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1 Chronicles 11 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“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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