They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
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They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
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And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
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And they sacrificed unto the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 15:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 14:13-15 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and so many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army; and they carried away very much booty. They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them, and they plundered all the cities; for there was much plunder in them. They also struck the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
- Numbers 31:28-29 Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks. Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.
- Numbers 31:50 We have brought Yahweh’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Yahweh.”
- 1 Samuel 15:15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the cattle, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God. We have utterly destroyed the rest.”
- 1 Samuel 15:21 But the people took of the plunder, sheep and cattle, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.”
- 1 Chronicles 26:26-27 This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Chronicles 1:6 Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which was at the Tent of Meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it.
- 2 Chronicles 7:5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated God’s house.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which they had taken of the Ethiopians.
Which they had taken of the Ethiopians.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 15:11 And they offered unto the LORD the…
2Ch 15:11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil [which] they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Ver. 11. And they offered of the spoil.] Heathens also did so, ascribing thereby the victory to their gods.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Taken from Zerah and his accomplices, 2Ch 14:13, &c.
Taken from Zerah and his accomplices, 2Ch 14:13, &c.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they offered unto the Lord the same time,....…
And they offered unto the Lord the same time,.... The Targum adds, on the feast of weeks, or Pentecost: of the spoil which they had brought; from the camp of the Ethiopians, and the cities of the Philistines:
seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep; partly for burnt offerings, and partly for peace offerings, by way of thankfulness to the Lord for the victory he had given them, and for a feast at the making of the following covenant with him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. The spoil which they had brought] The…
Verse 11. The spoil which they had brought] The spoil which they had taken from Zerah and his auxiliaries, 2Ch 14:14; 2Ch 14:15.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 15:11-12. They offered of the spoil which they…
2Ch 15:11-12. They offered of the spoil which they had brought — Taken from Zerah, and his army and allies. They entered into a covenant, &c. — Repenting that they had violated their engagements to God, and resolving to attend to, and endeavour to fulfil them in future. The matter of this covenant was nothing but what they were before obliged to. And though no promise could lay any higher obligation upon them than they were already under, yet it would help to increase their sense of the obligation, and to arm them against temptations: and, by joining all together in this, they strengthened the hands of each other. To seek the God of their fathers — In the way their fathers had sought him, and in dependence on the promise made to their fathers; with all their heart, and with all their soul — For only those seek God acceptably and successfully, who seek him thus. God demands all the heart: and when such an inestimable blessing as the divine favour is to be found, it is proper that the whole heart should be engaged in the pursuit of it.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The prevalence of the number “seven” in the religious…
The prevalence of the number “seven” in the religious system of the Jews has been noticed often. Seven bullocks and seven rams were a common offering Num 29:32; 1Ch 15:26; 2Ch 29:21; Job 42:8; Eze 14:23. At the larger sacrifices, however, it is seldom that we find the number seven at all prominent (compare 2Ch 30:24; 2Ch 35:7-9; 1Ki 8:63).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Spoils, which they had sold, and now testified their…
Spoils, which they had sold, and now testified their gratitude. (Tirinus) --- Rams. Protestants, "sheep."
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. the same time] R.V. in that day.
11. the same time] R.V. in that day.
the spoil] Cp. 2Ch_14:13-15.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) The same time.—On that day; viz., the day…
(11) The same time.—On that day; viz., the day appointed for the festival, in the third month, i.e., Sivan, corresponding to part of May and June.
Of the spoil which they had brought.—The spoil of Zerah, the cities round Gerar, and the nomadic tribes (2Ch_14:13-15).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain These offerings were probably chiefly of the nature of…
These offerings were probably chiefly of the nature of peace offerings. (Lev_7:11-21) In the mention of the "spoil" (2Ch_14:13, 2Ch_14:15) nothing is said of oxen. Seven hundred seven thousand. The number seven is common when the sacrifices were in units (as e.g. Num_29:32; 1Ch_15:26, etc.) but uncommon in hundreds and thousands, for see 1Ki_8:63; 2Ch_35:7-9, comparing, however, 2Ch_30:24.
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