Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| came | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai.ya.Vo.'u | H935 | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural |
| Gilead | הַגִּלְעָ֔דָה ha.gil.'A.dah | H1568 | Gilad · definite article + proper noun, a place name + directional suffix |
| land | אֶ֥רֶץ 'E.retz | H776 | the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| Tahtim-hodshi | תַּחְתִּ֖ים tach.Tim | H8483 | Tachtim-Chodshi · proper noun, a place name |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai.ya.Vo.'u | H935 | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural |
| Dan-jaan | יַּ֔עַן Ya.'an | H1842 | Dan-Jaan · proper noun, a place name |
| about | וְסָבִ֖יב ve.sa.Viv | H5439 | (as noun) a circle · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute |
| Zidon | צִידֽוֹן tzi.Don | H6721 | Tsidon · proper noun, a place name |
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the land of Tahtim-hodshi--that is, the land lately acquired; namely, that of the Hagarites conquered by Saul (Ch1 5:10). The progress was northward. Thence they crossed the country, and, proceeding along the western coast to the southern extremities of the country, they at length arrived in Jerusalem, having completed the enumeration of the whole kingdom in the space of nine months and twenty days.
Tahtim-hodshi - Where this place was is not exactly known: some think that the words refer to a newly conquered country, as our margin, the nether land newly inhabited; and if so, this was probably the country eastward of Gilead, which the Israelites, in the time of Saul, had conquered from the Hagarites, and dwelt in themselves. See Ch1 5:10, where this transaction is recorded. To Dan-jaan - Or, to Dan of the woods. This is the place so frequently mentioned, situated at the foot of Mount Libanus, near to the source of the Jordan, the most northern city of all the possessions of the Israelites in what was called the promised land, as Beer-sheba was the most southern: hence the common form of…
Read the whole note in the consoleThen they came to Gilead,.... The land of Gilead, half of which was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the other half to the half tribe of Manasseh, Deuteronomy 3:12; which tribes were numbered, and the first of all: and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; or the low lands of a new place; it seems to be a country newly possessed and inhabited; the Targum calls it the southern land of Hodshi; Bunting (w) calls it the lower country of Hodshi, near to the city Corazin, in the half tribe of Manasseh, fifty two miles from Jerusalem, and towards the northeast, and signifies a new land: and they came to Danjaan; the same that is simply called Dan, and formerly Leshem, Joshua 19:47; why Juan is a…
Read the whole note in the console"Again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel; and He moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah." לחרות ... ויּסף points back to the manifestation of the wrath of God, which Israel had experienced in the three years' famine (2 Samuel 21). Just as that plague had burst upon the land on account of the guilt which rested upon the people, so the kindling of the wrath of God against Israel a second time also presupposes guilt on the part of the nation; and as this is not expressly pointed out, we may seek for it generally in the rebellions of Absalom and Sheba against the divinely established government of David. The subject to "moved" is Jehovah, and the words "again…
why . . . do you want to do this? Joab either realized that such a move would be unpopular among the people, or he believed that it was wrong before God.
And to a land of a new [settlement]. A place where there was a new settlement whose population was small; perhaps in the interim Dovid would reconsider and sent him a messenger to stop. To Don's portion. To the people of Don. Ya'an. The name of the place.
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