1 Crônicas 12
F.B. Meyer · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Crônicas 12
Meyer - We read in verse 33 of Zebulon, whose warriors were not of a double heart; the margin says that they were ‘without a heart and a heart.’ The double-minded man is unstable in all his ways; he is not to be relied upon in his loyalty or service to his king.”....
1 Crônicas 12
Meyer - too many like to break the ranks, and do God’s work independently. Fifty men who act together will do greater execution than five hundred acting apart…. Unity is strength; and in their efforts to overthrow the kingdom of Satan it is most essential that the soldiers of Christ move in rank and keep step. 1 Chronicles 12:34 And of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear. And of Naphtali (SEE MAP FOR TRIBE LOCATION)there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear. 1 Chronicles 12:35 And of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600. And of the Danites (SEE MAP FOR TRIBE LOCATION) who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600. 1 Chronicles 12:36 And of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation. BGT 1 Chronicles 12:37 καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ασηρ ἐκπορευόμενοι βοηθῆσαι εἰς πόλεμον τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες LXE 1 Chronicles 12:36 And of Aser, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand. KJV 1 Chronicles 12:36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. NET 1 Chronicles 12:36 From Asher there were 40,000 warriors prepared for battle. CSB 1 Chronicles 12:36 From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle. ESV 1 Chronicles 12:36 Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle. NIV 1 Chronicles 12:36 men of Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle--40,000; NLT 1 Chronicles 12:36 From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle. expert in war: or, keeping their rank, 1Ch 12:33 Joe 2:7 And of Asher (SEE MAP FOR TRIBE LOCATION) there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation. 1 Chronicles 12:37 And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. the other side: 1Ch 5:1-10 Nu 32:33-42 De 3:12-16 Jos 13:7-32 14:3 22:1-10 And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh (SEE MAP FOR TRIBE LOCATION), there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle. Related Resources: Who was Reuben in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org What can we learn from the tribe of Reuben? | GotQuestions.org Who was Gad in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org What can we learn from the tribe of Gad? | GotQuestions.org What can we learn from the tribe of Manasseh? | GotQuestions.org Who was Manasseh in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these, being men of war, who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king. BGT 1 Chronicles 12:39 πάντες οὗτοι ἄνδρες πολεμισταὶ παρατασσόμενοι παράταξιν ἐν ψυχῇ εἰρηνικῇ καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Χεβρων τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι τὸν Δαυιδ ἐπὶ πάντα Ισραηλ καὶ ὁ κατάλοιπος Ισραηλ ψυχὴ μία τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι τὸν Δαυιδ LXE 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these were men of war, setting the army in battle array, with a peaceful mind towards him, and they came to Chebron to make David king over all Israel: and the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king. KJV 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. NET 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. CSB 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king. ESV 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king. NIV 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. NLT 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king. NRS 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these, warriors arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with full intent to make David king over all Israel; likewise all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king. NJB 1 Chronicles 12:39 All these warriors in battle array came to David at Hebron with the firm determination of making David king of all Israel; and the rest of Israel, too, was of one mind in wanting to make David king. NAB 1 Chronicles 12:39 All these soldiers, drawn up in battle order, came to Hebron with the resolute intention of making David king over all Israel. The rest of Israel was likewise of one mind to make David king. YLT 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these are men of war, keeping rank -- with a perfect heart they have come to Hebron, to cause David to reign over all Israel, and also all the rest of Israel are of one heart, to cause David to reign, GWN 1 Chronicles 12:38 All of these soldiers, who were prepared for battle, came with a single purpose to Hebron-to make David king of all Israel. The rest of Israel also had agreed to make David king. BBE 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king. with a perfect heart: The meaning of this expression may be inferred from that of a double heart in ver. 33. If a double heart be expressive of insincerity or duplicity, a perfect heart, which seems to be put in opposition to it, must signify a sincere, faithful, and entire attachment. 1Ki 8:61 11:4 2Ki 20:3 Ps 101:2 all the rest: 1Ch 12:17,18 Ge 49:8-10 2Ch 30:12 Ps 110:3 Eze 11:19 Related Passage: 2 Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.” THOUGHT - This eternal divine principle begs the simple question - Is your heart wholly His? If not consider praying David's prayer in Ps 26:1-2 (IF YOU DARE! GOD WILL ANSWER YOUR SINCERE PRAYER!) - "A Psalm of David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart." And then frequently consider Ps 139:23-24 for our "sandals will invariably get dusty from this world's evil, from the devil and from our fallen flesh" - "Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way." (Also a psalm of David and surely a "clue" as to why this imperfect man was called a man after God's own heart!) MEN OF WHOLE HEART WITH A MAN AFTER GOD'S HEART! All these, being men of war, who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect (shalem) heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king. David is described in similar idiomatic language (i.e., "had a heart for YHWH"), but Solomon had a divided or half heart (i.e., 1 Kgs. 11:1-8). As soon as all Israel made David king, the Philistines attacked him, trying to drive a wedge between the territory of Judah and Benjamin. The Valley of Rephaim penetrated the Israelite hills essentially to Jerusalem. How were the two Philistine attacks and David’s responses similar and dissimilar? (2 Sam 5:1–25; 1 Chr. 14:8–17) Perfect heart - see 1Ki 8:61 1Ki 11:4 1Ki 15:3,14 2Ki 20:3 1Ch 12:38 1Ch 28:9 1Ch 29:19 2Ch15:17 2Ch 16:9 2Ch 19:9 25:2 August Konkel: The Chronicler has gone to some length, perhaps through the use of a military census list, to portray an ideal enthronement for David as God’s anointed king. Though no ceremony is mentioned in Samuel, Chronicles has a fitting festival, including the northern tribes assisting in making provisions for a three-day feast. The unfaithfulness of Saul had led to the near dissolution of the nation, but God had intervened. By the time David was made king, a vast and well-equipped army was present to support the new ruler with singular resolve. . .This symmetry of the divine and human initiatives culminates in a joyful banquet as one of the high points in Israel’s history (1 Chron 12:38b-40). The long-protracted conflict related in 2 Samuel 2:1–4:12, in which David’s army subdued the warriors of Saul, is not included in the Chronicler’s version of David’s rise to power in Hebron. The growing consensus ends in the solidarity of a great celebration at Hebron. Andrew Hill: It is important to note that all who come to Hebron are “fully determined” to make David king. Literally the assembly of the Hebrews is of a “peaceable mind” or “undivided heart” (12:39). This wholehearted service to God and king is a repeated theme in Chronicles (cf. 28:9; 2 Chron. 19:9; 25:2). The three days of “eating and drinking” with King David are covenantal terms. It was customary in biblical times to conclude covenant ceremonies with celebrations that climaxed in a meal (e.g., Gen. 31:54; Ex. 24:11). The feast ratifies the compact or covenant brokered between David and the elders of Israel (1 Chron. 11:3). The duration of the ratification festival (three days) indicates the strength of Israel’s support for David’s kingship. The Chronicler is careful to report that the outcome of that tribal unity is “joy in Israel” (1 Chron. 12:40; cf. 29:22; 2 Chron. 7:8–10; 30:21–26). He is hopeful, no doubt, that this recipe for joy will be the experience of post-exilic Judah as well. Hugh Williamson: The combination of feasting and of joy in Israel on major occasions was clearly regarded as appropriate by the Chronicler. Together with his emphasis on faith, it indicates that his religion was by no means the joyless ritualism that has sometimes been thought; see especially 1 Chr. 29:22; 2 Chr. 7:8-10 and 30:21-26, but also 1 Chr. 15:25 with 16:3; 29:7, 17; 2 Chr. 20:27f.; 23:16-18 and 29:30. Related Resources: What is the heart? | GotQuestions.org What does it mean to guard your heart? | GotQuestions.org - See in depth study on Guard Your Heart What are some Bible verses about the heart? | GotQuestions.org F B Meyer - 1 Chronicles 12:38—All these men of war, that could keep rank, came to make David king The crowning of David secured the unity of Israel. Because all these men of war converged on the chosen king, they met each other, and became one great nation. The enthroning of David was the uniting of the kingdom. Herein is the secret of the unity of the Church. We shall never secure it by endeavoring to bring about an unity in thought, or act, or organization. It is as each individual heart enthrones the Savior that each will become one with all kindred souls in the everlasting kingdom. Is your heart perfect to make Christ king? We read in 1 Chronicles 12:33 of Zebulon, whose warriors were not of a double heart; the margin says they were “without a heart and a heart.” The double-minded man is unstable in all his ways; he is not to be relied upon in his loyalty or service to his king. The only blessed life is that of the man whose eye is single. It is only such an one that receives anything from the Lord. Let us ask that the thoughts of our hearts may be cleansed by the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit, that our hearts may be perfect toward Him, and so perfect to all who hold Jesus as King and Head, though they differ from us in minor points. Different regiments, but one army, one movement, one king. Let us learn to keep rank, shoulder to shoulder, and in step, with our brethren. Too many like to break the ranks, and do God’s work independently. Fifty men who act together will do greater execution than five hundred acting apart. There is too much of this guerilla fighting. Unity is strength; and in their efforts to overthrow the kingdom of Satan it is most essential that the soldiers of Christ move in rank and keep step. Perfect (Complete, Whole, Full) (08003) shalem is an adjective which describes something that is full, whole, made ready, perfected, complete. Shalem is occasionally used to mean safe or unharmed (Ge 33:18). As noted above in the discussion of Shalom, the Hebrew root sh-l-m implies completion, fulfillment, an entering into a state of wholeness and unity. Shalem describes iniquity which was not full or complete (Ge 15:16), stones which were whole (uncut) (Dt 27:6, Josh 8:31), stones that were whole or finished (for the Temple 1Ki 6:7), a weight that is full (Dt 25:15, Pr 11:1), wages that were full (abounding) (Ru 2:12), a heart that was whole (wholly devoted, complete, perfect - 1Ki 8:61, the antithesis = 1Ki 11:4), an army at full strength (Nah 1:12), a population, as entire or whole (taken captive) (Amos 1:6, 9), of hearts that were whole or undivided, wholly centered on the Lord (see below). HAVE YOU HAD A "HEART CHECKUP" RECENTLY? OR HAVE YOU HAD A STRESS TEST RECENTLY! Beloved, considering that there are 14 uses (>50%) of the adjective shalem in passages dealing with the heart (the "control center" of a our being - see kardia) it would behoove each of us to read over these Scriptures (see list below) prayerfully pondering (meditating) in our own heart (doing a spiritual checkup as to our "heart condition") how we are relating to the LORD God Almighty. Is the condition of our heart one of "shalem" toward God? If the Spirit convicts us of sin (missing the mark of God's will for our life), then may He also strengthen us in our inner man with the will ("want to") and the power (Php 2:13-note) so that we may be enabled to repent and return to Jehovah and experience the times of refreshing found only in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Note especially the incredible conditional (what's the condition?) promise associated with 2Chr 16:9… For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars. (2Chr 16:9) (Spurgeon's Sermon = A Lesson from the Life of King Asa) Shalem describes the work on the Lord’s Temple as finished, perfect or complete (2Chr 8:16). Nothing else was needed for completion. Well, one thing more was in a sense "needed" (perhaps desired is better wording) -- men and women who would worship in Spirit and Truth, with whole hearts. For such as these, the Lord ever seeks (Jn 4:23) Moody's Today in the Word - 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came to make David king. The crowning of David secured the unity of Israel. Because all these men of war converged on the chosen king, they met each other, and became one great nation. The enthroning of David was the uniting of the kingdom. Herein is the secret of the unity of the Church. We shall never secure it by endeavoring to bring about an unity in thought, or act, or organization. It is as each individual heart enthrones the Savior that each will become one with all kindred souls in the everlasting kingdom. Is your heart perfect to make Christ king? We read in 1 Chronicles 12:33 of Zebulon, whose warriors were not of a double heart; the margin says they were “without a heart and a heart.” The double-minded man is unstable in all his ways; he is not to be relied upon in his loyalty or service to his king. The only blessed life is that of the man whose eye is single. It is only such an one that receives anything from the Lord. Let us ask that the thoughts of our hearts may be cleansed by the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit, that our hearts may be perfect toward Him, and so perfect to all who hold Jesus as King and Head, though they differ from us in minor points. Different regiments, but one army, one movement, one king. Let us learn to keep rank, shoulder to shoulder, and in step, with our brethren. Too many like to break the ranks, and do God’s work independently. Fifty men who act together will do greater execution than five hundred acting apart. There is too much of this guerilla fighting. Unity is strength; and in their efforts to overthrow the kingdom of Satan it is most essential that the soldiers of Christ move in rank and keep step. F B Meyer - take the water of life freely.” 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came to make David king. The crowning of David secured the unity of Israel. Because all these men of war converged on the chosen king, they met each other, and became one great nation. The enthroning of David was the uniting of the kingdom. Herein is the secret of the unity of the Church. We shall never secure it by endeavoring to bring about an unity in thought, or act, or organization. It is as each individual heart enthrones the Savior that each will become one with all kindred souls in the everlasting kingdom. Is your heart perfect to make Christ king? We read in 1 Chronicles 12:33 of Zebulon, whose warriors were not of a double heart; the margin says they were “without a heart and a heart.” The double-minded man is unstable in all his ways; he is not to be relied upon in his loyalty or service to his king. The only blessed life is that of the man whose eye is single. It is only such an one that receives anything from the Lord. Let us ask that the thoughts of our hearts may be cleansed by the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit, that our hearts may be perfect toward Him, and so perfect to all who hold Jesus as King and Head, though they differ from us in minor points. Different regiments, but one army, one movement, one king. Let us learn to keep rank, shoulder to shoulder, and in step, with our brethren. Too many like to break the ranks, and do God’s work independently. Fifty men who act together will do greater execution than five hundred acting apart. There is too much of this guerilla fighting. Unity is strength; and in their efforts to overthrow the kingdom of Satan it is most essential that the soldiers of Christ move in rank and keep step. 1 Chronicles 12:39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their kinsmen had prepared for them. eating and drinking: Ge 26:30 31:54 2Sa 6:19 19:42 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their kinsmen had prepared for them. NIV Study Bible - In the presence of a third of a million people (see note on vv. 23–37) David’s coronation banquet typifies the future Messianic feast (Isa 25:6–8). The imagery of the Messianic banquet became prominent in the intertestamental literature (2 Baruch 29:4–8; 1 Enoch 62:14) and in the NT (see Mt 8:11–12 and Lk 13:28–30; Mt 22:1–10 and Lk 14:16–24; see also Mt 25:1–13; Lk 22:28–30; Rev 19:7–9). The Lord’s Supper anticipates that coming banquet (Mt 26:29; Mk 14:25; Lk 22:15–18; 1 Co 11:23–26). (Borrow NIV Study Bible) 1 Chronicles 12:40 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel. BGT 1 Chronicles 12:41 καὶ οἱ ὁμοροῦντες αὐτοῖς ἕως Ισσαχαρ καὶ Ζαβουλων καὶ Νεφθαλι ἔφερον αὐτοῖς ἐπὶ τῶν καμήλων καὶ τῶν ὄνων καὶ τῶν ἡμιόνων καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν μόσχων βρώματα ἄλευρα παλάθας σταφίδας οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον μόσχους καὶ πρόβατα εἰς πλῆθος ὅτι εὐφροσύνη ἐν Ισραηλ LXE (SEPTUAGINT) 1 Chronicles 12:40 And their neighbours, as far as Issachar and Zabulon and Nephthali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. KJV 1 Chronicles 12:40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. NET 1 Chronicles 12:40 Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating. CSB 1 Chronicles 12:40 In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen-- abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, oxen, and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel. ESV 1 Chronicles 12:40 And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. NIV 1 Chronicles 12:40 Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. NLT 1 Chronicles 12:40 And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel. brought: The Septuagint reads "brought (to) them" which is probably correct; the Hebrew {lahem,} "to them" might be easily mistaken for {lechem,} "bread." The passage will then read, "bought them on asses, on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, meat, meal, cakes of figs," etc., which renders the introduction of and unnecessary. From the mention of oil, figs, and raisins, Mr. Harmer thinks that this assembly was held in autumn. 2Sa 16:1 17:27-29 meat, meal: or, victual of meal cakes of figs: 1Sa 25:18 there was joy: 1Ki 1:40 2Ki 11:20 Pr 11:10 29:2 Jer 23:5,6 Lu 19:37,38 Rev 19:5-7 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel.