Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:9
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshiped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
9. out of the land of Egypt ] The LXX. adds ‘out of the house of bondage.’
The two 1Ki 9:8-9 are remarkably parallel to the language of Deu 29:21-26.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 9. Have taken hold upon other gods] When an indigent person claims the protection of a superior, he casts himself down before him, and lays hold of his feet; and this expression is frequently used when there is no prostration: I have taken hold of thy feet. When a person is called into the presence of the Burman monarch, he is said to go to the golden foot. – WARD’S Customs.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And they shall answer,…. Who were left in the land when others were carried captive, as were some by Nebuchadnezzar, and who were capable of making the following answer:
because they forsook the Lord; the worship of the Lord their God, as the Targum:
who brought forth their fathers out of the land Egypt; which is observed as an aggravation of their sin:
and have taken hold upon other gods: the gods of the people, as the Targum; of the Gentiles, who knew not the true God:
and have worshipped them, and served them: even idols of gold and silver, wood and stone; an instance of judicial blindness they were left unto, who had been favoured with a revelation from God:
therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil; their idolatry was the cause of it, than which nothing is more provoking to God.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(9) Brought . . . out of the land of Egypt.This is appealed to here in exactly a converse sense to the mention of it in Solomons prayer. There it was made the ground for pleading with the Lord for His continued favour (see 1Ki. 8:51-53); here for His claim of the undivided allegiance of the people, for it marked His new covenant with the people, now become a nation (see Jer. 31:32), and therefore involved (as in all covenants) reciprocal claims. Afterwards the deliverance from Babylon was to take its place, both as a proof of Gods love and a motive for the loyal obedience of the people (Jer. 16:14-15; Jer. 23:7-8).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ki 9:9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
Ver. 9. Because they forsook, &c. ] Apostasy is hateful even among the heathen. Solyman, the grand signior, rejected the revolt of his Christian subjects to Turkism, and doubled their taxations.
And have taken hold.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
God. Hebrew. Elohim.
evil. Hebrew. ra’a’. App-44.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Because: Deu 29:25-28, 2Ch 7:22, Jer 2:10-13, Jer 2:19, Jer 5:19, Jer 16:10-13, Jer 50:7, Lam 2:16, Lam 2:17, Lam 4:13-15, Eze 36:17-20, Zep 1:4, Zep 1:5
therefore: Jer 12:7, Jer 12:8
Reciprocal: Gen 19:19 – lest some Deu 29:24 – General 1Ki 18:18 – in that ye have 2Ch 7:21 – Why 2Ch 12:1 – he forsook Jer 9:12 – for Jer 22:8 – General Jer 40:2 – The Lord Jer 44:23 – therefore Lam 1:8 – hath Lam 1:18 – hear Lam 4:12 – General Eze 5:8 – in the