1 Chronicles 16:3
in 1 Chronicles 16Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
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ASV
And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.
KJV
And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
4 notes on this verseTo every one a loaf of bread - A whole cake. A good piece of flesh; “the sixth part of an ox, and the sixth part of a hin of wine.” - T. See 2Sa 6:18-20; see Jarchi also.
This site's exposition
set it in the midst of the tent
on 1 Chronicles 16:1-3
Chronicles opens where 2 Sam 6:17-19 opens, the ark set in the midst of the tent David pitched, not the temple Solomon has not yet begun to build. Samuel moves on quickly to Michal at her window; Chronicles instead spends the rest of the chapter on what Samuel only summarizes in a line, the psalm and the choir David founds around the ark. The bread, flesh and wine dealt to every Israelite mark the day a festival before the singing even begins.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), in which David showed himself generous to his subjects, as he had found God gracious to him (those whose hearts are enlarged with holy joy should show it by being open-handed); but (which is far better) he gives them also a blessing in the name of the Lord, as a father, as a prophet,
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
flagon of wine--The two latter words are a supplement by our translators, and the former is, in other versions, rendered not a "flagon," but a "cake," a confection, as the Septuagint renders it, made of flour and honey.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְחַלֵּק֙ | vaychalek | and he distributed | H2505 → | 65 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | to every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | <the> person of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מֵאִ֖ישׁ | meish | from man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אִשָּׁ֑ה | ʾishah | woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| לְאִישׁ֙ | leish | to everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| כִּכַּר־ | kikar- | a round loaf of | H3603 → | 68 times |
| לֶ֔חֶם | lechem | bread | H3899 → | 298 times |
| וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר | veeshpar | and a date-cake | H829 → | |
| וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃ | vaashishah | and a raisin-cake | H809 → |
וַיְחַלֵּק֙and he distributed
vaychalekH2505 →65 times
לְכָל־to every
lekholH3605 →5413 times
אִ֣ישׁ<the> person of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מֵאִ֖ישׁfrom man
meishH376 →1663 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
אִשָּׁ֑הwoman
ʾishahH802 →781 times
לְאִישׁ֙to everyone
leishH376 →1663 times
כִּכַּר־a round loaf of
kikar-H3603 →68 times
לֶ֔חֶםbread
lechemH3899 →298 times
וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רand a date-cake
veeshparH829 →
וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃and a raisin-cake
vaashishahH809 →
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
Nehemiah 8:10Then 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,…
it leads to
- Psalms 28:7–8
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8–9
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- Isaiah 12:1–3
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Psalms 28:7–8
Through
1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- Hebrews 13:2
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.