Exodus 1:8

a new king. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ecclesiastes 2:19 Ecclesiastes 9:15 Acts 7:18

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The expressions in this verse are special and emphatic. “A new king” is a phrase not found elsewhere. It is understood by most commentators to impl...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which (c) knew not Joseph. (c) He did not consider how God had preserved Egypt for the sake of Joseph.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 1:8-12 J, Exodus 1:13 P, Exodus 1:14 a ( to field ) J, Exodus 1:14 b P. Repression of Israel. Forced labour was the first dev...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. Now there arose a new king. When more than one hundred years had been happily passed in freedom and repose, the condition of the elect pe...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. There arose up a new king - Who this was it is difficult to say. It was probably Ram...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now there arose up a new king, &c. which knew not Joseph — To know, in the sacred Scripture, signifies often, to love, to regard, approve...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, х wayaaqaam ( H6965 )] - ascen...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Oppression of the Israelites 5. Seventy souls] Jacob himself is included in the number: cp. Genesis 46:8-27 . Of the seventy, sixty-eight were ma...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This verse marks the turn of the tide in the fortunes of Israel. Hitherto they have been tolerated and honoured; now they are feared and oppressed. T...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There arose up a new king. — A king of a new dynasty might seem to be intended. Some suppose him to be Aahmes I., the founder of the eighteenth dyn...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE OPPRESSION. Exodus 1:7-22 . At the beginning of the history of Israel we find a prosperous race. It was indeed their growing importance, and...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Children of Israel Afflicted Exodus 1:1-14 The buried seed began to bear an abundant harvest, notwithstanding the efforts of Pharaoh and hi...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first word of Exodus, "Now," might with equal accuracy be rendered "And." Either word serves to suggest continuity. The story of Genesis is taken...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 7:18 . It is a useful spiritual improvement to consider, that as Israel flourished more after Joseph's death, and under the oppression of anoth...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt ,.... Stephen calls him another king, Acts 7:18 one of another family, according to Josephus g; who was n...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Ver. 8. A new king. ] Called Busiris, a most savage tyrant, as heathen histories...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There arose a new king One of another family, according to Josephus; for it appears from ancient writers that the kingdom of Egypt often passed fro...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISRAEL MULTIPLIED (vs.1-7) The first five verses of Exodus indicate its continuity with the book of Genesis, for they confirm what is written in...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Isr...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A new king, i.e. another king; one of another disposition, or interest, or family; for the kingdom of Egypt did oft pass from one family to another...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The People Multiply And Are Put To Hard Labour ( Exodus 1:6-12 ). The careful patterning continues: a Joseph dies and all his generation ( Exodu...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 1:11 . Pithom] P. = “a narrow place:” a city of Lower Egypt, situated on the eastern bank of the Nile: Gr. Patoumos (Go...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 1:1 . The children of Israel. Some think we should read here, the sons of Israel. Paul, Galatians 4:3 ; Galatians 4:5 , makes a distincti...
The Biblical Illustrator

The children of Israel were fruitful The increase of the Church I. Notwithstanding the removal of its chief officer ( Exodus 1:6 ). Joseph dea...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Exodus 1:7-2 Here the real narrative of Exodus begins. The history of the Israelites from and after the death of Joseph is enter...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt which knew not Joseph. The expression "arose up" indicates either that the new Pharaoh adopted entirely new...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Pharaoh Plans to Curb the Growth
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Birth and Youth of Moses Exodus 1:1-14 , Exodus 1:22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction, we wish to discuss the meaning of the...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

There arose a new king (after several successions in Joseph's time) which knew not Joseph — All that knew him loved him, and were kind to his relat...

⁸ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

Related Commentaries of Exodus 1:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 1:8