2 Samuel 8:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. ”

2 Samuel 8:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed (g) judgment and justice unto all his people. (g) He gave judgment in controversies, and was merciful toward the people.
2 Samuel 8:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8. David's Victories. His Ministers (D) . A concluding summary, corresponding to the similar section on Saul ( 1 Samuel 14:47 ff.) and by the same hand. Apparently it formed the conclusion...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
2 Samuel 8:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. Though involved in foreign wars, he ma...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's Victories, and a List of his Officers This chapter concludes this account of David's reign. The remainder of the book is taken from a different source.
2 Samuel 8:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI. ADMINISTRATION OF THE KINGDOM. 2 Samuel 8:15-18 . IF the records of David's warlike expeditions are brief, still more so are the notices of his work of peace. How he fulfilled his...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Victorious on Every Side 2 Samuel 8:1-18 Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David “whithersoever he went,” 2 Samuel 8:6 ; 2 Samuel 8:14 . Indeed, he was more than...
2 Samuel 8:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the record of some of the victories of David, again not necessarily in chronological order. There is, however, a very close relation between this account of them and what had preceded....
2 Samuel 8:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) В¶ And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. How delightful to see, and again to have it marked to our notice, to whom David owed all his b...
2 Samuel 8:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David reigned over all Israel ,.... Not only over Judah, but over all the tribes of Israel, and over the whole land of Canaan, as promised to Abraham, Genesis 15:18 ; reaching to the river Euph...
2 Samuel 8:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. Ver. 15. And David reigned over all Israel. ] They were his loyal subjects at home; like as his foes...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David reigned over all Israel He has no disturbance at home, while he was engaged in wars abroad: but all Israel obeyed him. And David executed judgment and justice That is, either, 1st, Having n...
2 Samuel 8:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

God's declaration to David of His sovereign counsels in chapter 7 and David's submission and worship had good practical effect. Notice it is "after this" (v.1) that David defeated and subdued the Phi...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Administration of the Government of Israel. B. C. 1042. 15 And David reigned o...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judgment and Justice, i. e. just judgment, as Deuteronomy 16:18 . A figure called hendiadis as in Genesis 3:16 Matthew 4:16 .
2 Samuel 8:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 8:1 . “Metheg-ammah.” This is a very obscure word, and has been very variously translated. “Metheg” is a “bridle,” and “ammah” is translated moth...
2 Samuel 8:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:2 . Two lines. The measuring line gave inheritance, but here the line gave the inheritance of rebels to others, as is the manner of treating rebels by a total forfeiture of inheritance....
2 Samuel 8:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

David smote the Philistines and subdued them. The victorious king These years of war gave birth to some of the grandest of the psalms, amongst which may be numbered, 2., 20., 21., 60., 110. I...
2 Samuel 8:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 8:1 David smote the Philistines. In the previous chapter we have seen that the empire of David not only marked an era in the development of Israel nationally, but was...
2 Samuel 8:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Prestige Recognized
2 Samuel 8:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 18:14 ; 2 Samuel 23:3 ; 2 Samuel 23:4 ; 2 Samuel 3:12 ; 2 Samuel 5:5 ; Amos 5:15 ; Amos 5:24 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Jeremiah 22:15 ; Jeremiah 22:16 ; Jeremiah 23:5 ; Jeremiah 23:6 ;...

2 Samuel 8:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 8:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 8:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 8:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 8:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 8:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 8:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 8:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 8:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 8:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 8:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge