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<div2 id="iCh.xv" n="xv" next="iCh.xvi" prev="iCh.xiv" progress="76.09%" title="Chapter XIV">
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<h2 id="iCh.xv-p0.1">F I R S T C H R O N I C L E
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S</h2>
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<h3 id="iCh.xv-p0.2">CHAP. XIV.</h3>
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<p class="intro" id="iCh.xv-p1">In this chapter we have, I. David's kingdom
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established, <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p1.1" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.1-1Chr.14.2" parsed="|1Chr|14|1|14|2" passage="1Ch 14:1,2">ver. 1, 2</scripRef>.
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II. His family built up, <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p1.2" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.3-1Chr.14.7" parsed="|1Chr|14|3|14|7" passage="1Ch 14:3-7">ver.
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3-7</scripRef>. III. His enemies, the Philistines, routed in two
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campaigns, <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p1.3" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.8-1Chr.14.17" parsed="|1Chr|14|8|14|17" passage="1Ch 14:8-17">ver. 8-17</scripRef>.
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This is repeated here from <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p1.4" osisRef="Bible:2Sam.5.11-2Sam.5.25" parsed="|2Sam|5|11|5|25" passage="2Sa 5:11-25">2 Sam.
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v. 11</scripRef>, &c.</p>
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<scripCom id="iCh.xv-p0.1_1" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14" parsed="|1Chr|14|0|0|0" passage="1Ch 14" type="Commentary"/>
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<scripCom id="iCh.xv-p0.2_1" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.1-1Chr.14.7" parsed="|1Chr|14|1|14|7" passage="1Ch 14:1-7" type="Commentary"/><div class="Commentary" id="Bible:1Chr.14.1-1Chr.14.7">
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<h4 id="iCh.xv-p1.7">David's Kingdom Established. (<span class="smallcaps" id="iCh.xv-p1.8">b. c.</span> 1045.)</h4>
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<p class="passage" id="iCh.xv-p2">1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to
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David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build
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him a house. 2 And David perceived that the <span class="smallcaps" id="iCh.xv-p2.1">Lord</span> had confirmed him king over Israel, for his
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kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
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3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons
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and daughters. 4 Now these <i>are</i> the names of
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<i>his</i> children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab,
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Nathan, and Solomon, 5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
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6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7 And Elishama,
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and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.</p>
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<p class="indent" id="iCh.xv-p3">We may observe here, 1. There is no man
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that has such a sufficiency in himself but he has need of his
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neighbours and has reason to be thankful for their help: David had
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a very large kingdom, Hiram a very little one; yet David could not
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build himself a house to his mind unless Hiram furnished him with
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both workmen and materials, <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p3.1" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.1" parsed="|1Chr|14|1|0|0" passage="1Ch 14:1"><i>v.</i>
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1</scripRef>. This is a reason why we should despise none, but, as
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we have opportunity, be obliging to all. 2. It is a great
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satisfaction to a wise man to be settled, and to a good man to see
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the special providences of God in his settlement. The people had
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made David king; but he could not be easy, nor think himself happy,
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till he perceived that <i>the Lord had confirmed him king over
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Israel,</i> <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p3.2" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.2" parsed="|1Chr|14|2|0|0" passage="1Ch 14:2"><i>v.</i> 2</scripRef>.
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"Who shall unfix me if God hath fixed me?" 3. We must look upon all
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our advancements as designed for our usefulness. <i>David's kingdom
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was lifted up on high,</i> not for his own sake, that he might look
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great, but <i>because of his people Israel,</i> that he might be a
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guide and protector to them. We are blessed in order that we may be
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blessings. See <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p3.3" osisRef="Bible:Gen.12.2" parsed="|Gen|12|2|0|0" passage="Ge 12:2">Gen. xii. 2</scripRef>.
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We are not born, nor do we live, for ourselves. 4. It is difficult
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to thrive without growing secure and indulgent to the flesh. It was
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David's infirmity that when he settled in his kingdom <i>he took
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more wives</i> (<scripRef id="iCh.xv-p3.4" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.3" parsed="|1Chr|14|3|0|0" passage="1Ch 14:3"><i>v.</i>
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3</scripRef>), yet the numerous issue he had added to his honour
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and strength. Lo, <i>children are a heritage of the Lord.</i> We
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had an account of David's children, not only in Samuel, but in this
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book (<scripRef id="iCh.xv-p3.5" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.3.1-1Chr.3.9" parsed="|1Chr|3|1|3|9" passage="1Ch 3:1-9"><i>ch.</i> iii. 1</scripRef>,
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&c.) and now here again; for it was their honour to have such a
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father.</p>
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</div><scripCom id="iCh.xv-p0.3" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.8-1Chr.14.17" parsed="|1Chr|14|8|14|17" passage="1Ch 14:8-17" type="Commentary"/><div class="Commentary" id="Bible:1Chr.14.8-1Chr.14.17">
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<h4 id="iCh.xv-p3.7">The Defeat of the
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Philistines. (<span class="smallcaps" id="iCh.xv-p3.8">b. c.</span> 1045.)</h4>
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<p class="passage" id="iCh.xv-p4">8 And when the Philistines heard that David was
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anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek
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David. And David heard <i>of it,</i> and went out against them.
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9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the
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valley of Rephaim. 10 And David enquired of God, saying,
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Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them
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into mine hand? And the <span class="smallcaps" id="iCh.xv-p4.1">Lord</span> said
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unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11
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So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then
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David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like
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the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of
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that place Baal-perazim. 12 And when they had left their
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gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with
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fire. 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves
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abroad in the valley. 14 Therefore David enquired again of
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God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from
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them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15
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And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops
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of the mulberry trees, <i>that</i> then thou shalt go out to
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battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the
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Philistines. 16 David therefore did as God commanded him:
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and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to
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Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and
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the <span class="smallcaps" id="iCh.xv-p4.2">Lord</span> brought the fear of him
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upon all nations.</p>
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<p class="indent" id="iCh.xv-p5">This narrative of David's triumph over the
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Philistines is much the same with that, <scripRef id="iCh.xv-p5.1" osisRef="Bible:2Sam.5.17-2Sam.5.25" parsed="|2Sam|5|17|5|25" passage="2Sa 5:17-25">2 Sam. v. 17</scripRef>, &c. 1. Let the attack
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which the Philistines made upon David forbid us to be secure in any
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settlement or advancement, and engage us to expect molestation in
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this world. When we are most easy something or other may come to be
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a terror or vexation to us. Christ's kingdom will thus be insulted
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by the serpent's seed, especially when it makes any advances. 2.
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Let David's enquiry of God, once and again, upon occasion of the
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Philistines' invading him, direct us in all our ways to acknowledge
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God—in distress to fly to him, when we are wronged to appeal to
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him, and, when we know not what to do, to ask counsel at his
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oracles, to put ourselves under his direction, and to beg of him to
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show us the right way. 3. Let David's success encourage us to
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resist our spiritual enemies, in observance of divine directions
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and dependence on divine strength. Resist the devil, and he shall
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flee as the Philistines did before David. 4. Let the sound of the
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going in the tops of the mulberry trees direct us to attend God's
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motions both in his providence and in the influences of his Spirit.
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When we perceive God to go before us let us gird up our loins, gird
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on our armour, and follow him. 5. Let David's burning the gods of
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the Philistines, when they fell into his hands, teach us a holy
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indignation against idolatry and all the remains of it. 6. Let
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David's thankful acknowledgment of the hand of God in his successes
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direct us to bring all our sacrifices of praise to God's altar.
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<i>Not unto us, O Lord! not unto us, but to thy name give
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glory.</i> 7. Let the reputation which David obtained, not only in
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his kingdom, but among his neighbours, be looked upon as a type and
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figure of the exalted honour of the Son of David (<scripRef id="iCh.xv-p5.2" osisRef="Bible:1Chr.14.17" parsed="|1Chr|14|17|0|0" passage="1Ch 14:17"><i>v.</i> 17</scripRef>): <i>The fame of David
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went out into all lands;</i> he was generally talked of, and
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admired by all people, and <i>the Lord brought the fear of him upon
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all nations.</i> All looked upon him as a formidable enemy and a
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desirable ally. Thus has God highly exalted our Redeemer, and given
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him a name above every name.</p>
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