1 Chronicles 11:6; 1 Chronicles 18:15-17; 1 Kings 4:3; 2 Samuel 19:13; 2 Samuel 20:23
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 t...
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...
recorder . remembrancer.
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-i...
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder— i.e. as is generally believed, remembrancer, or writer of chronicles: an employment of no mean esti...
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 sp...
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 diff...
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...
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 n...
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 Samu...
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 bet...
(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 t...
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...
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 ha...
Jehoshaphat was recorder That is, the remembrancer , or writer of chronicles , as is generally thought; “an employment,” says Dr. Delaney, “of no...
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 t...
David's Administration of the Government of Israel. B. C. 1042....
Joab having doubtless declared his repentance for his former crimes, and having done eminent service for his country, and having received the chief...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 8:1 . “Metheg-ammah.” This is a very obscure word, and has been very variously translated. “Metheg”...
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 tre...
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...
David reigned over all Israel. Administration of the kingdom I. The first thing pointed out to us here is the catholicity of his kingly governm...
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...
David's Prestige Recognized
And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the host, had supreme command of the army; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was recorder, chronicler and...
Recorder — The treasurer, who examined all the accounts, and kept records of them.
16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;e