1 Chronicles 11:1

_THEN ALL ISRAEL GATHERED THEMSELVES TO DAVID UNTO HEBRON, SAYING, BEHOLD, WE ARE THY BONE AND THY FLESH._ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron. This event happened on the death of Ishbosheth (see the notes at 2 Samuel 5:1). The convention of the estates of the kingdom, the public and solemn homage of the representatives of the people, and the repeated anointing of the new king in their presence and by their directions, seem to have been necessary to the general acknowledgment of the sovereign on the part of the nation (cf. 1 Samuel 11:15)....

1-9 David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord....

CHAPTER XI _David is anointed king in Hebron_, 1-3. _He wars against the Jebusites, and takes their city_, 4-9. _An account of David's three mightiest heroes; and particularly_ _of their hazardous exploit in bringing water from the well of_ _Beth-lehem_, 10-19. _A list of the rest, and an account of their acts_, 20-47. NOTES ON CHAP. XI Verse 1 Chronicles 11:1. _THEN ALL ISRAEL GATHERED THEMSELVES TO DAVID_] See 2 Samuel 5:1, for the history contained in the fir

This chapter runs parallel with 2 Samuel 5 as far as 1 Chronicles 11:9, after which it is to be compared with 2 Samuel 23:8 as far as 1 Chronicles 11:40, the remainder 1 Chronicles 11:41 being an addition, to which Samuel has nothing corresponding. Compare throughout the notes in Samuel....

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, exclusive of Judah (2 Samuel 2:8). Already David had been anointed at Hebron by "the men of Judah, king over the house of Judah" (2 Samuel 2:1). And David continued "king in Hebron over the house of Judah seven years and six months" (2 Samuel 2:11; 2Sa 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11;...

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) 3. The record of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:10) From the second book of Samuel we learned that the crowning of David in Hebron occurred after the death of Ishbosheth (2 Samuel 5). The previous reign of David for seven and a half years and his failures are here omitted. We shall find that Chronicles does not record all the failures and sins of David and Solomon. The b

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). 1 Chronicles 11:42. An addition by the Chronicler from some unknown source....

THEN ALL ISRAEL. Compare 2 Samuel 5:2. Omitting all events in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:1). See App-56. In this chapter we have 1-3 David's Coronation; 4-9, David's Capital; 10-47, David's Captains....

1 Chronicles 11:1-3 (2 Samuel 5:1-3). David made King over all Israel 1. _Then_ Render, AND. Chron. has nothing here corresponding to 2 Samuel 1-4, Chapter s which cover a period of seven years (2 Samuel 5:5). David's earlier coronation by the men of Judah (2 Samuel 2:4), the reign of Ish-bosheth over Northern and Eastern Israel (_ib._2 Samuel 2:8 ff.), and the "long war" (_ib._2 Samuel 3:1) with the house of Saul are omitted. Some

LESSON FIVE 11-12 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVID AND HIS WARRIORS 2. THE REIGN OF DAVID INTRODUCTION The writer of Chronicles now comes to his principal theme, David and his kingdom. Joab, Abishai and Uriah play their roles in relation to David and his times. David's ability to unify the kingdom is a highlight of these Chapter s. TEXT 1 Chronicles 11:1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bond and thy flesh. 2. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel. 3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, a