PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — II Samuel
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 129,513 words · 374 reading sections
2 Samuel 20:10
2 Samuel 20:10 Ver. 10. But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in Joab's hand,.... In his left hand, for with his right hand he took him by the beard; he might see the sword drop out of the scabbard, and Joab take it up, which he supposed he did in order to put it into its sheath again, having no suspicion of …
303 wordsSECTION 3022 Samuel 20:11
2 Samuel 20:11 Ver. 11. And one of Joab's men stood by him,.... By the body of Amasa; no doubt by the order of Joab, to satisfy the people as they came up, and reconcile them to this fact, and to exhort them not to stop, but to follow after Joab; for though Amasa their general was dead, Joab had taken the command of t…
144 wordsSECTION 3032 Samuel 20:12
2 Samuel 20:12 Ver. 12. And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway,.... By which it seems, that though the wound was mortal, and of which he died, that as yet there was life in him, and through the pain he was in, and the pangs of death on him, he rolled himself about in his own blood in the high road, wh…
2,833 wordsSECTION 3042 Samuel 21:1
2 Samuel 21:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 21 A famine being in the land three years, the Lord was inquired of, to know the reason of it; and it being answered, that it was on account of Saul's slaughter of the Gibeonites, they were summoned by David to know what satisfaction they required for the cruel usage of the…
668 wordsSECTION 3052 Samuel 21:2
2 Samuel 21:2 Ver. 2. And the king called the Gibeonites,.... Sent messengers unto them, and summoned them to come to him, and said unto them; what is expressed in 2Sa 21:3; for what follows is in a parenthesis: (now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel; originally, though they were proselyted to the …
267 wordsSECTION 3062 Samuel 21:3
2 Samuel 21:3 Ver. 3. Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, what shall I do for you,.... By way of satisfaction for the injuries done them: and wherewith shall I make the atonement; for the offences committed, that so the wrath that was gone forth against the land in a famine might be appeased: that ye may bless…
98 wordsSECTION 3072 Samuel 21:4
2 Samuel 21:4 Ver. 4. And, the Gibeonites said unto him,.... In reply to his motion: we will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; this shall not be the ransom or atonement; it was not silver and gold Saul took from them, but the lives of their brethren, and therefore they insist upon life for life: nei…
149 wordsSECTION 3082 Samuel 21:5
2 Samuel 21:5 Ver. 5. And they answered the king,.... Declaring expressly what they would have done: the man that consumed us; meaning Saul, who lessened their number by cruel oppressions of some, and by taking away the lives of others: and that devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any …
118 wordsSECTION 3092 Samuel 21:6
2 Samuel 21:6 Ver. 6. Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us,.... They settled upon this number, either because they were seven, and no more of the Gibeonites, whom Saul slew, as the Jew say {i}; two hewers of wood, two drawers of water, a keeper (of a synagogue), a scribe, and a servant; but perhaps the true …
258 wordsSECTION 3102 Samuel 21:7
2 Samuel 21:7 Ver. 7. But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul,.... As they did not name particular persons, only required seven sons, it was at the option of the king what sons to deliver to them, and therefore kept back Mephibosheth, who is thus described, to distinguish him from a son …
114 wordsSECTION 3112 Samuel 21:8
2 Samuel 21:8 Ver. 8. But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,.... Saul's concubine, 2Sa 3:7; whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; of whom we read nowhere else; after the name of the latter, it is probable, Jonathan's son was called, before mentioned: and the five sons of Michal th…
211 wordsSECTION 3122 Samuel 21:9
2 Samuel 21:9 Ver. 9. And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites,.... The two sons of Rizpah and the five sons of Merab, two sons of Saul and five grandsons: and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord; in the hill at Gibeah, that they might be seen by all that passed by, and serve to deter from such…
241 wordsSECTION 3132 Samuel 21:10
2 Samuel 21:10 Ver. 10. And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth,.... Both as a token of mourning for her sons, and as fittest to defend from the weather, the heat by day of cold by night: and spread it for her upon the rock; the hill on which her sons were hanged; this she spread as a canopy or tent to sit und…
740 wordsSECTION 3142 Samuel 21:11
2 Samuel 21:11 Ver. 11. And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. Whether this was told out of good will or ill will is not certain; however, it was not disagreeable to David, but served to move pity and compassion in him to the woman, and to stir him up to give an honour…
104 wordsSECTION 3152 Samuel 21:12
2 Samuel 21:12 Ver. 12. And David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabeshgilead,.... Which, according to Bunting {t}, was fifty two miles from Jerusalem; though perhaps David did not go thither in person to fetch them, but by his messengers, see 2Sa 21:14; which had …
97 wordsSECTION 3162 Samuel 21:13
2 Samuel 21:13 Ver. 13. And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son,.... Which had been buried there under an oak, 1Ch 10:12; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged; the seven sons of Saul, who had been lately hanged; who either had hung so long that their flesh wa…
110 wordsSECTION 3172 Samuel 21:14
2 Samuel 21:14 Ver. 14. And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son,.... Together with those who had been hanged: buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:28; in the sepulchre of Kish his father; the father of Saul, 1Sa 9:1; and which, according to Fuller {w}, and the p…
1,716 wordsSECTION 3182 Samuel 22:1
2 Samuel 22:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 22 This chapter contains a song or psalm, the same with the eighteenth psalm, and which, according to Jarchi, was composed by David in his old age, and, as Kimchi says, at the end or close of his days; but Abarbinel is of opinion that it was written in his youthful time, in…
219 wordsSECTION 3192 Samuel 22:2
2 Samuel 22:2 Ver. 2. And he said, The Lord [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. See Gill on "Ps 18:2".…
26 wordsSECTION 3202 Samuel 22:3
2 Samuel 22:3 Ver. 3. The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. See Gill on "Ps 18:2".…
45 wordsSECTION 3212 Samuel 22:4
2 Samuel 22:4 Ver. 4. I will call on the Lord, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. See Gill on "Ps 18:3".…
32 wordsSECTION 3222 Samuel 22:5
2 Samuel 22:5 Ver. 5. When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. See Gill on "Ps 18:4".…
27 wordsSECTION 3232 Samuel 22:6
2 Samuel 22:6 Ver. 6. The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me. See Gill on "Ps 18:5".…
25 wordsSECTION 3242 Samuel 22:7
2 Samuel 22:7 Ver. 7. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears. See Gill on "Ps 18:6".…
43 wordsSECTION 3252 Samuel 22:8
2 Samuel 22:8 Ver. 8. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. See Gill on "Ps 18:7".…
29 wordsSECTION 3262 Samuel 22:9
2 Samuel 22:9 Ver. 9. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. See Gill on "Ps 18:8".…
33 wordsSECTION 3272 Samuel 22:10
2 Samuel 22:10 Ver. 10. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness [was] under his feet. See Gill on "Ps 18:9".…
26 wordsSECTION 3282 Samuel 22:11
2 Samuel 22:11 Ver. 11. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. See Gill on "Ps 18:10".…
31 wordsSECTION 3292 Samuel 22:12
2 Samuel 22:12 Ver. 12. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, [and] thick clouds of the skies. See Gill on "Ps 18:11".…
28 wordsSECTION 3302 Samuel 22:13
2 Samuel 22:13 Ver. 13. Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. See Gill on "Ps 18:12".…
22 wordsSECTION 3312 Samuel 22:14
2 Samuel 22:14 Ver. 14. The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. See Gill on "Ps 18:13".…
24 wordsSECTION 3322 Samuel 22:15
2 Samuel 22:15 Ver. 15. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. See Gill on "Ps 18:14".…
24 wordsSECTION 3332 Samuel 22:16
2 Samuel 22:16 Ver. 16. And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. See Gill on "Ps 18:15".…
41 wordsSECTION 3342 Samuel 22:17
2 Samuel 22:17 Ver. 17. He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. See Gill on "Ps 18:16".…
26 wordsSECTION 3352 Samuel 22:18
2 Samuel 22:18 Ver. 18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. See Gill on "Ps 18:17".…
32 wordsSECTION 3362 Samuel 22:19
2 Samuel 22:19 Ver. 19. They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. See Gill on "Ps 18:18".…
27 wordsSECTION 3372 Samuel 22:20
2 Samuel 22:20 Ver. 20. He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. See Gill on "Ps 18:19".…
29 wordsSECTION 3382 Samuel 22:21
2 Samuel 22:21 Ver. 21. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. See Gill on "Ps 18:20".…
31 wordsSECTION 3392 Samuel 22:22
2 Samuel 22:22 Ver. 22. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. See Gill on "Ps 18:21".…
29 wordsSECTION 3402 Samuel 22:23
2 Samuel 22:23 Ver. 23. For all his judgments [were] before me: and [as for] his statutes, I did not depart from them. See Gill on "Ps 18:22".…
30 wordsSECTION 3412 Samuel 22:24
2 Samuel 22:24 Ver. 24. I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. See Gill on "Ps 18:23".…
25 wordsSECTION 3422 Samuel 22:25
2 Samuel 22:25 Ver. 25. Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. See Gill on "Ps 18:24".…
30 wordsSECTION 3432 Samuel 22:26
2 Samuel 22:26 Ver. 26. With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, [and] with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright. See Gill on "Ps 18:25".…
30 wordsSECTION 3442 Samuel 22:27
2 Samuel 22:27 Ver. 27. With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavoury. See Gill on "Ps 18:26".…
29 wordsSECTION 3452 Samuel 22:28
2 Samuel 22:28 Ver. 28. And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes [are] upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down. See Gill on "Ps 18:27".…
32 wordsSECTION 3462 Samuel 22:29
2 Samuel 22:29 Ver. 29. For thou [art] my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness. See Gill on "Ps 18:28".…
26 wordsSECTION 3472 Samuel 22:30
2 Samuel 22:30 Ver. 30. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. See Gill on "Ps 18:29".…
30 wordsSECTION 3482 Samuel 22:31
2 Samuel 22:31 Ver. 31. [As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the Lord [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him. See Gill on "Ps 18:30".…
37 wordsSECTION 3492 Samuel 22:32
2 Samuel 22:32 Ver. 32. For who [is] God, save the Lord? and who [is] a rock, save our God?] See Gill on "Ps 18:31".…
27 wordsSECTION 3502 Samuel 22:33
2 Samuel 22:33 Ver. 33. God [is] my strength [and] power: and he maketh my way perfect. See Gill on "Ps 18:32".…
24 wordsSECTION 3512 Samuel 22:34
2 Samuel 22:34 Ver. 34. He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: and setteth me upon my high places. See Gill on "Ps 18:33".…
26 wordsSECTION 3522 Samuel 22:35
2 Samuel 22:35 Ver. 35. He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. See Gill on "Ps 18:34". 2 Samuel 22:36Ver. 36. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. See Gill on "Ps 18:35". 2 Samuel 22:37Ver. 37. Thou hast enlarged my steps under…
531 wordsSECTION 3532 Samuel 23:1
2 Samuel 23:1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 23 In this chapter are recorded the last words of David under a divine inspiration, 2Sa 23:1; and an account is given of his great men, famous for warlike exploits, particularly of three mighty men who did very marvellous things, 2Sa 23:8; and of two others next unto them, …
651 wordsSECTION 3542 Samuel 23:2
2 Samuel 23:2 Ver. 2. The Spirit of the Lord spake by me,.... The psalms and songs he composed were not the fruits of his own genius, but were written by him under the inspiration of the Spirit of God; by whom holy men of God, the penmen of the Scriptures, spoke, even as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, of whom Davi…
178 wordsSECTION 3552 Samuel 23:3
2 Samuel 23:3 Ver. 3. The God of Israel said,.... To David, or by him; he who was the covenant God of Israel literally considered, and is the covenant God and Father of the whole spiritual Israel, and who is owned, believed in, and worshipped by them: the Rock of Israel spake to me; the same with the God of Israel in…
519 wordsSECTION 3562 Samuel 23:4
2 Samuel 23:4 Ver. 4. And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds,.... That is, such a ruler that rules in righteousness, and in the fear of God; he is the light and glory of his people, who guides and directs them, makes them cheerful and comfortable; his admi…
778 wordsSECTION 3572 Samuel 23:5
2 Samuel 23:5 Ver. 5. Although my house [be] not so with God,.... So bright, and flourishing, and prosperous as the government of the just ruler before described; or is not "right" {m} with God, meaning his family, in which great sins were committed, and great disorders and confusions brought into it, as the cases of …
1,000 wordsSECTION 3582 Samuel 23:6
2 Samuel 23:6 Ver. 6. But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away,.... Not like the tender grass that springs up, and flourishes after rain, and the sunshine upon that; but like thorns, useless, hurtful, and pernicious, and fit only for burning: this is true of wicked men in general, that cas…
183 wordsSECTION 3592 Samuel 23:7
2 Samuel 23:7 Ver. 7. But the man [that] shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear,.... To remove these thorns, or sons of Belial, out of the way, or to defend himself against them; or weapons of war must be made use of to conquer and destroy them, according to the sense of Ben Gersom, and whi…
327 wordsSECTION 3602 Samuel 23:8
2 Samuel 23:8 Ver. 8. These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had,.... Besides Joab his general, who is not mentioned; for these were all military men under him, which are distinguished into three classes; the first and highest consisted of three only, who were general officers; and the second also of three,…
671 wordsSource & rights
Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
Project Gutenberg source record →
Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.