They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.
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They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.
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And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
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(12-40) And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 12:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 26:30 He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
- 2 Samuel 6:19 He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed, each to his own house.
- Genesis 31:54 Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.
- 2 Samuel 19:42 All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? Or has he given us any gift?”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The rest of the Israelites.
The rest of the Israelites.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 39. They were with David three days] These…
Verse 39. They were with David three days] These were the deputies of the different people mentioned here: it is not possible that all the thousands mentioned above could have feasted with David for three days; and yet it appears there was even of these a great number, for the men of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who were nearest to this place of rendezvous, had brought all the necessaries for such a feast. From the whole it appears most evident that the great majority of the tribes of Israel wished to see the kingdom confirmed in the hands of David; nor was there ever in any country a man more worthy of the public choice. As a statesman, warrior, hero, poet, and divine, he stands unrivalled in the annals of the world: by him alone were the Israelites raised to a pitch of the highest splendour; and their name became a terror to their enemies, and a praise in the earth. But, alas, how are the mighty now fallen!
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain there they were with David three days, eating and…
there they were with David three days, eating and drinking--According to the statements made in the preceding verses, the number of armed warriors assembled in Hebron on this occasion amounted to three hundred thousand. Supplies of provisions were abundantly furnished, not only by the people of the neighborhood, but from distant parts of the country, for all wished the festivities to be on a scale of liberality and magnificence suitable to the auspicious occasion.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 39. Three days, eating and drinking — It was…
39. Three days, eating and drinking — It was a day of joy to all the land, and the great assembly at Hebron did well to celebrate it with abundant festivity.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39. eating and drinking] The feasting probably began with…
39. eating and drinking] The feasting probably began with the sacrificial meal with which a covenant was usually ratified; cp. Gen_31:46; Gen_31:54.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (39-40) The coronation feast. Comp. 1Ki_1:9; 1Ki_1:19; 1Ki_1:25; the…
(39-40) The coronation feast. Comp. 1Ki_1:9; 1Ki_1:19; 1Ki_1:25; the usurpation of Adonijah.
Their brethren.—Fellow tribesmen of Judah; especially those living at and around Hebron.
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Had prepared victuals.—2Ch_35:14.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The supplies for eating and drinking were no doubt…
The supplies for eating and drinking were no doubt found chiefly in kind. To sum the number of the men here described, we should require to allow for those of Issachar and of the Aaronites and Zadokites added to the Levites (vers. 26-28). That grand total will not amount to the six hundred thousand of Exo_12:37.
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