1 Chronicles 14

1 Chronicles 14:1

IS OW Iliram Jcing of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to bidld him a house.

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. See both these verses explained in 2 Sam. v. 11, 12. where the same thing is related, almost in the same words,

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And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more spnf and daughters. After ho came from Hebron, and had possessed himself of Jerusalem, he took more wives and concubines also, as wc read 2 Sam. v. 13. But they are all hero called wives, for so they were: though not principal wives (asPellicanus notes); that is, not such as governed the family, for that the concubines did not.

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Now these are the names of his children ivhich he had in Jerusalem: Shainmua, and Shobdb, Nathan, and Solomon.

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And Ibhar, and’ElisJma, and Elpalet. Ver. G. And Nogah, andNeph.eg, and Japhia.

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And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. In 2 Sara. v* 14-1G. there arc but eleven mentioned, whereas here arc thirteen; of which I gave some account in that place. To which I shall here add, that some of them died in their childhood, which arc reckoned here, but not in the other place. For here are two Eliphalets, the first of which dying yOiing, the last was so called to preserve his memory. So Kimohi writes very judiciously; perhaps neither the first Eliphalet, nor Nogah, are mentioned in the book of Samuel, because they were not then living, but they are recorded here: because the author of this book proposed to himself to give an account of all David’s sons born at Jerusalem, as he saith vef. 4; As for the difference between Elpalet ver. 5. and filiphalfet in this verse, Simeon de Muis hath well observed it ought Hot to make any one think there is an error either here or in any other place: for that king of Frailcb who is cotnmoiily Called Clodovseus, is called, by CassiodOre Luduinus, Lildovicus, and, in Hincmar, HludoVicus: such differences there are in the pronunciation of the same nalne, the examples of which are infinite, as he speaks in his Varia Sacra.

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And when the Philistines heard that David ivas anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines tvent up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them. See 2 Sam. v. 17. - Ver. D. And the Philistines came and spread thems&ves in the valley of Rephaim.] This phrase spread themselves, geems to import that they were very numerous, and assured themselves of victory. (Sec there, ver. 18.)

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And DaVid inquired of God, saying, Shall J go tip dgainst the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into tiiihehandl And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I tvill delitkr them into thine hand.

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So they came tip to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there. Tlien said David, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand, like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperdzim.] See these vferses explained in 2 Sam. v. 19, 20.

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And when they had left their gods there, David