1 Chronicles 14:16
in 1 Chronicles 14So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
KJV
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The line from this to Gazer was intersected by the roads which led from Judah to the cities of the Philistines. To recover possession of it, therefore, as was effected by this decisive battle, was equivalent to setting free the whole mountain region of Judah as far as their most westerly slope [BERTHEAU].
This site's exposition
Once again the Philistines raided the valley
on 1 Chronicles 14:13-16
The Philistines raided the valley, and God told David to attack in front of the balsam trees. He was to move out at the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees. Clarke records an older reading that took the sound as an army sent ahead of David.
This site's exposition
from Gibeon to Gezer
David did as God had commanded, and the Philistines were struck down from Gibeon to Gezer, on the road down to the coastal plain. 2 Samuel 5:25 has Geba where Chronicles has Gibeon. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown see the victory freeing the hill country of Judah.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
David's Kingdom Established. 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 And David perceived that the L ORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| דָּוִ֔יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֖הוּ | tzivahu | he had commanded him | H6680 → | 494 times |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וַיַּכּוּ֙ | vaiyaku | and they struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֣ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| מִגִּבְע֖וֹן | migivon | from Gibeon | H1391 → | 38 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גָּֽזְרָה׃ | gazerah | Gezer <towards> | H1507 → | 15 times |
וַיַּ֣עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
דָּוִ֔ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֖הוּhe had commanded him
tzivahuH6680 →494 times
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
וַיַּכּוּ֙and they struck down
vaiyakuH5221 →499 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַחֲנֵ֣ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
מִגִּבְע֖וֹןfrom Gibeon
migivonH1391 →38 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
גָּֽזְרָה׃Gezer <towards>
gazerahH1507 →15 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
it leads to
- John 15:14
You are My friends if you do what I command you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- Luke 5:5–6
“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
- Hebrews 5:9
And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
- John 15:14
Through
John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
it leads to
- Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
- 1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
- James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
- Matthew 12:50
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 5:25; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Kings 9:16; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
