And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.
| 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 |
| hold | מִבְצַר miv.tzar- | H4013 | a fortification · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Tyre | צֹ֔ר Tzor | H6865 | Tsor · proper noun, a place name |
| cities | עָרֵ֥י 'a.Rei | H5892 | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Hivites | הַחִוִּ֖י ha.chi.Vi | H2340 | a Chivvite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| Canaanites | וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י ve.ha.ke.na.'a.Ni | H3669 | a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| out | וַיֵּֽצְא֛וּ vai.ye.tze.'U | H3318 | to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural |
| south | נֶ֥גֶב Ne.gev | H5045 | the south (from its drought) · proper noun, a place name |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה ye.hu.Dah | H3063 | Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name |
| Beer-sheba | בְּאֵ֥ר be.'Er | H884 | Beer-Sheba · 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.
The strong hold of Tyre - This must have been the old city of Tyre, which was built on the main land: the new city was built on a rock in the sea.
And came to the strong hold of Tyre,.... That is, old Tyre, which stood thirty furlongs from new Tyre, the island (y); of which See Gill on Isaiah 23:1; this must be understood of the parts near unto it; for that itself was not within the land of Israel, and so its inhabitants not to be numbered: and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: which were possessed by them, and from whence they were not driven out by the Israelites; to all places contiguous to them, Joab and his captains came to take the number of them: and they went out to the south of Judah: even to Beersheba; passing through the western part of the land, they came to the southern part of it, even as far as B…
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…
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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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