1 Chronicles 14:17

_AND THE FAME OF DAVID WENT OUT INTO ALL LANDS; AND THE LORD BROUGHT THE FEAR OF HIM UPON ALL NATIONS._ And the fame of David went out into all lands, х_ BªKAAL_ (H3605) _ HAA'ªRAATSOWT_ (H776), into all the lands]. AND THE LORD BROUGHT THE FEAR OF HIM UPON ALL NATIONS, х_ `AL_ (H5921) _ KAAL_ (H3605) _ HAGOWYIM _ (H1471), upon all the nations, i:e., around. So the Septuagint, en pasee tee gee, epi panta ta ethnee.]...

Verse 1 Chronicles 14:17. _INTO ALL LANDS_] That is, all the surrounding or neighbouring lands and nations, for no others can possibly be intended....

EXPOSITION The contents of this chapter belong to a period of time subsequent to the taking of the fort of Zion, and find their parallel in 2 Samuel 5:11-10. But if found here in the same order of place as there, they would have followed upon 1 Chronicles 9:9; Keil attributes this difference to the desire of our compiler to represent the bringing of the ark to Jerusalem as David's first undertaking on becoming king of the united people. Considering the contents of this chapter, and remembering that it stands between the unsuccessful attempt to bring home the ark and the final successful bringing of it, it would seem a far more natural thing to suppose that this suggested its present order; for compare...

1 Chronicles 14:1....

4. DAVID'S INCREASE AND BLESSING CHAPTER 14 _ 1. Hiram (1 Chronicles 14:1)_ 2. David's family (1 Chronicles 14:3) 3. The Philistines defeated (1 Chronicles 14:8) The reader is referred to 2 Samuel 5:11 for the comment on verses 1-7. Beeliada is called in 2 Samuel 5:16 Eliada. Beeliada was probably changed to Eliada. David's great victory over the Philistines is also recorded in 2 Samuel 5:17

DAVID'S VICTORY OVER THE PHILISTINES. See notes on 2 Samuel 5:11. 1 Chronicles 14:17. An addition by the Chronicler....

ALL NATIONS. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6, put for nations in all parts of the world....

ALL LANDS— The word כל _kal,_ translated _all,_ is to be rendered according to the subject to which it is applied; sometimes by _all_ is meant only a _great many,_ or the greatest part: sometimes it does not signify a _whole,_ but only complete or perfect; and sometimes, only in a more restrained sense, sincere or well disposed. Hence Bishop Patrick in the present passage very justly limits the term to the neighbouring countries and people. See Noldius on כל. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The account of Hiram's kindness and David's family we had 2 Sam. ch. 1 Chronicles 5:11. (1.) Like Hiram, we should not envy our neighbour's prosperity, but rejoice in it, and wish to increase it. (2.) Like David, we should consider every temporal blessing that we possess, as lent us of the Lord, to be improved for his glory, and the good of mankind. 2nd, The Philis

7. DAVID'S PALACE, WIVES, AND EARLY MILITARY VICTORIES (Chapter 14) TEXT 1 Chronicles 14:1. And Hiram king, of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. 2. And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake. 3. And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters. 4. And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5. and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet, 6. and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7. and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet. 8. And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them. 9. Now the Philistines had come and made

HIRAM AND DAVID. DAVID'S CHILDREN This chapter reproduces 2 Samuel 5:11 with some variations in the names of David's children, and the additional fact that David burnt the idols of the Philistines....