Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:13
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honor: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
13. so that there shall not be ] The Hebrew is precisely the same as in the previous verse. Render therefore ‘so that there hath not been.’ The translation of the A.V. is no doubt due to the words with which the verse closes ‘all thy days.’ But these words may be very well understood, if we suppose them to refer to the duration of Solomon’s prosperity. ‘There hath been none so prosperous as thou shalt be for all thy days.’ The LXX. renders ‘there hath not been a man like thee among kings,’ and omits ‘all thy days.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
A striking illustration of that law of the divine government to which Christ referred (marginal reference).
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
I have also given; either, first, I have granted and decreed to give; for words signifying action are oft put only for the purpose of the action. Or rather, secondly, I will give, as it is expressed in the parallel place, 2Ch 1:12; I will as certainly give them, as if I had actually done it; for future certain things are oft expressed in Scripture in the past time, as is well known to all.
There shall not be; so it is true of all the succeeding kings of Israel, of whom he speaks. Or, hath not been, as it is in the Hebrew; and so it may be true of all the kings that then were or had been in the world, whereof none was like to him, to wit, in all the things here mentioned, and wherein he is compared with them, which is not only in riches, but also in wisdom, and in honour or renown.
All thy days, to wit of thy life; whereby he signifies, that these gifts of God were not temporary and transient, as they were in Saul, but such as should abide with him whilst he lived.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked,…. That is, intended to give him, and now promised it, and was about to bestow it on him:
both riches and honour; the former through the presents and tribute of the nations about him, and his trading to foreign parts; and the latter chiefly through his wisdom, the fame of which was spread everywhere:
so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days; that is, none like him for riches and honour among all the kings of the neighbouring nations so long as he lived; though there might be kings in later times as rich, or richer than he, as Croesus, Alexander, c. but then not so honourable as he so, putting both together, there were no kings like him before or after, and especially if wisdom be added to them, as in 2Ch 1:12.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
13. Also both riches, and honour How true to the principle of the Divine government enunciated by Christ, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Mat 6:33.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ki 3:13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
Ver. 13. Both riches and honour. ] Seek God’s kingdom first, and then other things shall seek us fast enough. Mat 6:33 Piety hath plenty of these things cast into the bargain, as it were, and assured her. Pro 3:16 1Ti 4:8
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
any = a man. Hebrew. ish. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
And I: Psa 84:11, Psa 84:12, Mat 6:33, Rom 8:32, 1Co 3:22, 1Co 3:23, Eph 3:20
riches: 1Ki 4:21-24, 1Ki 10:23-29, Pro 3:16
shall not be: or, hath not been
Reciprocal: 2Ki 3:18 – And this 1Ch 17:17 – hast regarded 1Ch 29:25 – bestowed 2Ch 9:22 – passed all the kings Neh 13:26 – yet among Ecc 1:16 – Lo Ecc 5:19 – to whom Ecc 6:2 – a man
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 3:13-14. I have given thee that which thou hast not asked Or rather, I will give thee, as it is expressed in the parallel place, 2Ch 1:12; I will as certainly give them as if I had already actually done it. For future things, which God is engaged to bring to pass, or foresees will take place, are often expressed in Scripture in the past time. So that there shall not be any among the kings The succeeding kings of Israel, of whom he speaks. Or, hath not been, as it is in the Hebrew: and so it may be true of all the kings that then were or had been in the world, whereof none were like him in the things here mentioned, namely, riches and honour, or renown, as well as wisdom. All thy days Whereby he signifies that these gifts of God were not transient, as they were in Saul, but such as should abide with him while he lived. And if thou wilt walk in my ways This caution God gives him lest his great wisdom should make him proud, or careless, or presumptuous, as if he were out of all danger; and to oblige him to more care and circumspection, to avoid the snares and mischiefs to which so much prosperity and glory would probably expose him; and withal to justify himself, in case he should afterward alter the course of his providence toward Solomon.