Passage Research
1 Chronicles 11 — Sermon Preparation
All Israel anoints David as king at Hebron, he captures Jerusalem and makes it his capital, and a roster of his thirty mighty warriors is given. Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 47
- verses
- 520 / 255
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
1 Chronicles 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 20 | David |
| שָׁלוֹשׁ | shâlôwsh | H7969 | 12 | three, third |
| בֵּית לֶחֶם | Bêyth Lechem | H1035 | 6 | Beth-Lechem |
| גִּבּוֹר | gibbôwr | H1368 | 6 | powerful, warrior |
| חֲנִית | chănîyth | H2595 | 5 | lance, thrusting |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 7 | head |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּי | Pᵉlishtîy | H6430 | 6 | Pelishtite |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter is repeated, I. The elevation of David to the throne, immediately upon the death of Saul, by common consent, ver. 1-3. II. His gaining the castle of Zion out of the hands of the Jebusites, ver. 4-9. III. The catalogue of the worthies and great men of his kingdom, ver. 10-47. David's Accession to the Throne. (b. c. 1055.) 1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 11:1–47 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hebron— 1 Chr 11:1
- Ephes-dammim— 1 Chr 11:13
- Adullam— 1 Chr 11:15
- Valley of Rephaim— 1 Chr 11:15
- Bethlehem 1— 1 Chr 11:16
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