1 Chronicles 14


1 Chronicles 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE. This chapter contains the successes of David as he established himself in Jerusalem and defeated the Philistines. The whole chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingship of David.

Text

This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 17 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex, and Codex Leningradensis.
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Marchalianus.

Old Testament references

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    David Established at Jerusalem (14:1–7)

This passage emphasizes the greatness of David's reign for the sake of Israel after the transportation of the ark. The accumulation of wives and sons is seen as a 'positive sign of stature' in the books of Chronicles.

Verse 1

  • "Hiram" as חירם, but read : the Phoenician king of Tyre. Josephus cited Tyrian court records and the writings of Menander to write that Hiram lived for 53 years and reigned for 34 years, also that the construction of Solomon's Temple began in the twelfth year of Hiram's reign, which was 143 years before the building of Carthage. Hiram's good relation with David is noted in 1 Kings 5:15–26, which continued with Solomon after David's death, again as an equal.

    David Defeats the Philistines (14:8–17)

The passage has similar structures as , with a change of place-name "Geba" to "Gibeon" apparently to fit the perspective of . The military successes had an astonishing effect of increasing David's fame internationally, denoting divine blessings for David.

Verse 11

  • "Baal Perazim": literally, "Master of Breakthroughs." YHWH 'has burst out against' the place where the Philistines will be conquered just as he 'burst out against Uzzah'. The same verb "perez" is also used in 1 Chronicles 13:11 and 15:13.

    Verse 16

  • "Gibeon" : written as "Geba" in 2 Samuel 5:25, but LXX reads "Gibeon", which is supported by Isaiah 28:21. Both Gibeon and Geba were located north of Jerusalem, so both mentions may be correct, and each mean what it says. The distance between Gibeon and Gezer is about.