Job 1:2

Seven sons and three daughters. — The like number was restored to him after his probation (Job 42:13).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters - The same number was given to him again after these were lost, and his severe trials...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 1:1-3 describes Job, his piety and good fortune. The literal translation of the opening words would be Once upon a time there was a man. The...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Seven sons-three daughters - ( Proverbs 17:6 ). In the East, and in primitive ti...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Prologue Job 1:2 , which form the Prologue to the book, describe ( a ) the prosperity and piety of Job; ( b ) a scene in heaven in which the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Seven.. three ] sacred numbers indicating perfection. We are dealing with ideal history, as the rest of the numbers and other features here and in t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

II. THE OPENING SCENE ON EARTH Job 1:1-5 THE land of Uz appears to have been a general name for the great Syro-Arabian desert. It is described...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Satan Aims at a High Mark Job 1:1-12 Job is introduced as a man of large possessions, highly honored by all who knew him, and of unimpeachable...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this Book is one of the grandest in the divine Library. The story of Job is presented in dramatic for...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. (3) His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there were born unto him ,.... By his wife, in lawful wedlock, who was now living, and after mentioned: seven sons and three daughters ; next...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Ver. 2. And there were born unto him seven sons ] This was a main part of his prosper...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job's Character and Possessions. B. C. 1520....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 1:1 . There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil....
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 1:1 . There was a man in the land of Uz, Job was a man indeed; a true man, a man of the highest type, for he was a man of God. Job 1:1 . W...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 1:1 . The land of Uz. Moses is always correct in calling countries after the name of the first possessor. Uz was in the east beyond Jordan, an...
The Biblical Illustrator

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. The character of Job There are serious and devout persons who regard the Book of Job as...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The "Historical Introduction" to Job extends to two chapters. In the first we are given an account, firstly, of his outward circumsta...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job's Wealth and Piety
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters, a great blessing of God; for children, according to Scriptures, are special gifts of His...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Esther 5:11 ; Job 13:13 ; Psalms 107:38 ; Psalms 127:3-5 ; Psalms 128:3

² And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

Related Commentaries of Job 1:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 1:2