Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 2:23 — Against his own life - Adonijah had forfeited his life by his former conduct, and his pardon had been merely conditional 1 Kings 1:52.

1 Kings 2:23 — Contra su propia vida - Adonijah había perdido su vida por su conducta anterior, y su perdón había sido simplemente condicional 1 Reyes 1:52.

1 Kings 6:38 — Siete años - Más exactamente, "siete años y seis meses", ya que Zif fue el segundo y Bul el octavo mes. 1 Reyes 6:1.

2 Kings 1:9 — Then the king sent unto him - i. e., in order to seize and punish him. Compare 1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 22:27.

1 Chronicles 1:41 — Amram (rather Hamran), and Hemdan (margin), differ in the original by the same letter only which marks the difference in 1 Chronicles 1:30.

1 Chronicles 1:41 — Amram (más bien Hamran) y Hemdan (margen), difieren en el original por la misma letra solamente, que marca la diferencia en 1 Crónicas 1:3.

Psalms 102:2 — this, “Do not turn away thy face from me.” The sense is essentially the same. The prayer is, that God would not refuse to look graciously upon him; that he would turn his attention to him; that he would regard his supplications. See the notes at Psalms 10:1; compare Psalms 13:1; Psalms 27:9; Job 13:24; Job 34:29; Deuteronomy 31:17.In the day when I am in trouble - When sorrows come upon me; when I need thy gracious help. Literally, “When there is distress to me.”Incline thine ear unto me - See Psalms

Psalms 77:6 — I call to remembrance my song in the night - Compare Job 35:10, note; Psalms 42:8, note. The word here rendered “song” - נגינה negı̂ynâh - means properly the music of stringed instruments, Lamentations 5:14; Isaiah 38:20; then, a stringed instrument. It is the word which we have so often in the titles to the

Proverbs 4:4-20 — The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 15:1-5; Psalms 24:1-10; Psalms 37:0.Proverbs 4:7Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain.Proverbs 4:12The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In

Song of Solomon 1:2-4 — The Song commences with two stanzas in praise of the king (now absent) by a chorus of virgins belonging to the royal household. Expositors, Jewish and Christian, interpret the whole as spoken by the Church of the heavenly Bridegroom.Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me - Christian expositors have regarded this as a prayer of the Church under the old covenant for closer communion with the Godhead through the Incarnation. Thus, Gregory: “Every precept of Christ received by the Church is as one of His

Amos 1:8 — mighty,” like Valentia; Ekron, “the firm-rooted.” The title of Ashdod implied that it was powerful to inflict as to resist. It may have meant, “the waster.” It too was eminent in its idolatry. The ark, when taken, was first placed in its Dagon-temple 1 Samuel 5:1-7; and, perhaps, in consequence, its lord is placed first of the five, in recounting the trespass-offerings which they sent to the Lord 1 Samuel 6:17. Ashdod (Azotus in the New Testament now a village, Esdud or Shdood ), lay 34 or 36 miles

Amos 1:8 — Valentia; Ekron, "el enraizado". El título de Ashdod implicaba que era poderoso infligir como resistir. Puede haber significado "el desperdicio". También fue eminente en su idolatría. El arca, cuando se tomó, se colocó por primera vez en su templo Dagon 1 Samuel 5:1; y, tal vez, en consecuencia, su señor se coloca primero de los cinco, en el recuento de las ofrendas de transgresión que enviaron al Señor 1 Samuel 6:17. Ashdod (Azotus en el Nuevo Testamento ahora un pueblo, Esdud o Shdood), se encontraba

Acts 9:10 — A certain disciple - A Christian. Many have supposed that he was one of the 70 disciples. But nothing more is certainly known of him than is related here. He had very probably been some time a Christian Acts 9:13, and had heard of Saul, but was personally a stranger to him. In Acts 22:12, it is said that he was a devout man according to the Law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there. There was wisdom in sending such a Christian to Saul, as

Colossians 1:13 — Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness - The power exerted over us in that dark kingdom to which we formerly belonged - the kingdom of Satan. The characteristic of this empire is darkness - the emblem of: (1)Sin; (2)Error; (3)Misery and death.Over us, by nature, these things had uncontrollable power; but now we are delivered from them, and brought to the enjoyment of the privileges of those who are connected with the kingdom of light. Darkness is often

1 Thessalonians 1:5 — Porque nuestro evangelio no vino a ti - Cuando se predicó por primera vez; Hechos 17:1. Pablo habla de él como "nuestro evangelio", porque era el evangelio predicado por él, Silas y Timoteo; comp 2 Tesalonicenses 2:14; 2 Timoteo 2:8. No quiso decir que el evangelio había sido originado por él, sino solo que les había dado las buenas

2 Timothy 4:14 — Alexander el calderero - O, más bien, "el brasero" - ὁ χαλκεύς ho chalkeus. La palabra se usa, sin embargo, para denotar a un trabajador en cualquier tipo de metales. Esta es probablemente la misma persona que se menciona en 1 Timoteo 1:2, y quizás la misma que la mencionada en Hechos 19:33; ver las notas en 1 Timoteo 1:2. Me hizo mucho mal - De qué manera se hizo esto, no se menciona. Si esta es la misma persona a la que se hace referencia en 1 Timoteo 1:2, es probable

Judges 12:3 — I put my life in my hands - Compare 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 28:21. The phrase expresses the utmost possible risk, knowingly incurred.

1 John 5:19 — Y sabemos que somos de Dios - Nosotros, los cristianos. El apóstol supuso que los verdaderos cristianos podrían tener evidencia tan clara sobre ese tema como para no dejar ninguna duda en sus propias mentes de que eran hijos de Dios. Compare 1 Juan 3:14; 2 Timoteo 1:12. Y el mundo entero - El término "mundo" aquí evidentemente no significa el mundo material, sino las personas que moran en la tierra, incluidos todos los idólatras y todos los pecadores de cada grado y tipo. Miente en la

3 John 1:1 — This brief Epistle, written to a Christian whose name was Gaius, of whom nothing more is known (compare the notes at 3 John 1:1), and in respect to which the time and place of writing it are equally unknown, embraces the following subjects: I. The address, with an expression of tender attachment, and an earnest wish for his welfare and happiness, 3 John 1:1-2. II. A commendation

1 Samuel 1:15 — Consulte 1 Samuel 1:2 y observe. Ella quiere decir que el vino no fue la causa de su actual desconcierto, sino dolor de corazón.