Beeliada. In 2 Samuel 5:16 called Eliada, which was a later name, perhaps changed from Beeliada because of the name "Baal", or lord, which, at first innocent, came to be associated with idolatry. See note on 1 Chronicles 8:34 .
seek = search for. Hebrew. bakkesh, especially to seek for blood or life. Compare 2 Samuel 4:11 , "require".
went out against them.2 Samuel 5:17 says "went down to the hold". But this was earlier; for the later command was "thou shalt bestir thyself", which corresponds with the command "Go up" (1 Chronicles 14:10 ) here, as well as with "thou shalt bestir thyself" of 2 Samuel 5:24 .
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . In 2 Samuel 5:19 it is Jehovah. Here, it is God's power as Creator. In 2 Samuel 5:19 it is Jehovah's faithfulness to David. Both pleas were in David's mind, and the accounts are complementary. Compare them in this narrative. Here, Elohim six times; Jehovah once. In 2 Samuel, Jehovah six times; Elohim not once.
Verse 1
Hiram. See note on 2 Samuel 5:11 .
Verse 2
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
Verse 3
more wives. Compare 1 Chronicles 3:9 . 2 Samuel 5:13-16 .
Verse 4
children: of both sexes.
Verse 7
Beeliada. In 2 Samuel 5:16 called Eliada, which was a later name, perhaps changed from Beeliada because of the name "Baal", or lord, which, at first innocent, came to be associated with idolatry. See note on 1 Chronicles 8:34 .
Verse 8
seek = search for. Hebrew. bakkesh, especially to seek for blood or life. Compare 2 Samuel 4:11 , "require".
went out against them. 2 Samuel 5:17 says "went down to the hold". But this was earlier; for the later command was "thou shalt bestir thyself", which corresponds with the command "Go up" (1 Chronicles 14:10 ) here, as well as with "thou shalt bestir thyself" of 2 Samuel 5:24 .
Verse 9
Rephaim = Rapha. See note on 1 Chronicles 11:15 .
Verse 10
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . In 2 Samuel 5:19 it is Jehovah. Here, it is God's power as Creator. In 2 Samuel 5:19 it is Jehovah's faithfulness to David. Both pleas were in David's mind, and the accounts are complementary. Compare them in this narrative. Here, Elohim six times; Jehovah once. In 2 Samuel, Jehovah six times; Elohim not once.
Verse 13
left their gods. Compare 1 Samuel 4:7 .
they were burned with fire. This is supplementary information. In 2 Samuel 5:21 David "took them away": i.e. to burn them, as recorded here.
Verse 16
Gibeon. In 2 Samuel 5:25 , Geba. But both places were close together, and the accounts are independent.
Gazer = Gezer. See note on 1 Kings 9:15-17 .
Verse 17
all nations. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , put for nations in all parts of the world.