1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:1 Before his reign in Hebron, David took refuge from Saul in various strongholds in the Judean desert. He also stayed in Ziklag for 16 months under the protection of the Philistine king Achish (1 Samuel 27:6). This section provides a “flashback” to those days and... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:8 David received support from the GADITES of Transjordan earlier, possibly at Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1) or Engedi (1 Samuel 23:29). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:16 When David’s life is threatened by Saul, AMASAI encourages loyalty to David, declaring that he has God’s support. THE SPIRIT CLOTHED is the Chronicler’s characteristic phrase for prophetic inspiration (2 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Chronicles 24:20; see Judges 6:34).... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:19 On the Philistines’ relations with David, see 1 Samuel 29:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:22 FROM DAY TO DAY MEN CAME TO DAVID TO HELP HIM. This comment summarizes the chapter. A great army was gathered to David. LIKE AN ARMY OF GOD. God was strengthening David by sending warriors to him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for ... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:23 TO TURN THE KINGDOM OF SAUL OVER TO HIM refers back to 1 Chronicles 10:14 and summarizes the overall theme of chs. 1 Chronicles 10:1. ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD. The tribes, like their elders (1 Chronicles 11:3), act in obedience to the prophetic word d... [ Continue Reading ]