city, too. Figure of speech _Hendiadys_ (App-6): i.e.. metropolitan city. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
FAR BE IT. Repeated by Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
MOUNT. hill country. BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL. Some codices, with three early printed editions, omit "all". HER WISDOM. Compare Ecclesiastes 9:14; Ecclesiastes 9:15. TENT. Compare 2 Samuel 19:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
BENAIAH. Compare 2 Samuel 8:18. 2Sa 23:20. 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Kings 2:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
ADORAM. Same name as Adoniram (1 Kings 4:6).... [ Continue Reading ]
SCRIBE, or secretary. Compare 2 Samuel 8:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHIEF RULER. Compare 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:38.... [ Continue Reading ]