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Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
Genealogies. (b. c. 1450.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 1450.) The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites to preserve their pedigree clear and to be able to prove it, because all the honours and privileges of their office depend…
Genealogies. (b. c. 1015.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 1015.) When the Levites were first ordained in the wilderness much of the work then appointed them lay in carrying and taking care of the tabernacle and the utensils of it, while they were in their m…
The Cities of the Levites. (b. c. 1444.)
THE CITIES OF THE LEVITES. (B. C. 1444.) We have here an account of the Levites' cities. They are here called their castles (1 Chronicles 6:54), not only because walled and fortified, and well guarded by the country (fo…
Genealogies. (b. c. 1689.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 1689.) We have here a short view given us, I. Of the tribe of Issachar, whom Jacob had compared to a strong ass, couching between two burdens (Genesis 49:14), an industrious tribe, that minded their…
Genealogies. (b. c. 1630.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 1630.) We have here an account, I. Of the tribe of Ephraim. Great things we read of that tribe when it came to maturity. Here we have an account of the disasters of its infancy, while it was in Egypt…
Genealogies. (b. c. 1660.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 1660.) There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe. 1. As to the difficulties that occur in this and the foregoing genealogies we need not perplex…
Genealogies. (b. c. 700.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 700.) It is observable that among all the genealogies of the tribes there is no mention of any of the kings of Israel after the defection from the house of David, much less of their families; not a w…
Genealogies. (b. c. 700.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 700.) 1 Chronicles 9:1 looks back upon the foregoing genealogies, and tells us they were gathered out of the books of the kings of Israel and Judah, not that which we have in the canon of scripture,…
Genealogies; the Employment of the Priests. (b. c. 1400.)
GENEALOGIES; THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PRIESTS. (B. C. 1400.) We have here a further account of the good posture which the affairs of religion were put into immediately upon the return of the people out of Babylon. They had…
Genealogies. (b. c. 1400.)
GENEALOGIES. (B. C. 1400.) 1 Chronicles 9:35-44 are the very same with 1 Chronicles 8:29-38, giving an account of the ancestors of Saul and the posterity of Jonathan. There it is the conclusion of the genealogy of Benja…
The Death of Saul. (b. c. 1400.)
THE DEATH OF SAUL. (B. C. 1400.) This account of Saul's death is the same with that which we had, 1 Samuel 31:1-13, &c. We need not repeat the exposition of it. Only let us observe, 1. Princes sin and the people suffer…
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 10:8-14
Here, I. From the triumph of the Philistines over the body of Saul we may learn, 1. That the greater dignity men are advanced to the greater disgrace they are in danger of falling into. Saul's dead body, because he was…
David's Accession to the Throne. (b. c. 1055.)
DAVID'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE. (B. C. 1055.) David is here brought to the possession. I. Of the throne of Israel, after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. In consideration of his relation to them (…
David's Mighty Men. (b. c. 1048.)
DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN. (B. C. 1048.) We have here an account of David's worthies, the great men of his time that served him and were preferred by him. The first edition of this catalogue we had, 2 Samuel 23:8-39, &c. This…
David's Army. (b. c. 1055.)
DAVID'S ARMY. (B. C. 1055.) We have here an account of those that appeared and acted as David's friends, upon the death of Saul, to bring about the revolution. All the forces he had, while he was persecuted, was but 600…
David's Army. (b. c. 1048.)
DAVID'S ARMY. (B. C. 1048.) We have here an account of those who were active in perfecting the settlement of David upon the throne, after the death of Ishbosheth. We read (1 Chronicles 11:1, and before 2 Samuel 5:1) tha…
The Removal of the Ark. (b. c. 1048.)
THE REMOVAL OF THE ARK. (B. C. 1048.) Here is, I. David's pious proposal to bring up the ark of God to Jerusalem, that the royal city might be the holy city, 1 Chronicles 13:1-3. This part of the story we had not in Sam…
The Death of Uzza. (b. c. 1048.)
THE DEATH OF UZZA. (B. C. 1048.) This breach upon Uzza, which caused all the joy to cease, we had an account of, 2 Samuel 6:6-8, &c. 1. Let the sin of Uzza warn us all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irrevere…
David's Kingdom Established. (b. c. 1045.)
DAVID'S KINGDOM ESTABLISHED. (B. C. 1045.) We may observe here, 1. There is no man that has such a sufficiency in himself but he has need of his neighbours and has reason to be thankful for their help: David had a very…
The Defeat of the Philistines. (b. c. 1045.)
THE DEFEAT OF THE PHILISTINES. (B. C. 1045.) This narrative of David's triumph over the Philistines is much the same with that, 2 Samuel 5:17-25, &c. 1. Let the attack which the Philistines made upon David forbid us to…
The Removal of the Ark. (b. c. 1047.)
THE REMOVAL OF THE ARK. (B. C. 1047.) Preparation is here made for the bringing of the ark home to the city of David from the house of Obed-edom. It is here owned that in the former attempt, though it was a very good wo…
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 15:25-29
All things being got ready for the carrying of the ark to the city of David, and its reception there, we have here an account of the solemnity of this conveyance thither from the house of Obed-edom. I. God helped the Le…
The Settlement of the Ark. (b. c. 1045.)
THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ARK. (B. C. 1045.) It was a glorious day when the ark of God was safely lodged in the tent David had pitched for it. That good man had his heart much upon it, could not sleep contentedly till it wa…
David's Psalm of Praise. (b. c. 1045.)
DAVID'S PSALM OF PRAISE. (B. C. 1045.) We have here the thanksgiving psalm which David, by the Spirit, composed, and delivered to the chief musician, to be sung upon occasion of the public entry the ark made into the te…