1 Chronicles 11:6 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

1 Chronicles 11:6

The City of David

4 And David and all Israel ^awent to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, ^bwhere the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

5 But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).

6 Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief.

7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it¹ the City of David.

8 And he built the city around it, from¹ the Millo to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city.

9 So David ^awent on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with ^bhim.

The Mighty Men of David

10 Now ^athese were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to ^bthe word of the Lord concerning Israel.

11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: ^aJashobeam the son of a Hachmonite, ^bchief of the captains; he had lifted up his spear against three hundred, killed by him at one time.

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I & II Chronicles

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF CHRONICLES were also considered as one by the ancient Jews, who called them "words of days," that is, diaries or journals, being probably compiled from those registers that were kept by the king's historiographers of passing occurrences. In the Septuagint the title given them is Paraleipomenon, "of things omitted," that is, the books are supplementary because many things unnoticed in the former books are here recorded; and not only the omissions are supplied, but some narratives extended while others are added. The authorship is commonly ascribed to Ezra, whose leading object seems to have been to show the division of families, possessions, etc., before the captivity, with a view to the exact restoration of the same order after the return from Babylon. Although many things are restated and others are exact repetitions of what is contained in Kings, there is so much new and important information that, as JEROME has well said, the Chronicles furnish the means of comprehending parts of the New Testament, which must have been unintelligible without them. They are frequently referred to by Christ and the Apostles as forming part of "the Word of God" (see the genealogies in Mat. 1:1-16; Luk. 3:23-38; compare II Chronicles 19:7 with I Peter 1:17; II Chronicles 24:19-21 with Matthew 23:32-35).