1 Chronicles 14
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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.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn This chapter contains the successes of David as he established himself in Jerusalem and defeated the Philistines.Template:Sfn The whole chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingship of David (1 Chronicles 9:35 to 29:30).Template:Sfn
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).Template:Sfn
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; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).Template:Sfn
Old Testament references
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Template:Anchor 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).Template:Sfn 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).Template:Sfn
Verse 1
- Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.[1]
- "Hiram" (written (ketiv) as Template:Lang, but read (qere) as Template:Lang, Template:Strong-number[2]): the Phoenician king of Tyre (reigning c. 980–947 BCE).[3] Josephus cited Tyrian court records and the writings of Menander to write that Hiram lived for 53 years and reigned for 34 years, also that the construction of Solomon's Temple began in the twelfth year of Hiram's reign, which was 143 years before the building of Carthage.[4] Hiram's good relation with David is noted in 1 Kings 5:15–26,Template:Sfn which continued with Solomon after David's death, again as an equal (Template:Lang, Template:Strong-number, meaning "my brother"; Template:Bibleverse; Template:Bibleverse; Template:Bibleverse).[5]
Template:Anchor David Defeats the Philistines (14:8–17)
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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]
- "Baal Perazim": literally, "Master of Breakthroughs."[7] YHWH 'has burst out against' the place where the Philistines will be conquered just as he 'burst out against Uzzah' (1 Chronicles 13:11).Template:Sfn The same verb "perez" is also used in 1 Chronicles 13:11 (three times) and 15:13 (cf. Exodus 19:22).[8]
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]
- "Gibeon" (Hebrew: Template:Lang): written as "Geba" (Hebrew: Template:Lang) in 2 Samuel 5:25[10] (following Masoretic, Targum, Syriac, and Arabic), but LXX (Septuagint) reads "Gibeon", which is supported by Isaiah 28:21.[11] Both Gibeon and Geba (if this refers to another existing ancient city) were located north of Jerusalem, so both mentions may be correct, and each mean what it says.[12] The distance between Gibeon and Gezer is about Template:Convert.Template:Sfn
See also
- Related Bible parts: 2 Samuel 5, 1 Chronicles 3, 1 Chronicles 13, 1 Chronicles 15
References
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External links
- Jewish translations:
- Divrei Hayamim I - I Chronicles - Chapter 14 (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
- Christian translations:
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- First Book of Chronicles Chapter 14. Bible Gateway
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- ↑ Template:Bibleref2 NKJV
- ↑ 1 Chronicles 14:1 Hebrew text analysis. Biblehub
- ↑ Vance, Donald R. (March 1994) "Literary Sources for the History of Palestine and Syria: The Phœnician Inscriptions" The Biblical Archaeologist 57(1) 2–19.
- ↑ Josephus, Against Apion i:17,18.
- ↑ Michael D. Coogan, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament page 213–214, Oxford University Press, 2009
- ↑ Template:Bibleref2 NKJV
- ↑ Note on 1 Chronicles 14:11 in NKJV
- ↑ Ellicott, C. J. (Ed.) (1905). Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers. 1 Chronicles 13. London : Cassell and Company, Limited, [1905-1906] Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019.
- ↑ Template:Bibleref2 NKJV
- ↑ Note on 1 Chronicles 14:16 in NKJV
- ↑ Ellicott, C. J. (Ed.) (1905). Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers. 1 Chronicles 14. London : Cassell and Company, Limited, [1905-1906] Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019.
- ↑ 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.