Hiram king of Tyre sends cedar-trees and craftsmen to build David a house — 'And David perceived that Hashem had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel’s sake.' Sons and daughters are born in Jerusalem, Solomon among them. Twice the Philistines spread out in the valley of Rephaim, and twice David asks of God. The first answer is a charge — at Baal-perazim: 'God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters,' and the abandoned idols are burned with fire. The second is stranger: circle around, and wait — 'when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees... God has gone out before you.' 'And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Hashem brought the fear of him upon all nations.'
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And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
verse value 4380
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 66 letters. Notable word values: "to·him" (ל֖וֹ) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "to·him" (ל֖וֹ, 2 letters) and the longest is "messengers" (מַלְאָכִים֮, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 524: and·craftsmen·of, and·craftsmen·of. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "Huram" (חוּרָ֨ם), "king·of·Tyre" (מֶלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר), "wall" (קִ֔יר). The root עץ appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "house" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles); "king·of·Tyre" (root מלך, 91x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root מלאך ("messengers") in I Chronicles. First appearance of the root עץ ("and·trees·of") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'trees', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 3 words.
Rashi
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent It is explained in Genesis Rabbah (85:4): “This man was accustomed to being friendly to the tribe of Judah; so was Hirah the Adullamite to Judah. and masons and carpenters craftsmen.
Metzudat David
'And cedar-trees' — the messengers had cedar-trees with them. 'And masons, and carpenters' — he also sent him craftsmen: those who build walls of stone, and those who work in wood construction.
Malbim
'And [Huram] sent' — in Samuel (chapter 5) these events, [which appear] in this chapter, are stated as occurring before the bringing up of the ark, because there [the text] wished to tell of the bringing of the ark on its two occasions in a single continuous account. But Ezra reveals to us that this first bringing up of the ark took place at the very outset, immediately after David had captured the stronghold of Zion and made it the City of David for his dwelling; and it was while the ark was residing in the house of Obed[-edom], during those three months, that the events told in this chapter took place — that Huram sent messengers to make a covenant of peace with him, along with cedar trees and craftsmen to build him a house. That is why it says:
And David perceived that Hashem had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel’s sake.
verse value 3417
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 60 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "his·people" (עַמּ֥וֹ, 3 letters) and the longest is "that·he·had·established·him" (כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "for·it·was·exalted" (כִּֽי־נִשֵּׂ֤את). The root ישראל appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "over·Israel" (root ישראל, 94x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root עבור ("for·sake·of") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'over·Israel', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 6 words. Full calculation: וַיֵּ֣דַע [and·he·perceived] (90) + דָּוִ֔יד [David] (24) + כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ [that·he·had·established·him] (121) + יְהֹוָ֛ה [Hashem] (26) + לְמֶ֖לֶךְ [to·king] (120) + עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל [over·Israel] (641) + כִּֽי־נִשֵּׂ֤את [for·it·was·exalted] (781) + לְמַ֙עְלָה֙ [exceedingly] (175) + מַלְכוּת֔וֹ [his·kingdom] (502) + בַּעֲב֖וּר [for·sake·of] (280) + עַמּ֥וֹ [his·people] (116) + יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [Israel] (541) = 3417.
Rashi
And David knew that the Lord had established him as king when he saw that the kings of the nations sent him gifts.
Metzudat David
'And David perceived' — from the fact that even a nation which did not know Him served him, he perceived that Hashem had established him as king. 'For His people Israel's sake' — that is, he also recognized that it was for Israel's sake that his kingdom was so greatly exalted, and he did not attribute the matter to himself.
Malbim
'And David perceived' — meaning, from the fact that all Israel had gathered, from Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, at his command, he knew that Hashem had established him as king over Israel (for previously, not all of them had yet come to make him king). And from the fact that Huram sent messengers to him, he knew that his kingdom had been raised on high, to the point that the kings of the nations would affirm it.
And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begot more sons and daughters.
verse value 1942
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 43 letters. The shortest word is "more" (ע֛וֹד, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·Jerusalem" (בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 80: more, more. The root דוד appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "and·he·begot" (root ילד, 117x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיִּקַּ֨ח [and·he·took] (124) + דָּוִ֥יד [David] (24) + ע֛וֹד [more] (80) + נָשִׁ֖ים [wives] (400) + בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + וַיּ֧וֹלֶד [and·he·begot] (56) + דָּוִ֛יד [David] (24) + ע֖וֹד [more] (80) + בָּנִ֥ים [sons] (102) + וּבָנֽוֹת [and·daughters] (464) = 1942.
Rashi
and David took All this was David’s strength.
Malbim
'And David took' — at that point he began to take more wives, in order to have more sons and daughters; see what I wrote on this in Samuel there, and above in chapter 3.
And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;
verse value 3652
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 47 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֥ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·born" (הַיְלוּדִ֔ים, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "the·born" (הַיְלוּדִ֔ים), "were·to·him" (הָיוּ־ל֖וֹ), "Shammua" (שַׁמּ֣וּעַ). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·born" (root ילד, 117x in I Chronicles); "were·to·him" (root היה, 104x in I Chronicles); "and·these" (root אלה, 89x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ [and·these] (42) + שְׁמ֣וֹת [names·of] (746) + הַיְלוּדִ֔ים [the·born] (105) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + הָיוּ־ל֖וֹ [were·to·him] (57) + בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + שַׁמּ֣וּעַ [Shammua] (416) + וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב [and·Shobab] (316) + נָתָ֖ן [Nathan] (500) + וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה [and·Solomon] (381) = 3652.
Ralbag
'And these are the names of the children,' etc. - Here in this book two more of David's sons are listed than are listed in the Book of Samuel: Elpelet and Nogah.
Metzudat David
'Shammua' — this is the same as Shimea mentioned above; and Scripture does not list them in the order of their birth, for Solomon was actually the first of them.
Cross-references: II Samuel 5:14; I Chronicles 3:5
Verse structure: 3 words, 18 letters. The shortest word is "and·Ibhar" (וְיִבְחָ֥ר, 5 letters) and the longest is "and·Elishua" (וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·Elishua" (וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ), "and·Elpelet" (וְאֶלְפָּֽלֶט). 3 unique roots are used. Full calculation: וְיִבְחָ֥ר [and·Ibhar] (226) + וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ [and·Elishua] (423) + וְאֶלְפָּֽלֶט [and·Elpelet] (156) = 805.
Metzudat David
'And Elishua' — this is the same as Elishama mentioned above.
Verse structure: 3 words, 21 letters. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·Beeliada" (וּבְעֶלְיָדָ֖ע). 3 unique roots are used. Full calculation: וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע [and·Elishama] (457) + וּבְעֶלְיָדָ֖ע [and·Beeliada] (192) + וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט [and·Eliphelet] (166) = 815.
Metzudat David
'And Beeliada' — this is the same as Eliada mentioned above.
And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went out to meet them.
verse value 5216
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 77 letters. The shortest word is "David" (דָּוִ֤יד, 4 letters) and the longest is "over·all·Israel" (עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 432: and·they·heard, to·seek. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "that·he·was·anointed" (כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח), "all·Philistines" (כׇל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים). The root דוד appears 3 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "over·all·Israel" (root ישראל, 94x in I Chronicles); "to·king" (root מלך, 91x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'David', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ [and·they·heard] (432) + פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים [Philistines] (860) + כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח [that·he·was·anointed] (428) + דָּוִ֤יד [David] (24) + לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ [to·king] (120) + עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [over·all·Israel] (691) + וַיַּעֲל֥וּ [and·they·went·up] (122) + כׇל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים [all·Philistines] (910) + לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ [to·seek] (432) + אֶת־דָּוִ֑יד [David] (425) + וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע [and·he·heard] (426) + דָּוִ֔יד [David] (24) + וַיֵּצֵ֖א [and·he·went·out] (107) + לִפְנֵיהֶֽם [before·them] (215) = 5216.
Rashi
And the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up because the Philistines had been ruling all the time until Saul and David came, as it is written (Jud. 15:11) concerning Samson: “Did you not know that the Philistines rule over us?” And likewise, (I Samuel 4:9): “Strengthen yourselves and become men, you Philistines, lest you serve the Hebrews, as they served you, etc.” Likewise, above in this portion (10:7): “And all the men of Israel saw, etc. and they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and settled in them.” And in those seven years that David reigned in Hebron alone they did not say a word, and they were not concerned that David reigned over Hebron, because they said, “What do we care? Perhaps a governor or an officer appointed David over Hebron.” But when he was anointed king over all Israel, the Philistines all went up to seek David, for they did not want there to be a king in Israel, but that they should continue ruling over them.
Ralbag
'And David heard of it, and went out to meet them' - In the Book of Samuel it is written (II Samuel 5), 'and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold' - and both mean the same thing, for he went down to the stronghold that was near where the Philistines were.
Metzudat David
'All the Philistines' — because they knew of his might, they all went up together to seek him out and make war against him.
Malbim
'And when [the Philistines] heard' — Since until then he had been their covenant-ally and had fought in Achish's wars [as his vassal], they wanted to see whether he would now submit to them, especially since until then they had been the rulers over Israel; this is why it says that they went to seek him out and inquire how he would deal with them. Now in Samuel (II Samuel 5:17) it is written, 'and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold,' and Ezra explains that this means he went out ahead of them — that is, he wanted to get there first and enter their territory, so as not to let them spread out through the land of Israel; therefore he went to the stronghold, meaning the stronghold in the wilderness of Maon, which was close to the land of the Philistines. But they, meanwhile, got ahead of him and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim, which is near Jerusalem.
Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
verse value 1829
Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "had·come" (בָּ֑אוּ, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·Philistines" (וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים, 7 letters). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "had·come" (root בוא, 62x in I Chronicles); "and·Philistines" (root פלשתי, 27x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'had·come', dividing the verse into phrases of 2 and 3 words. Full calculation: וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים [and·Philistines] (866) + בָּ֑אוּ [had·come] (9) + וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ [and·they·raided] (411) + בְּעֵ֥מֶק [in·valley·of] (212) + רְפָאִֽים [Rephaim] (331) = 1829.
Ralbag
'And made a raid' - In the Book of Samuel it says 'spread out,' but both express the same idea.
Metzudat Zion
'And made a raid' — an expression of spreading out and deploying, in the manner of those who wage war.
And David inquired of God, saying: ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hand?’ And Hashem said to him: ‘Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.’
verse value 4959
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 72 letters. Notable word values: "in·my·hand" (בְּיָדִ֑י) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "to·him" (ל֤וֹ, 2 letters) and the longest is "against·Philistines" (עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 36: to·him, in·your·hand. 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "shall·I·go·up" (הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙), "against·Philistines" (עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים), "and·will·you·give·them" (וּנְתַתָּ֖ם). The root אמר appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "in·God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·my·hand', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 6 words.
Rashi
And David inquired of God through the Urim and Tummim.
Malbim
'And David inquired... shall I go up' — For one traveling from the wilderness toward Jerusalem is indeed going up.
So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said: ‘God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters.’ Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
verse value 4311
Insights
Verse structure: 19 words, 87 letters. Notable word values: "in·my·hand" (בְּיָדִ֖י) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "there" (שָׁ֣ם, 2 letters) and the longest is "in·Baal-perazim" (בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 24: David, David. 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "in·Baal-perazim" (בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮), "and·he·smote·them" (וַיַּכֵּ֣ם), "my·enemies" (אֶת־אוֹיְבַ֛י). The root פרץ appears 3 times in this verse. 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "and·he·said" (root אמר, 73x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root איב ("my·enemies") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'waters', dividing the verse into phrases of 13 and 6 words.
Rashi
And they went up to Baal-Perazim which was later called Baal-Perazim because of the incident that occurred there. God has broken my enemies in my hand meaning that they fled and were broken off from one another. like a breach of waters like waves of water that break from their place and fall somewhere else.
Metzudat David
'To Baal-perazim' — this is the Valley of Rephaim; Scripture calls it by the name it would only later be given, when they called it Baal-perazim. 'Like the breach of waters' — meaning, suddenly, like rushing waters bursting through a dam.
Malbim
'So they came up to Baal-perazim' — In Samuel (ibid. v. 20) it is written, 'and David came to Baal-perazim,' which could be understood to mean that when David arrived at Baal-perazim, the Philistines went out to meet him and engaged him in battle. But Ezra explains that, rather, the Philistines went up to Baal-perazim — going up from the valley to the hill to draw near Jerusalem — and David came there from behind them and struck them. 'Therefore they called' — In Samuel it says, 'therefore he called' [singular, referring to David alone]; Ezra explains that [here, in the plural] it means that people called it by that name in accordance with David, since it was he who had given it this name.
And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
verse value 2119
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 34 letters. Verse gematria: 2119 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "there" (שָׁ֖ם, 2 letters) and the longest is "their·gods" (אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם, 8 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "their·gods" (אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם), "and·they·were·burned" (וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "their·gods" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "and·he·said" (root אמר, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'their·gods', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיַּ֥עַזְבוּ [and·they·left] (101) + שָׁ֖ם [there] (340) + אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם [their·gods] (492) + וַיֹּ֣אמֶר [and·he·said] (257) + דָּוִ֔יד [David] (24) + וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ [and·they·were·burned] (602) + בָּאֵֽשׁ [in·the·fire] (303) = 2119.
Malbim
'And they left' — In Samuel (ibid. v. 21) it is written, 'their idols' [atzabeihem]; Ezra explains that these idols were not, to them, mere talismans, but actual deities. And as for what is written in Samuel, 'and David carried them away' [va-yisa'em David], which implies that he carried them off to Jerusalem, Ezra explains that he in fact burned them, since they were objects of idolatry; he explains 'va-yisa'em' in the sense of a rising column of smoke [mas'at ashan] — that is, that he burned them. See further what is written on this in Samuel there.
And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.
verse value 1735
Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "yet" (עוֹד֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·they·added" (וַיֹּסִ֤יפוּ, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·they·added" (וַיֹּסִ֤יפוּ). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Philistines" (root פלשתי, 27x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root יסף ("and·they·added") in I Chronicles. Full calculation: וַיֹּסִ֤יפוּ [and·they·added] (172) + עוֹד֙ [yet] (80) + פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים [Philistines] (860) + וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ [and·they·raided] (411) + בָּעֵֽמֶק [in·the·valley] (212) = 1735.
And David inquired again of God; and God said to him: ‘You shall not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.
verse value 2663
Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 69 letters. Notable word values: "to·him" (לוֹ֙) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "to·him" (לוֹ֙, 2 letters) and the longest is "in·God" (בֵּאלֹהִ֔ים, 6 letters). 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "you·shall·go·up" (תַעֲלֶ֖ה), "after·them" (אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם), "turn·away" (הָסֵב֙). The root אלהים appears 2 times in this verse. 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "in·God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "and·he·said" (root אמר, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'after·them', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 6 words.
Rashi
circle them The Divine Standard of Justice said to the Omnipresent, “Lord of the universe, why did You dismiss Saul for David?” [God] replied, “Because he did not wait seven days for Samuel as he had commanded him” [as in I Sam. 13:8–14]. The Holy One, blessed be He, said [further], “Now I shall test David: Circle them.” And David observed this.
Ralbag
'You shall not go up after them,' etc. - In the Book of Samuel it is written, 'You shall not go up; turn around behind them, and come at them opposite the mulberry-trees.' The meaning is: do not go up to fight them in such a way that you face them directly, as is the manner of those who come out to battle - for then they would see you approaching and be on guard against you. Rather, 'turn away from them' means that you should circle around their camp so as to come at them from behind, approaching them from the direction of the mulberry-trees; for then they will not notice you, and you will be able to strike them as you wish. This will happen when you hear, from the tops of the mulberry-trees, a sound like the tread of marching feet - for then, as you approach, the Philistines will assume that this sound of marching is merely coming from the tops of the mulberry-trees, and they will not be on guard against you.
Metzudat David
'You shall not go up after them' — meaning, do not go by the direct route; rather, turn away from them and go by a roundabout path, coming upon them from the direction of the mulberry-trees that grew there.
Metzudat Zion
'The mulberry-trees' — these are mulberry (baca) trees; similarly, 'who, passing through the valley of Baca' (Psalms 84:7).
Malbim
'And God said to him' — In Samuel (ibid. v. 23) it is written, 'You shall not go up; turn about [haseiv] behind them,' and Ezra explains that this means: do not go up after them the way you did the first time, when they fled before you as you pursued them; rather, turn to the side. (That is, the word 'turn about' in the Samuel verse is a parenthetical insertion: 'you shall not go up' — [rather] 'turn about, away from them' — '[you shall not go up] after them.') The rest is explained in the commentary on Samuel there.
And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to smite the host of the Philistines.’
verse value 4644
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 74 letters. Verse gematria: 4644 is divisible by 86, the value of Elohim. The shortest word is "then" (אָ֖ז, 2 letters) and the longest is "the·mulberry-trees" (הַבְּכָאִ֔ים, 6 letters). 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "when·you·hear" (כְּֽשׇׁמְעֲךָ֞), "sound·of" (אֶת־ק֤וֹל), "the·marching" (הַצְּעָדָה֙). The root יצא appears 2 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "and·it·shall·be" (root היה, 104x in I Chronicles); "in·heads·of" (root ראש, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·battle', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 6 words.
Metzudat David
'When you hear' — when you hear the sound of marching, etc., then you shall go out to battle, for then God will have gone out before you, etc. — that is, He will then send His angel to strike them. (And although nothing could prevent Hashem from bringing salvation without any roundabout stratagem and without a fixed time, He nonetheless spoke this way in order to test David — whether he would keep His command in the matter of warfare, or whether he would make light of it, as Saul had made light of such commands.)
Metzudat Zion
'The sound of marching' — an expression of stepping and striding.
And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
verse value 3001
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 51 letters. The shortest word is "and·he·did" (וַיַּ֣עַשׂ, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·unto·Gezer" (וְעַד־גָּֽזְרָה, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "from·Gibeon" (מִגִּבְע֖וֹן), "and·unto·Gezer" (וְעַד־גָּֽזְרָה). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "as·that" (root אשר, 77x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'God', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיַּ֣עַשׂ [and·he·did] (386) + דָּוִ֔יד [David] (24) + כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר [as·that] (521) + צִוָּ֖הוּ [commanded·him] (107) + הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים [God] (91) + וַיַּכּוּ֙ [and·they·smote] (42) + אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה [camp·of] (504) + פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים [Philistines] (860) + מִגִּבְע֖וֹן [from·Gibeon] (171) + וְעַד־גָּֽזְרָה [and·unto·Gezer] (295) = 3001.
Metzudat David
'From Gibeon' — along the road of their flight, from Gibeon until they reached Gezer.
Metzudat Zion
'From Gibeon' — in II Samuel it is called 'Geva,' and it is one and the same place.
And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Hashem brought the fear of him upon all nations.
verse value 2470
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 42 letters. Verse gematria: 2470 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "gave" (נָתַ֥ן, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·all·the·lands" (בְּכׇל־הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת, 9 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "name·of·David" (שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד), "in·all·the·lands" (בְּכׇל־הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת), "his·fear" (אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "name·of·David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "and·Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "gave" (root נתן, 50x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root גוי ("upon·all·the·nations") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·all·the·lands', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיֵּצֵ֥א [and·he·went·out] (107) + שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד [name·of·David] (364) + בְּכׇל־הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת [in·all·the·lands] (754) + וַיהֹוָ֛ה [and·Hashem] (32) + נָתַ֥ן [gave] (500) + אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ [his·fear] (499) + עַל־כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם [upon·all·the·nations] (214) = 2470.
Rashi
Metzudat David
Malbim