Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 12:4 — The complaint was probably twofold. The Israelites no doubt complained in part of the heavy weight of taxation laid upon them for the maintenance of the monarch and his court 1 Kings 4:19-23. But their chief grievance was the forced labor to which they had been subjected 1 Kings 5:13-14; 1 Kings 11:28. Forced labor has been among the causes leading to insurrection in many ages and countries. It helped to bring about the French

1 Kings 22:39 — as a ruler. Prosperity, it is plain, may for a while co-exist with causes - such as, the decay of religions - which are sapping the vital power of a nation, and leading it surely, if slowly, to destruction.The book of the chronicles ... - See above, 1 Kings 14:19; 1Ki 15:31; 1 Kings 16:5, 1 Kings 16:14, 1Ki 16:20, 1 Kings 16:27.

1 Kings 22:39 — prosperidad puede coexistir por un tiempo con causas, como la decadencia de las religiones, que están minando el poder vital de una nación y conduciéndolo seguramente, aunque lentamente, a la destrucción. El libro de las crónicas ... - Ver arriba, 1 Reyes 14:19; 1Ki 15:31 ; 1 Reyes 16:5, 1 Reyes 16:14, 1Ki 16:20 , 1 Reyes 16:27.

1 Chronicles 6:9 — Ahimaaz begat Azariah - It must, apparently, be this Azariah, and not the son of Johanan 1 Chronicles 6:10, who was high priest at the dedication of Solomon’s Temple. For Zadok, who lived into the reign of Solomon 1 Kings 4:4 cannot have been succeeded by a great-great-grandson. The notice in 1 Chronicles 6:10, which is attached to the second Azariah, must, beyond a doubt, belong properly to the first.

Psalms 136:6 — To him that stretched out the earth above the waters - Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:9; see the notes at Psalms 24:2.For his mercy ... - As an illustration of his benignity and kindness in preparing an abode for man, and for other creatures in the world. Whatever there is of life or happiness, on the continents and islands, has resulted from that act of God when “he made the dry land appear.”

Psalms 31:8 — And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy - Hast not delivered me into his hand, or into his power. See the margin 1 Samuel 17:46; 1Sa 24:18; 1 Samuel 26:8.Thou hast set my feet in a large room - In a large place. Thou hast made me free, or set me at liberty. See Psalms 4:1, note; Psalms 18:19, note; Psalms 18:36, note.

Psalms 81:11 — But my people ... - See Psalms 78:10-11, Psalms 78:17-19. “And Israel would none of me.” Literally, “Did not will me;” that is, “did not incline to me; were not attached to me; were not disposed to worship me, and to find happiness in me.” Compare Isaiah 1:19; Job 39:9; Proverbs 1:25. They refused or rejected him. See Exodus 32:1; Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:18.

Proverbs 4:3 — Probably the words of Solomon himself, who looks back from his glorious throne and his matured wisdom to the training which was the starting point. The part taken by Bathsheba in 1 Kings 1:0, no less than the friendship between her and Nathan, indicates that a mother’s training might well have laid the foundation of the king’s future wisdom. Among the Israelites and Egyptians alone, of the nations of the old world, was the son’s

Proverbs 4:3 — Probablemente las palabras del propio Salomón, que mira desde su glorioso trono y su sabiduría madura al entrenamiento que fue el punto de partida. La parte tomada por Betsabé en 1 Reyes 1, nada menos que la amistad entre ella y Nathan, indica que el entrenamiento de una madre podría haber sentado las bases de la sabiduría futura del rey. Solo entre los israelitas y los egipcios, de las naciones del viejo mundo, estaba la reverencia

Numbers 1:5-16 — The princes of the tribes, selected Numbers 1:4 under divine direction, were for the most part the same persons as those chosen a few months previously at the counsel of Jethro Exodus 18:21-26. Nahshon, prince of Judah, is mentioned in Exodus 6:23, and Elishama, in 1 Chronicles 7:26-27. The peers of men like these were no doubt entitled, among their fellows, to the epithet “renowned,” Numbers 1:16.

1 Corinthians 7:8 — It is good for them - It may be advisable, in the present circumstances of persecution and distress, not to be encumbered with the cares and anxieties of a family; see 1 Corinthians 7:26, 1 Corinthians 7:32-34. The word unmarried (ἀγάμοις agamois) may refer either to those who had never been married, or to widowers. It here means simply those who were at that time unmarried, and his reasoning applies to both classes.And

2 Corinthians 13:2 — Te dije antes - Que no perdonaría a los delincuentes; que ciertamente los castigaría. Ya lo había insinuado antes en la Primera Epístola 1Co 4:21 ; 1 Corintios 5:1. Y adivina - Ahora te informo de mi determinación fija de castigar a cada delincuente como se merece. Como si estuviera presente, la segunda vez - La mención de la segunda vez aquí prueba que Paul había estado con ellos,

Joshua 5:14 — Captain of the host of the Lord - i. e. of the angelic host, the host of heaven (compare 1 Kings 22:19; 1 Samuel 1:3, etc.). The armed people of Israel are never called “the host of the Lord,” though once spoken of in Exodus 12:41 as “all the hosts of the Lord.” The Divine Person intimates that He, the Prince (see the marginal references)

2 Timothy 2:23 — Pero las preguntas tontas y no aprendidas evitan; - ver las notas en 2 Timoteo 2:16; compare las notas en 1Ti 1: 4 , 1 Timoteo 1:6; 1 Timoteo 4:7. La palabra "no aprendido", aquí, significa "insignificante; aquello que no tiende a la edificación; estúpido." Los griegos y los hebreos se dedicaron en gran medida a las controversias

3 John 1:1 — Esta breve epístola, escrita a un cristiano cuyo nombre era Cayo, del que no se sabe nada más (compárense las notas en 3 Juan 1:1), y respecto de la cual el tiempo y el lugar de escritura son igualmente desconocidos, abarca los siguientes temas: I. La dirección, con una expresión de tierno apego y un sincero deseo de su bienestar y felicidad, 3 Juan 1:1. II Un elogio de su

Revelation 22:6 — Y él me dijo: El ángel-intérprete, que le había mostrado a Juan la visión de la Nueva Jerusalén, Apocalipsis 21:9-1. Como estas visiones ahora están llegando a su fin, el ángel se dirige directamente a John y le asegura que todas estas cosas son ciertas, que no ha habido engaño de los sentidos en estas visiones, sino que realmente fueron revelaciones divinas

2 Samuel 12:30 — Their king’s crown - The word rendered their king (Malcham) is also the name of the national idol of the Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:1, Jeremiah 49:3 margin; Amos 1:15; Zephaniah 1:5). Moreover, the weight of the crown, which is calculated to be equal to 100 or 125 pounds weight, is far too great for a man to wear. On the whole, it seems most probable that the idol Malcam is here meant.

2 Samuel 12:30 — La corona de su rey - La palabra traducida a su rey (Malcham) es también el nombre del ídolo nacional de los amonitas (Jeremias 49:1, Jeremias 49:3 margen; Amós 1:15; Sofonías 1:5). Además, el peso de la corona, que se calcula que es igual a 100 o 125 libras de peso, es demasiado grande para que lo use un hombre. En general, parece más probable que el ídolo Malcam esté aquí.

2 Samuel 24:2 — 1 Chronicles 21:2, supplies some missing words. This passage should run, as at 2 Samuel 24:4, “And the king said to Joab and to the princes of the host who were with him,” etc. (compare 1 Chronicles 27:22). They were employed “with Joab” as his assistants in the numbering, exactly as in the previous numbering Numbers 1:4 when a prince was appointed from each tribe to be “with” Moses and Aaron.

2 Samuel 24:2 — 1 Crónicas 21:2, proporciona algunas palabras que faltan. Este pasaje debe ejecutarse, como en 2 Samuel 24:4, "Y el rey le dijo a Joab y a los príncipes del ejército que estaban con él", etc. (compárese 1 Crónicas 27:22). Fueron empleados "con Joab" como sus asistentes en la numeración, exactamente como en la numeración anterior Números 1:4 cuando se designó un príncipe de cada tribu para estar "con" Moisés y Aarón.