Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge: 1 Chronicles: 1 Chronicles Chapter 20
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880]
Overview
Ch1 20:1, Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and the people thereof tortured; Ch1 20:4, Three giants are slain in three several overthrows of the Philistines.
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And it came: Sa2 11:1
after the year was expired: Heb. at the return of the year, Kg1 20:22, Kg1 20:26; Kg2 13:20
Rabbah: Deu 3:11; Sa2 12:26, Sa2 17:27; Jer 49:2, Jer 49:3; Eze 21:20, Eze 25:5; Amo 1:14
Joab smote: Sa2 11:16-25, Sa2 12:26-31
it: Heb. the weight of it
and he brought: Ch1 18:11; Sa2 8:11, Sa2 8:12
And he: Ch1 19:2-5; Psa 21:8, Psa 21:9
and cut: Instead of wyyasar, "and he cut," the parallel passage is wyyasem, "and he put them;" which is also the reading here of seven manuscripts collated by Dr. Kennicott. Sawing asunder, etc., of human beings, have no more place in the text, than they had in David's conduct towards the Ammonites.
with saws: Exo 1:14; Jos 9:23; Jdg 8:6, Jdg 8:7, Jdg 8:16, Jdg 8:17; Kg1 9:21
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there arose: or, there continued. Heb. there stood. Sa2 21:15
Gezer: or, Gob, Jos 12:12, Jos 16:3; Sa2 21:18-22
Sibbechai: Ch1 11:29
Sippai: Sa2 21:18, Saph
the giant: or, Rapha
Jair: Sa2 21:19, Jaare-oregim
Goliath: Sa1 17:4, Sa1 21:9, Sa1 22:10; Sa2 21:19
of great stature: Heb. of measure, Sa2 21:20
the son of the giant: Heb. born to the giant, or Rapha
defied: or, reproached, Sa1 17:10, Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Isa 37:23