From Nave’s Topical Bible
Elah
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 11Passages listed
- 5Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. A valley where David killed Goliath1 Samuel 17:21 Samuel 17:191 Samuel 21:9
- 2. An Edomite dukeGenesis 36:411 Chronicles 1:52
- 3. Son of Caleb1 Chronicles 4:15
- 4. Father of Shimei1 Kings 4:18
- 5. Son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel1 Kings 16:6–14
- 6. Father of Hoshea2 Kings 15:302 Kings 17:1
- 7. A Benjamite chief1 Chronicles 9:8
The passages, in Bible order (11)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 11 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 36:41
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
Commentary on Genesis 36:411 voice
Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon. The former is the name of a woman, Gen 36:2; here the name of a man, and also of the place of which he was duke; for Jerom observes (q), that Oolibama is a city of the princes of Edom, and who also makes mention of Elath, a country of the princes of Edom, and a city of Esau, ten miles from Petra to the east (r), and the seat of Duke Pinon was very probably Phinon, which lay between Petra and Zoar (s). (q) De Loc. Heb. fol. 93. K. (r) Ib. fol.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Samuel 17:2
Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:21 voice
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Samuel 17:19
They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:191 voice
As David came, he found the Jewish people located in the valley of Terebinth in order to fight against the Philistines, because Christ the true David was to come in order to lift up the human race from the valley of sins and tears. They …
Caesarius of Arles· SERMON 121.5, 542Patristic
- 1 Samuel 21:9
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
Commentary on 1 Samuel 21:92 voices
And the priest said, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
And the priest said: Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, etc. The apostles said to Christ, teachers seeking against the kingdom of the world: Behold men accustomed to battle for the devil with perverse doctrines for a long time, whom you have overcome in …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
- 1 Kings 4:18
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
Commentary on 1 Kings 4:182 voices
Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin. So described, to distinguish him from that Shimei that cursed David, who was of the same tribe; See Gill on 2Sa 16:5.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The officials elected by Solomon designate the order of the chosen ones whom Christ affirmed in his grace and appointed as rulers of his people. Indeed, twelve prefects were selected to administer the incomes of this king and his house, because just as many apostles …
Ephrem the Syrian· ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 4:1, 373Patristic
- 1 Kings 16:6–14
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
Commentary on 1 Kings 16:6–141 voice
So Baasha slept with his fathers,.... Or died, not a violent, but natural, death: and was buried in Tirzah; where was the royal palace of the kings of Israel: and Elah his son reigned in his stead; yet but a short time.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 15:30
Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
Commentary on 2 Kings 15:301 voice
And Hoshea the son or Elab made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
Commentary on 2 Kings 17:11 voice
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Chronicles 4:15
The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 4:152 voices
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh,.... Jephunneh is not the same with Hezron, as the Targum, but another son of Kenaz, hence called the Kenezite, Jos 14:6 and brother of Othniel; and Caleb his son is the same that was sent one of the spies of the land of Canaan by Moses, see Num 13:6. his sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam; of whom we nowhere else read: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz; another Kenaz, or rather it should be read Uknaz; so Jarchi and Kimchi.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Caleb the son of Jephunneh - We have already met with this eminent person in Num 13:6, Num 13:30; Num 14:24, and elsewhere; and seen his courageous piety and inflexible integrity. The Targum says here, They called him Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, because he had purged his soul from the counsel of the spies.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 1 Chronicles 9:8
Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 9:81 voice
And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham,.... Who with two more, Elah and Meshullam, whose ancestors are given, of whom we have no mention elsewhere, were all of the tribe of Benjamin, said to settle at Jerusalem.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed