1 Chronicles 12:39 BSB

1 Chronicles 12:39

They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

BSB

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ASV

And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.

KJV

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking,.... Keeping a festival, to testify their joy on this occasion: for their brethren had prepared for them; not the inhabitants of Hebron only, but all the country round about, brought in provisions on this joyful occasion; otherwise the men of Hebron would not have been able to have provided what was sufficient for such a vast number, as appears by what follows.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that were at the least pains in travelling to this convention, or congress of states, thought themselves obliged to be at so much the more charge in entertaining the rest, that there might be something of an equality. A noble feast was made (was made for laughter, Eccl. x. 19 ) upon this occasion, for there was joy in Israel,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They were with David three days - These were the deputies of the different people mentioned here: it is not possible that all the thousands mentioned above could have feasted with David for three days; and yet it appears there was even of these a great number, for the men of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who were nearest to this place of rendezvous, had brought all the necessaries for such a feast.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּהְיוּ־	vai.yih.yu-	and they were	H1961 →
שָׁ֤ם	sham	there	H8033 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
דָּוִיד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
יָמִ֣ים	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
שְׁלוֹשָׁ֔ה	she.lo.Shah	three	H7969 →
אֹכְלִ֖ים	'o.khe.Lim	eating	H398 →
וְשׁוֹתִ֑ים	ve.sho.Tim	and drinking	H8354 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הֵכִ֥ינוּ	he.Khi.nu	they had prepared	H3559 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	for them
אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃	'a.chei.Hem	relatives their	H251 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
leads to
- Genesis 21:8
  So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 18:12
  Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
- 2 Samuel 3:20–21
  When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
Through
Genesis 26:30
So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
leads to
- Genesis 19:3
  But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
- Hebrews 12:14
  Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- Romans 12:18
  If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
Through
2 Samuel 19:42
And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 19:12
  You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
Through
2 Samuel 6:19
Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.
leads to
- Nehemiah 8:10
  Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve,…

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