1 Chronicles 14 Explained

1 Chronicles 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE. This chapter contains the successes of David as he established himself in Jerusalem and defeated the Philistines. The whole chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingship of David (1 Chronicles 9:35 to 29:30).

Text

This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 17 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

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B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK:

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S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A;

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A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q;

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Q; 6th century).

Old Testament references

5:11–16 9.

3:5–8 9.

5:17–25 9.

David Established at Jerusalem (14:1–7)

This passage emphasizes the greatness of David's reign for the sake of Israel after the transportation of the ark (whereas in 2 Samuel 5, the account was placed after the conquest of Jerusalem). The accumulation of wives and sons is seen as a 'positive sign of stature' in the books of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 25:5; 26:4–5; 2 Chronicles 11:18–23; 13:21; 14:3–7).

Verse 1

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.[1]

David Defeats the Philistines (14:8–17)

The passage has similar structures as 5:17–25 9 ('the advance of the Philistines, an enquiry to God with a positive response and the Philistines' defeat'), with a change of place-name "Geba" to "Gibeon" (verse 16) apparently to fit the perspective of 28:21 9 (which refers to the battles in 5:25 9 and 10:10 9). The military successes had an astonishing effect of increasing David's fame (and name) internationally, denoting divine blessings for David.

Verse 11

So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.[6]

Verse 16

So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.[9]

See also

Sources

. Ernst Würthwein . The Text of the Old Testament . . Grand Rapids, MI . 1995 . Erroll F.. Rhodes . 0-8028-0788-7 . January 26, 2019.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2 1 Chronicles NKJV
  2. https://biblehub.com/text/1_chronicles/14-1.htm 1 Chronicles 14:1 Hebrew text analysis
  3. Vance, Donald R. (March 1994) "Literary Sources for the History of Palestine and Syria: The Phœnician Inscriptions" The Biblical Archaeologist 57(1) 2–19.
  4. [Josephus]
  5. [Michael D. Coogan]
  6. 2 1 Chronicles NKJV
  7. Note on 1 Chronicles 14:11 in NKJV
  8. [Charles Ellicott|Ellicott, C. J.]
  9. 2 1 Chronicles NKJV
  10. Note on 1 Chronicles 14:16 in NKJV
  11. [Charles Ellicott|Ellicott, C. J.]
  12. Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). On "1 Chronicles 14". In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019.

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