2 Samuel 8:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;e ”

2 Samuel 8:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For a similar account of the officers of Solomon’s kingdom, see 1 Kings 4:1-6 , where Jehoshaphat is still the recorder, and Benaiah is advanced to be captain of the host in the room of Joab. The...
2 Samuel 8:16 - 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 8:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

recorder . remembrancer.
2 Samuel 8:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Joab - was over the host - General and commander-in-chief over all the army. Ahilud - recorder - מז...
2 Samuel 8:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder— i.e. as is generally believed, remembrancer, or writer of chronicles: an employment of no mean estimation in the Eastern world, where it was customar...
2 Samuel 8:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Joab ... was over the host - by virtue of a special promise ( 2 Samuel 5:8 ). Recorder - hist...
2 Samuel 8:16 - 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 8:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Was recorder. — This was a different office from that of “the scribe” (filled by Seraiah), and appears from 2 Kings 18:18-37 ; 2 Chronicles 34:8 , to have been one of considerable importance. (Co...
2 Samuel 8:16 - 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 8:16 - 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 8:16 - 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 8:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(16) And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (17) And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah...
2 Samuel 8:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host ,.... Which was not only owing to his relation to David, being his sister's son, but to his promise that whoever smote the Jebusites first should be c...
2 Samuel 8:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder; Ver. 16. Was over the host. ] This honour he had purchased by his valour, 1Ch 11:6 but forfeited...
2 Samuel 8:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jehoshaphat was recorder That is, the remembrancer , or writer of chronicles , as is generally thought; “an employment,” says Dr. Delaney, “of no mean estimation in the eastern world, where it wa...
2 Samuel 8:16 - 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 8:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Administration of the Government of Israel. B. C. 1042. 15 And David reigned o...
2 Samuel 8:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joab having doubtless declared his repentance for his former crimes, and having done eminent service for his country, and having received the chief command by virtue of David's promise and contract...
2 Samuel 8:16 - 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 8:16 - 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 8:16 - 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 8:16 - 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 8:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Prestige Recognized
2 Samuel 8:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:6 ; 1 Chronicles 18:15-17 ; 1 Kings 4:3 ; 2 Samuel 19:13 ; 2 Samuel 20:23
2 Samuel 8:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Recorder — The treasurer, who examined all the accounts, and kept records of them.

2 Samuel 8:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 8:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 8:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 8:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 8:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 8:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 8:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes