16 So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon
16 And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
16 David did exactly as God commanded, slaughtering Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
16 So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
16 So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
25 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba
25 And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.
25 David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
25 So David did what the Lord commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
(Read 2 Samuel 5:17-25)
The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Acts 2:2.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 14:16
Chapter Contents
David's victories.
In this chapter we have an account of, 1. David's kingdom established. 2. His family built up. 3. His enemies defeated. This is repeated from 2 Samuel 5. Let the fame of David be looked upon as a type and figure of the exalted honour of the Son of David.