Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
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Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
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Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
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Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three; and David set him over his guard.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 11:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 20:23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, those three which brought the water to David.
Meaning, those three which brought the water to David.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty,…
1Ch 11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.
Ver. 25. Behold, he was honourable among the thirty.] Yea, and above them too.
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And David set him over his guard.] Heb., Over his hearing; that is, over those praetorian soldiers that were ever within his hearing and at his hand, viz., the Cherethites and the Pelethites, who stuck to him in all his troubles, and were now his bodyguard. 1Ch 11:26
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Heb. his hearing, or obedience, i.e. those that were…
Heb. his hearing, or obedience, i.e. those that were always ready to hear and obey or execute his commands, to wit, the guards of his body.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. David set him over his guard] "Made…
Verse 25. David set him over his guard] "Made him chief ruler over his disciples." - T.
FOR other particulars, see the notes on the parallel places, where the subject is farther considered.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Among, or rather "above," as he was the second…
Among, or rather "above," as he was the second captain of this series, and not one of the body of Thirty. (Kennicott) --- Council. Literally, "placed him at his ear," (Haydock) fecit eum auricularium a secreto; (2 Kings) though the word is the same. (Calmet) --- It seems, however, to have been read differently. (Haydock) --- Septuagint, "he placed him over his family, (Calmet, Greek: patrian) or native place." (Haydock) --- Syriac, "guard of his spear, and chief of his heroes." Arabic, "over all his riches." Some would translate, "captain of his guards." (Grotius) --- Banaias was a man of consummate prudence, as well as a great warrior. (Calmet) --- David "gives Banaias the command of his life-guard." (Josephus, [Antiquities?] vii. 12.) --- Hebrew, "Behold! he was more honourable than the Thirty; but he attained not unto the first three, and David set him over his guard," the Cerethites, &c., chap. xviii. 17. (Kennicott) --- This author adopts the correction of Grotius, as the Protestants do; though he acknowledges there is not impropriety in the present reading, "over his hearing or obedience." He also adds "first," by way of explanation, as [in] ver. 21. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain David set him over his guard--the Cherethites and Pelethites…
David set him over his guard--the Cherethites and Pelethites that composed the small bodyguard in immediate attendance on the king.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. he was honourable among the thirty] R.V. (cp.…
25. he was honourable among the thirty] R.V. (cp. 1Ch_11:21), he was more honourable than the thirty. The verse probably comes from some poem written in praise of Benaiah. Cp. 1Ch_27:6.
but attained not to the first three] Cp. note on 1Ch_11:21.
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guard] The same Heb. word, mishma‘ath, is translated “council” in 1Sa_22:14. The literal meaning of the word is “obedience”; it seems both here and in Sam. (l.c.) to designate those who executed the king’s commands, i.e. his ministers. (Minister = “servant”.)
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) Behold, he was honourable among the thirty.—Rather, above…
(25) Behold, he was honourable among the thirty.—Rather, above the thirty behold he was honoured.
But attained not to the first three.—For he was a member of the second triad of heroes. The third member is omitted here, as in the case of the first triad.
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Over his guard.—Literally, over his obedience; an abstract for concrete, as in Isa_11:14 (= vassals). The Cherethites and Pelethites, a small corps probably of foreigners, who constituted David’s body-guard, and were under his direct orders, appear to be meant here. (See 2Sa_8:18; 2Sa_20:23.) The word has this precise sense only in this place and its parallel.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Over his guard. If the reference is not as…
Over his guard. If the reference is not as above (see ver. 22), the margin of the parallel 2Sa_23:23) may be followed, which would translate "guard" as council. This Gesenius adopts, and translates "privy council." There seems, however, no necessity for this, with the references before us above given (2Sa_8:18, etc., to which may be added ch. 27:6, which shows Benaiah to be captain of the third division).
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