Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
The government shall be upon his shoulder - That is, the ensign of government; the scepter, the sword, the key, or the like, which was borne upon or hung from the shoulder. See note on Isaiah 22:22.
And his name shall be called - El gibbor , the prevailing or conquering God.
The everlasting Father "The Father of the everlasting age" - Or Abi AD , the Father of eternity. The Septuagint have , "the Messenger of the Great Counsel." But instead of Abi AD , a MS. of De Rossi has Abezer , the helping Father; evidently the corruption of some Jew, who did not like such an evidence in favor of the Christian Messiah.
Prince of Peace - sar shalom , the Prince of prosperity, the Giver of all blessings.
A MS. of the thirteenth century in Kennicott' s collection has a remarkable addition here. "He shall be a stumbling-block, ; the government is on his shoulder." This reading is nowhere else acknowledged, as far as I know.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Isaiah 9:6:
Genesis 16:7
Exodus 27:21
Deuteronomy 10:17
Judges 13:18
1 Samuel 9:24
Isaiah 22:25
Zephaniah 3:17
John 5:42
Acts 10:43
Acts 13:9
Acts 20:27
2 Thessalonians 3:16
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