Bible Commentaries

2 Kings 5:2 — No se hizo la paz por el fracaso de la expedición de Acab 1 Reyes 22:1. Por lo tanto, las relaciones de los dos países continuaron siendo hostiles y, naturalmente, se produjeron avances en el saqueo, por un lado y por el otro.

1 Chronicles 5:10 — The “Hagarites” or “Hagarenes” are generally regarded as descendants of Hagar, and a distinct branch of the Ishmaelites 1 Chronicles 27:30-31; Psalms 83:6. They appear to have been one of the most wealthy 1 Chronicles 5:21 and widely-spread tribes of the Syrian Desert, being found on the side of the Euphrates in contact with the Assyrians, and also in the Hauran, in the

2 Chronicles 12:3 — twelve hundred chariots - This number is not unusnal (compare Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 10:26). Benhadad brought 1,200 chariots into the field against Shalmaneser II; and Ahabhad at the same time a force of 2,000 chariots (compare the 1 Kings 20:1 note).The Lubims or “Libyans” Daniel 11:43, were a people of Africa, distinct

Ezra 10:1 — Ante la casa de Dios - i. e., frente al templo, rezando hacia él 1Ki 8:30 , 1 Reyes 8:35; Daniel 6:1, y por lo tanto a la vista de todas las personas que se encontraban en ese momento en la gran corte.

Ezra 5:1 — Haggai and Zechariah stirred up Zerubbabel and Joshua Ezra 5:2; Haggai 1:14, and warned the people against neglecting the building of the temple, in order to give themselves to the beautifying of their own houses (see Haggai 1:4, Haggai 1:9). Zechariah was the son of Berechiah, and grandson of Iddo (see the marginal reference;

Ezra 5:1 — Hageo y Zacarías despertaron a Zorobabel y Josué Esdras 5:2; Hageo 1:14, y advirtió a la gente que no descuide la construcción del templo, para entregarse al embellecimiento de sus propias casas (ver Hageo 1:4, Hageo 1:9). Zacarías era hijo de Berequías y nieto de Iddo (ver la referencia marginal; Mateo 23:35). Compare

Nehemiah 7:1 — Como la guardia del templo había sido mantenida hasta ahora por porteros, cantantes y levitas 1 Crónicas 26:1, ahora la guardia de toda la ciudad estaba comprometida con hombres de las mismas tres clases, y su experiencia los señalaba como Las personas más adecuadas.

Psalms 82:2 — according to truth, but were influenced by a regard for particular persons on account of their rank, their position, their wealth, or their relation to themselves. This is a common phrase in the Scriptures to denote favoritism or partiality. Job 34:19; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; 1 Peter 1:17; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17.

Isaiah 16 overview — This chapter Isaiah 16:1-14 is a continuance of the former, and the scope of it is, to give advice to the Moabites, and to threaten them with punishment in case, as the prophet foresaw, they should neglect or refuse to follow it. The advice was Isaiah 16:1-5, to send the

Ezekiel 1:2 — The Jewish date. This verse and Ezekiel 1:3, which seem rather to interrupt the course of the narrative, may have been added by the prophet when he revised and put together the whole book. The word “captivity” (as in Ezekiel 1:1) refers to the “transportation” of the king and others from their

Daniel 2:19 — “hidden” was disclosed. We may suppose that this occurred after a suitable time had been given to prayer.In a night vision - A representation made to him at night, but whether when he was asleep or awake does not appear. Compare the notes at Daniel 1:17; Isaiah 1:1; Job 4:13; Job 33:15.Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven - Nothing would be more natural than that he should burst forth in a song of grateful praise for disclosing a secret by means of which his life, and the lives of his companions,

Matthew 25:32 — And before him ... - At his coming to judgment the world will be burned up, 2 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 3:12; Revelation 20:11. The dead in Christ that is, all true Christians - will be raised up from their graves, 1 Thessalonians 4:16. The living will be changed - i. e., will be made like the glorified bodies of those that are raised from the

Matthew 9:27 — The blind men probably followed him with their cry for aid immediately on his leaving the house of Jairus.Thou Son of David - By the Son of David the Jews meant the Messiah. He was the descendant or Son of David by way of eminence, Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:32; Revelation 22:16. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. This was therefore a profession of belief, on the part of these blind men, of the Messiahship of Jesus, and, at the same time, the expression of a belief that, being the Messiah, he could heal them.Have

Matthew 9:27 — siguieron con su grito de auxilio inmediatamente después de que él abandonara la casa de Jairo. Tú, Hijo de David - Por el Hijo de David, los judíos se referían al Mesías. Él era el descendiente o Hijo de David a modo de eminencia, Isaías 9:7; Lucas 1:32; Apocalipsis 22:16. Vea las notas en Mateo 1:1. Por lo tanto, esta era una profesión de creencia, por parte de estos hombres ciegos, del Mesianismo de Jesús, y, al mismo tiempo, la expresión de una creencia de que, siendo el Mesías, podía sanarlos.

John 11:11 — that is dreadful in death, and filling the mind with the idea of calm repose after a life of toil, with a reference to a future resurrection in increased vigor and renovated powers. In this sense it is applied in the Scriptures usually to the saints, 1 Corinthians 11:30; 1 Corinthians 15:51; 1Th 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; Matthew 9:24.

Acts 18:24 — And a certain Jew named Apollos - Apollos afterward became a distinguished and successful preacher of the gospel, 1Co 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 4:6; Titus 3:13. Nothing more is known of him than is stated in these passages.Born at Alexandria - Alexandria was a celebrated city in Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great. There were large numbers of Jews

Acts 2:9 — southward of the Caspian Sea, between 35 degrees and 40 degrees of north latitude. It had Persia on the south and Armenia on the west. It was about the size of Spain, and was one of the richest parts of Asia. In the Scriptures it is called Madai, Genesis 10:2. The Medes are often mentioned, frequently in connection with the Persians, with whom they were often connected under the same government, 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:11; Esther 1:3, Esther 1:14, Esther 1:18-19; Jeremiah 25:25; Daniel 5:28; Daniel 6:8;

Jude 1:4 — crept into the church, pretending to be religious teachers, but whose doctrines tended to sap the very foundations of truth. The apostle Peter, describing these same persons, says, “who privily shall bring in damnable heresies.” See the notes, 2 Peter 2:1. Substantially the same idea is expressed here by saying that they “had crept in unawares;” that is, they had come in “by stealth;” they had not come by a bold and open avowal of their real sentiments. They professed to teach the Christian religion,

1 Samuel 1:26 — Como vive tu alma - Este juramento es exclusivo de los Libros de Samuel, en el que ocurre seis veces, y de los Libros de los Reyes, en los cuales, sin embargo, se encuentra solo una vez. Vea la nota a 1 Samuel 1:11.

1 Samuel 17:3 — (En el medio del amplio valle abierto 1 Samuel 17:2 hay una zanja profunda 1 Samuel 17:3 con lados verticales, un valle dentro de un valle: los lados y el lecho de la zanja están cubiertos de agua de guijarros gastados (Conder).