1 Chronicles 14

1 Chronicles 14:1

1 Chronicles 14:1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.Ver. 1. Now Hiram king of Tyre.] \ \

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1 Chronicles 14:2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.Ver. 2. Because of his people.] For their behoof and benefit.

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1 Chronicles 14:3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.Ver. 3. And David begat more sons.] Man’ s badness breaketh not off the course of God’ s goodness.

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1 Chronicles 14:8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard [of it], and went out against them.Ver. 8. Went up to seek David.] But had soon enough of him; but God had a holy hand in all, to bring them to condign punishment for their late misusage of dead Saul and his sons; ascribing their successes to their gods, &c.

1 Chronicles 14:11

1 Chronicles 14:11 So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.Ver. 11. Like the breaking forth of waters.] That is, saith the Chaldee Paraphrast, As water runneth out of a broken earthen vessel.

1 Chronicles 14:12

1 Chronicles 14:12 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.Ver. 12. And when they had left their gods there.] Their terricula bogey gods. They were now in a great fright.

1 Chronicles 14:13

1 Chronicles 14:13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.Ver. 13. And the Philistine yet again.] Ne accepta quidem clade resipiscunt: they were obdurate and obstinate.

1 Chronicles 14:14

1 Chronicles 14:14 Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.Ver. 14. Against the mulberry trees.] Where the Philistines had placed their gods, say the Hebrews.

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1 Chronicles 14:15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.Ver. 15. For God.] That is, The angel of God, saith the Chaldee.

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1 Chronicles 14:17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.Ver. 17. And the Lord brought the fear of him.] He grew terrible to his enemies. So did Hunniades, Scanderbeg, Charles V, &c., ita et parentes liberis plorantibus silentium non aliter imperarent quam horum praesentiam minitando: so that mothers stilled their children by these men’ s names.