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Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
As this rehearsal makes no mention of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, so neither of the troubles of his family that followed upon it; not a word of Absalom's rebellion, or Sheba's. But David's sin, in numbering the people, is here related, because, in the atonement made for that sin, an intimation was given of the spot of ground on which the...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
"Out of the eater comes forth meat." It was upon occasion of the terrible judgment inflicted on Israel for the sin of David that God gave intimation of the setting up of another altar, and of the place where he would have the temple to be built, upon which David was excited with great vigour to make preparation for that great work, wherein, though...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, in this and the following chapters settles the method of the temple-service and puts into order the offices and officers of it. In the late irregular times, and during the wars in the beginning of his reign, we may suppose that, though the Levitical ordinances were kept up, yet it...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
This chapter gives us a more particular account of the distribution of the priests and Levites into their respective classes, for the more regular discharge of the duties of their offices, according to their families. I. Of the priests, ver. 1-19. II. Of the Levites, ver. 20-31. The Courses of the Priests. (b. c. 1015.) 1 Now these are the...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
David, having settled the courses of these Levites that were to attend the priests in their ministrations, proceeds, in this chapter, to put those into a method that were appointed to be singers and musicians in the temple. Here is, I. The persons that were to be employed, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun (ver. 1), their sons (ver. 2-6), and other...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
We have here an account of the business of the Levites. That tribe had made but a very small figure all the time of the judges, till Eli and Samuel appeared. But when David revived religion the Levites were, of all men, in the greatest reputation. And happy it was that they had Levites who were men of sense, fit to support the honour of their...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have the civil list, including the military, I. The twelve captains for every separate month of the year, ver. 1-15. II. The princes of the several tribes, ver. 16-24. III. The officers of the court, ver. 25-34. The Officers of the Army. (b. c. 1015.) 1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
The account we have of David's exit, in the beginning of the first book of Kings, does not make his sun nearly so bright as that given in this and the following chapter, where we have his solemn farewell both to his son and his subjects, and must own that he finished well. In this chapter we have, I. A general convention of the states summoned to...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
David has said what he had to say to Solomon. But he had something more to say to the congregation before he parted with them. I. He pressed them to contribute, according to their ability, towards the building and furnishing of the temple, ver. 1-5. II. They made their presents accordingly with great generosity, ver. 6-9. III. David offered up...