Join
Plus
Plus
Login
Plus
Wiki
God
Jesus
Bible
Commentaries
Large Print Bible
Bible Search
Bible Dictionaries
Books of the Bible
Verse of the Day
Bible In A Year
Bible Topics
Church
Church History
Denominations
Christian Theology
Theological FAQ
Christian Life
Bible Trivia
Bible Baseball
Bible Jeopardy
Trivia Challenge
Saintly Millionaire
Trivia by Category
Videos
Devotionals
Newsletters
Weekly Wisdom
Plus
Christianity.com
Plus
Bible Trivia
Daily Verse
Read the Bible
Join
Plus
Plus
Login
1 Chronicles 11 Bible Commentary
Bible
>
Bible Commentary
The Geneva Study Bible
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 11
The Geneva Study Bible
<< 1 Chronicles 10
|
1 Chronicles 11
|
1 Chronicles 12 >>
(Read all of
1 Chronicles 11
)
11:1
Then all Israel
a
gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.
(
a
) This was after the death of Ishbosheth Saul's son, when David had reigned over Judah seven years and six months in Hebron, (
2 Samuel 5:5
).
11:11
And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the
b
chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
(
b
) Meaning, the most excellent and best esteemed for his valiantry: some read, the chief of the princes.
11:14
And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel,
c
and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved [them] by a great deliverance.
(
c
) This act refers to Shammah, (
2 Samuel 23:11
), who it seems was the chiefest of these.
11:15
Now three of the
d
thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
(
d
) That is, Eleazar and his two companions.
11:19
And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the
e
blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
(
e
) That is, this water, for which they risked their lives.
11:25
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the
f
[first] three: and David set him over his guard.
(
f
) Meaning, those three who brought the water to David.
11:27
g
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
(
g
) Called also Shammah, (
2 Samuel 23:25
).
11:29
h
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
(
h
) He is also called Mebunnai, (
2 Samuel 23:27
).
<< 1 Chronicles 10
|
1 Chronicles 11
|
1 Chronicles 12 >>
Bible
>
Bible Commentary
The Geneva Study Bible
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 11
Related Commentaries
1 Chronicles 11
John Darby’s Synopsis
The Geneva Study Bible
John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible
Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown
Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete)
Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise)
Wesley’s Explanatory Notes
1 Chronicles 11 Bible Commentary
The Geneva Study Bible
(a) This was after the death of Ishbosheth Saul's son, when David had reigned over Judah seven years and six months in Hebron, (2 Samuel 5:5).
11:11 And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the b chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
(b) Meaning, the most excellent and best esteemed for his valiantry: some read, the chief of the princes.
11:14 And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel, c and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved [them] by a great deliverance.
(c) This act refers to Shammah, (2 Samuel 23:11), who it seems was the chiefest of these.
11:15 Now three of the d thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
(d) That is, Eleazar and his two companions.
11:19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the e blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
(e) That is, this water, for which they risked their lives.
11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the f [first] three: and David set him over his guard.
(f) Meaning, those three who brought the water to David.
11:27 g Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
(g) Called also Shammah, (2 Samuel 23:25).
11:29 h Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
(h) He is also called Mebunnai, (2 Samuel 23:27).