About 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles retells Israel's history from Adam to David, emphasizing the temple, worship, and the Davidic covenant for the returned exiles.

Author: Ezra (traditionally)Written: c. 450-400 BCReading time: ~1 minVerses: 8
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King James Version

1 Chronicles 20

8 verses with commentary

The Capture of Rabbah

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. after: Heb. at the return of the year

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(1) **After the year was expired.**—Heb., *at the time of the return of the year: i.e.,* in spring. (See 1Kings 20:22; 1Kings 20:26.) **At the time that kings go** **out.**—See 1Kings 20:16. Military operations were commonly suspended during winter. The Assyrian kings have chronicled their habit of making yearly expeditions of conquest and plunder. It was exceptional for the king to “remain in the...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. to weigh: Heb. the weight of

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(2) **The crown of their king.**—Or, “of Milcom” or “Moloch,” their god. The Heb. *malkâm,* “their Melech” (i.e., king), occurs in this sense (Zephaniah 1:5. Comp. Amos 5:26.) The same title is applied by the prophets to Jehovah (Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 44:6, “Jahweh, the king [melech] of Israel.” Comp. Zephaniah 3:15, and John 1:49; John 12:15; 2Samuel 12:12; Psalm 5:2; Psalm 89:18; Isaiah 8:21; and J...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(3) **And he brought.**—Better, *“And the people that were in it he brought out, and sawed with the saw, and with the iron threshing-drags* (Isaiah 41:15), *and with the axes.”* **Sawed.**—The Hebrew is an old word, only found here. Samuel reads, by change of one letter, “set them in,” or “among,” the saws, &c. **With the axes.**—So Samuel. Our Hebrew text repeats the word “saw” in the plural, owi...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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Wars Against the Philistines

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. arose: or, continued: Heb. stood Gezer: or, Gob the giant: or, Rapha

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

II. This section corresponds to 2Samuel 21:18-22. The chronicler has omitted the history of Absalom’s rebellion, with all the events which preceded and followed it, as recorded in 2 Samuel 13-20; and, further, the touching story of the sacrifice of seven sous of Saul at the demand of the Gibeonites (2Samuel 21:1-14). (4) **And it came to pass after this.**—Comp. Notes on 1Chronicles 18:1; 1Chronic...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. Jair: called also, Iaare-ore-gim.2.Sam.21.19

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(5) **There** **was war again.**—Samuel adds, “in Gob.” The proper name is probably a transcriber’s repetition; the Syriac and Arabic there are without it. **Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite.**—The Hebrew text and LXX. of Samuel have the very different statement: “And Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite slew Goliath the Gittite.” There are good critics...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. great: Heb. a man of measure the son: Heb. born to the giants, or, Rapha

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(6) **Man of great** **stature.**—See Margin. Samuel has a slightly different form. **Whose fingers . . .**—The Authorised Version here agrees with the Hebrew text of Samuel. The Hebrew text of Chronicles is abridged: “And his digits six and six—twenty and four.” **Was the son of the giant.**—*Was born to the Rephaite:* *i.e.,* the clan so named.

Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. defied: or, reproached Shimea: called Shammah

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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<strong>Theological Analysis:</strong> This passage falls within the section on Final conquests and giant slayers. The Hebrew term <em>רָפָה (rapha) - giant/Rephaim</em> is theologically significant here, pointing to God enables victory over impossible odds. The Chronicler's narrative, while paralleling Samuel-Kings in places, offers a distinct theological perspective emphasizing temple worship, L...
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Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(8) **These **(*’ēl*)*,* a rare word, found eight times in the Pentateuch with the article, here only without; perhaps an error of transcription. Samuel, “these four.” The chronicler has omitted one giant. (See 1Chronicles 20:4.) **The giant.**—*The Rephaite:* that is, the clan or tribe of Rephaim. They need not have been brothers. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers Text Courtesy of BibleS...
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Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Chapter 20 Chapter Outline Hezekiah's sickness, His recovery in answer to prayer.(1-11) Hezekiah shows his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon, His death.(12-21) **Verses 1-11** Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparatio...
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