John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 5. And Ziklag , etc.] Another of the cities of Judah, (see Gill on “ Joshua 15:31”); and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah ; or Hazarsusim, as in ( Chronicles 4:31); the one signifies a chariot house, and the other a court or stable for horses, which made Bochart conjecture f426 , that they were places where Solomon kept his chariots and horses; but it should be observed that these were the names by which these places went in the times of the old Canaanites; and seem to me rather where some of their kings had their horses and chariots; or rather where there were temples dedicated to the horses and chariots of the sun; (see 2 Kings 23:11).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-9 - The men of Judah did not oppose taking away the cities within their border, when convinced that they had more than was right. If a tru believer has obtained an unintended and improper advantage in an thing, he will give it up without murmuring. Love seeketh not her own and doth not behave unseemly; it will induce those in whom it richl dwells, to part with their own to supply what is lacking to their brethren.
Original Hebrew וצקלג6860 ובית המרכבות1024 וחצר סוסה׃2701
