B.C. 1018? See footnote, Time, 27 B.C. 1018? Rev. 10:6. 42 They looked, but there was see footnote, Time, 27 With the pure thou wilt 42 They looked, but there was shew thyself pure; and with none to save; even unto the the froward thou wilt shew LORD, but he answered them not. a Wicked, punish thyself unsavoury. ment of, Psa. 73:3. 6 R. V. perverse 7 R. V. froward. 28 b Afflictions, consolation in, Psa. 34:19. c God, preserver, Gen. 2:2. 29 d God, guide, Gen. 2:2. 30 8 R. V. run upon 9 R. V. do I leap 31 e Faith, exemplifled, Mark 11:22. 10 R. V. shield unto 32 f Rock, figurative, Psa. 78:15. 33 11 R. V. strong fortress: And he guldeth the perfect in his way. 35 12 R. V. mine arms 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt 'save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. 30 For by thee I have run 31 As for God, his way is per- 33 God is my "strength and 34 He maketh my feet like 35 He teacheth my hands to do bend a bow of War; so that 12a bow of steel is 36 Thou hast also given me the 'shield of thy "salvation: and thy 'gentleness hath made me great. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps God, 2 Cor. 10:1. under me; so that my feet did 50 Therefore I will give "thanks not slip. unto thee, O LORD, among then Thankfulness, to 38 I have pursued mine ene-heathen, and I will sing 'praises mies, and destroyed them; and unto thy name. turned not again until I had consumed them. 40 For thou hast girded me David, in his last words, professes his faith with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast 41 Thou hast also 13given me me. in God's promises; 6 and describes the NOW these be the last words of Da'vid. Da'vid the son of Jes'se said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Ja'cob, liverance giveth he to his king: 17 R. V. lovingkindness 1 a David, 1 Sam 16:13. Fear of God, 1 R. V. One that ruleth over men righteously,That ruleth / Faith, exempli Jed, Mark 11:22. 2 Covenant, of God 29:1. ith men, Deut. à God, faithfulness of, Gen. 2:2, 1 Eril Company, perils of, Prov. 13.20. R. V. the ungodly Iron, figurative, k Wicked, punish- 3 R. V. armed 8 1 Armies, rewards for meritorious condud in, roll of Bono, vs. 8-39; Deut. 11:4. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting 'covenant, ordered in all things, and "sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 6 But the sons of Beli-al shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. 8 ¶ 'These be the names of the mighty men whom Da'vid had: The "Tach'mo-nīte that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Ad'I-nō the Ez'nīte: 'he lift up his spear lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. Or, Jashobeam, 1 Chr. 27:2. 4 R. V. omits he 9 1 Chr. 11:12. • Philistines, Gen. 26:14. 5 R. V. Dodai the son of an Ahobite, 10 Courage, instan- 7 War, God in. Judg. 3:2. 'wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was Shăm'mah the son of Ag'e-e the Ha'rarite. And the "Phi-lis'tines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Phi-lis'tines. 12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the 'Phi-lis'tineş: and the LORD 'wrought a great victory. 13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to "Da'vid in the harvest time unto the cave of 'A-dŭl'lăm: and the troop of the 'Phi-lis'tines pitched in the valley of "Rěph'a-Ĭm. 14 And Da'vid was then in an hold, and the "garrison of the 'Phi-lis'tines was then in "Bĕth’– le-hěm. 15 And Da'vid longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of "Beth'-le-hěm, which is by the gate! 16 x 1 Chr. 11:18. 16:13. 16 And the three mighty men Pbrake through the host of the Phi-lis'tineş, and drew water out of the well of "Beth'-le-hěm, David, 1 Sam. that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to "Da'vid: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 17 And he said, Be it far from 9 And after him was "E-le-a'- me, O LORD, that I should do zar the son of "Dō'do the A-hō'-this: is not this the blood of the hite, one of the three mighty men with "Da'vid, when they defied the 'Phi-lis'tines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Iş'ra-el were gone men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. 18 And aÁ-bish'a-i, the brother of 'Jō'ǎb, the son of Zĕr-u-i'ah, 10 "He arose, and smote the was chief among three. And he Phi-lis'tines until his hand was lifted up his spear against three weary, and his hand clave un-hundred, and slew them, and had to the sword: and the LORD the name among three. away: z Consecration, instances of, Lev. 7:37. 17 7 R. V. shall I drink the 18 a Abishai, 2 Sam. 3:30. b Joab, 2 Sam. 20. c Courage, instan- B.C. 1018? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 20 d Benaiah, 1 Kin. e Josh. 15:21; B.C. 1018? Rev. 10:6. 19 Was he not most honourable 33 Shăm'mah the Ha'ra-rite, See footnote, Time, of three? therefore he was their 33 d 1 Chr. 11:35. 34 34 E-liph'e-lět the son of 'A-hǎs'ba-i, the son of the Måǎch'a-thīte, 'É-li'am the son of Or, Ur, 1 Chr. A-hith'o-phěl the Gi'lo-nite, 35 "Hěz'ra-i the Cär'mel-ite, 'Pa'a-rãi the Är'bite, 20 And "Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a-da, the son of a valiant man, of Kǎb'ze-el, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Mō'ab: he went down also and slew a 'lion in the 36 'I'gǎl the son of Na'than of midst of a pit in time of snow: Zō'bah, Bā'nī the Găd'īte, 21 And he slew an "E-gyp'tian, 37 Ze'lek the Am'mon-ite a goodly man: and the E-gyp'-*Na'ha-ri the Bê-ē'roth-īte, artian had a 'spear in his hand; mourbearer to Jo'ăb the son of but he went down to him with a Zĕr-u-i'ah, i Spear, 2 Kin. 11: staff, and plucked the spear out of the E-gyp'tian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 22 These things did "Be-nā'iah the son of Jê-hoi'a-da, and had the name among three mighty David's sin in numbering the people. 21 h Egyptians, Gen. 50:3. 10. 23 1 David, 1 Sam. 16:13. 24 k Asahel, 2 Sam. 2:18. 1 Chr. 11:26. 25 m Or, Shammoth, 1 Chr. 11:27. 26 n 1 Chr. 11:27; 27: 10. o 1 Chr. 11:28. p 1 Chr. 27:9. 27 q 1 Chr. 11:28; 27: 12. 2 For the king said to 'Jo'ăb the captain of the 'host, which was with him, Go now through 27 ¶Ã-bi-ē'zēr the An'e-thoth- all the tribes of Is'ra-el, from ite, Me-bun'nai the Hu'shath-ite, "Dăn even to 'Be'er-she'ba, and 28 Zăl'mon the A-hō'hite, 'Mâ-*./number ye the people, that I hǎr'a-i the Nê-toph'a-thīte, may know the number of the 29 'He'lěb the son of 'Ba'a-nah, people. a Ne-tŎph'a-thīte, "It'ta-i the son of "Rībai out of Gib'e-ah of the children of "Ben'ja-min, 30 *Be-na'iah the Pir'a-thonz Brook, Deut. 8:7. ite, "Hid'da-i of the "brooks of "Ga'ǎsh, u Or, Ithai, 1 Chr. 11:31. v 1 Chr. 11:31. w Benjamin, tribe of, Num. 1:37. 30 I Benaiah, 1 Chr. 27:14. y Or, Hurai, 1 Chr. 11:32. 3 And 'Jo'ǎb 'said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God. add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 32 É-li'ah-bȧ the Sha-ăl'bo- 4 Notwithstanding the king's Numbering of Israel, by Moses, Ex. 38:26; 1; 3:14-43; 26; by David, 2 Sam. 24:1-9; 1 Chr. 21:1 24. 39 m Uriah, 2 Sam. 11:3. B.C. 1017? 1 a Anger of God. 2 Kin. 13:3. b Israel, under the kings, Ex. 4:22. a David, 1 Sam. 16:13. 1 Chr. 21. Muster, 2 Kin. 25:19. Armies, enumer ation of, Deut. 11:4. 1 R. V. saying. 2 Job, 2 Sam. 29. 20:1. 7 Tyre, fortified, Josh. 19:29. 14 And Dā'vid said unto *Găd. z Adversity, resigI am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the a Resignation, exLORD; 'for his mercies are emplified, Job 7 And came to the strong hold Hivites, Gen. 10: năan-ītes: and they went out to hand of man. 17. 19:10. Judah, tribe of. e 5:17. of, Mark 11:22. c God, mercy of, Gen. 2:2. 15 God, providence of, Gen. 2:2. Sin, punishment of, Rom. 5:12. f Plague, Ex. 11:1. Nation, involved in sins of rulers, Isa. 2:4. h Dan, Judg. 18: 29. 20:1. 16 j Angel, functions the south of Ju'dah, even to 15 So the LORD desent a 'Be'er-she'bȧ. 'pestilence upon Is'ra-el from 8 So when they had gone the morning even to the time p Jerusalem, Judg. through all the land, they came appointed: and there died of to "Jê-ru'să-lěm at the end of the people from "Dăn even to nine months and twenty days. 'Be'er-she'bȧ seventy thousand 9 And Jo'ǎb gave up the *sum men. of the number of the people unto 16 And when the angel stretch-i Beer-sheba, Judg. the king: and there were in Iş'-ed out his hand upon *Jê-ru'sâra-el 'eight hundred thousand lem to destroy it, the 'LORD valiant men that drew the sword; m."repented him of the evil, and and the men of Ju'dah were said to the angel that destroyed 'five hundred thousand men. the people, It is enough: stay 10 ¶ And Da'vid's 'heart now thine hand. And the angel smote him after that he had of the LORD was by the threshnumbered the people. And Da'- ingplace of PA-rau'nah the Jěb'vid said unto the LORD, "I have u-sīte. sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 17 And 'Da'vid 'spake unto the Or. Ornan, 1 Chr. LORD when he saw the 'angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, 'I have sinned, and I haver done wickedly: 'but these sheep what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 3 R. V. perversely: 18 ¶ And Găd came that day to 'Da'vid, and said unto him, Go up, rear an "altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of PA-rau'nah the Jěb'u-site. 19 And Da'vid, according to 18 u Altar, Gen, 8:20. Be GAD (fortune). A prophet, 2 Sam. 24:11. Bids David | nacle service, 2 Chr. 29:25. Is one of the court historians durleave Adullam, 1 Sam. 22:5. Bears the divine message to ing the reign of David, 1 Chr. 29:29. Dartd offering choice between three evils, for his presumption in numbering Israel, 2 Sam. 24:11-14; 1 Chr. 21:9-13. Bids David build an altar on threshing floor of Ornan, 2 Sam. 24: 18, 19; 1 Chr. 21:18, 19. Assists David in arranging taber CHOICE. Between life and death, Deut. 30:19, 20. tween God and false gods, Josh. 24:15-18. Between judgments, by Darid, 2 Sam. 24:12-14; 1 Chr. 21:11-13. Between God and Baal, 1 Kin. 18:21, 39, 40. Of Moses, Heb. 11:24, 25. M KIN B.C. 1018? 20 v Salutations, Luke 1:44. 22 w Liberality, in 6:18. the saying of Găd, went up as other instruments of the oxen for wood. 24 And the king said unto Â-rau'nah, Nay; but I will sure 20 And PÂ-rau'nah looked, and 23 All these things did "Â-rau'- 22 And "A-rau'nah said unto Unselfishness, 1 Cor. 10:24. y Offerings, burnt, 4 R. V. offering, B.C. 1015? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 1 a David, 1 Sam. b Old Age, Isa. 2 c Virgin, Isa. 62:5. 3 e 1 Kin. 2:13-25. els of silver. a, 25 And Da'vid built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered 'burnt offerings and 'peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the Plague, Ex. 11:1. 'plague was stayed from İşʼra-el. Nathan and Bath-sheba induce the king and ministered to him: but the to secure the succession to Solomon. 32king knew her not. Solomon anointed king. 41 At the ti TOW king "Da'vid was 'old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young 'virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of İş'ra-el, and found Ab'T-shǎg a *Shu'nam-mite, and brought her to the king. *SHUNAMMITE, a person from Shunem. Abishag, the damsel who nourished David, 1 Kin. 1:3; desired by AdoniJah as wife, 1 Kin. 2:13-25. A woman who gave hospitality to Elisha, and whose son he raised to life, 2 Kin, 4:8-37. Rev. 10:6. |