_Consulted. David wished to give religion due splendour and authority, in his dominions; and he prudently contrives to obtain the general consent. (Haydock) --- "Where there is no liberty, there is no religion;" and no change in religious matters should be attempted, without the consent of the Churc... [ Continue Reading ]
_To us. In the first assembly, David's motion was adopted, and a more general meeting, particularly of the priests, was convoked. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sought. Protestants, "inquired not at it." Yet it is certain that many resorted to the ark, at that time. But is was not treated with such honours as David now wished. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Emath, from "the troubled river" Nile, (Josue xiii. 3.; Calmet) or Rhinocorura, (Tirinus; Menochius) to the northern extremities of the promised land, (Haydock) near Emesa._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Hill. Hebrew, "to Baalah," which was another name, as well as "Baslim," for Cariathiarim, 1 Kings vii. 2. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Brother. Hebrew, "Acho," which has the same meaning. (Tirinus) --- Septuagint, Syriac, &c., "his brethren." (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Chidon. Alias, Nachon. (Challoner) (2 Kings vi.) --- He had perhaps two names. (Du Hamel) --- Syriac and Arabic, "of Ramim." (Calmet) --- The ox. Protestants, "the oxen stumbled."_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Divided. Slain. See chap. xiv. 11., 1 Kings xv. 32., and 2 Kings vi. 7. (Haydock) --- The soul of brutes perishes; that of man is only divided from the body by death._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Obededom. A Levite was judged more proper to guard the ark, chap. xv. 18. --- Gethite. Because he had dwelt in Geth. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
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