1 Chronicles Index
  Previous  Next 

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com


1 Chronicles Chapter 20

1 Chronicles

ch1 20:0

Overview

Ch1 20:1, Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and the people thereof tortured; Ch1 20:4, Three giants are slain in three several overthrows of the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 20:1

ch1 20:1

am 2969, bc 1035, An, Ex, Is, 456

And it came: Sa2 11:1

after the year was expired: Heb. at the return of the year, Kg1 20:22, Kg1 20:26; Kg2 13:20

wasted: Isa 6:11, Isa 54:16

Rabbah: Deu 3:11; Sa2 12:26, Sa2 17:27; Jer 49:2, Jer 49:3; Eze 21:20, Eze 25:5; Amo 1:14

Joab smote: Sa2 11:16-25, Sa2 12:26-31

1 Chronicles 20:2

ch1 20:2

it: Heb. the weight of it

and he brought: Ch1 18:11; Sa2 8:11, Sa2 8:12

1 Chronicles 20:3

ch1 20:3

And he: Ch1 19:2-5; Psa 21:8, Psa 21:9

and cut: Instead of wyyasar, "and he cut," the parallel passage is wyyasem, "and he put them;" which is also the reading here of seven manuscripts collated by Dr. Kennicott. Sawing asunder, etc., of human beings, have no more place in the text, than they had in David's conduct towards the Ammonites.

with saws: Exo 1:14; Jos 9:23; Jdg 8:6, Jdg 8:7, Jdg 8:16, Jdg 8:17; Kg1 9:21

1 Chronicles 20:4

ch1 20:4

am 2986, bc 1018, An, Ex, Is, 473

there arose: or, there continued. Heb. there stood. Sa2 21:15

Gezer: or, Gob, Jos 12:12, Jos 16:3; Sa2 21:18-22

Sibbechai: Ch1 11:29

Sippai: Sa2 21:18, Saph

the giant: or, Rapha

1 Chronicles 20:5

ch1 20:5

Jair: Sa2 21:19, Jaare-oregim

Goliath: Sa1 17:4, Sa1 21:9, Sa1 22:10; Sa2 21:19

1 Chronicles 20:6

ch1 20:6

of great stature: Heb. of measure, Sa2 21:20

the son of the giant: Heb. born to the giant, or Rapha

1 Chronicles 20:7

ch1 20:7

defied: or, reproached, Sa1 17:10, Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Isa 37:23

Shimea: Ch1 2:13, Shimma, Sa1 16:9, Shammah

1 Chronicles 20:8

ch1 20:8

they fell: Jos 14:12; Ecc 9:11; Jer 9:23; Rom 8:31


Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 21