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Dabar Yehovah, hwhy rbd, import of this phrase, Leviticus 26:15. Dedalus and Icarus, fable of, moralized by a Roman poet, Proverbs 25:7.

Dagon, description of this idol of the Philistines by Diodorus Siculus, Judges 16:23. A quotation from Horace, which seems to have an allusion to the image of Dagon, ibid. 1 Samuel 5:4. This idol supposed to have been the same with Dirceto, Attergatis, the Venus of Askelon, and the Moon, 1 Samuel 5:2.

Daman - Israel, account of this animal, Proverbs 30:24. Damascenes, excessive superstition of the, according to the Midrash, Isaiah 17:1.

Damascus, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria, Amos 1:3. Damme, (Thomas) extraordinary longevity of this man, Psalm 90:17, in fine.

Dan, why this patriarch was so named, Genesis 30:6. Daniel, sketch of the life and character of this prophet, Introduction to Daniel, p. 560. {Daniel 1:1} Chronological arrangement of the events recorded in his book, ibid., pp. 562, 563.

Daphne, Ovid’s description of the beauties of, Song of Solomon 4:7. D’Arvieux’s account of the costly ornaments of the Arabian ladies, Song of Solomon 1:10.

Date, or palm tree, its description and various uses, Psalm 92:12. Date wine, see Palm wine.

Daughters given in marriage according to their seniority, a very ancient custom, still observed among the Hindoos, Genesis 29:26. David, number of the children born to this prince in Jerusalem according to the Hebrew text, 2 Samuel 5:14 - 16. Number according to the Septuagint version, ibid. Our English version, which states that David houghed all the chariot horses of Hadadezer, shown not to contain the sense of the original, 2 Samuel 8:4. Dr. Delaney’s enumeration of the wars which David righteously undertook, and gloriously terminated, in the first nineteen or twenty years of his reign, 2 Samuel 10:19. The account of David’s adultery with Bath - sheba, and his murder of Uriah (as recorded in the Old Testament) an illustrious proof of the truth of Divine revelation, 2 Samuel 11:27, in fine. Dr. Kennicott’s remarks upon the Song which David composed when God had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, 2 Samuel 22:11, in fine. A peculiarly sublime passage of this Song pointed out, where sense and sound are astonishingly combined, 2 Samuel 22:11; Psalm 18:10. L. Deuteronomy Dieu’s judicious observations on the Scripture statement that the kingdom of David shall be perpetual, 2 Samuel 23:39, in fine. The tomb of David said to have been ransacked by Hyrcanus, the high priest, when besieged by Antiochus, and three thousand talents taken from it, to induce Antiochus to raise the siege, 1 Kings 2:10. Dr. Kennicott’s criticism on that part of the sacred text containing an account of David’s dying charge relative to Shimei, 1 Kings 2:46, in fine. Calculation of the equivalent in British standard to the hundred thousand talents of gold and to the million talents of silver that were prepared by David for the temple, 2 Chronicles 9:29, in fine. In what sense those scriptures are to be understood which state David to have been a man after God’s own heart, 1 Samuel 13:14. Sketch of the life and character of David, book of Psalms, in fine. {Psalm 150:6}

Day, Jewish division of the, Exodus 12:6. Natural division of the day for necessary refreshment, Ecclesiastes 10:17. Days of the creation, supposed to typify the chiliads of the world which are to elapse before the commencement of the rest that remains for the people of God, Genesis 1:16.

Days of restraint, why this name was given to certain holy days ordained by the law, Isaiah 1:13.

Daysman, what intended by this term in our courts of jurisprudence, Job 9:30.

Dead, methods of honouring the, among the ancients, Genesis 50:26. Customary in ancient times to deposit gold, silver, and precious stones with the more illustrious dead, 1 Kings 2:10. Raising the bodies of the dead, and scattering their bones about, formerly the highest expression of hatred and contempt, Jeremiah 8:1.

Dead Sea, description of its waters, Genesis 19:25. Death, fine saying of Seneca relative to, Job 3:9. Death, image of, why hung up by Domitian in his dining - room, Isaiah 22:13. Impious epigram of Martial on this image, ibid. Death of the righteous, import of this phrase in the time of Moses, Numbers 23:10.

Debash, vbd, rendered honey, what it properly imports, Genesis 43:11.

Decalogue, controversy whether this was written on the first tables, Exodus 34:1.

Dedication, feast of the, why instituted, Exodus 23:14. Defunct, frequent repetition of the name of the, common in lamentations, 2 Samuel 19:4.

Delhi, remarkable Persian couplet above the hall of audience in the imperial palace at, Nehemiah 2:8.

Delaney’s character of David, 1 Chronicles 29:30, in fine. Delphic oracle, description of the, by Diodorus and Strabo, Isaiah 45:19. Cicero’s account of the answers generally given by the, ibid. Demosthenes, passage in, admired by Longinus for the sublimity of its sentiment, as well as the harmony of its numbers, Isaiah 44:22. Desmond, countess of, extraordinary longevity of the, Psalm 90:17, in fine.

Desolation, very nervously described by a Persian poet, Job 18:15; Isaiah 13:22; Zephaniah 2:14.

Destinies, or Fatal sisters, fable of the, Job 7:6. Desvaeux’s analysis of the book of Ecclesiastes, Introduction to Ecclesiastes. {Ecclesiastes 1:1}

Deus judicium, Montgomery’s poetical version of the principal passages in this Psalm, Psalm 72:20, in fine.

Deus misereatur, an ancient opinion of the Christian Church that the triple mention of µyhla Elohim, God, in the close of this Psalm, has a reference to the Holy Trinity, Psalm 67:7.

Deuteronomy, the last book of the Pentateuch, why so named, Preface to Deuteronomy. {Deuteronomy 1:1}

Devil, whence this word is derived, Job 1:6. The name of this apostate spirit nearly the same in most European languages, Psalm 109:6. Dew, thoughts on the manner of its production, Deuteronomy 32:2; Job 38:28.

Diadem of the earth, a most elegant expression to show the progress of the sun through the twelve signs of the zodiac in a natural year, Psalm 65:11.

Dial of Ahaz, observations on the nature and structure of the, with a diagram of its supposed form, 2 Kings 20:20, in fine. Diamond, some account of this precious substance, Exodus 28:17. Diana of Ephesus, image of, supposed to have been an aerolith bearing some rude resemblance to the human form, Joshua 10:11. Dibon - gad, the thirty - eighth station of the Israelites in the wilderness, where supposed to be situated, Numbers 33:45.

Didymus, import of this name, Genesis 25:24.

Dinah, why so named, Genesis 30:21.

Diodorus Siculus, his account of the funeral ceremonies of the Egyptians, Genesis 50:2.

Diospolis, or Thebes, the No of Jeremiah. See Jeremiah 46:25. See also Ezekiel 30:14.

Dipsas, mortal effects of the bite of the, as described by Lucan, Numbers 21:6.

Diseases, charming away of, how professed to be done by ancients and moderns, Psalm 58:4,11, et in fine.

Divination by arrows, manner of, among the Arabs, Ezekiel 21:21. Divination by cups, of very remote antiquity, Genesis 44:5. Divination by serpents, common among the ancients, Deuteronomy 18:10.

Divine Being, some observations on the manner of approaching the, in prayer, Exodus 9:29.

Divinity of Christ demonstrated, Psalm 45:8; Isaiah 7:15; 9:7; Micah 5:2; 7:20; Zechariah 2:8; 13:7. Divorcement, form of a bill of, among the Jews, Deuteronomy 24:3. Dixit insipiens, remarks on six verses supposed to be cited by St. Paul from this Psalm, but which do not exist in the present copies of the common Hebrew text; Psalm 14:3, 7, et in fine. Dodd, (Revelation Dr. William) author of a very excellent commentary on the Scriptures, General Preface, p. 9.

Doddridge, (Dr. Philip) account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 8.

Dogs, remarks upon the howlings of, Exodus 11:7. Domesday book, account of, 2 Samuel 24:8. At present in a state of great preservation in the Chapter House, Westminster, ibid. Domine, Dominus noster, the whole of this Psalm given at full length from an ancient manuscript, Psalm 8:9, in fine. Domitian, account of the expulsion of the Jews from Rome by this emperor, Psalm 109:11.

Doors of the courts and houses in Palestine made very low to prevent the Arabs, who seldom leave the backs of their horses, from riding into the courts and houses, and spoiling the goods, Proverbs 17:19. Dophkah, the eighth station of the Israelites in the wilderness, Numbers 33:12.

Dothan, where supposed to have been situated, 2 Kings 6:13. Dove’s dung, the Hebrew word so rendered probably means a kind of pulse, 2 Kings 6:25. Dove’s dung of great value in the East for its power in producing cucumbers, melons, &c., ibid.

Dowry, to give a, for a wife, a custom very frequent among all ancient nations, Genesis 29:20. The Tartars and Turks still buy their wives, ibid.

Drag, an instrument used in threshing, Isaiah 28:27, 28. Its description, ibid.

Dragon - well at Jerusalem, why probably so named, Nehemiah 2:13. Dream, ineffectual working of the imagination in a, figuratively employed by sacred and profane writers, Isaiah 29:7. Citation of instances from Virgil and Lucretius, ibid.

Dreams, enumeration of their causes, Genesis 41:13, in fine, 1 Kings 3:5; Jeremiah 23:27. Gregory Nyssen’s theory respecting dreams, 1 Kings 3:5. Joseph’s dream of the eleven stars bowing down to him, supposed by Vallancy to have reference to the signs of the zodiac, Genesis 49:33, in fine. Discourse on Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the metallic image, Daniel 2:49, in fine.

Dress of an English beau in the fourteenth century, as described by Dr. Henry, Leviticus 19:19. Curious extract against luxury in dress, taken from a sermon composed in the fourteenth century, ibid. Drinking, regulations respecting, among the ancient Greeks and Romans, in their entertainments, Esther 1:8.

Druids, Pliny’s account of their great veneration for the oak and misletoe, Genesis 21:33.

Drunkenness, Herbert’s nervous description of the baleful effects of, Proverbs 23:33.

Drusius, (John) account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 6. Dudaim, µyawd, import of this word extremely uncertain, Genesis 30:14.