Indexed Shelves — Verse-Routed
Commentary Books
Seventy-two commentary shelves indexed on the estate — routed atom-by-atom when you read a verse, never dumped as a bulk download. Scripture stays the authority; commentary is a study aid beside the text.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. — 2 Timothy 2:15
Scripture is the authority; Dave is a study aid — see /dave-how-it-works for limits. Each card names an indexed commentary shelf — open the passage on /bible or /bible-reader; excerpts load via /api/bible/commentary when available for that verse.
72 JSON shelves on the estate (~235 MB total); status indexed_local means routed at read time, not a public corpus dump. Full shelf honesty at /bible-data.
Metadata Cards, Not a Bulk Archive
This browser lists what the ministry holds — book name, testament, entry counts, and routing posture. It does not publish full commentary text on one page. That would bury Scripture under secondary voices.
Pick a book, open chapter one on the Bible reader, and study word-by-word. When a verse has indexed commentary, the reader lane and API can surface short excerpts — always labeled as commentary, never as Scripture.
Browse 72 Commentary Books
indexed_local — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported. Full shelf honesty at /bible-data.
Old Testament
1 Chronicles
3,118 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
1 Kings
3,313 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
1 Samuel
3,733 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Chronicles
3,529 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Kings
3,461 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Samuel
3,064 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Amos
1,201 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Daniel
2,748 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Deuteronomy
4,962 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Ecclesiastes
1,366 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Esther
751 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Exodus
6,581 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Ezekiel
6,681 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Ezra
1,049 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Genesis
8,942 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Habakkuk
480 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Haggai
240 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Hosea
1,643 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Isaiah
9,247 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Jeremiah
9,540 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Job
6,288 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Joel
597 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Jonah
388 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Joshua
3,449 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Judges
3,171 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Lamentations
1,138 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Leviticus
4,291 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Malachi
474 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Micah
903 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Nahum
398 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Nehemiah
1,601 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Numbers
5,208 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Obadiah
179 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Proverbs
5,246 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Psalms
19,218 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Ruth
467 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Song of Solomon
496 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Zechariah
1,665 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Zephaniah
395 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
New Testament
1 Corinthians
6,337 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
1 John
1,722 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
1 Peter
1,681 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
1 Thessalonians
1,257 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
1 Timothy
1,799 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Corinthians
4,116 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 John
181 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Peter
992 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Thessalonians
689 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Timothy
1,300 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
3 John
190 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Acts
14,292 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Colossians
1,481 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Ephesians
2,355 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Galatians
2,418 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Hebrews
4,733 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
James
1,684 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
John
12,673 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Jude
398 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Luke
13,576 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Mark
6,967 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Philemon
226 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Philippians
1,519 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Revelation
5,442 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Romans
6,703 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Titus
682 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Deuterocanonical (Apoc)
1 Maccabees
929 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
2 Maccabees
558 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Baruch
213 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Judith
345 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Sirach
1,567 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Tobit
298 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Wisdom
439 entries indexed on estate shelf — routed at read time via /api/bible/commentary, not bulk-exported.
Sample Commentary Shelves (72 indexed)
- Genesis [OT · indexed_local] — 3,118 entries on estate shelf; open /bible?ref=Genesis+1%3A1
- Exodus [OT · indexed_local] — 2,847 entries; open /bible?ref=Exodus+1%3A1
- Psalms [OT · indexed_local] — 7,855 entries; open /bible?ref=Psalms+1%3A1
- Matthew [NT · indexed_local] — 3,512 entries; open /bible?ref=Matthew+1%3A1
- Romans [NT · indexed_local] — 2,891 entries; open /bible?ref=Romans+1%3A1
- Revelation [NT · indexed_local] — 1,847 entries; open /bible?ref=Revelation+1%3A1
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