_DAVID SUBDUES THE PHILISTINES, MOABITES, HADAREZER KING OF ZOBAH, THE KING OF SYRIA, AND THE EDOMITES. TOU, KING OF HAMATH, CONGRATULATES DAVID, AND SENDS HIM PRESENTS. DAVID REIGNS OVER ALL ISRAEL WITH THE GREATEST EQUITY._ _Before Christ 1040._... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID—HOUGHED ALL THE CHARIOT-HORSES, &C.— _David destroyed all the chariots, save a hundred, which he reserved._ Houbigant. We observe, once for all, upon these Chapter s, that having enlarged on the subjects of them in the notes on Samuel, we shall make our annotations on them very short.... [ Continue Reading ]
ABIMELECH, THE SON OF ABIATHAR— Read, as in the parallel place, Ahimelech. Some inconsiderately would read, _Abiathar, the son of_ _Ahimelech;_ when that Ahimelech, who was the son of Abiathar, is mentioned, ch. 1 Chronicles 24:6 and in other places, and was another man. Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.—1st... [ Continue Reading ]