Bible Commentary

And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 15 25. Of the levy which king Solomon raised (2Ch 8:4-11) 15. the reason of the levy ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:15”

And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. Hiram sent sixscore talents of gold – Apparently, to show that, although disappointed, he was not offended. The sum sent was very large – above a million and a quarter of our money, according to one estimate of the weight of the Hebrew gold talent; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:14”

And he said, What cities [are] these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 13. What cities are these which thou hast given me? ] No doubt spoken with a tone of reproach and disappointment. The language of Josephus is ‘he said to Solomon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:13”

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 12. came out from Tyre ] The LXX. adds ‘and went into Galilee.’ Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges They pleased him not – It is a reasonable conjecture that, when a question … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:12”

([Now] Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 11. now Hiram the king had furnished, &c.] We read of the supply of timber in 1Ki 5:10, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:11”

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, 10 14. Solomon’s gift to Hiram king of Tyre (Not in Chronicles) 10. at the end of twenty years ] See 1Ki 6:38 and 1Ki 7:1. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:10”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:9”

And at this house, [which] is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 8. And at this house which is high ] The connexion of these words is very difficult. The Hebrew … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:8”

Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 7. then will I cut off ] We have once more … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:7”

[But] if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments [and] my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 6. But if you shall at all turn from following me ] The insertion of ‘at all’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 9:6”