1 Chronicles 14:16

1 Chronicles 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
• New International Version (NIV)So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:16

14Once more David asked God. God answered him, “Don’t go after them. Circle around, and come at them in front of the balsam trees. 15As you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out and fight because God has gone ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.” David did as God ordered him, and his men defeated the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. 17David’s fame spread through all lands, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.

1 Chronicles 14:16 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ דָּוִ֔יד כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגִּבְע֖וֹן וְעַד־גָּֽזְרָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• therefore didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• as Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• him: and they smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the hostמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• from Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• even to Gazerגֶּ֫זֶרgezer · GezerH1507

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:16

• Genesis 6:22Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.
• Exodus 39:42The Israelites had done all the work following the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
• John 2:5His mother told the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.”
• John 13:17If you understand all of this, you are blessed whenever you follow my example.
• John 15:14You are my friends if you obey my commandments.
• 2 Samuel 5:25David did as the Lord ordered him and defeated the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.
• 1 Chronicles 6:67They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland,
• Joshua 16:10However, they did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are required to do forced labor.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-17When David became ruler of all Israel, the Philistines attacked. They no longer saw him as under their control, as they did when he only ruled Judah. They attacked through the valley southwest of Jerusalem (see Joshua 15:8). Before the battle, David asked the Lord for guidance, unlike Saul, who asked a medium for help against the Philistines (1 Chronicles 10:13; see 1 Samuel 28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. from Gibeon ... to Gazer--Geba or Gibea (2Sa 5:25), now Yefa, in the province of Judah. The line from this to Gazer was intersected by the roads which led from Judah to the cities of the Philistines. To recover possession of it, therefore, as was effected by this decisive battle, was equivalent to setting free the whole mountain region of Judah as far as their most westerly slope [Bertheau].Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 14:16

• Gazer
• Gibeon
• Philistines

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings