1 Chronicles 11:6
“And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18701 Chronicles 11:6-8
The narrative here given fills out a manifest defect in 2Sa 5:8 where something has evidently dropped out of the text.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 11:1-9
David is here brought to the possession.
I. Of the throne of Israel, after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain The Chronicler has simplified the very difficult phrase…
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