Bible Commentary

And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 2. Azariah the son of Zadok the priest ] The two last words are to be referred to Azariah and not to Zadok. The Vat. LXX. omits the title, but the Alex. text has . On the contrary the Vulgate … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 4:2”

So king Solomon was king over all Israel. Ch. 1Ki 4:1-20. Lists of Solomon’s officers (Not in Chronicles) 1. over all Israel ] The whole land yielded him willing obedience, the people were contented and happy (see below, 1Ki 4:20) and the enemies of the king were removed. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 4:1”

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him, to do judgment. 28. they feared the king ] As having a power beyond what they had seen in any other to detect wrong, and to find … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:28”

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she [is] the mother thereof. 27. Give her the living child ] Not referring to the woman who had last spoken as the sequence of the clauses might lead us to expect. The king no doubt pointed to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:27”

Then spoke the woman whose the living child [was] unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] divide [it]. 26. her bowels yerned ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:26”

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 25. Divide the living child ] According to Josephus, the order of the king was that both the living and the dead child should be divided and half of either be given to each … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:25”

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 24. Bring me a sword ] As the verb is not the same as that which in the next clause is rendered ‘brought’, it may be well to use different English. Read ‘ Fetch me a sword.’ Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:24”

Then said the king, The one saith, This [is] my son that liveth, and thy son [is] the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son [is] the dead, and my son [is] the living. Then said the king,…. As judge, summing up what had been said on both sides, which were only bare … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:23”

And the other woman said, Nay; but the living [is] my son, and the dead [is] thy son. And this said, No; but the dead [is] thy son, and the living [is] my son. Thus they spoke before the king. Both peremptorily and vehemently affirmed the same thing, oft repeating the same words. Fuente: English … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:22”

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. 21. behold it was dead ] i.e. I had a dead child in my bosom which I supposed to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 3:21”