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The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Chronicles
Philip Chapman Barker [d.1904] · 415,586 words · 458 reading sections
The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Chronicles — Section 1
THE PULPIT CO_MMENTARY, EDITED BY THE VERY REV. H. D. M. 'SPENCE, D.D., DEAN OF GLOUCESTER; AND BY THE REV. JOSEPH S. EXELL, M.A. WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY THE VERY REV. F. W. FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S., DEAN OF CANTERBURY. RIGHT REV. H. COTTERILL, D.D., F.R.S.E. VERY REV. PRINCIPAL J. TULLOCH, D.D. REV. CANON G. RA…
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§ 2. THE ORIGINAL FORM OF TIIE WoRJr. Chronicles was not originally divided into two parts in the Hebre 1v manuscripts. On the contrary, Jerome ('Ad Domnion et Rogatian ') says that these remained undivided even in his time, although the division had been made by the Septuagint translators, and had long been recognize…
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The evidence arising from style of authorship-of necessity limited and inconclusive in the matter of a compilation, but which, so far as it goes, favours the beEof that Ezra himself was the compiler; and the evidence arising from style of diction, which exhibits many point.~ of similarity with that of Ezra, Nehemiah, a…
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"Israol," have occupied the previous seven chapters ( i.e. eh. ii. I-viii. 40). And tho authority cited appears, both in our Authorized Version and in our Hebrew text, as" The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah." But, as will be seen under the passage, the Masoretic pointing will give us rather, " The Book of the Ki…
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(Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' iii. 1126), bd rather histories of tbem, and which therefore inevitably had much to say of David also. If on this theory it should appear remarkable that the authorship of those works is not attached to them, nor mentioned, this is but in harmony with the whole of the historical books o…
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to show that o. little store o.t e.ll events of wealth in this sort existed once. Nor is it o.bso1utely impossible that what has been lost may yet come to light. § 6. THE CONTENTS AND OBJECT OF THE WORK. 1. As regards the contents of Chronicles, they may, perhaps, be best divided into three parts. (1) Lists of genea…
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essentia1ly free from the obscuring influences liable to gather round tho most scrupulous historian who lives in or very near to the times and events ho would describe. Again, the more numerous and abundant the contem- poro.neoue or original sources of information to the hand of the writer of a new shape of history, th…
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Jsraol. De W ette prefers even to deny him the loophole of being himself unconsciously misled by the strength of his alleged Levitical animus. (2) And that he has e. weak leaning to the "supernatural," in obedience to which he leans to the temptation of both inventing and exaggerating. The first of these charges may b…
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surpassed even that of Hezekiah'e, while the date to which the memory i8 referred remounts not eimply to Solomon's time, hut to the "days of Samuel the prophet." (4) And, once more, 2 Chron. xxviii. 7 offers no self-con- tradiction whatever. Rather the only difficulty lies in choosing between several manifest interpret…
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there, and the last two verees remain an indication of the severance there effected. Meantime Ezra, made into a separate book, was placed where in the Hebrew canon we find it, in due historical order, after Daniel (the contents of which consist of some account of the period of the Captivity) and bef!YT'e Nehemiah, whil…
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lead to some surer conclusions upon the greater questions involved in it; while help against the great and frequent corruption of the text may be confidently expected from that invaluable collation of the Massorah, about to be given t.o Hebrew scholarship by the indefatigable labours of Dr. Ginsburg. For the freer crit…
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FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. EXPOSITION. CHAPTER I. give all the intervening generations from the first to Shem, it may not be so; nor be Vera. 1-4.-A. LIST OF GENERATJON9 intended to convey that impression. It is FROM ADAM TON OAH. These verses contain a held by some that names are omitted, and line of genealogic…
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brew, according to the text nnd edition con- of Shinar. Out of that land wont forth sulted, very slight vnrietions nre found in tho Asshur, and bui!ded Niuoveh, and tho city orthograp~y of Tuba.I (S:~i:,) hero for ~?!:,)) R~hoboth, and Co.lab, and Reseu botweeu and Tsrshish ('1\!''t!'7l'.I) here for l!i•;;'-:,i:i,) …
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half-way to Abram. H is hore tho lineal parentage found in Abraham, the" common tnblo pnuees to givo Joktan and hie thirteen father of the faithful." snns. 'l'ho names then in this portion of Vers. 28 - 37. - K LIST OF THE SONS, the list are twenty-six in number. In the GRANDSONS, AND OTHER DESCE~DANTS OF Authorized…
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places and in the Hebrew text; but in text, and in the Septuagint, except thut thia the Septuagint slight differences occur, R8 last reads Naohes here for Naehoth there. Zembram, Iexan, Madam, Sobak, Soe, Daidan, Vers. 38-42.-F. LIST OF DESCEISDANTB Sabai, Opher, Abide., and Eldada. here, for OF SEIB. These verses c…
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ngree in the two ph1cee oe regards these remark may have !hence originated. Lastly nnmee, with the aamo exceptions. Bat it he.a been correctly pointed out that th~ in tho Septuagint the names differ much structure of the sentence in the original moro in the two plucee. Thus for 'nua.p, does not at all necessitate the s…
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both Authorized Version 11ml Hebrew text, nlluded to in the omissions involved in the ore nn cxnC"t rountcrpnrt of those found in following of the name of Seth upon that GPn. xxni. 40-•rn. except that Ali&h here of Adam. The genenlogies of this cbnpter, 1so Alian, ver. 40) sto.nds for Alvah in with their pnrnllels i…
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T,evitical view of Hebrew history. 2. The reader should be on the watch for gleams of light amidst the sombre catalogues of lsraelitish names. (3) Sympathy should be elicited by the presentation of the Divine side of both biography and history.-'!'. On tl1efirst nine chapters-Genealogies. Most readers of the Scripture…
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On the genealogical tables of the first sim chapte1·s of the First Book of Olironicles. It is worth while to read these long lists of names. It is like standing on a river-bank and watching the flow of time. Solemn thoughts of transiency of life, of fame, of importance, are suggested by them. Solemn thoughts of respons…
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that love him. Do right and do good, and none can limit your power of blessing your fellow-men. Yet observe, lastly- IV. THE PROMISE OF THE START IB SOMETIMES BROKEN, AND TIIE UNPRO:lfISING JlEOINNINO 'l'UBNS OUT WELL. Some of Aaron's sons (Naclab and Abihu) have an awful fate; some of Judah's an unhappy character. Bu…
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Vers. 1-4.-The two great race-heads. It is a significant thing that Scripture so distinctly affirms a double beginning for the human rac~, and sets before UR two great human fathers. It is usual to speak of our" father Adam," but it would be at least as truthful to speak of our "father Noah." The period from Adam to…
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condition H divided into three great strearr.s, represented by Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and it is found by scholars now that this is still the substantial division of the human race. But everywhere we find the condition of the shortened life. "Brief life is here our portion." And this is made one of the most important i…
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. Ver_. 19.-The divided earth. Here a m~n'.s_name is e~p_loyed to fix an important historical fnct. The word Peleg means "d1v1s10n," but 1t 1s uncertain whether allu- sion i~ _intended to th_e dis~rsion of the people from Dabe!, or a later separation of the 8_hern1t1c race to which this_ Peleg belonged. "The two rac…
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Ver. 27.-Abraham's double name. F. W. Robertson hM some suggestive remarks on tho significance of ancient no.mes in bis sermon on' Jacob's Wrestling' (vol. i. pp. 41, 42). He recognizes in the Hebrew history three periods in which names and words bore very different characters. We deal with the first of these periods, …
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Chapters i. and ii.-Genealogies. In the meaning of genealogical names as translated from the original, volumes of spiritual truth lie hid. In the present day names are arbitrarily given, generally because they belong to some member of the family; indeed, in most cases, for no other reason. With the Jews it was diffe…
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m1my of tho names in these genealogies have "El" or "Jah" as a prefix or termina- tion-the former God as Creator, the latter God in covenant or as P.edeemer. Thus each individual bearing this Divine name is seen in direct personal relation to God in theso aspects of his character. But the most important consideratio…
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two Ycrscs of the second chapter we have the names of the family of Israel. 'l'he sons of Israel arc mentioned in their order of natural birthright. llut immediately in the same charter, in the family enumeration, this order is set aside, and instead of be- ,::inning with Reuben, according to the natural order, the rec…
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seed of Abmham" a.re the children of the promise (Ilom. ix. 8), but they who have the Rpirit of tho believing and obedient patriarch; they who are Jews, "not outwitrdly, but inwardly, ... whose praise is not of men, but of God" (P.om. ii. 28, 29). This is the pater':1itf to which we shou)d. aspire\ 11:nd to which we ma…
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EXPOSITION. where it branches into three great-grandsons CHAPTER II. (vers. 3-9). 3. 'fhe line of .Judah pursuer! The interest of this chapter owes some- through thoso three branches to a point thing to the several unsatisfied questions manifestly significant in one, aud presum- which it suggests, to difficult and…
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iless, tho daughter of Bho.d; nnd two, Pharez of Hezron, the most important hy far of the and Zerah, by Tamar, his own daughter-in- seven gra.ndsons. His three sons are an- liiw, under the cireumstances described nounced, nnd, as beginning with tbe flrst- (Gen. xxxviii. 6-30). 'fhere all these born, so presumably in…
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pubject is treated interestingly under the Uri, and great-grandson :Oezaleel. Furthor Tai·ious ne.mes in Smith's 'llible Dictionary.' reference to these is mane in ver. 50. 'l'he husband of Zeruiah is given no,vhere, Vers. 21-24.-The first interruption to while the husband of Abigail, here called the record of Caleb'…
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villages thereof," !Hemlly, dau(lhterB), All Ver. 26.-For i1'Jf?V., one manuscript has these belonged to the Bona o! lllaohir, the ,!!?~, and another :,'J1tlp, father of Gilead, might perhaps be open Ver. 28.-One me.n·uscript makes Ne.dab to the tmnslo.tion, "All these were the and Abishnr two additional sons of 0nam, …
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Azari1Lh. See the import1mt art. "Zalxul,'' place before the eye. To this C11lob un- Smith's 'Bible Dictionary;' and its further mistakable reference is made in twenty- remarks as to the evidence of the genenlogy eight passages, iu sixteen of which he is in the fact of its twenty-fourth and last n11me called "son of Jo…
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(' Spenker's Commontnry,' in loc.) thnt just these verses !ins also been alren,lv discussed. ns vcr. 33 closes the table of J ernhmcel It may Le 110w added (see Kei(' Commen- with "These were the sons of Jerahmeel,'' tary,' in loc.) that some would nnclerstand the 80 ver. 49 should close the to.hie of Culeh wor<ls as t…
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l!eparo.ted from the last word of the previous rently a lasting place in Judnh (Judg. i.16), ,•erse. rhe families of the soribes is Jinked while Saul was careful to urge them to save on by the conjunction and (which has themselves when he was about to smite the coupled the former sons of Salm& also two ;Amalekites (…
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I. Achan was A TilANSGilESSOR. In transgression rnnch is involved: e.g. Law. A line must be drawn in order that it may be passer! over. A commandment must bP, given before it can be violated. In the case of Achan, the law was published with authority. Covetoumess. Before there can be sin them must be lust. Desires arc …
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Ver. 1.-Jacob-IsraeZ. :Mistake is often m:ide concerning Jacob, and his character 11.nd conduct are very imperfectly estimated. He is set in contrast with the open-heal'ted, impulsive, and generous Esau, to his great disadvantage. Ilut we forget that we nre able to estimate Jacob's character more fully because the proc…
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who feel deeply the natural infirmity of their charactcrR, or have to do with the training of young people who are heavily weighted with inherited infirrnitie~. II. JAcon's BEOOND NAllrlE-'l'HE PRINCE OF Goo. ThiM declares the possible triumph of Divine grace over natural infirmity. \Ve must connect it, not with the i…
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riorating influence it has exerted on mind and heart. A time may come for the man (as Er), or for the nation (as Sodom), when remedial agencies cease to be of avail and then they can but be "cut down." Illustrate from Pharaoh, with the hardened heart •rom King Saul, and from the expression used in Hosea (iv. 17) "Ephra…
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orderings of Divine providence. No man's sin can ever stand alone-it must involve others in its consequences; and in this its hatefulness is revealed and a due foar of it is wrought in our minds. We should not so much hesitate to sin if we could ensure the limitation of the consequences to ourselves. Ent our sin mus…
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and p~m1its us to trnce something of_ David's remarkable family a.ffection to his patcrmt~'· He may therefore sc~ve to mtroduce the. subject of paternal relationships and duties, and the rewards which those may find m the career and virtue of their children who have not been themselves remarkable for anything save for …
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romance of our ~pirits, Our real world ie bard and depressing. It is of the utmost concern to us that we may pass into an ideal world create,! by the irnacrination, and find pleasure in it~ winsome and joyous scenes. The arts take us into a~otber worl<l, and bring to the earth-toilers the pleasures of a paradise. Evide…
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a command came from his Lord, he tells us, "Immediately we conferred not with flesh anrl blood." III. THE WITNESS TO VIR'.l'UE AND DUTY THAT IS MADE DY MILITARY MEN. Lord Nels~n's words ei:nbody the witness all soldiers make. We must work for, suffer for, and, 1f need be, die for, duty. "England expects that every man…
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of Davicl'e reign at Hebron six sons belong, Numb. xiii. 12; 2 Sam. ix. 4, 5; xvi i. 27; each of a different mother. To the thirty eh. xxvi. 5. The component parts of both uml three years (2 Se.m. v. 5; 1 Kings ii. words are the same, but their order is differ- 11) of his reign a~ Jeruso.lem belong other ent-the meanin…
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was the elder, Rnil is in bis right place iu not known from any parallel passage ; and the present passl\ge. Next, that She.Hum Luther, Starke, Dertheau, and others, c,Tcr. xx. 11) is another name of the Jehoa- followed by Zocklcr (in Lange, • Comm. 0. haz or 2 Kings xxiii. 3(1, :11, 3!, aud sevcml 'I'.') translate …
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porho.ps doubtful. Strictly it signifies tends to . giv~ confirmation to the very "aco.ttered to Do.byloo," but (Geseoius, note"."orthy differences of the Septn,igint • Lox icon') if the initio.l po.rt of the word be Vers10n. For although this last, apparently strengthened into )111), theaignifico.tionmight so_me':;…
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C. Hervey (see his valual.,le work on the the succession to a date that mo.y be • Genenlogies of our Lord Jesus Christ,' pp. harmonized with others which Juivo for the 103,307,322; and articles in Smith's' Bible most part held their ground. 'fhat iu ver. Dictionary,' i. 666, 667) oan scarcely be 22 only five names a…
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Vers. 10-24.-The best rewards of piety, etc. 'l'his list of the names of the sons of David before and after the Captivity suggest three truths- !. 'l'HE BEST REWARDS OF PIETY. To David God gave the promise that his children should sit upon his throne; to Solomon ho gave a brilliant court and largo exchequer. David ha…
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Vers. 1-9.-The Icings of the 'royal line-David and Solomon: the lessons q/ their lives. Under the reign of David the kingdoms of Israel and Judah may be said to have been established. It was marked from first to last by conflict, war, and bloodiihed. Foes on every side, both hidden and open, had to be encountered, ba…
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portion of the nation, and then for three imd thirty years over the whole. His capital during the first part of his reign was Hebron; and durh1g the second part, Jerusalem. It is evidently a point of interest and instruction that, though designed for the throne, and anointed in his early life, David only attained the t…
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Ver. 19.-T,lie builder of the second temple. Among the names recorded here, that of Zerubbabel suggests an interesting passage in the Jewish history; and he has a. marked individuality, so that his worlc and his times may be profitably reviewed. It is noticed as a fulfilling of the Divine promise concerning the Davi…
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which eh; ii. had mncle us familiar. Even three, the easy Keri of "and Zobar" is then the ohject or advantage of rcpMting followed by the Scptungint, and wns fol- the first four of these, so far as what follows lowed by our 1611 Authorized Version. is concerned, is not evident. We keep near Ver. 8.-The link of conne…
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these p11rticulars would co.rry little convic- penecl to the wife of Phinch:1s, when she tion by themselves ; e.g. a mother's reasons namecl her offspring "lchabocl" (1 Sam.iv. for aasigning the name of her chilcl long 19-22). outlived the eo.rlier times alone. Upon tile Ver. 10.-When Jabez grew to manhood wllole, …
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·which quite justified the matter of tho will become, as in the margin, mmaz. The prayer, and which thue pleased the Lord. wanting name might be the Jchalaleel of The remarkable and arresting episode could the next verse, 'l'his last name is in the not ha,·e closed in more welcome or im- Hebrew identical with the Jehe.…
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three of tho patriarch Judo.h's sons are et Tircendens, qui principes fuerunt in JloCtb introduced in the genealogy, o.s Er, Onan, et qui re'l!ersi sunt in Lahem ; hree autem and Shelah; where of Er it is said," He was 'l!Mba lletera. Thus Jokim is turned into evil in the eight of the Lord; and he slew Elimelech, a.nd …
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sur~ly in error), that there were others of and their registrntion was correot to them." the same nn,me (and certainly gfren as llertheau, however, to.kes the meaning to brothers), viz. the sons of Ishmael (Gen. be, "And thero was their family register XH. 13; eh. i. 29). Ver. 26 adds apparently to them," i.e. " The…
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Ver. 41.-Tho ha.bita.tionstha.t were found ~e re>o.ds, for Ishi, the Shimci of ver. 27, on there. So the Authorized Version, which ho.s very insufficient grounds. It is a qnc,tion mistcikenly Englished a word which should whether the movement of ver. 42 is to ho J,o.ve been left o. proper no.me," the Maon- understoo…
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permits in the matter of human circumstance, character, career, have always boon many; and though their number ceases not, they maintain the quality of thei1 force. II. THERE IS A CERTAIN SINGULARITY BROUGHT TO NOTICE IN THIS VERSE. A com- parison is distiuct!y instituted. It is an invidious one. Happily, thou"h 0 in…
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nese, and it is for quite othor reasons that we there bid imagination learn reverence and caution, and cha.ten itself. Not so here; in the darkness and the silence of some twenty years or more, we are sure that there mingled error and imperfection and sin, wit.h whatever else there was of redeeming feature in character…
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Ver. 10.-'l'he prayer for the hand. "And that thine hand micrht be with me." This amplifying petition follows significantly upon the more defi~ite and specific entreaty of the beginning of the verse. It also takes us into the ancient workshop of language. The countenances of us all, and their infinitely various expr…
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