The First Book of the KINGS, commonly called The Third Book of the KINGS

  CHAP. 1

  Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age, 1–4. Adonijah, David’s darling, usurps the kingdom, 5–10. By the counsel of Nathan, 11–14, Bath-sheba moves the king, 15–21, and Nathan seconds her, 22–27. David renews his oath to Bath-sheba, 28–31. Solomon, by David’s appointment, being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph, 32–40. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah’s guests fly, 41–49. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, upon his good behaviour, is dismissed by Solomon, 50–53.

1 old. David was probably now about sixty-nine years of age. He was thirty years old when he began to reign, reigned forty, and died in his seventieth year; and the transactions mentioned here are supposed to have taken place about a year before his death. Sixty-nine was not an advanced age; but he had been exhausted with various fatigues, and especially family afflictions, so that he was much older in constitution than in years. 2 Sa. 5:4. 1 Ch. 23:1; 29:27, 28. Ps. 90:10. and stricken in years. Heb. and entered into days. Ge. 18:11; 24:1. Jos. 23:1, 2. Lu. 1:7.
2 Let there be sought. Heb. Let them seek. a young virgin. Heb. a damsel, a virgin, stand. De. 10:8. 1 Sa. 16:21, 22. 2 Ch. 29:11. cherish him. Heb. be a cherisher unto him. lie. Ge. 16:5. De. 13:6. 2 Sa. 12:3. Mi. 7:5. get heat. Ec. 4:11.
3 So. Es. 2:2–4. Abishag. ch. 2:17–25. Shunammite. Jos. 19:18. 1 Sa. 28:4. 2 Ki. 4:8, 25.
4 knew her not. Mat. 1:25.
5 Adonijah. 2 Sa. 3:4. 1 Ch. 3:2. exalted. ver. 11; ch. 2:24. Ex. 9:17. Pr. 16:18; 18:12. Lu. 14:11; 18:14. I will. De. 17:15. Ju. 9:2. 1 Ch. 22:5–11; 28:5; 29:1. be king. Heb. reign. and he. De. 17:16. 2 Sa. 15:1. Is. 2:7.
6 had not. 1 Sa. 3:13. Pr. 22:15; 23:13, 14; 29:15. He. 12:5, 6. at any time. Heb. from his days. very. 1 Sa. 9:2; 10:23. 2 Sa. 14:25. bare him. 2 Sa. 3:3, 4. 1 Ch. 3:2.
7 And he conferred. Heb. his words were. 2 Sa. 15:12. Ps. 2:2. Joab. ch. 2:28. 2 Sa. 8:16; 20:23. Abiathar. 1 Sa. 22:20–23. 2 Sa. 15:24–29, 35; 20:25. following Adonijah helped him. Heb. helped after Adonijah. ch. 2:22, 26–35.
8 Zadok. ch. 2:35. 2 Sa. 8:17, 18; 20:25. 1 Ch. 27:5, 6. Eze. 44:15. Nathan. 2 Sa. 7:2–4; 12:1–15. Shimei. ch. 4:18. Zec. 12:13. the mighty. 2 Sa. 23:8–39. 1 Ch. 11:10–47.
9 Adonijah. The Oriental banquet, in consequence of the intense heat, is often spread upon the verdant turf, beneath the shade of a tree, where the streaming rivulet supplies the company with wholesome water, and excites a gentle breeze to cool their burning temples. slew. 2 Sa. 15:12. Pr. 15:8. En-rogel. or, the well Rogel. 2 Sa. 17:17. called. 2 Sa. 13:23–27; 15:11.
10 ver. 8, 19. 2 Sa. 12:1, etc.
11 Nathan. 2 Sa. 7:12–17; 12:24, 25. 1 Ch. 22:9, 10; 28:4, 5; 29:1. Adonijah. See on ver. 5. Haggith. 2 Sa. 3:4.
12 let me. Pr. 11:14; 20:18; 27:9. Je. 38:15. save. ver. 21. Ge. 19:17. Ac. 27:31. the life. Ju. 9:5. 2 Ki. 11:1. 2 Ch. 21:4; 22:10. Mat. 21:38.
13 Assuredly. See on ver. 11, 17, 30. 1 Ch. 22:6–13. sit. ver. 17, 24, 30, 35, 48; ch. 2:12. De. 17:18. 1 Ch. 29:23. Ps. 132:11, 12. Is. 9:7. Je. 33:21. Lu. 1:32, 33.
14 I also. ver. 17–27. 2 Co. 13:1. confirm. Heb. fill up.
15 very old. ver. 2–4.
16 bowed. ver. 23. 1 Sa. 20:41; 24:8; 25:23. And the. ch. 2:20. Es. 7:2. Mat. 20:21, 32. What wouldest thou? Heb. What to thee?
17 My lord. Ge. 18:12. 1 Pe. 3:6. thou swarest. It is not recorded when or upon what occasion David sware to Bathsheba that Solomon should succeed him; but it is supposed, with some degree of probability, that it took place after Absalom’s rebellion; and as God himself had settled the succession, he might very properly give her this assurance, ver. 13, 30.
18 Adonijah. ver. 5, 24. 2 Sa. 15:10. thou knowest. ver. 11, 24, 27. Ac. 3:17.
19 ver. 7–10, 25.
20 the eyes. 2 Ch. 20:12. Ps. 25:15; 123:2. Zec. 3:9. that thou. At this time the monarchy of Israel was unsettled: no man knew who was to succeed to the crown; and the minds of the people were as unsettled as the succession. It was neither hereditary nor elective: the king, as was anciently the case in most countries, named his successor; but in this instance, God had already assigned the throne to Solomon. 2 Sa. 23:2. 1 Ch. 22:8–10; 28:5, 6, 10; 29:1.
21 sleep. See on ch. 2:10. Ge. 15:15. De. 31:16. that I. That is, when Adonijah is established on the throne, I and my son Solomon shall be put to death as state criminals. The history of the world demonstrates, that the lust of dominion has tempted men to commit the most enormous crimes. A father has destroyed his son, a son deposed a father, and a brother murdered a brother, in order to obtain a crown! offenders. Heb. sinners. ch. 2:15, 22–24.
22 Ge. 24:15. Job 1:16–18. Da. 9:20.
23 he bowed. See on ver. 16. Ro. 13:7. 1 Pe. 2:17.
24 hast thou. ver. 14, 18. reign. ver. 5, 13, 17.
25 slain. See on ver. 9, 19. 1 Sa. 11:14, 15. 1 Ch. 29:21–23. God save king Adonijah. Heb. Let king Adonijah live. ver. 34. 1 Sa. 10:24. 2 Sa. 16:16. 2 Ki. 11:12. 2 Ch. 23:11, margins. Mat. 21:9. Mar. 11:9, 10. Lu. 19:38.
26 ver. 8, 19. 2 Sa. 7:2, 12–17; 12:25.
27 and thou. ver. 24. 2 Ki. 4:27. Jno. 15:15.
28 Call me. She appears to have gone out when Nathan entered; and he retired when she was readmitted, into the king’s presence. Heb. before the king.
29 As the. ch. 2:24; 17:1; 18:10. Jn. 8:19. 1 Sa. 14:39, 45; 19:6; 20:21. 2 Sa. 12:5. 2 Ki. 4:30; 5:16, 20. hath. Ge. 48:16. 2 Sa. 4:9. Ps. 34:19–22; 72:14; 136:24; 138:7.
30 Even as I sware. See on ver. 13, 17.
31 did reverence. 2 Sa. 9:6. Es. 3:2. Mat. 21:37. Ep. 5:33. He. 12:9. Let my. See on ver. 25. Ne. 2:3. Da. 2:4; 3:9; 5:10; 6:6, 21.
32 Zadok. See on ver. 8, 26, 38.
33 Take. 2 Sa. 20:6. and cause. MAIMONIDES informs us, that it was a capital offence for any one to ride on the king’s mule, to sit on his throne, or to handle his sceptre, without permission; and as David ordered Solomon to ride on his own mule, etc., it was ample evidence that he had appointed him his successor, to ride. ver. 5, 38, 44. Ge. 41:43. Es. 6:6–11. mine own mule. Heb. the mule which belongeth to me. Le. 19:19. Gihon. ver. 38, 45. 2 Ch. 32:30.
34 Zadok. ch. 19:16. 1 Sa. 10:1; 16:3, 12, 13. 2 Sa. 2:4; 5:3. 2 Ki. 9:3, 6; 11:12. 2 Ch. 23:11. Ps. 45:7; 89:20, 36. Is. 45:1. Ac. 10:38. 2 Co. 1:21, 22. blow ye. 2 Sa. 15:10. 2 Ki. 9:13; 11:14. Ps. 98:5–7. God. See on ver. 25. 2 Ki. 11:12.
35 sit. See on ver. 13, 17; ch. 2:12. I have. ch. 2:15. 1 Ch. 23:1; 28:4, 5. Ps. 2:6; 72, title, 1, 2.
36 Amen. De. 27:15–26. Ps. 72:19. Je. 11:5; 28:6. Mat. 6:13; 28:20. 1 Co. 14:16. the Lord. 1 Sa. 25:29. 1 Ch. 17:27. Ps. 18:2; 63:1; 89:20, 26.
37 As the. ch. 3:7–9. Ex. 3:12. Jos. 1:5, 17. 1 Sa. 20:13. 1 Ch. 28:20. 2 Ch. 1:1. Ps. 46:7, 11. Is. 8:10. Mat. 1:23. Ro. 8:31. and make. ver. 47. 2 Sa. 24:3. 2 Ki. 2:9. Ps. 72:8, 17–19; 89:27. Da. 7:14.
38 Zadok. See on ver. 8, 26. the Cherethites. 1 Sa. 30:14. 2 Sa. 8:18; 15:18; 20:20–23. 1 Ch. 18:17. Zep. 2:5. king David’s. See on ver. 33.
39 an horn. See on 1 Sa. 16:3. out. Ex. 30:23–33. Ps. 89:20. anointed. 1 Ch. 29:22. all the people. See on ver. 25. 1 Sa. 10:24. 2 Ki. 11:12. 2 Ch. 23:11, 13.
40 pipes. or, flutes. Da. 3:5. rejoiced. 1 Sa. 11:15. 2 Ki. 11:14, 20. 1 Ch. 12:38–40. Ps. 97:1. Zec. 9:9. Lu. 19:37. Re. 11:15–18. the earth rent. We use a similar expression in precisely the same sense: ‘They rent the air with their cries.’
41 as they. Job 20:5. Pr. 14:13. Ec. 7:4–6. Mat. 24:38, 39. Lu. 17:26–29. Wherefore. Ex. 32:17. Job 15:21, 22. Ps. 73:18–20. the city. Mat. 21:9–11, 15. Ac. 21:31.
42 Jonathan. 2 Sa. 15:36; 17:17. a valiant. ch. 22:18. 2 Sa. 18:27. 2 Ki. 9:22. Is. 57:21. 1 Th. 5:2, 3.
43 Verily. See on ver. 32–40.
45 Gihon. This was a fountain on the west of Jerusalem, (consequently in an opposite direction to En-rogel on the east, where Adonijah was proclaimed king,) of which there were two pools, an upper and a lower. (2 Ch. 32:30.) There is a large square cistern in the ravine west of the city, mentioned by Dr. RICHARDSON as a little to the south of the Jaffa gate, which Dr. POCOCKE describes as a basin about 250 paces long and 100 broad. It is commonly called the pool of Bathsheba, but seems to be the lower pool of Gihon. ‘Nearly a mile to the N.N.W. is the pool of Gihon, which I suppose to be the upper pool. It is a very large basin, and, if I mistake not, is cut down about ten feet into the rock, there being a way down to it by steps. It was almost dry at that time, and seems designed to receive the rain waters which come from the hills about it. There is a canal from the pool to the city, which is uncovered part of the way, and, it is said, goes to the pool in the streets near the holy sepulchre. The fountain of Gihon arose either in the upper pool, or out of the high ground above it.’—Travels, book i. ch. 6. the city. ver. 40. 1 Sa. 4:5. Ezr. 3:13. This is. ch. 14:6. 1 Sa. 23:29. Da. 5:26–28.
46 ver. 13. 1 Ch. 29:23. Ps. 132:11. Hag. 2:22.
47 bless. Ex. 12:32. 2 Sa. 8:10; 21:3. Ezr. 6:10. Ps. 20:1–4. God. ver. 37. Lu. 19:38. bowed. Ge. 47:31. He. 11:21.
48 Blessed. Ge. 14:20. 1 Ch. 29:10, 20. Ne. 9:5. Ps. 34:1; 41:13; 72:17–19; 103:1, 2; 145:2. Da. 4:34. Lu. 1:46, 47, 68, 69. Ep. 1:3. 1 Pe. 1:3. which. ch. 3:6. 1 Ch. 17:11–14, 17. Ps. 132:11, 12. Pr. 17:6. mine eyes. 2 Sa. 24:3. Ps. 128:5, 6.
49 Pr. 28:1. Is. 21:4, 5. Da. 5:4–6.
50 caught ch. 2:28. Ex. 21:14; 38:2. Ps. 118:27.
52 there shall. 1 Sa. 14:45. 2 Sa. 14:11. Mat. 10:30. Lu. 21:18. Ac. 27:34. wickedness. ch. 2:21–25. Job 15:22. Pr. 13:6; 21:12.
53 bowed himself. See on ver. 16, 31. 2 Sa. 1:2. Go to. ch. 2:36. 2 Sa. 14:24, 28. Pr. 24:21.


  CHAP. 2

  David, having given a charge to Solomon, 1, 2, of religiousness, 3, 4; of Joab, 5, 6; of Barzillai, 7; of Shimei, 8, 9; dies, 10, 11. Solomon succeeds, 12. Adonijah, moving Bath-sheba to sue unto Solomon for Abishag, is put to death, 13–25. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood, 26, 27. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain, 28–34. Benaiah is put in Joab’s room, and Zadok in Abiathar’s, 35. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going thence to Gath, is put to death, 36–46.

1 the days. Ge. 47:29. De. 31:14; 33:1. 2 Ti. 4:6. 2 Pe. 1:13–15. charged. Nu. 27:19. De. 3:28; 31:23. Ac. 20:28–31. 1 Ti. 1:18; 6:13. 2 Ti. 4:1.
2 I go. Jos. 23:14. Job 16:22; 30:23. Ps. 89:48. He. 9:27. be thou. De. 17:19, 20; 31:6. Jos. 1:6, 7. 1 Ch. 28:20. Ep. 6:10. 2 Ti. 2:1. and shew. ch. 3:7. 2 Sa. 10:12. Ec. 12:13. 1 Co. 16:13. 1 Ti. 4:12.
3 And keep. De. 29:9. Jos. 1:7; 22:5. 1 Ch. 22:12, 13; 28:8, 9; 29:19. statutes. See on De. 4:1, 5, 8; 5:1; 6:1–2. testimonies. De. 4:45. Ps. 19:7; 119:2, 111, 138. written. De. 17:18–20. Mal. 4:4. that thou. De. 29:9. prosper. or, do wisely. Jos. 1:7, 8, marg. 1 Sa. 18:5, 14, 30. 2 Ch. 31:20, 21. Ps. 1:2, 3; 119:98–100. Pr. 3:1–4. whithersoever. 2 Sa. 8:6, 14. 2 Ki. 18:7.
4 That the Lord. Ge. 18:19. De. 7:12. 1 Ch. 28:9. Jno. 15:9, 10. Jude 20, 21, 24. his word. 2 Sa. 7:11–16, 25. 1 Ch. 17:11–15; 22:9–11; 28:5–7. Ps. 89:29–37; 132:11, 12. walk. ch. 3:3, 14; 8:23. Ge. 17:1. Le. 26:3. 2 Ki. 20:3; 23:3, 25. 2 Ch. 17:3. Lu. 1:6. with all their heart. De. 6:5; 10:12; 11:13. Mat. 22:37. fail, etc. Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne. ch. 8:25. 2 Sa. 7:12, 13, 16. Ps. 37:9, 22. Zec. 14:2.
5 Joab. ch. 1:7, 18, 19. 2 Sa. 3:39; 18:5, 12, 14; 19:5–7. Abner. 2 Sa. 3:27. Amasa. 2 Sa. 20:10. Jether. 2 Sa. 17:25, Ithra. shed. Heb. put. put. Je. 2:34; 6:15. Eze. 24:7, 8.
6 according. ver. 9. Pr. 20:26. let. ver. 28–34. Ge. 9:6. Nu. 35:33. Pr. 28:17. Ec. 8:11. Is. 65:20. in. Ge. 42:38. 2 Ki. 22:20. Ps. 37:37. Is. 48:22; 57:2, 21.
7 Barzillai. 2 Sa. 17:27–29; 19:31–40. Pr. 27:10. eat. 2 Sa. 9:7, 10; 19:28. Lu. 12:37; 22:28–30. Re. 3:20, 21. when I fled. 2 Sa. 15:13–15.
8 Shimei. ver. 36–46. 2 Sa. 16:5–8. grievous. Heb. strong. he came. 2 Sa. 19:16–23. Je. 4:2.
9 hold him. Do not consider him as an innocent man; for, as thou art a wise man, and knowest how to treat such persons, treat him as he deserves; only, as I have sworn to him that I would not put him to death, ‘bring NOT his hoar head down to the grave with blood.’ So Solomon understood David; for, after he had commanded Joab to be slain, in obedience to his father, he sent for Shimei, and knowing he ought to be well watched, he confined him to Jerusalem for the rest of his life: and so it appears David should be understood; for the negative particle lo, in the former clause, ‘hold him not guiltless,’ should be repeated in the latter clause, though not expressed; instances of which frequently occur in the Hebrew Scriptures. (See Ju. 5:30. 1 Sa. 2:3. Ps. 1:5; 9:18; 38:1; 75:5. Pr. 5:16; 24:12, etc.) This is the view taken of the subject by Dr. KENNICOTT, and it seems the best and most correct mode of interpreting the text. Ex. 20:7; 22:28. Job 9:28. wise. ch. 3:12, 28. his. ver. 6. Ge. 42:38; 44:31. with. Nu. 32:23.
10 So David. See on ch. 1:21. 1 Ch. 29:28. Ac. 2:29; 13:36. the city. ch. 3:1; 11:43. 2 Sa. 5:7. 1 Ch. 11:7.
11 reigned over. 2 Sa. 5:4. 1 Ch. 29:26, 27.
12 A.M. 2990. B.C. 1014. An. Ex. Is. 477. sat Solomon. ch. 1:46. 1 Ch. 29:23–25. 2 Ch. 1:1. Ps. 132:12. his kingdom. 2 Sa. 7:12, 13, 29. Ps. 72:8, etc.; 89:36, 37.
13 Adonijah. See on ch. 1:5–10, 50–53. Comest. 1 Sa. 16:4, 5. 2 Ki. 9:18–22. 1 Ch. 12:17, 18. Lu. 10:5, 6.
14 2 Sa. 14:12. Lu. 7:40.
15 Thou knowest. ch. 1:5, 25. 2 Sa. 15:6, 13; 16:18. for it was. 2 Sa. 7:12; 12:24. 1 Ch. 22:9, 10; 28:5–7. Pr. 21:30. Je. 27:5–8. Da. 2:22.
16 deny me not. Heb. turn not away my face Ps. 132:10. Pr. 30:7.
17 Abishag. ch. 1:2–4. 2 Sa. 3:7; 12:8.
18 Well. Pr. 14:15.
19 rose up. Ex. 20:12. Le. 19:3, 32. she sat. Ps. 45:9; 110:1. Mat. 25:33.
20 I desire. Mat. 20:20, 21. Jno. 2:3, 4. Ask on. Mat. 7:7–11; 18:19. Mar. 10:35, 36; 11:24. Lu. 11:9, 10. Jno. 14:13, 14; 15:16.
21 Let Abishag. 2 Sa. 16:21, 22.
22 why dost. Mat. 20:22. Mar. 10:38. Ja. 4:3. the kingdom. ch. 1:5–7, 11, 24, 25.
23 God. ch. 20:10. Ru. 1:17. 1 Sa. 14:44. 2 Sa. 3:9, 35; 19:13. 2 Ki. 6:31. if Adonijah. We have already seen, that the whole harem of an eastern monarch was a part of the regal succession (See note on 2 Sa. 16:23); and it was treason for a subject to claim any wife or virgin who had once formed a part of it. Solomon evidently considered the request of Adonijah in this light; and was convinced that he was still aiming to seize the crown, to which he considered this as one step. But it is very doubtful, how far the plea either of policy or state necessity can justify Solomon in thus embruing his hands in his brother’s blood, whatever might have been his treasonable intentions or conduct. spoken. Ps. 64:8; 140:9. Pr. 18:6, 7. Ec. 10:12. Lu. 19:22.
24 as the Lord. See on ch. 1:29. set me. ch. 3:6, 7; 10:9. 1 Ch. 29:23. 2 Ch. 1:8, 9. made me. Ex. 1:21. 1 Sa. 25:28. 2 Sa. 7:11–13, 27. 1 Ch. 17:10, 17, 23. Ps. 127:1. as he promised. 1 Ch. 22:10. put. ch. 1:52. Ec. 8:11–13.
25 he fell. ver. 31, 34, 46. Ju. 8:20, 21. 1 Sa. 15:33. 2 Sa. 1:15; 4:12.
26 Abiathar. ver. 35; ch. 1:7, 25. Anathoth. Jos. 21:18. Is. 10:30. Je. 1:1. worthy of death. Heb. a man of death. 1 Sa. 26:16. 2 Sa. 12:5, marg. barest. 1 Sa. 22:20–23; 23:6–9. 2 Sa. 15:24, 29. 1 Ch. 15:11, 12. hast been. 2 Sa. 15:24–29. Mat. 10:42. Lu. 22:28. Ga. 3:4.
27 So Solomon. This was for having taken part with Adonijah; but by it a remarkable prophecy was fulfilled. God had told Eli, (1 Sa. 2:30–36) that the priesthood should depart from his house; Abiathar was the last of the priests of Ithamar, of which family was Eli the high priest. Zadok, who succeeded, was of the family of Eleazar; and by this change the priesthood reverted to its ancient channel, that he. 1 Sa. 2:30–36; 3:12–14. Mat. 26:56. Jno. 12:38; 19:24, 28, 36, 37. Shiloh. Jos. 18:1. Ps. 78:60. Je. 7:12–14.
28 Joab had. ch. 1:7. De. 32:35. 2 Sa. 18:2, 14, 15. caught. See on ch. 1:50. Ex. 27:2.
29 he is by. Ex. 21:14. Eze. 9:6. 1 Pe. 4:17. Go. ver. 25, 31, 46.
31 Do. Ex. 21:14. that thou. Ge. 9:5, 6. Nu. 35:33. De. 19:12, 13; 21:8, 9. 2 Ki. 9:26. Pr. 28:17. Ac. 28:4. which, ver. 5. and from. 2 Sa. 3:28.
32 return. ver. 44. Ge. 4:11. Ju. 9:24, 57. Ps. 7:16. two men. 2 Sa. 3:27; 20:10. more righteous. 1 Sa. 15:28. 2 Sa. 4:11. 2 Ch. 21:13. Es. 1:19. my father. 2 Sa. 3:26, 37. Abner. 2 Sa. 3:27. Amasa. 2 Sa. 20:10. Jether. ver. 5. 2 Sa. 17:25, Ithra.
33 return upon. See on ver. 32. 2 Sa. 3:29. 2 Ki. 5:27. Ps. 101:8; 109:6–15. Mat. 27:25. upon David. 2 Sa. 3:28. Pr. 25:5. his house. Ps. 89:29, 36, 37; 132:12. Is. 9:6, 7; 11:1–9. Lu. 1:31–33; 2:14.
34 Benaiah. ver. 25, 31, 46. and fell. It appears that he slew him at the very altar. The altar was so sacred among all people, that, in general, even the vilest wretch found safety, if he once reached it. This led to many abuses, and the perversion of public justice; and God decreed (Ex. 24:14) that the presumptuous murderer, who had taken refuge at his altar, should be dragged thence and put to death. buried. 2 Ki. 21:18. 2 Ch. 33:20. in the. Jos. 15:61. Mat. 3:1.
35 in his room. Job 34:24. Zadok. See on ver. 27. Nu. 25:11–13. 1 Sa. 2:35. 1 Ch. 6:4–15, 50–53; 24:3. Ps. 109:8. Ac. 1:20.
36 Shimei. ver. 8, 9. 2 Sa. 16:5–9. Pr. 20:8, 26. Build. No doubt Solomon suspected that Shimei’s influence would be dangerous upon his own estate and among his numerous dependents in different parts of the land; and therefore he proposed to him, as the condition of his indemnity for former crimes, that he should live in Jerusalem under his eye, and by no means remove thence. These terms Shimei readily agreed to, and solemnly swore to observe them; and for three years he lived unmolested and in affluence. But growing secure, in contempt of Solomon’s authority and of the oath of God, upon an unnecessary business he took a journey, which according to his own engagement forfeited his life. Thus the Lord left him to be infatuated, that due punishment might be inflicted upon him; in order that every ringleader of opposition to Solomon’s kingdom might be crushed, and others be intimidated by their examples. Solomon’s throne by the death of this man was established in peace, and became a type of the Redeemer’s kingdom of peace and righteousness.—SCOTT. ch. 1:53. 2 Sa. 14:24, 28.
37 over the. ch. 15:13. 2 Sa. 15:23. 2 Ki. 23:6. 2 Ch. 29:16. Je. 31:40. Jno. 18:1, Cedron. thy blood. See on ver. 31, 33. Le. 20:9. Jos. 2:19. 2 Sa. 1:16. Eze. 18:13.
38 The saying. ch. 20:4. 2 Ki. 20:19.
39 A.M. 2993. B.C. 1011. An. Ex. Is. 480. Achish. 1 Sa. 21:10; 27:2, 3.
40 arose. Pr. 15:27. Lu. 12:15. 1 Ti. 6:10.
42 Did I not. ver. 36–38. Ps. 15:4. Lu. 19:22. and thou saidst. Lu. 15:22.
43 Why. 2 Sa. 21:2. Eze. 17:18, 19. commandment. 2 Ch. 30:12. Ec. 8:2. Ro. 13:5.
44 Thou knowest. 2 Sa. 16:5–13. Jno. 8:9. Ro. 2:15. 1 Jno. 3:20. return. See on ver. 32, 33. Ps. 7:16. Pr. 5:22. Eze. 17:19. Ho. 4:9, marg.
45 blessed. Ps. 21:6; 72:17. the throne. See on ver. 24, 33, 34. Pr. 25:5. Is. 9:6, 7.
46 the kingdom. ver. 12, 45. 2 Ch. 1:1. Pr. 29:4.


  CHAP. 3

  Solomon marries Pharaoh’s daughter, 1. High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon, 2–4. Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honour, 5–15. Solomon’s judgment makes him renowned, 16–28.

1 A.M. 2990. B.C. 1014. An. Ex. Is. 477. affinity. 2 Ch. 18:1. Ezr. 9:14. and took. ch. 7:8; 9:24; 11:1. the city. 2 Sa. 5:7. 1 Ch. 11:7. his own. ch. 7:1–12. the house. ch. 6; 7:13–51. 2 Ch. ch. 2–4. Ezr. 5:11. the wall. ch. 9:15–19.
2 the people. It was not right to offer sacrifices in any place but where the tabernacle and ark were; and wherever they were, whether on a high place or a plain, sacrifices might be lawfully offered, previously to the building of the temple. The tabernacle was now at Gibeon, (2 Ch. 1:3,) which was therefore called the great high place; whither we find Solomon, without censure, repaired to sacrifice, ch. 22:43. Le. 17:3–6; 26:30. De. 12:2–5. 2 Ch. 33:17. was no. ch. 5:3. 1 Ch. 17:4–6; 28:3–6. Ac. 7:47–49.
3 loved. De. 6:5; 10:12; 30:6, 16, 20. 2 Sa. 12:24, 25. Ps. 31:23. Mat. 22:37. Mar. 12:29, 30. Ro. 8:28. 1 Co. 8:3. Ja. 1:12; 2:5. 1 Jno. 4:19, 20; 5:2, 3. walking. See on ver. 6, 14; ch. 2:3, 4; 11:34; 15:3. 1 Ch. 28:8, 9. 2 Ch. 17:3–5. Jno. 14:15, 21. only he. ch. 15:14; 22:43. 2 Ki. 12:3; 14:4; 15:4, 35; 18:4, 22.
4 Gibeon. ch. 9:2. Jos. 9:3; 10:2. 1 Ch. 16:39; 21:29. 2 Ch. 1:3, 7, etc. a thousand. ch. 8:63. 2 Ch. 1:6; 7:5; 29:32–35; 30:24. Is. 40:16. Mi. 6:6, 7.
5 the Lord. ch. 9:2. in a dream. Ge. 28:12, 13. Nu. 12:6. Job 33:14, 15. Mat. 1:20; 2:13, 19. Ask what. 2 Ch. 1:7–12. Mat. 7:7, 8. Mar. 10:36, 38–51; 11:24. Jno. 14:13, 14; 15:16; 16:23, 24. Ja. 1:5, 6. 1 Jno. 5:14, 15.
6 thy servant. Nu. 12:7. 2 Sa. 7:5. great. 2 Sa. 7:8–12; 12:7, 8; 22:47–51. 1 Ch. 29:12–14. Ps. 78:70–72. mercy. or, bounty. Ps. 13:6; 116:7; 119:17. 2 Co. 9:5, 11. according. ch. 2:4; 9:4; 15:5. 2 Ki. 20:3. Ps. 15:2; 18:20–24. that. See on ch. 1:48.
7 thou hast. Da. 2:21; 4:25, 32; 5:18, 21. a little. 1 Ch. 29:1. Job 32:6–8. Ec. 10:16. Je. 1:6. Mat. 18:3, 4. to go. Nu. 27:17. De. 31:2. 1 Sa. 18:16. 2 Sa. 5:2. Ps. 121:8. Jno. 10:3, 4, 9.
8 thy people. Ex. 19:5, 6. De. 7:6–8. 1 Sa. 12:22. Ps. 78:71. cannot. Ge. 13:16; 15:5; 22:17. 1 Ch. 21:2, 5, 6; 27:23, 24.
9 Give therefore. 1 Ch. 22:12; 29:19. 2 Ch. 1:10. Ps. 119:34, 73, 144. Pr. 2:3–9; 3:13–18; 16:16. Ja. 1:5; 3:17. understanding. Heb. hearing. Pr. 20:12. to judge. ver. 28. Ps. 72:1, 2. Pr. 14:8. Ec. 7:11, 19; 9:15–18. Jno. 5:30. discern. 2 Sa. 14:17. Is. 11:2–4. 1 Co. 2:14, 15. Ep. 5:17. Phi. 1:10, Gr. He. 5:14. who is able. Ex. 3:11, 12; 4:10–13. Je. 1:6. Mat. 3:11, 14. 2 Co. 2:16; 3:5.
10 pleased. Pr. 15:8.
11 hast not. Ps. 4:6. Pr. 16:31. Mat. 20:21, 22. Ro. 8:26. Ja. 4:2, 3. long life. Heb. many days. discern. Heb. hear. ver. 9, marg.
12 I have done. Ps. 10:17. Is. 65:24. Ro. 8:26, 27. 1 Jno. 5:14, 15. I have given. ver. 28; ch. 2:6, 9; 4:29–34; 5:12; 10:3–8, 23, 24. 2 Ch. 1:11, 12; 2:12; 9:5–8. Ec. 1:13, 16. Lu. 21:15. neither. Mat. 12:42. Col. 2:3.
13 And I. Ps. 84:11, 12. Mat. 6:33. Ro. 8:32. 1 Co. 3:22, 23. Ep. 3:20. riches. ch. 4:21–24; 10:23–29. Pr. 3:16. shall not be. or, hath not been.
14 if thou. ch. 2:3, 4. 1 Ch. 22:12, 13; 28:9. 2 Ch. 7:17–19. Ps. 132:12. Zec. 3:7. as thy. See on ver. 3; ch. 9:4, 5; 15:5. 2 Ch. 17:3, 4; 29:2; 34:2. Ac. 13:22. I will lengthen. De. 5:16; 25:15. Ps. 21:4; 91:16. Pr. 3:2, 16. 1 Ti. 4:8.
15 awoke. Ge. 41:7. Je. 31:26. before. 2 Sa. 6:17. 1 Ch. 16:1, 2. peace offerings. ch. 8:63, 65. Le. ch. 3; 7:11–19. 2 Sa. 6:18, 19. 2 Ch. 7:5, 7–10; 30:22–26. a feast. Ge. 31:54; 40:20. Es. 1:3. Da. 5:1. Mar. 6:21.
16 two women. Le. 19:29. De. 23:17. Jos. 2:1. harlots. The word zanoth, rendered harlots, is here translated by the Targumist, the best judge in this case, pundekon, ‘tavern-keepers:’ see on Jos. 2:1. Ju. 11:1. Had these women been harlots, it is not likely that they would have dared to appear before Solomon; nor is it likely that such persons would have been permitted in the reign of David. Their husbands might at this time have been following their necessary occupations in distant parts. stood. Ex. 18:13, 16. Nu. 27:2.
17 O my lord. Ge. 43:20. Ro. 13:7.
20 midnight. Job 24:13–17. Ps. 139:11. Mat. 13:25. Jno. 3:20. took. ver. 21.
21 give. Ge. 21:7. 1 Sa. 1:23. La. 4:3, 4.
22 Nay. ver. 23, 24.
25 Divide. This was apparently a very strange decision; but Solomon saw that the only way to discover the real mother was by the affection and tenderness she would necessarily shew to her offspring. The plan was tried, and succeeded; and it was a proof of his sound judgment, penetration, and acquaintance with the human heart, or rather, of his extraordinary and supernatural wisdom. See ver. 28. The two following instances are in some faint manner to be compared to Solomon’s decision, inasmuch as they also work upon the human sympathies. SUETONIUS, in his Life of the emperor Claudian, tells us, that this emperor discovered a woman to be the real mother of a young man, whom she refused to acknowledge, by commanding her to marry him, the proofs being doubtful on both sides; for, rather than commit incest, she confessed the truth. DIODORUS SICULUS also informs us, that Ariopharnes, king of Thrace, being appointed to decide between three young men, each of whom professed to be the son of the deceased king of the Cimmerians, and claimed the succession, discovered the real son by ordering each to shoot an arrow into the dead body of the king: two of them did this without hesitation; but the real son of the deceased monarch refused. Pr. 25:8.
26 her bowels. Ge. 43:30. Is. 49:15. Je. 31:20. Ho. 11:8. Phi. 1:8; 2:1. 1 Jno. 3:17. yearned. Heb. were hot. Ps. 39:3. give her. Ro. 1:31. 2 Ti. 3:3.
28 feared. Ex. 14:31. Jos. 4:14. 1 Sa. 12:18. 1 Ch. 29:24. Pr. 24:21. the wisdom. ver. 9–12. Ezr. 7:25. Ec. 7:19. Da. 2:21, 47; 5:11. 1 Co. 1:24, 30. Col. 2:3. in him. Heb. in the midst of him. to do. Ps. 72:2, 4.


  CHAP. 4

  Solomon’s princes. 1–6. His twelve officers for provision, 7–19. The peace and largeness of his kingdom, 20, 21. His daily provision, 22–25. His stables, 26–28. His wisdom, 29–34.

1 over all Israel. ch. 11:13, 35, 36; 12:19, 20. 2 Sa. 5:5. 1 Ch. 12:38. 2 Ch. 9:30. Ec. 1:12.
2 the princes. That is, great, chief, or principal men; for none of them were princes, in the common acceptation of the word. Ex. 18:21. 2 Sa. 8:15–18; 20:23–26. 1 Co. 12:28. Azariah. 1 Ch. 6:8–10; 27:17. priest, or, chief officer.
3 Shisha. 2 Sa. 20:25, Sheva. 1 Ca. 18:6, Shavsha. scribes. or, secretaries, recorder, or, remembrancer. 2 Sa. 8:16; 20:24. 1 Ch. 18:15. Is. 62:6, margins.
4 Benaiah. See on ch. 2:35. Zadok. See on ch. 2:26, 27, 35.
5 son of Nathan. ch. 1:10, etc. 2 Sa. 7:2; 12:1–15, 25. the officers. ver. 7. the principal. 2 Sa. 8:18; 20:26. the king’s. 2 Sa. 15:37; 16:16; 19:37, 38. 1 Ch. 27:33. Pr. 22:11. Jno. 13:23; 15:14, 15. Ja. 2:23.
6 Adoniram. ch. 12:18. 2 Sa. 20:24, Adoram. tribute. or, levy. ch. 5:13, 14; 9:15.
7 officers. These are doubtless to be considered as general receivers; for, as Sir JOHN CHARDIN observes, ‘the revenues of the princes of the East are paid in the fruits and productions of the earth: there are no other taxes on the peasants.’ each man. 1 Ch. 27:1–15.
8 The son of Hur. or, Ben-hur. Ju. 17:1; 19:1.
9 The son of Dekar. or, Ben-dekar. Shaalbim. Jos. 19:42, Shaalabbin. Beth-shemesh. See on 1 Sa. 6:12, 20.
10 The son of Hesed. or, Ben-hesed. Sochoh. See on Jos. 15:35. Hepher. Jos. 12:17; 17:2.
11 The son of Abinadab. or, Ben-abinadab. Dor. Jos. 12:23; 17:11. Ju. 1:27.
12 Taanach. See on Jos. 17:11. Ju. 5:19. Megiddo. 2 Ki. 23:29, 30. Beth-shean. 1 Sa. 31:10, 12. Zartanah. ch. 7:46, Zarthan. Jos. 3:16, Zaretan. Jezreel. ch. 18:46. Abel-meholah. ch. 19:16.
13 The son of Geber. or, Ben-geber. Ramothgilead. ch. 22:3. De. 4:43. Jos. 20:8; 21:38. 2 Ki. 9:1, 14. the towns. Nu. 32:41. De. 3:14. Argob. De. 3:4, 8, 13, 14. Ps. 22:12; 68:15. threescore great cities. These were fortified cities; their gates and bars being covered with plates of brass.
14 Mahanaim. or, to Mahanaim. Ge. 32:2. 2 Sa. 2:8; 17:24, 27.
15 Naphtali. Jos. 19:32–39. the daughter. ver. 11. 1 Sa. 18:18.
16 Asher. Jos. 19:24–31.
17 Issachar. Jos. 19:17–23.
18 Shimei. ch. 1:8. Zec. 12:13. Benjamin. Jos. 18:20–28.
19 the country of Sihon. Nu. 21:21–35. De. 2:26, 37; 3:1–17. Jos. 13:9–12.
20 as the sand. ch. 3:8. Ge. 13:16; 15:5; 22:17. Pr. 14:28. eating. 1 Sa. 30:16. 1 Ch. 12:39. Job 1:18. Ps. 72:3–7. Ec. 2:21. Is. 22:13. Mi. 4:4. Zec. 3:10; 9:15. Ac. 2:46.
21 Solomon, ver. 24. Ge. 15:18. Ex. 23:31. De. 11:24. Jos. 1:4. 2 Ch. 9:26, etc. Ezr. 4:20. Ps. 72:8–11. brought. 1 Sa. 10:27. 2 Ki. 17:3. 2 Ch. 17:5; 32:23. Ps. 68:29; 72:10, 11; 76:11.
22 provision. Heb. bread. measures. Heb. cors.
23 Ten fat. Ne. 5:17, 18. harts. Dr. SHAW understands ayil as the name of the genus, including all the species of the deer kind, whether they are distinguished by round horns, as the stag, or by flat ones, as the fallow deer, or by the smallness of the branches, as the roe. roe-bucks. See Note on De. 15:22. fallow-deer. Yachmur, rendered bubalus by the Vulgate, probably the buffalo; and though ‘the flesh of a buffalo does not seem so well tasted as beef, being harder and more coarse,’ yet in our times, ‘persons of distinction, as well as the common people, and even the European merchants, eat a good deal of it, in the countries where that animal abounds.’ NIEBUHR, Descrip. de l’Arab. 146.
24 Azzah. Ge. 10:19. Ju. 16:1, Gaza. all the kings. See on ver. 21. Ps. 72:8, 11. had peace. ch. 5:4. 1 Ch. 22:9. Ps. 72:3, 7. Is. 9:7. Lu. 2:14. He. 7:1, 2.
25 safely. Heb. confidently. Is. 60:18. Je. 23:5, 6; 33:15, 16. Eze. 38:11, marg. every man. 2 Ki. 18:31. Mi. 4:4. Zec. 3:10. from Dan. Ju. 20:1. 2 Sa. 17:11; 24:15.
26 forty thousand. ch. 10:25, 26. De. 17:16. 2 Sa. 8:4. 2 Ch. 1:14; 9:25. Ps. 20:7.
27 those officers. ver. 7–19.
28 dromedaries. or, mules, or swift beasts. Es. 8:10, 14. Mi. 1:13.
29 God. See on ch. 3:12, 28; 10:23, 24. 2 Ch. 1:10–12. Ps. 119:34. Pr. 2:6. Ec. 1:16; 2:26. Ja. 1:5, 17; 3:17. largeness. Is. 60:5. as the sand. See on ver. 20. Ge. 41:49. Ju. 7:12. Je. 33:22. Hab. 1:9.
30 the children. Ge. 25:6. Job 1:3. Da. 1:20; 4:7; 5:11, 12. Mat. 2:1, 16. the wisdom of Egypt. Is. 19:11, 12. Ac. 7:22.
31 wiser. See on ch. 3:12. Mat. 12:42. Lu. 11:31. Col. 2:3. Ethan. 1 Ch. 15:19. Ps. 89, title. Heman. 1 Ch. 2:6; 6:33; 15:17. Ps. 88, title, his fame. ch. 5:7; 10:1, 6. 2 Ch. 9:23. Mat. 4:24.
32 he spake. Pr. ch. 1, etc. Ec. 12:9. Mat. 13:35. songs. Ca. 1:1, etc.
33 the cedar tree. The word airez, whence the Chaldee and Syriac arzo, and the Arabic and Ethiopic arz, and Spanish alerze, unquestionably denotes the cedar; it is thus rendered by the LXX. and other versions, κεδρος, and by the Vulgate cedrus; and the inhabitants of mount Lebanon still call it ars. The cedar is a large and noble evergreen tree, and grows on the most elevated part of the mountain, is taller than the pine, and so thick that five men together could scarcely fathom one. It shoots out its branches at ten or twelve feet from the ground; they are large and distant from each other, and are perpetually green. The wood is of a brown colour, very solid and incorruptible, if preserved from wet. The tree bears a small cone, like that of the pine. Nu. 24:6. 2 Ki. 19:23. Ps. 92:12. the hyssop. Ex. 12:22. Nu. 19:18. Ps. 51:7. He. 9:19. of beasts. See on Ge. 1:20–25.
34 ch. 10:1. 2 Ch. 9:1, 23. Is. 2:2. Zec. 8:23.


  CHAP. 5

  Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber to build the temple, 1–6. Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, and requesting food for his family, furnishes him with trees, 7–12. The number of Solomon’s workmen and labourers, 13–18.

1 A.M. 2990. B.C. 1014. An. Ex. Is. 477. Hiram. ver. 10, 13; ch. 9:12–14. 2 Ch. 2:3, Huram. sent. 2 Sa. 8:10; 10:1, 2. Ps. 45:12. for Hiram. 2 Sa. 5:11. 1 Ch. 14:1. Am. 1:9.
2 2 Ch. 2:3.
3 could not. 2 Sa. 7:5–11. 1 Ch. 22:4–6. 2 Ch. 6:6–8. the wars. 1 Ch. 22:8; 28:3. put. Jos. 10:24. Ps. 8:6; 110:1. Mal. 4:3. 1 Co. 15:25. Ep. 1:22.
4 hath given. See on ch. 4:24. 1 Ch. 22:9. Ps. 72:7. Is. 9:7. Ac. 9:31.
5 behold. 2 Ch. 2:1–4, etc. purpose. Heb. say. as the Lord. 2 Sa. 7:12, 13. 1 Ch. 17:12; 22:10; 28:6, 10. Zec. 6:12, 13.
6 cedar trees. ch. 6:9, 10, 16, 20. 2 Ch. 2:8, 10. Ps. 29:5. will I give hire. Ro. 12:17. Phi. 4:8. appoint. Heb. say. that there is not. 1 Co. 12:14–21. Ep. 4:7. Sidonians. Ge. 10:15. Ezr. 3:7.
7 Blessed. ch. 10:9. 2 Ch. 2:11, 12; 9:7, 8. Ps. 122:6, 7; 137:6. which hath. ch. 1:48. Ge. 33:5. Is. 8:18; 9:6. a wise son. See on ch. 3:9. 2 Ch. 2:11. Pr. 10:1; 13:1; 15:20; 23:24.
8 considered. Heb. heard. timber of fir. ch. 6:15, 34. 2 Sa. 6:5. 2 Ch. 3:5.
9 Lebanon. De. 3:25. and I will. 2 Ch. 2:16. appoint. Heb. send. in giving food. 2 Ch. 1:15. Ezr. 3:7. Eze. 27:17. Ac. 12:20.
11 measures. Heb. cors. ch. 4:22, marg. 2 Ch. 2:10. twenty measures. ‘Twenty thousand baths of oil’ are mentioned in Chronicles; and the Syriac, Arabic, and Septuagint also have here ‘twenty thousand measures.’ But as barley and wine are also spoken of there, it is probable that the wheat mentioned here, and the small quantity of fine oil, were intended for the use of Hiram’s own family, while that in Chronicles was for his workmen.
12 as he promised him. ch. 3:12; 4:29. 2 Ch. 1:12. Ja. 1:5. they two. ch. 15:19. Ge. 21:32. Am. 1:9.
13 levy. Heb. tribute of men. ch. 4:6. the levy. ch. 9:15.
14 a month. ch. 4:7–19. 1 Ch. 27:1–15. Adoniram. See on ch. 4:6.
15 threescore. These were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites, as we learn from the parallel place in 2 Chron. ch. 9:20–22. 2 Ch. 2:17, 18; 8:7–9. Ezr. 2:58. Ne. 7:57, 60.
16 three thousand. In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is ‘three thousand six hundred,’ which is also the reading of the Septuagint here. ch. 9:23. 2 Ch. 2:2.
17 costly stones. ch. 6:7; 7:9. 1 Ch. 22:2. Is. 28:16. 1 Co. 3:11, 12. 1 Pe. 2:6, 7. Re. 21:14–21.
18 the stone-squarers. or, Giblites. Jos. 13:5. Ps. 83:7. Eze. 27:9.


  CHAP. 6

  The building of Solomon’s temple, 1–4. The chambers thereof, 5–10. God’s promise unto it, 11–14. The ceiling and adorning of it, 15–22. The cherubims, 23–30. The doors, 31–35. The court, 36. The time of building it, 37, 38.

1 A.M. 2993. B.C. 1011. An. Ex. Is. 480. And it came. Ju. 11:26. 2 Ch. 3:1, 2. in the month Zif. ver. 37. Nu. 1:1. began. Heb. built. Ac. 7:47. build. 1 Ch. 29:19. Zec. 6:12, 13, 15. Jno. 2:19–21. 1 Co. 6:19. 2 Co. 6:16. Ep. 2:20–22. Col. 2:7. He. 9:11; 11:10. 1 Pe. 2:5.
2 the house. Eze. ch. 40–41. the length. According to Bp. CUMBERLAND’S estimation of the cubit, its length was 36 yds. 1 ft. 5·28 inch.; its breadth, 12 yds. 5·76 inch.; and its height, 18 yds. 8·64 inch. This constituted what is properly called the temple; but, besides this, there were the courts and colonnades, where the people might assemble to perform their devotions, without being exposed to the open air. threescore. Ezr. 6:3, 4. Eze. 41:1, etc. Re. 21:16, 17.
3 1 Ch. 28:11. 2 Ch. 3:3, 4. Eze. 41:15. Mat. 4:5. Jno. 10:23. Ac. 3:10, 11.
4 windows of narrow lights, or, windows broad within, and narrow without; or, skewed and closed. See on ch. 6:4. Ca. 2:9. Eze. 40:16; 41:26.
5 against. or, upon, or joining to. built. 1 Ch. 9:26; 23:28; 28:11. 2 Ch. 31:11. Ne. 10:37; 12:44; 13:5–9. Ca. 1:4. Je. 35:4. Eze. 40:44; 41:5–11; 42:3–12. chambers. Heb. floors. These appear to have been what we should now call corridors or galleries; in which were apartments for the use of the priests. They consisted of three stories, and increased one cubit in breadth in every story, the wall of the temple being two cubits thicker at the bottom than at the top; and where the wall diminished, a rest was thus formed for the beams of the chambers to lodge upon. oracle. ver. 16, 19–21, 31. Ex. 25:22. Le. 16:2. Nu. 7:89. 2 Ch. 4:20; 5:7, 9. Ps. 28:2. chambers. Heb. ribs.
6 narrowed rests. or, narrowings, or rebatements.
7 built of stone. ch. 5:17, 18. De. 27:5, 6. Pr. 24:27. Ro. 9:23. 2 Co. 5:5. Col. 1:12. 1 Pe. 2:5. neither hammer. Is. 42:2. Ac. 9:31. Ja. 1:20; 3:17, 18.
8 side. Heb. shoulder. went up. Eze. 41:6, 7.
9 he built. ver. 14, 38. with beams and boards of cedar. or, the vault beams and the ceilings with cedar.
12 if thou wilt. ch. 2:3, 4; 3:14; 8:25; 9:3, 6. 1 Sa. 12:14, 15. 1 Ch. 28:9. 2 Ch. 7:17, 18. Ps. 132:12. Zec. 3:7. Col. 1:23. then will I perform. 2 Sa. 7:13. 1 Ch. 22:10.
13 I will dwell. ch. 8:27. Ex. 25:8. Le. 26:11. Ps. 68:18; 132:12, 13. Is. 57:15. Eze. 37:26–28. 2 Co. 6:16. Re. 21:3. will not forsake. See on De. 31:6, 8. 1 Sa. 12:22. 1 Ch. 28:9, 20. He. 13:5.
14 A.M. 2993–3000. B.C. 1011–1004. ver. 9, 38. Ac. 7:47, 48.
15 he built. That is, he lined or wainscoted the walls with cedar, the floor being covered with planks of fir: the marginal reading in this verse is preferable, as it removes every difficulty and obscurity. both the floor of the house, and the walls. or, from the floor of the house, unto the walls, etc. and so ver. 16.
16 built them. ver. 5, 19, 20; ch. 8:6. Ex. 25:21, 22; 26:23. Le. 16:2. 2 Ch. 3:8. Eze. 45:3. He. 9:3. the oracle. The oracle was the sanctuary, or holy of holies, in which there was nothing but the ark of the covenant, including the tables of the law, and into which the high priest alone was to enter but once a year.
18 knops. or, gourds. Pekaïm, ‘artificial knops,’ in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes, (See Note on 2 Ki. 4:39;) the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental. open flowers. or, openings of flowers.
19 the oracle. See on ver. 5, 16. 2 Ch. 4:20. Ps. 28:2. to set. ch. 8:6–10. Ex. 40:20, 21. 2 Ch. 5:7. He. 9:3, 4.
20 twenty cubits. See on ver. 2, 3. pure. Heb. shut up. the altar. ver. 22; ch. 7:48. Ex. 30:1–3.
21 overlaid. Ex. 26:29, 32; 36:34. 2 Ch. 3:7–9. by the chains. ver. 5. Ex. 26:32, 33. 2 Ch. 3:14–16.
22 the whole house. It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense. also. See on ver. 20. Ex. 30:1, 3, 5, 6. 2 Ch. 3:7, etc. the whole altar. This was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place.
23 two cherubims. These were distinct from, and much larger than those which, covered the mercy-seat. Ge. 3:24. Ex. 25:18–22; 37:7–9. 2 Ch. 3:10–13. Ps. 18:10; 80:1. Is. 37:16. Eze. 10:2, etc. He. 1:14. 1 Pe. 1:12. olive tree. or, oily trees. Heb. trees of oil.
27 they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims. or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings. Ex. 25:20; 37:9. 2 Ch. 3:11; 5:8.
29 carved figures. Ex. 36:8. 2 Ch. 3:14; 4:2–5. Ps. 103:20; 148:2. Lu. 2:13, 14. Ep. 3:10. Re. 5:11–14. palm trees. Tamar, in Ethiopic, tamart, the palm tree, is so called, says PARKHURST, from its straight, upright growth, for which it seems more remarkable than any other tree; and it sometimes rises to the height of more than 100 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight and lofty; and it is crowned at the top with a large tuft of spiring leaves, about four feet long, which never fall off, but always continue in the same flourishing verdure. The stalks are generally full of rugged knots, which are vestiges of decayed leaves: for the trunk of the tree is not solid, but its centre is filled with pith, round which is a tough bark full of strong fibres when young, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which in the centre rise erect, but after they are advanced above the vagina which surrounds them, they expand very wide on every side of the stem, and as the older leaves decay, the stalk advances in height. The leaves, when the tree has grown to a size for bearing fruit, are six or eight feet long, and very broad when expanded. The fruit, called the date, grows below the leaves in clusters. Ps. 92:12–15. Re. 7:9. open flowers. Heb. openings of flowers. ver. 18, 32.
30 Is. 54:11, 12; 60:17. Re. 21:18–21.
31 doors. Jno. 10:9; 14:6. Ep. 3:18. He. 10:19, 20. a fifth part. or, five square.
32 two doors. or, leaves of the doors. open flowers. Heb. openings of flowers. ver. 18, 29.
33 a fourth part. or, four square.
34 fir tree. ch. 5:8. the two leaves. Eze. 41:23–25.
36 the inner. Ex. 27:9–19; 38:9–20. 2 Ch. 4:9; 7:7. Re. 11:2.
37 ver. 1. 2 Ch. 3:2. Among chronologists there is a great diversity of opinion respecting the time of the building of the temple. The Septuagint has 440 years; GLYCAS, 330; JOSEPHUS and MŒSLINUS, 592; MELCHIUS CANUS, 590; SULPICIUS SEVERUS, 588; CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS, 570; CEDRENUS, 672; CODOMUS, 598; VOSSIUS and CAPELLUS, 580; SERARIUS, 680; NICHOLAS ABRAHAM, 527; PETAVIUS and VALTHERUS, 520. After all, that in the common Hebrew text is more likely to be the true one, than any of the others.
38 finished. Ezr. 6:14, 15. Zec. 4:9; 6:13–15. throughout, etc. or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof. seven years. ver. 1, 9; ch. 7:1. Ezr. 3:8–13; 6:15. Jno. 2:20.


  CHAP. 7

  The building of Solomon’s house, 1. Of the house of Lebanon, 2–5. Of the porch of pillars, 6. Of the porch of judgment, 7. Of the house for Pharaoh’s daughter, 8–12. Hiram’s work of the two pillars, 13–22. Of the molten sea, 23–26. Of the ten bases, 27–37. Of the ten lavers, 38, 39, and all the vessels, 40–51.

1 thirteen years. ch. 9:10. 2 Ch. 8:1. Ec. 2:4, 5. Mat. 6:33.
2 ch. 9:19; 10:17. 2 Ch. 9:16. Ca. 7:4.
3 beams. Heb. ribs. ch. 6:5, marg.
4 windows. ver. 5; ch. 6:4. Is. 54:12. Eze. 40:16, 22, 25, 29, 33, 36; 41:26. light was against light. Heb. sight against sight.
5 doors and posts were square, with the windows. or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect.
6 before them. or, according to them. before them. or, according to them.
7 a porch. ch. 6:3. for the throne. ch. 10:18–20. Ps. 122:5. Is. 9:7. of judgment. ch. 3:9, 28. Pr. 20:8. from one side of the floor to the other Heb. from floor to floor.
8 another court. 2 Ki. 20:4. an house. See on ch. 3:1; 9:24. 2 Ch. 8:11.
9 costly stones. ver. 10, 11; ch. 5:17.
10 the foundation. Is. 28:16; 54:11. 1 Co. 3:10, 11. Re. 21:19, 20. stones of ten cubits. Reckoning the cubit at 21 inches, the ten cubits are 17 feet and a half, and the eight cubits are 14 feet. The magnitude of these stones was certainly extraordinary; but let us hear M. VOLNEY, and our surprise will no longer be fixed on these stones, but transferred from Solomon’s house to the ruins of Balbec: ‘What is still more astonishing is the enormous stones which compose the sloping wall. To the west, the second layer is formed of stones which are from 28 to 35 feet long, by about 9 in height. Over this layer, at the north-west angle, there are three stones, which alone occupy a space of 175 feet and a half; viz. the first, 58 feet 7 inches; the second, 58 feet 11 inches; and the third, exactly 58 feet; and each of these is 12 feet thick. These stones are of white granite, with large shining flakes, like gypsum: there is a quarry of this kind of stone under the whole city, and another in the adjacent mountains, which is open in several places. On the right, as we approach the city, there is still lying there a stone hewn on three sides, which is 69 feet 2 inches long, 12 feet 10 inches broad, and 13 feet 3 inches in thickness.’
11 Ep. 2:20–22. 1 Pe. 2:5.
12 three rows. See on ch. 6:36. the porch. Jno. 10:23. Ac. 3:11; 5:12.
13 Hiram. ver. 40. 2 Ch. 2:13; 4:11, Huram.
14 a widow’s son. Heb. the son of a widow woman. tribe. The mother of Hiram (not the Tyrian king mentioned before, but an intelligent coppersmith, of Jewish extraction by his mother’s side) in Chronicles, is said to have been of ‘the daughters of Dan;’ and she might have been of Naphtali by her father, and of Dan by her mother; or she might originally be of the tribe of Dan, and have been first married to a man of the tribe of Naphtali; and, in either case, she might be indifferently called ‘of the tribe of Naphtali,’ or of ‘the daughters of Dan.’ Naphtali. 2 Ch. 2:14. his father. 2 Ch. 4:16. he was filled. Ex. 31:2–6; 35:30–35; 36:1, 2, 8. Is. 28:26. Da. 1:17.
15 cast. Heb. fashioned, two pillars. ver. 21. 2 Ki. 25:16, 17. 2 Ch. 3:15–17; 4:12, etc. Je. 52:21–23. eighteen cubits. That is, nearly thirty feet, English measure. But in the parallel place in Chronicles, these pillars are said to be thirty-five cubits high. TREMELLIUS reconciles this difference by observing, that the common cubit was but one half of the cubit of the sanctuary; so that eighteen of the one would make thirty-six of the other; from which, if we deduct one cubit for the base, there will remain thirty-five. Notwithstanding the names of these pillars, they seem to have supported no part of the building, and appear to have been formed for ornament; and were no doubt also emblematical. The right pillar was called Jachin, which signifies, ‘He will establish;’ while that on the left was named Boaz, ‘In it is strength.’ Some think they were intended for memorials of the pillar and cloud of fire, which led Israel through the wilderness; but HENRY supposes them designed for memorandums to the priests and others that came to worship at God’s door. 1st. To depend upon God only, and not upon any sufficiency of their own, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. 2nd. It was a memorandum to them of the strength and establishment of the temple of God among them. When the temple was destroyed, particular notice is taken of the breaking up and carrying away of these brazen pillars, 2 Ki. 25:13, 17, which had been the tokens of its establishment, and would have been still so, if they had not forsaken God.
16 Ex. 36:38; 38:17, 19, 28. 2 Ch. 4:12, 13.
17 Ex. 28:14, 22, 24, 25; 39:15–18. 2 Ki. 25:17.
19 lily work. ver. 22; ch. 6:18, 32–35.
20 and the pomegranates. 2 Ki. 25:17. 2 Ch. 3:16; 4:13. Je. 52:22, 23.
21 And he set. 2 Ch. 3:17. Ga. 2:9. Re. 3:12. the porch. ver. 12; ch. 6:3. Eze. 40:48, 49. Jachin. 2 Sa. 7:12. Is. 9:7. Boaz. Ru. 4:21. Is. 45:24. Mat. 16:18.
23 he made. Ex. 30:18–21; 38:8. a molten sea. 2 Ki. 25:13. 2 Ch. 4:2. Je. 52:17, 20. the one brim to the other. Heb. his brim to his brim.
24 knops. ch. 6:18. Ex. 25:31–36; 37:17–22. compassing the sea. 2 Ch. 4:3.
25 2 Ch. 4:4, 5. Je. 52:20. Eze. 1:10. Mat. 28:19. Mar. 16:15, 16. Lu. 24:47. 1 Co. 9:9. Re. 4:6, 7.
26 an hand breadth. Je. 52:21. with flowers. ver. 19; ch. 6:18, 32, 35. it contained. This immense laver, called a sea from its magnitude, held, at a moderate computation, 16,000 gallons. Besides this great brazen laver, there were in the temple ten lavers of brass of a less size, which moved on wheels, and were ornamented with the figures of various animals, having, probably, always some relation to the cherubim. These lavers were to hold water for the use of the priests in their sacred office, particularly to wash the victims that were to be offered as a burnt offering, as we learn from 2 Ch. 4:6; but the brazen sea was for the priests to wash in. The knops are supposed to have been in the form of an ox’s head, (2 Ch. 4:3;) and some think the water flowed out at their mouths. two thousand. ver. 38. 2 Ch. 4:5. Eze. 45:14.
27 ten bases. These highly ornamental bases appear to have been square stands, or immense pedestals, for the purpose of supporting the lavers. 2 Ki. 25:13, 16. 2 Ch. 4:14. Je. 52:17, 20.
28 bases was on. It seems evident that these bases or pedestals rose with steps, and that the ornaments mentioned in the next verse appeared in front, forming so many entablatures. But the description of these bases is very difficult to comprehend: many of the original words are seldom, if at all, used elsewhere; and it would be impossible to give an explanation of each particular, without a labour and prolixity disproportioned to its importance to us.
29 lions. See on ver. 25; ch. 6:27. Eze. 1:10; 10:14; 41:18, 19. Ho. 5:14. Re. 4:6, 7; 5:5. cherubims. Ge. 3:24. Ex. 25:18; 37:7. He. 9:5. certain additions. 1 Pe. 2:5.
30 wheels. Eze. 1:15–21; 3:13; 10:10–13. had undersetters. It is probable that these undersetters were so many strong legs, somewhat shorter than the wheels, and were intended to prevent the laver from tilting, or falling, in case of any accident.
32 joined to the base. Heb. in the base.
33 Eze. 1:16, 18.
36 graved cherubims. ver. 29; ch. 6:29, 32, 35. Eze. 40:31, 37; 41:18–20, 25, 26. proportion. Heb. nakedness.
38 ten lavers. Ex. 30:17–21, 28; 38:8; 40:11, 12. 2 Ch. 4:6, etc. Zec. 13:1. He. 9:10; 10:22. Jno. 1:7. Re. 7:14.
39 side. Heb. shoulder. he set. 2 Ch. 4:6, 10.
40 Hiram. Heb. Hirom. ver. 13. the lavers. ver. 28. 2 Ki. 25:14, 15. 2 Ch. 4:8, 11–16. Je. 52:18, 19. the shovels. ver. 45. the basons. Ex. 24:6. So Hiram. Ex. 39:32–43.
41 two pillars. See on ver. 15–22. 2 Ch. 4:12. two networks. ver. 17, 18.
42 the pillars. Heb. the face of the pillars.
43 ten bases. ver. 27–39.
44 one sea. See on ver. 23–26.
45 the pots. Ex. 27:3; 38:3. Le. 8:31. 1 Sa. 2:13, 14. 2 Ch. 4:16. Eze. 46:20–24. Zec. 14:21. bright brass. Heb. brass made bright, or scoured.
46 the clay ground. Heb. the thickness of the ground. Succoth. Ge. 33:17. Zarthan. Zarthan is supposed to have been situated in the tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan, near Jezreel and Beth-shan or Scythopolis, and not far from the Jordan. Succoth we know was situated east of Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, and according to JEROME, in the district of Scythopolis: hence the ‘plain of Jordan,’ where Hiram cast the brazen vessels, must be the plain in which that river runs, Zarthan and Succoth being probably nearly opposite each other; but whether the precise spot of his operations was on this side or on the other side, is uncertain. In this place he found that particular clay that was proper for his purpose; and it being a considerable distance from Jerusalem, that city would not be annoyed by the smoke and noxious vapours necessarily occasioned by the process. ch. 4:12, Zartanah. Jos. 3:16, Zaretan. 2 Ch. 4:17, Zeredathah.
47 because they were exceeding many. Heb. for the exceeding multitude. 2 Ch. 4:18. found out. Heb. searched. 1 Ch. 22:14, 16.
48 the altar. Ex. 30:1–5; 37:25–28; 39:38; 40:26. 2 Ch. 4:19. the table. Ex. 25:23–30; 37:10–16; 39:36; 40:22, 23. Le. 24:5–9. 2 Ch. 4:8. Eze. 40:39, 42; 41:22; 44:16. Mal. 1:12. 1 Co. 10:21.
49 the candlesticks. Ex. 25:31, etc.; 37:17, etc.; 39:37; 40:24, 25. 2 Ch. 4:7. Zec. 4:1–3, 11–14. Mat. 5:14–16. Re. 1:20; 2:1. before the oracle. See on 2 Ch. 4:20. the tongs. Ex. 25:38. Nu. 4:9.
50 spoons. Ex. 25:29. Nu. 7:86. censers. Heb. ash pans. Le. 16:12. 2 Ch. 4:21, 22.
51 was ended. Ex. 40:33. Ezr. 6:15. Zec. 4:9. Solomon brought. It appears, therefore, that Solomon did not use any of the gold and silver in the structure of the temple which his father had provided. things which David his father had dedicated. Heb. holy things of David. 2 Sa. 8:7–11. 1 Ch. 18:7, 8, 10, 11; 26:26–28; 28:11–18; 29:2–8. 2 Ch. 5:1.


  CHAP. 8

  The feast of the dedication of the temple, 1–11. Solomon’s blessing, 12–21, 54–61. Solomon’s prayer, 22–35. His sacrifice of peace offerings, 62–66.

1 A.M. 3000. B.C. 1004. Solomon. This did not take place, according to Abp. USHER, till the year after the temple was finished, because that year was a jubilee. ‘The 8th day of the 7th month, viz. the 30th of our October, being Friday, was the first of the seven days of dedication; the 10th day, Saturday, November 1, the fast of expiation or atonement was held; whereon, according to the Levitical law, the jubilee was proclaimed by sound of trumpet. The 15th day, Friday, was the feast of tabernacles, which was always very solemnly kept; and the day following, Nov. 14, being our Saturday, when the Sabbath was ended, the people returned home.’ 2 Ch. 5:2, etc. assembled. Jos. 23:2; 24:1. 1 Ch. 28:1. 2 Ch. 30:1. Ezr. 3:1. chief of the fathers. Heb. princes. Nu. 7:3. that they might bring. 2 Sa. 6:1, 2, 6, 12. 1 Ch. 13:1–5; 15:3, 25. out of the city. ch. 3:15. 2 Sa. 5:7–9; 6:12–17. 1 Ch. 11:7; 15:29; 16:1. Ps. 9:11; 102:21. Is. 28:16; 46:13. 1 Pe. 2:6.
2 at the feast. Le. 23:34. Nu. 29:12, etc. De. 16:13. 2 Ch. 5:3; 7:8–10. Ezr. 3:4. Ne. 8:14–18. Zec. 14:16–19. Jno. 7:2, 37.
3 the priests took up. Nu. 4:15. De. 31:9. Jos. 3:6, 14, 15; 4:9; 6:6. 1 Ch. 15:2, 11–15. 2 Ch. 5:5–8.
4 and the. ch. 3:4. 2 Ch. 1:3. tabernacle. See on Ex. 40:2–33.
5 sacrificing sheep. ver. 62, 63. 2 Sa. 6:13. 1 Ch. 16:1.
6 And the priests. ver. 4. 2 Sa. 6:17. 2 Ch. 5:7. his place. ch. 6:19. Ex. 26:33, 34; 40:20, 21. under the wings. ch. 6:27. Ex. 25:20–22; 37:9. 1 Sa. 4:4. 2 Sa. 6:2. Ps. 80:1; 99:1. Is. 37:16. Eze. 10:5.
8 drew out the staves. Ex. 25:14, 15; 37:4, 5; 40:20. ends. Heb. heads. holy place. or, ark, as 2 Ch. 5:9. unto this day. Jos. 4:9. Mat. 28:15.
9 nothing. Ex. 25:21. De. 10:2. 2 Ch. 5:10. in the ark. Ex. 16:33. Nu. 17:10. He. 9:4. put there at Horeb. Ex. 25:21; 40:20. De. 10:2, 5; 31:26. when. or, where. ver. 21. Ex. 24:8; 34:27, 28. De. 4:13. the cloud. Ex. 13:21; 14:24; 16:10; 24:16–18; 40:34, 35. Le. 16:2. Nu. 9:15. 2 Ch. 5:13, 14; 7:1–3. Eze. 10:4. Re. 15:8.
11 for the glory. Le. 9:6, 23. Eze. 43:2, 4, 5; 44:4 Jno. 1:14. Ac. 7:55. 2 Co. 3:18; 4:6. Re. 21:11, 23.
12 The Lord. De. 4:11. 2 Ch. 6:1, 2, etc. Ps. 18:8, 11; 97:2. the thick. Ex. 20:21. Le. 16:2. De. 5:22. Is. 45:15. He. 12:18.
13 surely built. 2 Sa. 7:13. 1 Ch. 17:12; 22:10, 11; 28:6, 10, 20. 2 Ch. 6:2. a settled. Ps. 78:68, 69; 132:13, 14. Jno. 4:21–23. Ac. 6:14. He. 8:5–13; 9:11, 12, 24.
14 blessed all. ver. 55, 56. Jos. 22:6. 2 Sa. 6:18. 1 Ch. 16:2. 2 Ch. 6:3; 30:18–20. Ps. 118:26. Lu. 24:50, 51. all the congregation. 2 Ch. 7:6. Ne. 8:7; 9:2. Mat. 13:2.
15 Blessed. 1 Ch. 29:10, 20. 2 Ch. 6:4; 20:26. Ne. 9:5. Ps. 41:13; 72:18, 19; 115:18; 117:1, 2. Lu. 1:68. Ep. 1:3. 1 Pe. 1:3. which spake. 2 Sa. 7:5, 25, 28, 29. 1 Ch. 17:12. Is. 1:20. Lu. 1:70. hath. Jos. 21:45; 23:15, 16. Ps. 138:2. Mat. 24:35. Lu. 1:54, 55, 72.
16 Since. See on 2 Sa. 7:6, 7. 2 Ch. 6:5, etc. 1 chose. 1 Ch. 17:5, 6. Ps. 132:13. my name. See on ver. 29; ch. 11:36. De. 12:11. 2 Ki. 23:27. Ne. 1:9. Je. 7:12. Da. 9:19. I chose David. 1 Sa. 16:1. 2 Sa. 7:8. 1 Ch. 28:4. Ps. 78:70; 89:19, 20.
17 2 Sa. 7:2, 3. 1 Ch. 17:1, 2, etc.; 22:7; 28:2.
18 Whereas. 2 Ch. 6:7–9. 2 Co. 8:12.
19 ch. 5:3–5. 2 Sa. 7:5, 12, 13. 1 Ch. 17:4, 11, 12; 22:8–10; 28:6.
20 hath performed. See on ver. 15. Ne. 9:8. Is. 9:7. Je. 29:10, 11. Eze. 12:25; 37:14. Mi. 7:20. Ro. 4:21. Phi. 1:6. as the Lord. 1 Ch. 28:5, 6.
21 And I have. See on ver. 5, 6. the covenant. ver. 9. Ex. 34:28. De. 9:9, 11; 31:26.
22 stood before the altar. See ver. 54. 2 Ki. 11:14; 23:3. 2 Ch. 6:12, 13, etc. spread forth. Ex. 9:29, 33. See on 2 Ch. 6:12. Ezr. 9:5. Job 11:13. Ps. 28:2; 63:4. Is. 1:15. 1 Ti. 2:8.
23 Lord God. Ge. 33:20. Ex. 3:15. no God. Ex. 15:11. 1 Sa. 2:2. 2 Sa. 7:22. Ps. 35:10; 86:8; 89:6–8; 113:5. Is. 40:18–25. Je. 10:6, 16. Mi. 7:18. who keepest. De. 7:9. Ne. 1:5; 9:32. Ps. 89:3–5. Da. 9:4. Mi. 7:19, 20. Lu. 1:72. walk before. ch. 2:4; 3:6; 6:12. Ge. 17:1. 2 Ki. 20:3.
24 thou spakest. See on ver. 15. 2 Sa. 7:12, 16. 2 Ch. 6:14, 15.
25 keep with thy. ch. 2:4. 2 Sa. 7:27–29. 1 Ch. 17:23–27. Lu. 1:68–72. There shall not, etc. Heb. There shall not be cut off unto thee a man from my sight. Je. 33:17–26. so that. Heb. only if. thy children. ch. 2:4; 9:4–6. 1 Ch. 28:9. 2 Ch. 6:16, 17.
26 And now. ver. 23. Ex. 24:10. 1 Sa. 1:17. Ps. 41:13. Is. 41:17; 45:3. let thy word. 2 Sa. 7:25–29. 2 Ch. 1:9. Ps. 119:49. Je. 11:5. Eze. 36:36, 37.
27 But will. 2 Ch. 6:18. Is. 66:1. Jno. 1:14. Ac. 7:48, 49; 17:24. 2 Co. 6:16. 1 Jno. 3:1. the heaven. De. 10:14. 2 Ch. 2:6. Ps. 113:4; 139:7–16. Je. 23:24. 2 Co. 12:2.
28 Yet have thou. 2 Ch. 6:19. Ps. 141:2. Da. 9:17–19. Lu. 18:1, 7. hearken. Ps. 4:1; 5:1; 86:3, 6, 7; 88:1, 2.
29 That thine. ver. 52. 2 Ki. 19:16. 2 Ch. 6:20, 40; 7:15; 16:9. Ne. 1:6. Ps. 34:15. Da. 9:18. My name. ver. 16, 43, marg.; ch. 11:36. Ex. 20:24. De. 12:11; 16:2, 6; 26:2. 2 Ki. 21:4, 7; 23:27. 2 Ch. 6:5–6, 20; 7:16; 20:8; 33:4–7. Ne. 1:9. Jno. 14:13, 14 toward this place. or, in this place. Da. 6:10.
30 when they shall. 2 Ch. 20:8, 9. Ne. 1:5, 6. toward this place. or, in this place. and hear. ver. 34, 36, 39, 43, 49. 2 Ch. 6:21. Ps. 33:13, 14; 113:5, 6; 123:1. Ec. 5:2. Is. 57:15. Mat. 6:9. forgive. ver. 34, 36, 39. 2 Ch. 7:14. Ps. 130:3, 4. Da. 9:19. Mat. 6:12.
31 If any man. Solomon here puts seven cases, in all of which the mercy and intervention of God would be indispensably requisite; and he earnestly bespeaks that mercy and intervention, on condition that the people pray towards that holy place, and with a feeling heart make earnest supplication to the throne of mercy. trespass. 2 Ch. 6:22, 23. an oath be laid upon him. Heb. he require an oath of him. Ex. 22:8–11. Le. 5:1. Pr. 30:9. the oath. Nu. 5:16–22.
32 hear thou. See on ver. 30. condemning. Ex. 34:7. Nu. 5:27. De. 25:1. Pr. 1:31. Is. 3:10, 11. Eze. 18:13, 30. Ro. 2:6–10. justifying. Ex. 23:7. Pr. 17:15. Is. 3:10. Eze. 18:20. Ro. 2:13; 7:9.
33 smitten down. Le. 26:17, 25. De. 28:25, 48. Jos. 7, 8. 2 Ch. 6:24, 25. Ps. 44:10. because they have. Jos. 7:11, 12. Ju. 6:1, 2. 2 Ki. 17:7–18; 18:11, 12. 2 Ch. 36:14–17. turn again. Le. 26:39–42. Ne. 1:8, 9. Jon. 3:10. pray. Ezr. 9:5, etc. Ne. 9:1–3, etc. Is. 63:15–19; ch. 64, etc. Da. 9:3, etc. in. or, toward, ver. 30.
34 forgive the sin. ver. 30. Ezr. 1:1–6. Ps. 106:47. Je. 31:4–9, 27; 32:37; 33:10–13. Da. 9:2, 19, 25. Am. 7:2. which thou gavest. Ge. 13:15. Ex. 6:8. Jos. 21:43.
35 heaven. ch. 17:1. Le. 26:19. De. 11:17; 28:12, 23, 24. 2 Sa. 24:13. Je. 14:1–7. Eze. 14:13. Mal. 3:10. Lu. 4:25. Re. 11:6. if they pray. ver. 33. 2 Ch. 6:24, 26. Ro. 10:9; 15:9. confess. ver. 29, 30. Joel 1:13–20; 2:15–17. and turn. ver. 33. Is. 1:15, 16; 9:13. Eze. 18:30–32. Ho. 14:1.
36 thou teach. Ps. 25:4, 5, 8, 12; 27:11; 32:8; 94:12; 119:33; 143:8. Is. 35:8. Mi. 4:2. the good way. 1 Sa. 12:23. 2 Ch. 6:26, 27. Is. 30:21. Je. 6:16; 42:3. Mat. 22:16. give rain. ch. 18:1, 27–40, 45. Ps. 68:9. Je. 14:22. Ja. 5:17, 18.
37 in the land famine. Le. 26:16, 25, 26, etc. De. 28:21, 22, 25, 38–42, 52–61. 2 Ki. 6:25–29. 1 Ch. 21:12. 2 Ch. 6:28–31; 20:9. Ps. 105:34, 35. Je. 32:2; 39:1–3. Eze. 14:21. Joel 1:4–7; 2:25, 26. cities. or, jurisdiction.
38 prayer. 2 Ch. 20:5–13. Ps. 50:15; 91:15. Is. 37:4, 15–21. Joel 2:17. Am. 7:1–6. the plague. 2 Ch. 6:29. Job 7:11. Ps. 32:3, 4; 42:6, 9, 11; 73:21, 22; 142:3–5. Pr. 14:10. Ro. 7:24. Phi. 4:6. spread forth. ver. 22. Is. 1:15.
39 Then hear. See on ver. 32, 36. give to every man. Ps. 18:20–26; 28:4. Je. 17:10; 32:19. Eze. 18:30. Re. 22:12. for thou. 1 Sa. 16:7. 1 Ch. 28:9. 2 Ch. 6:30. Ps. 11:4, 5. Jno. 2:25; 21:17. Ac. 1:24. He. 4:12, 13. Re. 2:23.
40 fear thee. Ge. 22:12. Ex. 20:20. De. 6:2, 13. 1 Sa. 12:24. Ps. 115:13; 130:4. Je. 32:39, 40. Ho. 3:5. Ac. 9:31; 10:2. He. 12:28. Re. 15:4; 19:5.
41 a stranger. ch. 10:1, 2. Ru. 1:16; 2:11. 2 Ch. 6:32. Is. 56:3–7. Mat. 8:5, 10, 11; 15:22–28. Lu. 17:18. Jno. 12:20. Ac. 10:1–4. cometh out. ch. 10:1, 2. Ex. 18:8–12. 2 Ki. 5:1–7, 16, 17. Is. 60:1–10. Mat. 2:1; 12:42. Ac. 8:27, etc.
42 For they shall. Ex. 15:14. De. 4:6. Jos. 2:10, 11; 9:9, 10. 2 Ch. 32:31. Da. 2:47; 3:28; 4:37. great name. Ex. 3:13–16; 34:5–7. Jos. 7:9. Ps. 86:8, 9. Eze. 20:9. thy strong hand. Ex. 3:19; 9:15; 13:14. De. 3:24; 4:34; 11:2, 3. 2 Ki. 17:36. Ps. 89:13; 136:12. Is. 51:9; 63:12. Je. 31:11; 32:17. when he shall. Is. 66:19, 20. Je. 3:19. Zec. 14:16. Ac. 8:27.
43 that all the people. 1 Sa. 17:46. 2 Ki. 19:19. 2 Ch. 6:33. Ps. 22:27; 67:2; 72:10, 11; 86:9. Is. 11:9. Re. 11:15. fear thee. Ps. 102:15; 117. this house. Heb. thy name is called upon this house. ver. 29.
44 go out to battle. De. 20:1–4; 31:3–6. Jos. 1:2–5. 2 Ch. 6:34. whithersoever. Nu. 31:1, etc. Jos. 6:2–5; 8:1–2. Ju. 1:1–2; 4:6; 6:14. 1 Sa. 15:3–18; 30:8. 2 Sa. 5:19–23. shall pray. 2 Ch. 14:9–12; 18:31; 20:6–13; 32:20. toward the city. Heb. the way of the city. See on ver. 16. Ps. 78:67–69; 132:13–14. Da. 9:17–19.
45 cause. or, right. Ge. 18:25. Ps. 9:4. Je. 5:28.
46 If they sin. The second clause of this verse, as it is here translated, renders this supposition entirely nugatory; for if there be no man that sinneth not, it is useless to say, IF they sin: but this objection is removed by rendering the original, ‘If they shall sin against thee, (for there is no man that, lo yechetai, may not sin;’) i.e. there is no man impeccable or infallible; none that is not liable to transgress. there is no man. 2 Ch. 6:36. Job 14:4; 15:14–16. Ps. 19:12; 130:3; 143:2. Pr. 20:9. Ec. 7:20. Is. 53:6; 64:6. Ro. 3:19. Ga. 3:22. Ja. 3:2. 1 Jno. 1:8–10. unto the land. Le. 26:34–39. De. 4:26–27; 28:36, 64–68; 29:28. 2 Ki. 17:6, 18, 23; 25:21. Da. 9:7–14. Lu. 21:24.
47 Yet if they. Le. 26:40–45. De. 4:29–31; 30:1, 2. 2 Ch. 6:37; 33:12, 13. Eze. 16:61, 63; 18:28. Hag. 1:7. Lu. 15:17. bethink themselves. Heb. bring back to their heart. saying. Ezr. 9:6, 7. Ne. 1:6, etc.; 9:26–30. Ps. 106:6. Is. 64:6–12. Da. 9:5–11. Zec. 12:10. done perversely. Job 33:27, 28. Je. 31:18–20. Lu. 15:18.
48 And so return. De. 4:29; 6:5, 6. Ju. 10:15, 16. 1 Sa. 7:3, 4. Ne. 1:9. Ps. 119:2, 10, 145. Pr. 23:26. Is. 55:6, 7. Je. 3:10; 24:7; 29:12–14. Da. 9:13. Ho. 14:1, 2. Ac. 8:37. Ro. 10:10. pray unto. See on ver. 29, 30. Da. 6:10. the city. See on ver. 44.
49 Then hear. See on ver. 30. cause. or, right. ver. 45. 2 Ki. 19:19. Zec. 1:15, 16.
50 and give them. 2 Ch. 30:9. Ezr. 7:6, 27, 28. Ne. 1:11; 2:4–8. Ps. 106:46. Pr. 16:7. Da. 1:9, 10. Ac. 7:10.
51 thy people. ver. 53. Ex. 32:11, 12. Nu. 14:13–19. De. 9:26–29. 2 Ch. 6:39. Ne. 1:10. Is. 63:16–18. 64:9. Je. 51:19. the furnace. De. 4:20. Je. 11:4.
52 That thine. ver. 29. 2 Ch. 6:40. in all that. Ps. 86:5; 145:18.
53 separate. Ex. 19:5, 6; 33:16. Nu. 23:9. De. 4:34; 7:6–8; 9:26, 29; 14:2; 32:9. 2 Co. 6:14–18. Tit. 2:14. 1 Pe. 2:9. thine inheritance. De. 32:9. Je. 10:16. Ep. 1:18. as thou. De. 33:1–3, 26–29.
54 when Solomon. Lu. 11:1; 22:45. kneeling. See on 2 Ch. 6:13. Ps. 95:6. Lu. 22:41, 45. Ac. 20:36; 21:5. with his hands. See on ver. 22. 2 Ch. 6:12.
55 blessed. See on ver. 14. Nu. 6:23–26. 2 Sa. 6:18. 1 Ch. 16:2.
56 Blessed be. See on ver. 15. hath given rest. De. 3:20; 12:10, 12. Jos. 21:44. 2 Ch. 14:6. He. 4:3–9. there. Jos. 21:45; 23:14, 15. Lu. 1:54, 55, 72, 73; 21:33. failed. Heb. fallen. 1 Sa. 3:19. 2 Ki. 10:10.
57 De. 31:6, 8. Jos. 1:5, 9. 1 Ch. 28:9. 2 Ch. 32:7, 8. Ps. 46:7, 11. Is. 8:10; 41:10. Mat. 1:23; 28:20. Ro. 8:31. He. 13:5.
58 incline. Ps. 110:3; 119:36. Ca. 1:4. Je. 31:33. Eze. 36:26, 27. Phi. 2:13. He. 13:21. his commandments. See on De. 4:1, 45; 6:1.
59 let these my words. This and the following verse are a sort of supplement to the prayer; and there is an important addition to this prayer in 2 Ch. 6:41, 42, apparently taken from one of the Psalms. nigh. Ps. 102:1, 2; 141:2. Jno. 17:9, 20–24. 1 Jno. 2:2. at all times. Heb. the thing of a day in his day. Lu. 11:3. as the matter. De. 33:25.
60 That all. See on ver. 43. Jos. 4:24. 1 Sa. 17:46. 2 Ki. 19:19. the Lord. ch. 18:39. De. 4:35, 39. Is. 44:6, 8, 24; 45:5, 6, 22. Je. 10:10–12. Joel 2:27.
61 perfect. ch. 11:4; 15:3, 14. Ge. 17:1. De. 18:13. 2 Ki. 20:3. 1 Ch. 28:9. Job 1:1, 8. Ps. 37:37. 2 Co. 7:1. Phi. 3:12–16.
62 2 Sa. 6:17–19. 2 Ch. 7:4–7.
63 a sacrifice. Le. ch. 3. 1 Ch. 29:21. 2 Ch. 15:11; 29:32–35; 30:24; 35:7–9. Ezr. 6:16, 17. Eze. 45:17. Mi. 6:7. two and twenty. We are not to suppose that all these victims were sacrificed in one day, or on one altar; for this was the whole amount of those that had been offered during the fourteen days which the feast of the dedication and the feast of tabernacles lasted; and there appears to have been an altar erected in the middle of the court, which was set apart for that purpose, in consequence of the great altar of burnt offering being not sufficient for the multitude of sacrifices then offered. dedicated. Nu. 7:10, 11, 84–88. 2 Ch. 2:4; 7:5. Ezr. 6:16, 17. Ne. 12:27. Jno. 10:22.
64 hallow. 2 Ch. 7:7. the brasen. 2 Ch. 4:1.
65 held. ver. 2. Le. 23:34–43. 2 Ch. 7:8, 9. a great. 2 Ch. 30:13. Ps. 40:9, 10. from the entering. ch. 4:21, 24. Nu. 34:5, 8. Jos. 13:5. Ju. 3:3. 2 Ki. 14:25. Am. 6:14. the river. Ge. 15:18. Ex. 23:31. Nu. 34:5. Jos. 13:3. seven days. 2 Ch. 7:8, 9; 30:23.
66 the eighth day. In the parallel passage of Chronicles this is termed ‘the three and twentieth day of the seventh month;’ that is, the ninth day of the dedication; which JARCHI reconciles by supposing that Solomon gave them leave to return on the eighth day, and many of them did return; and that he dismissed the remainder on the ninth, or twenty-third of the seventh month; see Note on ver. 1. 2 Ch. 7:10; 31:1. blessed. or, thanked. ver. 1, 47. joyful. De. 12:7, 12, 18; 16:11. 2 Ch. 29:36; 30:26, 27. Ne. 8:10. Ps. 95:1, 2; 100:1–2; 106:4, 5; 122:6, 9. Is. 61:9, 10; 66:13, 14. Je. 31:12–14. Zep. 3:14. Zec. 9:9, 17. Ac. 2:46. Ga. 5:22. Phi. 4:4.


  CHAP. 9

  God’s covenant in a vision with Solomon, 1–9. The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram, 10–14. In Solomon’s works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites honourable servants, 15–23. Pharaoh’s daughter removes to her house, 24. Solomon’s yearly solemn sacrifices, 25. His navy fetches gold from Ophir, 26–28.

1 A.M. 3013. B.C. 991. it came. ch. 6:37, 38; 7:1, 51. 2 Ch. 7:11, etc. the house. 2 Ch. 8:1–6. Ec. 2:4. all Solomon’s. ver. 11, 19. Ec. 2:10; 6:9.
2 as he. ch. 3:5; 11:9. 2 Ch. 1:7–12; 7:12.
3 I have heard. 2 Ki. 20:5. Ps. 10:17; 66:19; 116:1. Da. 9:23. Jno. 11:42. Ac. 10:31. 1 Jno. 5:14. I have hallowed. ch. 8:10, 11. Ex. 20:11. Nu. 16:38. Mat. 6:9. to put. ch. 8:29. De. 12:5, 11, 21; 16:11. mine eyes. De. 11:12. 2 Ch. 6:40; 7:15, 16. Ps. 132:13, 14. Ca. 4:9, 10. Je. 15:1.
4 And if thou. ch. 3:14; 8:25; 11:4, 6, 38; 14:8; 15:5. Ge. 17:1. De. 28:1. 2 Ch. 7:17, 18. Job 23:11, 12. Ps. 15:2; 26:1, 11. Pr. 20:7. Zec. 3:7. Lu. 1:6. 1 Th. 4:1, 2. in integrity. Pr. 10:9; 28:18.
5 I will establish. ch. 2:4; 6:12; 8:15, 20. 2 Sa. 7:12, 16. 1 Ch. 22:9, 10. Ps. 89:28–39; 132:11, 12.
6 if ye. 1 Sa. 2:30. 2 Sa. 7:14–16. 1 Ch. 28:9. 2 Ch. 7:19–22; 15:2. go. ch. 11:4–10. Jos. 23:15, 16.
7 will I cut. Le. 18:24–28. De. 4:26; 29:26–28. 2 Ki. 17:20–23; 25:9, 21. Je. 7:15; 24:9. Eze. 33:27–29. Lu. 21:24. this house. See on ver. 3. 2 Ki. 25:9. 2 Ch. 7:20; 36:19. Je. 7:4–14; 26:6, 18; 52:13. La. 2:6, 7. Eze. 24:21. Mi. 3:12. Mat. 24:2. Lu. 21:24. and Israel. De. 28:37. Ne. 4:1–4. Ps. 44:14. Is. 65:15. Je. 24:9. La. 2:15, 16. Joel 2:17.
8 at. 2 Ch. 7:21. Is. 64:11. Je. 19:8; 49:17; 50:13. Da. 9:12. Why. De. 29:24–26. Je. 22:8, 9, 28.
9 Because. De. 29:25–28. 2 Ch. 7:22. Je. 2:10–13, 19; 5:19; 16:10–13; 50:7. La. 2:16, 17; 4:13–15. Eze. 36:17–20. Zep. 1:4, 5. therefore. Je. 12:7, 8.
10 at the end of twenty. ver. 1; ch. 6:37, 38; 7:1. 2 Ch. 8:1, etc.
11 Now Hiram. See on ch. 5:6–10. 2 Ch. 2:8–10, 16. king Solomon. 2 Ch. 8:2. of Galilee. See on Jos. 20:7.
12 they pleased him not. Heb. were not right in his eyes. Nu. 22:34. Ju. 14:3, margins.
13 my brother. ch. 5:1, 2. Am. 1:9. Cabul. that is, Displeasing, or dirty. JOSEPHUS says that Cabul, in the Phœnician language, signifies ουκ αρεσκον, displeasing; and that these cities were situated in the neighbourhood of Tyre. Most commentators are persuaded that the city Cabul in the tribe of Asher was one; and probably from this Hiram took occasion to give this name to all the other cities which Solomon had ceded to him. Jos. 19:27.
14 ver. 11, 28; ch. 10:10, 14, 21.
15 A.M. 2989–3029. B.C. 1015–975. the reason. ver. 21. See on ch. 5:13. to build. ver. 10; ch. 6:38; 7:1. 2 Ch. 8:1. Millo. Millo is said to have been a deep valley, between the ancient city of Jebus and the city of David on mount Zion. This Solomon filled up, and built upon; and it became a fortified place, and a place for public assemblies. ver. 24; ch. 11:27. Ju. 9:6, 20. 2 Sa. 5:9. 2 Ki. 12:20. the wall. Ps. 51:18. Hazor. Probably the city Hazor in Naphtali, and the famous capital of Jabin, situated on the lake Merom or Semechon, and placed by JOSEPHUS south of Tyre, near Ptolemais. Jos. 11:1; 19:36. Ju. 4:2. 2 Ki. 15:29. Megiddo. ch. 4:12. Jos. 17:11. Ju. 5:19. 2 Ki. 9:27; 23:29, 30. 2 Ch. 35:22. Zec. 12:11. Gezer. ver. 16, 17. Jos. 10:33; 16:10; 21:21. Ju. 1:29. 1 Ch. 6:67; 20:4.
16 daughter. See on ver. 24; ch. 3:1.
17 Beth-horon. Jos. 16:3; 19:44; 21:22. 2 Ch. 8:4–6, etc.
18 Baalath. Jos. 19:44. Tadmor. 2 Ch. 8:4.
19 the cities of store. ch. 4:26–28. Ex. 1:11. that which Solomon desired. Heb. the desire of Solomon which he desired. See on ver. 1. Ec. 2:10; 6:9.
20 left. 2 Ch. 8:7, 8, etc. Amorites. Ge. 15:19–21. Ex. 23:23, 28–33; 34:11, 12. De. 7:1–3.
21 left. Ju. 1:21, 27–35; 2:20–23; 3:1–4. Ps. 106:34–36. not. Jos. 15:63; 17:12, 16–18. levy. ver. 15; ch. 5:13. Ju. 1:28, 35. tribute. He made them do the most laborious parts of the public works, the Israelites being exempt from all but the more honourable employments. bond-service. Ge. 9:25, 26. Ezr. 2:55–58. Ne. 7:57; 11:3.
22 of the children. Le. 25:39. but they were men. ch. 4:1–27. 1 Sa. 8:11, 12. 2 Ch. 8:9, 10.
23 chief. ch. 5:16. 2 Ch. 2:18; 8:10.
24 Pharaoh’s. ver. 16; ch. 3:1; 7:8. 2 Ch. 8:11. the city of David. 2 Sa. 5:9. Millo. ver. 15; ch. 11:27. 2 Ch. 32:5.
25 three times. Ex. 23:14–17; 34:23. De. 16:16. 2 Ch. 8:12, 13. he burnt. Ex. 30:7. 1 Ch. 23:13. 2 Ch. 26:16–21; 29:11; 34:25. upon the altar that was before. Heb. upon it which was before. So he finished the house. ch. 6:38. 2 Ch. 8:16.
26 made a navy. 2 Ch. 8:12, 17, 18, etc. Eziongeber. ch. 22:48. Nu. 33:35. De. 2:8. Eloth. 2 Ki. 14:22. shore. Heb. lip.
27 his servants. ch. 5:6, 9; 22:49. 2 Ch. 20:36, 37.
28 Ophir. ch. 10:11. Ge. 10:29. 1 Ch. 29:4. 2 Ch. 8:18; 9:10. Job 22:24; 28:16. Ps. 45:9. Is. 13:12. four hundred. 2 Ch. 8:18.


  CHAP. 10

  The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon, 1–13. Solomon’s gold, 14, 15. His targets, 16, 17. The throne of ivory, 18–20. His vessels, 21–23. His presents, 24, 25. His chariots and horse, 26, 27. His tribute, 28, 29.

1 A.M. 3014. B.C. 990. And when. 2 Ch. 9:1, etc. Mat. 12:42. Lu. 11:31. Sheba. Ge. 10:7, 28; 25:3. Job 6:19. Ps. 72:10, 15. Is. 60:6. Je. 6:20. Eze. 27:22, 23; 38:13. heard. ch. 4:31, 34. concerning. Job 28:28. Pr. 2:3–6. Jno. 17:3. 1 Co. 1:20, 21. prove him. Ju. 14:12–14. Ps. 49:4. Pr. 1:5, 6. Mat. 13:11, 35. Mar. 4:34.
2 a very great train. 2 Ki. 5:5, 9. Is. 60:6–9. Ac. 25:23. spices. Ex. 25:6. 2 Ki. 20:13. communed. Ge. 18:33. Job 4:2. Ps. 4:4. Lu. 24:15.
3 told her. 2 Ch. 9:2. Pr. 1:5, 6; 13:20. Is. 42:16. Mat. 13:11. Jno. 7:17. 1 Co. 1:30. Col. 2:3. questions. Heb. words. hid from the king. See on ver. 1; ch. 3:12. 2 Sa. 14:17, 20. Da. 2:20–23. He. 4:12, 13.
4 Solomon’s. ch. 3:28; 4:29–31. 2 Ch. 9:3, 4. Ec. 12:9. Mat. 12:42. the house. ch. 6; 7.
5 the meat. ch. 4:22, 23. attendance. Heb. standing. cup-bearers. or, butlers. ascent. The original weölatho asher yaäleh baith yehowah, is rendered by the LXX. and Vulgate, και την ολοκαυτωσιν αυτου ην ανεφερεν εν οικω Κυριου· et holocausta, quæ offerebat in domo Domini, ‘And the burnt offerings (or holocausts) which he offered in the house of the Lord;’ with which the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic agree; and so also LUTHER, Unb feine Brandoufer, bie er in bem Haufe bes Herrn opferte; and this seems to be the true sense of the passage. 2 Ki. 16:18. 1 Ch. 9:18; 26:16. 2 Ch. 23:13. Eze. 44:3; 46:2. there was no. Jos. 5:1. 2 Ch. 9:4.
6 report. Heb. word. 2 Ch. 9:5, 6, marg. acts. or, sayings.
7 I believed. Is. 64:4. Zec. 9:17. Mar. 16:11. Jno. 20:25–29. 1 Co. 2:9. 1 Jno. 3:2. thy wisdom and prosperity exceeded the fame. Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame.
8 happy are these. 2 Ch. 9:7, 8. Pr. 3:13, 14; 8:34; 10:21; 13:20. Lu. 10:39–42; 11:28, 31.
9 Blessed. See on ch. 5:7. Ps. 72:17–19. delighteth. Ps. 18:19; 22:8. Is. 42:1; 62:4. because the. De. 7:8. 1 Ch. 17:22. 2 Ch. 2:11. to do. 2 Sa. 8:15; 23:3. Ps. 72:2. Pr. 8:15, 16. Is. 9:7; 11:4, 5; 32:1, 2. Je. 23:5, 6. Ro. 13:3, 4.
10 she gave. See on ver. 2; ch. 9:14. Ps. 72:10, 15. Mat. 2:11. an hundred. According to Mr. REYNOLDS, equal to 843,905l. 10s. 4d. sterling. spices. Ge. 43:11. Ex. 30:34. and precious. Pr. 3:13–15; 20:15. Re. 21:11.
11 from Ophir. See on ch. 9:27, 28. 2 Ch. 8:18. Ps. 45:9. almug. 2 Ch. 2:8; 9:10, 11, algum trees.
12 pillars. or, rails. Heb. a prop. harps. 1 Ch. 23:5; 25:1, etc. Ps. 92:1–3; 150:3–5. Re. 14:2, 3.
13 all her desire. ver. 2; ch. 9:1. Ps. 20:4; 37:4. Mat. 15:28. Jno. 14:13, 14. Ep. 3:20. which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. Heb. which he gave her, according to the hand of king Solomon.
14 A.M. 2989–3029. B.C. 1015–975. was six hundred. Equal to 4,683,675l. 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion. See on ch. 9:28.
15 all the Kings. 1 Ch. 9:24. 2 Ch. 9:13, 14. Ps. 72:10. Is. 21:13. Ga. 4:25. governors. or, captains.
16 two hundred. Mr. REYNOLDS computes that these 200 targets were worth 28,131l. 16s. 9d.; and that the 300 shields were worth 210,976l. 7s. 7d. ch. 14:26–28. 2 Ch. 9:15, 16; 12:9, 10.
17 in the house. See on ch. 7:2.
18 a great throne. 2 Ch. 9:17–19. Ps. 45:6; 110:1; 122:5. He. 1:3, 8. Re. 20:11. ivory. ver. 22; ch. 22:39. Ps. 45:8. Eze. 27:6. Am. 6:4. Re. 18:12.
19 behind. Heb. on the hinder part thereof. stays. Heb. hands.
20 lions. Ge. 49:9. Nu. 23:24; 24:9. Re. 5:5. the like made. Heb. so made.
21 drinking. 2 Ch. 9:20–22. the house. ver. 17; ch. 7:2. none were of silver. or, there was no silver in them.
22 Tharshish. ch. 22:48. Ge. 10:4. 2 Ch. 9:21; 20:36, 37. Ps. 48:7; 72:10. Is. 2:16; 23:1, 6, 10; 60:9; 66:19. Eze. 27:12. Jon. 1:3, Tarshish. ivory. or, elephants’ teeth. ver. 18. Am. 3:15. apes. Kophim, rather monkeys, the same as the Syriac קופא, Greek κηφος, κηπος, or κηβος, and Roman Cephus, which animal both PLINY and SOLINUS inform us was brought from Ethiopia. The same name appears in the monkeys, called ΚΕΙΠΕΝ in the Prænestine Pavement, and in the French cep or ceb. peacocks. Job 39:13.
23 exceeded. Mr. REYNOLDS, stating Solomon’s income at about four times as much as his father left him, reckons that he had each year, 142,242, 034l. 9s. 7d., each week, 2,735,423l. 14s. 9d., and each day, 390,770l. 16s. 4d. ch. 3:12, 13; 4:29–34. 2 Ch. 9:22, 23. Ps. 89:27. Ep. 3:8. Col. 1:18, 19; 2:2, 3.
24 to. Heb. the face of. which God. See on ch. 3:9, 12, 28. Pr. 2:6. Da. 1:17; 2:21, 23; 5:11. Ja. 1:5.
25 every man. ver. 10. Ju. 3:15. 1 Sa. 10:27. 2 Sa. 8:2, 10. 2 Ch. 26:8. Job 42:11. Ps. 72:10, 15. Is. 36:16. Mat. 2:11. and mules. ch. 1:33; 18:5. Ge. 36:24. Ezr. 2:66. Es. 8:10, 14. Is. 66:20. Eze. 27:14. a rate. 2 Ki. 17:4. 2 Ch. 9:24.
26 Solomon. See on ch. 4:26. De. 17:16. 2 Ch. 1:14; 9:25. Is. 2:7. in the cities. 2 Ch. 9:25.
27 the king. 2 Ch. 1:15–17; 9:27. Job 22:24, 25. made. Heb. gave.
28 Solomon, etc. Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon’s. horses brought. De. 17:16. 2 Ch. 1:16, 17; 9:28. Is. 31:1–3; 36:9. and linen yarn. Ge. 41:42. Pr. 7:16. Is. 19:9. Eze. 27:7.
29 for six hundred. This was the ordinary price of a chariot, as 150 shekels was that of a horse. It seems that neither horses nor chariots came out of Egypt but by means of Solomon’s servants. the kings. Jos. 1:4. 2 Ki. 7:6. their means. Heb. their hand. Ho. 12:10. Mal. 1:1.


  CHAP. 11

  Solomon’s wives and concubines, 1–3. In his old age they draw him to idolatry, 4–8. God threatens him, 9–13. Solomon’s adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt, 14–22; Rezon, who reigned in Damascus, 23–25; and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied, 26–40. Solomon’s acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him, 41–43.

1 A.M. 3020–3029. B.C. 984–975. loved. ver. 8. Ge. 6:2–5. De. 17:17. Ne. 13:23–27. Pr. 2:16; 5:8–20; 6:24; 7:5; 22:14; 23:33. together with. or, beside. ch. 3:1. Le. 18:18.
2 Ye shall not go in. Ex. 23:32, 33; 34:16. De. 7:3, 4. Jos. 23:12, 13. Ezr. 9:12; 10:2, etc. Mal. 2:11. surely. ch. 16:31–33. Nu. 25:1–3. Ju. 3:6, 7. 2 Ch. 21:6. 2 Co. 6:14–16. Solomon. Ge. 2:24; 34:3. Ju. 16:4–21. 2 Ch. 19:2. Ps. 139:21. Ro. 1:32; 12:9. 1 Co. 15:33. Re. 2:4.
3 seven hundred. Ju. 8:30, 31; 9:5. 2 Sa. 3:2–5; 5:13–16. 2 Ch. 11:21. Ec. 7:28.
4 when Solomon. ver. 42; ch. 6:1; 9:10; 14:21. his wives. See on ver. 2. De. 7:4; 17:17. Ne. 13:26, 27. his heart. ver. 6, 38; 6:12, 13; 8:61; 9:4; 15:3, 14. 2 Ki. 20:3. 1 Ch. 28:9; 29:19. 2 Ch. 17:3; 25:2; 31:20, 21; 34:2.
5 Ashtoreth. ver. 33. Ju. 2:13; 10:6. 1 Sa. 7:3, 4; 12:10. 2 Ki. 23:13. Je. 2:10–13. Milcom. ver. 7. Le. 18:21; 20:2–5, Molech. Zep. 1:5, Malcham.
6 went not fully after. Heb. fulfilled not after. Nu. 14:24. Jos. 14:8, 14. Heb.
7 build an high. Le. 26:30. Nu. 33:52. 2 Ki. 21:2–3; 23:13, 14. Ps. 78:58. Eze. 20:28, 29. Chemosh. Nu. 21:29. Ju. 11:24. Je. 48:13. abomination. De. 13:14; 17:3, 4; 27:15. Is. 44:19. Eze. 18:12. Da. 11:31; 12:11. Re. 17:4, 5. the hill. This was the mount of Olives, which lay east of Jerusalem; and that the Hebrews would consider before it, while the west would be behind it; for the very term used to denote the east, kedem, means before, while acharon, behind, sometimes signifies the west. Ge. 33:2. 2 Sa. 15:30. 2 Ki. 23:13. Zec. 14:4. Mat. 26:30. Ac. 1:9, 12.
8 all his strange wives. ver. 1. Eze. 16:22–29. Ho. 4:11, 12. 1 Co. 10:11, 12, 20, 22.
9 angry. Ex. 4:14. Nu. 12:9. De. 3:26; 9:8, 20. 2 Sa. 6:7; 11:27. 1 Ch. 21:7. Ps. 78:58–60; 90:7, 8. his heart. ver. 2, 3. De. 7:4. Pr. 4:23. Is. 29:13, 14. Ho. 4:11. 2 Ti. 4:10. which had appeared. ch. 3:5; 9:2.
10 commanded. ch. 6:12, 13; 9:4–7. 2 Ch. 7:17–22.
11 is done of thee. Heb. is with thee. thou hast not. Isa. 29:13, 14. I will surely. ver. 31; ch. 12:15, 16, 20. Nu. 14:23, 35. 1 Sa. 2:30–32; 13:13, 14; 15:26–28. 2 Sa. 12:9–12.
12 in thy days. ch. 21:29. 2 Ki. 20:17, 19; 22:19, 20. for David. ch. 9:4, 5. Ge. 12:2; 19:29. I will rend it out. See on Ex. 20:5.
13 Howbeit. ver. 39. 2 Sa. 7:15, 16. 1 Ch. 17:13, 14. Ps. 89:33–37. one tribe. ver. 35, 36; ch. 12:20. for David. See on ch. 11:12, 32. De. 9:5. 2 Ki. 13:23; 19:34. Ps. 89:49; 132:1, 17. Is. 9:7. Je. 33:17–26. Lu. 1:32, 33. for Jerusalem’s. De. 12:5, 11. 2 Ki. 21:4; 23:27. Ps. 132:13, 14. Is. 14:32; 62:1, 7. Je. 33:15, 16.
14 the Lord. ch. 12:15. 1 Sa. 26:19. 2 Sa. 24:1. 1 Ch. 5:26. Is. 10:5, 26; 13:17. an adversary. 2 Sa. 7:14. Ps. 89:30–34.
15 when David. 2 Sa. 8:14. 1 Ch. 18:12, 13. Ps. 60, title; 108:10. after he had. Ge. 25:23; 27:40. Nu. 24:18, 19. De. 20:13. Mal. 1:2, 3. every male. Nu. 31:17.
17 Hadad. Ex. 2:1–10. 2 Sa. 4:4. 2 Ki. 11:2. Mat. 2:13, 14. a little child. Näâr katon, rather, ‘a little boy:’ one who was apprehensive of his danger, and could, with his father’s servants, make his escape.
18 Midian. Probably not the Midian east of the Red Sea, to which Moses fled, (Ex. 2:15, etc.) but the Midian east of the Dead Sea, and south of Moab. These Midianites, whose daughters seduced the Israelites to commit idolatry (Nu. 22:4, 7; 25:15; 31:2, etc.) were descendants of Midian, son of Abraham, (Ge. 25:2.) Their capital city was called Midian, and its remains were to be seen in the time of EUSEBIUS and JEROME: it was situated on the Arnon, south of the city Ar, or Areopolis. Ge. 25:2, 4. Nu. 22:4; 25:6, 14, 18. Paran. Probably the city of Paran, or the district around it, situated in the south of Idumea, and according to EUSEBIUS, three days’ journey east from Elah or Elath, at the head of the eastern branch, or Elamitic gulf of the Red Sea. Ge. 14:6; 21:21. Nu. 10:12. De. 1:1; 33:2. Hab. 3:3.
19 found. Ge. 39:4, 21. Ac. 7:10, 21. that he gave. Ge. 41:45. Tahpenes. Je. 43:7–9.
20 weaned. Ge. 21:7. 1 Sa. 1:24.
21 Hadad. ch. 2:10, 34. Ex. 4:19. Mat. 2:20. Let me depart. Heb. Send me away. Ge. 45:24. Jos. 2:21. 1 Sa. 9:26. 2 Sa. 3:21.
22 But. Je. 2:31. Lu. 22:35. Nothing. Heb. Not. let me go. 2 Sa. 18:22, 23. Ps. 37:8. Mar. 14:31.
23 God. See on ver. 14. 2 Sa. 16:11. Ezr. 1:1. Is. 13:17; 37:26; 45:5. Eze. 38:16. Hadadezer. 2 Sa. 8:3; 10:8, 15–18. 1 Ch. 18:3–9; 19:6, 16–19, Hadarezer. Ps. 60, title.
24 to Damascus. ch. 19:15; 20:34. Ge. 14:15. Ac. 9:2. in Damascus. Damascus, called also Damesk, but generally El Sham, by the Arabs, is situated in a delightful plain, well watered by the Barrada, at the eastern foot of Antilibanus, being surrounded by the hills in the form of a triumphal arch, 136 miles N. of Jerusalem, 195 S. of Antioch, and 276 S.S.W. of Diarbekir. It is a city of the highest antiquity, being at least as ancient as the time of Abraham: it has been often captured, and several times demolished, but has always risen to splendour and dignity. The modern town is described by MAUNDRELL as of a long, straight figure, its ends pointing nearly N.E. and S.W. It is very slender in the middle, but swells bigger at each end, especially at that to the N.E. According to NIEBUHR, the walls are something less than a league and a half in circumference; and the population is estimated at from 100,000 to 150,000.
25 all the days. ch. 5:4. 2 Ch. 15:2. abhorred. Ge. 34:30. De. 23:7. 2 Sa. 16:21. Ps. 106:40. Zec. 11:8.
26 Jeroboam. ver. 11, 28; ch. 12:2, 20, etc.; 13:1, etc.; 14:16; 15:30; 16:3; 21:22. an Ephrathite. Ge. 35:16. Ru. 1:2. 1 Sa. 1:1; 17:12. 1 Ch. 2:19, Solomon’s servant. ch. 9:22. 2 Ch. 13:6.
27 lifted up. 2 Sa. 20:21. Pr. 30:32. Is. 26:11. Solomon. See on ch. 9:15, 24. repaired. Heb. closed. Am. 9:11. the breaches. Ne. 4:7. Ps. 60:2. Is. 22:9. Eze. 13:5. the city. See on 2 Sa. 5:7.
28 was industrious. Heb. did work. Pr. 22:29. he made. ch. 5:16. charge. Heb. burden. De. 1:12. Is. 14:25. Mat. 11:30. the house. Jos. 18:5. Ju. 1:22, 23. 2 Sa. 19:20. Am. 5:6. Zec. 10:6.
29 Ahijah. ch. 12:15; 14:2. 2 Ch. 9:29. Shilonite. Jos. 18:1. and they two. Ge. 4:8. 2 Sa. 14:6.
30 rent it. 1 Sa. 15:27, 28; 24:4, 5.
31 thus saith. See on ver. 11, 12.
32 he shall. See on ch. 12:20. for Jerusalem’s sake. See on ver. 13.
33 they have forsaken. ver. 9; ch. 3:14; 6:12, 13; 9:5–7. 1 Ch. 28:9. 2 Ch. 15:2. Je. 2:13. Ho. 4:17. Ashtoreth. See on ver. 5–8.
34 Howbeit. See on ver. 12, 13, 31. Job 11:6. Ps. 103:10. Hab. 3:2. for David. Is. 55:3.
35 I will take. Ex. 20:5, 6. will give. ch. 12:15–17, 20. 2 Ch. 10:15–17.
36 David. ch. 15:4. 2 Sa. 7:16, 29; 21:17. 2 Ki. 8:19. 2 Ch. 21:7. Ps. 132:17. Je. 33:17–21. Am. 9:11, 12. Lu. 1:69, 70, 78, 79. Ac. 15:16, 17. light. Heb. lamp, or candle, the city. See on ver. 13; ch. 9:3. Ga. 4:25, 26. He. 12:22. Re. 21:10.
37 according. ver. 26. De. 14:26. 2 Sa. 3:21.
38 if thou wilt. ch. 3:14; 6:12; 9:4, 5. Ex. 19:5. De. 15:5. Zec. 3:7. that I will. See on De. 31:8. Jos. 1:5. build thee. ch. 14:7–14. 2 Sa. 7:11, 16, 26–29. 1 Ch. 17:10, 24–27.
39 afflict. ch. 12:16; 14:8, 25, 26. Ps. 89:38–45, 49–51. not for ever. See on ver. 36. Ps. 89:30–34. Is. 7:14; 9:7; 11:1–10. Je. 23:5, 6. La. 3:31, 32. Lu. 1:32, 33; 2:4, 11.
40 Solomon sought. 2 Ch. 16:10. Pr. 21:30. Is. 14:24–27; 46:10. La. 3:37. Shishak. This is the first time we meet with the proper name of an Egyptian king in Scripture, Pharaoh being the general appellation for all the sovereigns of that country. Some are of opinion that Shishak is the same with the celebrated Sesostris of the Greek historians; but it is probable that this king lived long before Solomon’s time. USHER thinks him to be Sesonchis, and places the beginning of his reign, A.M. 3026. B.C. 978. ch. 14:25, 26. 2 Ch. 12:2–9.
41 rest. 2 Ch. 9:29–31. acts. or, words, or things.
42 time. Heb. days. forty years. JOSEPHUS says fourscore years; which is sufficiently absurd. CALMET supposes him to have been 18 years old when he came to the throne, and 58 when he died, ch. 2:11.
43 A.M. 3029. B.C. 975. slept. ch. 1:21; 14:20; 15:8, 24; 16:6. De. 31:16. 2 Ki. 16:20; 20:21; 21:18. buried. ch. 2:10; 14:31. 2 Ki. 21:18, 26. 2 Ch. 21:20; 26:23; 28:27. Je. 22:19. Rehoboam. 1 Ch. 3:10. 2 Ch. 9:31; 13:7. Mat. 1:5, Roboam.


  CHAP. 12

  The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him, 1–5. Rehoboam, refusing the old men’s counsel, answers them roughly, 6–15. Ten tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam flee, 16–20. Rehoboam, raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah, 21–24. Jeroboam strengthens himself by cities, 25; and by the idolatry of the two calves, 26–33.

1 Rehoboam. See on ch. 11:43. 2 Ch. 10:1, etc. Shechem. Ge. 12:6, Sichem; 33:18, 19. Jos. 20:7; 24:1, 32. Ju. 9:1. Ps. 60:6. Ac. 7:16, Sychem.
2 Jeroboam the son of Nebat. ch. 11:26–31, 40. 2 Ch. 10:2, 3.
4 our yoke. ch. 4:7, 20, 22, 23, 25; 9:15, 22, 23. 1 Sa. 8:11–18. 2 Ch. 10:4, 5. Mat. 11:29, 30; 23:4. 1 Jno. 5:3.
6 consulted. 2 Sa. 16:20; 17:5. Job 12:12; 32:7. Pr. 27:10. Je. 42:2–5; 43:2.
7 If thou wilt. 2 Ch. 10:6, 7. Pr. 15:1. Mar. 10:43, 44. Phi. 2:7–11. speak good. ver. 13. 2 Sa. 15:3–6. Ec. 10:4. Zec. 1:13.
8 2 Ch. 10:8; 25:15, 16. Pr. 1:2–5, 25, 30; 19:20; 25:12. Ec. 10:2, 3.
9 ch. 22:6–8. 2 Sa. 17:5, 6. 2 Ch. 10:9; 18:5–7.
10 Thus shalt thou. 2 Sa. 17:7–13. My little finger. A proverbial mode of expression: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s thigh.’ As much as the thigh surpasses the little finger in thickness, so much does my power exceed that of my father; and the use I shall make of it to oppress and tax you shall be in proportion. 2 Ch. 10:10, 11. Pr. 10:14; 18:6, 7; 28:25; 29:23. Is. 47:6.
11 I will add. Ex. 1:13, 14; 5:5–9, 18. 1 Sa. 8:18. 2 Ch. 16:10. Is. 58:6. Je. 27:11; 28:13, 14. but I will chastise. Should you rebel or become disaffected, my father’s whip shall be a scorpion in my hand. His was chastisement, mine shall be punishment. CELSIUS and HILLER conjecture that âkrabbim denotes a thorny kind of shrub, whose prickles are of a venomous nature, called by the Arabs scorpion thorns, from the exquisite pain which they inflict. But the Chaldee renders it margenin, and the Syriac moragyai, i.e. μαραγναι, scourges; and in the parallel place of Chronicles the Arabic has saut, a scourge. ISIDORE, and after him CALMET and others, assert that the scorpion was a sort of severe whip, the lashes of which were armed with knots or points that sunk into and tore the flesh. scorpions. ver. 14. Eze. 2:6. Re. 9:3–10.
12 Come to me again. ver. 5. 2 Ch. 10:12–14.
13 answered. ch. 20:6–11. Ge. 42:7, 30. Ex. 5:2; 10:28. Ju. 12:1–6. 1 Sa. 20:10, 30, 31; 25:10, 11. 2 Sa. 19:43. Pr. 10:11, 32; 15:1; 18:23. Ec. 10:12. Ja. 3:17. roughly. Heb. hardly. Ge. 16:6. forsook. Pr. 13:20.
14 the counsel. 2 Ch. 22:4, 5. Es. 1:16–21; 2:2–4. Pr. 12:5. Is. 19:11–13. Da. 6:7. My father made. ver. 10, 11. Pr. 13:10; 16:18; 17:14. Ec. 7:8. Ja. 3:14–18; 4:1, 2.
15 the cause. The cause of all this confusion and anarchy was Rehoboam’s folly, cruelty, and despotic tyranny, and this was certainly not ‘from the Lord,’ nor does the original text speak this doctrine. See an elucidation of a similar passage at 2 Sa. 24:1. It says, sibbah, (from savav, to turn, change,) ‘the change or REVOLUTION was from the Lord;’ which is consistent with all the preceding declarations. God stirred up the people to revolt from a man who had neither skill nor humanity to govern them. God serves his own wise and righteous purpose by the imprudences and iniquities of men, and snares sinners in the work of their own hands. ‘He maketh the wrath of man to praise him.’ ver. 24; ch. 22:23. De. 2:30. Ju. 14:4. 2 Ch. 10:15; 22:7; 25:16, 20. Ps. 5:10. Am. 3:6. Ac. 2:23; 4:28. that he might. See on ch. 11:11, 29–38. 1 Sa. 15:29. 2 Sa. 17:14. 2 Ki. 9:36; 10:10. Is. 14:13–17; 46:10, 11. Da. 4:35. Jno. 19:23, 24, 28, 29, 32–37. Ac. 3:17; 13:27–29.
16 What portion. See on 2 Sa. 20:1. 2 Ch. 10:16. to your tents. ch. 22:17, 36. now see. ch. 11:13, 34, 36, 39. 2 Sa. 7:15, 16. Ps. 2:1–6; 76:10; 89:29–37; 132:17. Is. 7:2, 6, 7; 9:6, 7. Je. 23:5, 6; 33:15, 16, 21. Lu. 19:14, 27. So Israel. Ju. 8:35. 2 Sa. 15:13; 16:11.
17 the children. ch. 11:13, 36. 2 Ch. 10:17; 11:13–17.
18 Adoram. ch. 4:6; 5:14, Adoniram. 2 Sa. 20:24. 2 Ch. 10:18, Hadoram. all Israel. Ex. 17:4. Nu. 14:10. 2 Ch. 24:21. Ac. 5:26; 7:57, 58. made speed. Heb. strengthened himself. flee to Jerusalem. ch. 20:18–20. Pr. 28:1, 2. Am. 2:16.
19 Israel. 1 Sa. 10:19. 2 Ki. 17:21. 2 Ch. 10:19; 13:5–7, 17. Is. 7:17. rebelled. or, fell away. He. 6:6. unto this day. See on Jos. 4:9.
20 and made him. 1 Sa. 10:24. Ho. 8:4. none that followed. See on ver. 17; ch. 11:13, 32. Ho. 11:12.
21 When Rehoboam. 2 Ch. 11:1–3. an hundred. 1 Ch. 21:5. 2 Ch. 14:8, 11; 17:14–19. Pr. 21:30, 31.
22 Shemaiah. 2 Ch. 11:2; 12:5, 7. the man. ch. 13:1, 4, 5, 11; 17:18, 24. See on De. 33:1. 2 Ki. 4:16, 22, 25, 27. 1 Ti. 6:11.
24 Ye shall not go up. Nu. 14:42. 2 Ch. 11:4; 25:7, 8; 28:9–13. for this thing. See on ver. 15; ch. 11:29–38. Ho. 8:4. They hearkened. 2 Ch. 25:10; 28:13–15.
25 built, ch. 9:15, 17, 18; 15:17; 16:24. 2 Ch. 11:5–12. Shechem. See on ver. 1. Ju. 9:1, 45–49. Penuel. Ge. 32:30, 31. Ju. 8:8, 17.
26 said in his heart. Ps. 14:1. Mar. 2:6–8. Lu. 7:39. Now shall. ch. 11:38. 1 Sa. 27:1. 2 Ch. 20:20. Is. 7:9. Je. 38:18–21. Jno. 11:47–50; 12:10, 11, 19. Ac. 4:16, 17.
27 go up. ch. 8:29, 30, 44; 11:32. De. 12:5–7, 14; 16:2, 6. and they shall. Ge. 12:12, 13; 26:7. Pr. 29:25. 1 Co. 1:19, 20.
28 took counsel. See on ver. 8, 9. Ex. 1:10. Is. 30:1. two calves of gold. He invented a political religion, and instituted feasts in his own times, different from those appointed by Jehovah; gave the people certain objects of adoration, and pretended to think that it would be both inconvenient and oppressive to them to go up to Jerusalem to worship. These calves were doubtless of the same kind as the calf which was set up by Aaron; and it is remarkable, that in pointing them out to the people he should use the same words that Aaron used on that occasion, when they must have heard what terrible judgments fell upon their forefathers for this idolatry. Solomon’s idolatry, however, had prepared the people for Jeroboam’s abominations. Ex. 20:4. De. 4:14–18. 2 Ki. 10:29; 17:16. 2 Ch. 11:15. Ho. 8:4–7; 10:5, 6. It is too much. Is. 30:10. 2 Pe. 2:19. behold. See on Ex. 32:4, 8.
29 Beth-el. Ge. 12:8; 28:19; 35:1. Ho. 4:15. Dan. Ge. 14:14. De. 34:1. Ju. 18:29–31; 20:1. 2 Ki. 10:29. Je. 8:16. Am. 8:14.
30 became a sin. ch. 13:34. 2 Ki. 10:31; 17:21.
31 an house. ch. 13:24, 32. De. 24:15. Eze. 16:25. Ho. 12:11. priests. ch. 13:33. Nu. 3:10. 2 Ki. 17:32. 2 Ch. 11:14, 15; 13:9. Eze. 44:6–8.
32 like unto. ch. 8:2, 5. Le. 23:33, 34, etc. Nu. 29:12, etc. Eze. 43:8. Mat. 15:8, 9. offered upon the altar. or, went up to the altar. sacrificing. or, to sacrifice. he placed. Am. 7:10–13.
33 offered upon the altar. or, went up to the altar, etc. ver. 32. in the month. Nu. 15:39. Ps. 106:39. Is. 29:13. Mat. 15:6. Mar. 7:13. he offered. ch. 13:1. 1 Sa. 13:12. 2 Ch. 26:6. and burnt incense. Heb. to burn incense.


  CHAP. 13

  Jeroboam’s hand withers, 1–5, and at the prayer of the prophet is restored, 6. The prophet departs from Beth-el, 7–10. An old prophet brings him back, 11–19. He is reproved by God, 20–22, slain by a lion, 23–25, buried by the old prophet, 26–30, who confirms his prophecy, 31, 32. Jeroboam’s obstinacy, 33, 34.

1 there came. See on ch. 12:22. 2 Ki. 23:17. 2 Ch. 9:29. by the word. ver. 5, 9, 26, 32; ch. 20:35. Je. 25:3. 1 Th. 4:15. Jeroboam. ch. 12:32, 33. 2 Ch. 26:18. burn. or, offer. Nu. 16:40. Je. 11:12; 32:29. Mal. 1:11. Re. 8:3.
2 O altar. De. 32:1. Is. 1:2; 58:1. Je. 22:29. Eze. 36:1, 4; 38:4. Lu. 19:40. Josiah by name. 2 Ki. 22:1, 2; 23:15–18. 2 Ch. 34:1, 4–7. Is. 42:9; 44:26–28; 46:10; 48:5–7. offer. 2 Ki. 23:15–17.
3 Ex. 4:3–5, 8, 9; 7:10. De. 13:1–3. 1 Sa. 2:34. 2 Ki. 20:8. Is. 7:11–14; 38:6–8, 22. Je. 44:29. Mat. 12:38–40. Jno. 2:18. 1 Co. 1:22.
4 Lay hold. 2 Ch. 16:10; 18:25, etc.; 25:15, 16. Ps. 105:15. Je. 20:2–4; 26:8–11, 20–23; 38:4–6. Am. 7:10–17. Mat. 25:40; 26:57. Mar. 14:44–46. Jno. 13:20. Ac. 6:12–14. his hand. Ge. 19:11. 2 Ki. 6:18–20. Je. 20:4–6. Lu. 3:19, 20; 6:10. Jno. 18:6. Ac. 9:4, 5; 13:8–11. Re. 11:5.
5 ver. 3; ch. 22:28, 35. Ex. 9:18–25. Nu. 16:23–35. De. 18:22. Je. 28:16, 17. Mar. 16:20. Ac. 5:1–10.
6 now. Ex. 8:8, 28; 9:28; 10:17; 12:32. Nu. 21:7. 1 Sa. 12:19. Je. 37:3; 42:2–4. Ac. 8:24. Ja. 5:16. Re. 3:9. besought. Ex. 8:12, 13. Nu. 12:13. 1 Sa. 12:23. Mat. 5:44. Lu. 6:27, 28; 23:34. Ac. 7:60. Ro. 12:14, 21. Ja. 5:16–18. Lord. Heb. face of the Lord.
7 refresh. Ge. 18:5. Ju. 13:15; 19:21. I will give. As great men in the East make no presents to equals or inferiors when visited, Sir JOHN CHARDIN thinks that the king intended by this to treat the prophet as his superior. 1 Sa. 9:7, 8. 2 Ki. 5:15. Je. 40:5. Mal. 1:10. Ac. 8:18–20. 1 Pe. 5:2.
8 If. Nu. 22:18; 24:13. Es. 5:3, 6; 7:2. Mar. 6:23. go. 2 Ki. 5:16, 26, 27. Mar. 6:11. 2 Co. 11:9, 10.
9 For. See on ver. 1, 21, 22. 1 Sa. 15:22. Job 23:12. Jno. 13:17; 15:9, 10, 14. Eat no bread. Nu. 16:26. De. 13:13–18. Ps. 141:4. Ro. 16:17. 1 Co. 5:11. Ep. 5:11. 2 Jno. 1:10, 11. Re. 18:4.
11 an old prophet. ver. 20, 21. Nu. 23:4, 5; 24:2. 1 Sa. 10:11. 2 Ki. 23:18. Eze. 13:2, 16. Mat. 7:22. 2 Pe. 2:16. sons. Heb. son. came. 1 Ti. 3:5.
13 ver. 27. Nu. 22:21. Ju. 5:10; 10:4. 2 Sa. 19:26.
14 sitting. ch. 19:4. Jno. 4:6, 34. 1 Co. 4:11, 12. 2 Co. 11:27. Phi. 4:12, 13. Art thou. See on ver. 1.
16 ver. 8, 9. Ge. 3:1–3. Nu. 22:13, 19. Mat. 4:10; 16:23.
17 It was. Heb. a word was. by the word. See on ver. 1; ch. 20:35. 1 Th. 4:15.
18 an angel. Nu. 22:35. Ju. 6:11, 12; 13:3. But. Ge. 3:4, 5. Is. 9:15. Je. 5:12, 31; 23:14, 17, 32; 28:15, 16. Eze. 13:9, 10, 22. Mat. 7:15; 24:24. Ro. 16:18. 2 Co. 11:3, 13–15. 2 Pe. 2:1. 1 Jno. 4:1. Re. 19:20.
19 ver. 9. Ge. 3:6. De. 13:1, 3, 5; 18:20. Ac. 4:19. 2 Pe. 2:18, 19.
20 the word of the Lord. “A great clamour,” says Dr. KENNICOTT, “has been raised against this part of history, on account of God’s denouncing sentence on the true prophet by the mouth of the false prophet; but if we examine with attention the original words here, they will be found to signify either he who brought him back, or, whom he had brought back; for the very same words, asher heshivo, occur again, ver. 23, where they are now translated, whom he had brought back; and where they cannot be translated otherwise. This being the case, we are at liberty to consider the words of the Lord as delivered to the true prophet, thus brought back; and then the sentence is pronounced by God himself, calling to him out of heaven, as in Ge. 22:11. And that this doom was thus pronounced by God, not by the false prophet, we are assured in ver. 26. ‘The Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, according to the word of the Lord, which HE spake unto him.’ JOSEPHUS [and also the Arabic] asserts, that the sentence was declared by God to the true prophet.” Nu. 23:5, 16; 24:4, 16–24. Mat. 7:22. Jno. 11:51. 1 Co. 13:2.
21 Thus saith. ver. 17. Ge. 3:7. Es. 6:13. Je. 2:19. Ga. 1:8, 9. thou hast disobeyed. Le. 10:3. Nu. 20:12, 24. 1 Sa. 4:18; 13:13, 14; 15:19, 22–24. 2 Sa. 6:7; 12:9–11; 24:13. Re. 3:19.
22 eaten. ver. 19. of the. ver. 9. carcase. ver. 30; ch. 14:13. 2 Ch. 21:19, 20. Is. 14:18–20. Je. 22:18, 19.
24 a lion. ch. 20:36. 2 Ki. 2:24. Pr. 22:13; 26:13. Am. 5:19. 1 Co. 11:31, 32. 1 Pe. 4:17, 18.
26 the man. Le. 10:3. 2 Sa. 12:10, 14. Ps. 119:120. Pr. 11:31. Eze. 9:6. 1 Co. 11:30. He. 12:28, 29. 1 Pe. 4:17. torn. Heb. broken. which he spake. ver. 9.
28 the lion had. All here was supernatural. The lion, though he had killed the man, yet, contrary to his nature, did not devour him, nor tear the ass, nor meddle with the travellers that passed by; while the ass stood quietly by, not fearing the lion, nor betaking himself to flight: both stood as guardians of the fallen prophet, till this extra ordinary intelligence was carried into the city which rendered the miracle the more illustrious and plainly shewed that this event did not happen by chance. This concatenation of miracles marked the death of the man of God as a Divine rebuke for his disobedience in eating bread at idolatrous Beth-el; and here we see, as in various other cases, that ‘often judgment begins at the house of God.’ The true prophet, for suffering himself to be seduced by the old prophet, and for receiving that as a revelation from God which was opposed to the revelation which himself had received, and which was confirmed by so many miracles, is slain by a lion, and his body deprived of the burial of his fathers; while the wicked king and the fallen prophet are both permitted to live. ch. 17:4, 6. Le. 10:2, 5. Job 38:11. Ps. 148:7, 8. Je. 5:22, 23. Da. 3:22, 27, 28; 6:22–24. Ac. 16:26. He. 11:33, 34. torn. Heb. broken.
30 mourned over. ch. 14:13. Je. 22:18. Ac. 8:2.
31 lay my bones. Nu. 23:10. Ps. 26:9. Ec. 8:10. Lu. 16:22, 23.
32 the saying. ver. 2. 2 Ki. 23:16–19. the houses. ch. 12:29, 31. Le. 26:30. in the cities. ch. 16:24. 2 Ch. 25:13. Ezr. 4:10. Jno. 4:4, 5.
33 A.M. 3030–3050. B.C. 974–954. Jeroboam. ch. 12:31–33. 2 Ch. 11:15; 13:9. Am. 4:6–11. made again. Heb. returned and made. Ps. 78:34. Je. 18:4, marg. 2 Ti. 3:13. whosoever. Nu. 1:51; 3:10; 17:5, 12, 13. consecrated him. Heb. filled his hand. Ex. 28:41, marg. Ju. 17:12.
34 became sin. ch. 12:30. 2 Ki. 10:31; 17:21. to cut it off. ch. 12:26; 14:10; 15:29, 30. Pr. 13:6.


  CHAP. 14

  Abijah being sick, Jeroboam sends his wife, disguised, with presents to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh, 1–4. Ahijah, forewarned by God, denounces God’s judgment, 5–16. Abijah dies, and is buried, 17, 18. Nadab succeeds Jeroboam, 19, 20. Rehoboam’s wicked reign, 21–24. Shishak spoils Jerusalem, 25–28. Abijam succeeds Rehoboam, 29–31.

1 that time. ch. 13:33, 34. the son. ver. 12, 13. Ex. 20:5. 1 Sa. 4:19, 20; 31:2. 2 Sa. 12:15.
2 disguise thyself. ver. 5, 6; 22:30. 1 Sa. 28:8. 2 Sa. 14:2. 2 Ch. 18:29. Lu. 12:2. Ahijah. See on ch. 11:29–38.
3 And take. ch. 13:7. 1 Sa. 9:7, 8. 2 Ki. 4:42; 5:5, 15; 8:7–9. with thee. Heb. in thine hand. cracknels. or, cakes. Nikkoodim, spotted, or perforated cakes; either, as some suppose, thin cakes pierced through with holes, the same as is called Jews’ bread to the present day, and used by them at the passover; or, as Mr. HARMER imagines, cakes spotted with seeds, as with sesamum, Roman coriander, etc. such as he proves from RAUWOLFF, RUSSELL, and HANWAY, are still used in the East. This was certainly not a present that proclaimed royalty; but it does not appear to have been, in the estimation of the East, a present only fit for a country woman to have made, as Bp. PATRICK supposes: for D’ARVIEUX informs us, that when he waited on an Arab emir, his mother and sisters sent him a present of pastry, honey, and fresh butter, with a bason of sweetmeats of Damascus. cruse. or, bottle. he shall tell. 2 Ki. 1:2; 8:8. Lu. 7:2, 3. Jno. 4:47, 48; 11:3.
4 Shiloh. ch. 11:29. Jos. 18:1. 1 Sa. 4:3, 4. Je. 7:12–14. for his eyes. Ge. 27:1; 48:10. De. 34:7. 1 Sa. 3:2; 4:15. Ps. 90:10. Ec. 12:3. were set by reason of his age. Heb. stood for his hoariness.
5 the Lord. 2 Ki. 4:27; 6:8–12. Ps. 139:1–4. Pr. 21:30. Am. 3:7. Ac. 10:19, 20.
6 thou wife. Job 5:13. Ps. 33:10. why feignest. ver. 2, 5. Eze. 14:3–5, 7, 8. Lu. 20:20–23. Ac. 5:3–5, 9, 10. He. 4:13. for I am. ver. 10, 11; 13:20–22; 20:42; 21:18–24; 22:8. 1 Sa. 15:16, 26; 28:18. Je. 21:2–7. Eze. 2:4, 5. Da. 4:19–25; 5:17–28. Mar. 14:21. heavy tidings. Heb. hard tidings.
7 Forasmuch. ch. 12:24; 16:2. 1 Sa. 2:27–30; 15:16. 2 Sa. 12:7, 8.
8 rent. ch. 11:30, 31. my servant David. ch. 3:14; 11:33–38; 15:5. 2 Ch. 17:3; 28:1. Ac. 13:22, 36.
9 hast done. ver. 16; ch. 12:28; 13:33, 34; 15:34; 16:31. thou hast gone. De. 32:16, 17, 21. Ju. 5:8. 2 Ch. 11:15. Ps. 106:19, 20; 115:4–8. Is. 44:9–20. Je. 10:14–16. to provoke. ver. 22. De. 9:8–16, 24. 2 Ki. 21:3; 23:26. 2 Ch. 33:6. Ps. 78:40, 56; 106:29. Je. 7:9, 10. Eze. 8:3, 17. 1 Co. 10:22. cast me. Ne. 9:26. Ps. 50:17. Eze. 23:35.
10 I will bring. ch. 15:25–30. Am. 3:6. him that pisseth. ch. 16:11; 21:21. 1 Sa. 25:22, 34. 2 Ki. 9:8, 9. him that is shut up. De. 32:36. 2 Ki. 14:26. as a man taketh. 1 Sa. 2:30. 2 Ki. 9:37; 21:13. Job 20:7. Ps. 83:10. Is. 5:25; 14:19, 23. Je. 8:2. Eze. 26:4. Zep. 1:17. Mal. 2:3. Lu. 14:34, 35.
11 that dieth. ch. 16:4; 21:19, 23, 24. Is. 66:24. Je. 15:3. Eze. 39:17–19. Re. 19:17, 18.
12 when thy feet. ver. 3, 16, 17. 2 Ki. 1:6, 16. Jno. 4:50–52.
13 shall mourn. Nu. 20:29. Je. 22:10, 18. there is found. 2 Ch. 12:12; 19:3. Job 19:28. Eze. 18:14, etc. Phile. 6. 2 Pe. 2:8, 9.
14 the Lord. ch. 15:27–29. but what. Ec. 8:11. Eze. 7:2–7; 12:22–28. Ja. 5:9. 2 Pe. 2:3.
15 the Lord. 1 Sa. 12:25. 2 Ki. 17:6, 7. as a reed. Mat. 11:7. Lu. 7:24. root up Israel. De. 29:28. Ps. 52:5. Pr. 2:22. Am. 2:9. Zep. 2:4. Mat. 15:13. this good land. Le. 26:32–34, 43. De. 4:26, 27; 28:36, 63–68; 29:24–28. Jos. 23:15–16. shall scatter. 2 Ki. 15:29; 17:6, 23; 18:11, 12. Am. 5:27. Ac. 7:43. beyond the river. i.e. Beyond the river Euphrates. because. Ex. 34:13, 14. De. 12:3, 4. Is. 1:28, 29. provoking. See on ver. 9, 23, 24.
16 he shall give Israel. Ps. 81:12. Is. 40:24. Ho. 9:11, 12, 16, 17. who did sin. ch. 12:30; 13:34; 15:30, 34; 16:2. Ex. 32:21, 35. Je. 5:31. Ho. 5:11, 12. Mi. 6:16. Mat. 18:7. Ro. 14:13.
17 Tirzah. Tirzah was a city of Ephraim, to which tribe Jeroboam belonged; and appears to have been pleasantly situated, as it is said in Ca. 6:4, ‘Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah,’ though its precise situation cannot now be ascertained. It seems to have been the royal city, and the seat of government for a long time after the revolt of the ten tribes, till Omri built Samaria. ch. 15:21–33; 16:6, 8, 9, 15, 23. Jos. 12:24. Ca. 6:4. when she came. See on ver. 12, 13. 1 Sa. 2:30–34; 4:18–20.
19 A.M. 3029–3050. B.C. 975–954. how he warred. ver. 30. 2 Ch. 13:2–20. book. ver. 29; ch. 15:31; 16:5, 14, 20, 27; 22:39. 1 Ch. 27:24. Es. 6:1.
20 slept. Heb. lay down. ch. 2:10; 11:43. Job 14:12. Ps. 3:5; 4:8. Nadab. ch. 15:25–31.
21 Rehoboam. ch. 11:43. 2 Ch. 12:13; 13:7. the city. See on ch. 8:16, 44; 11:36. Ps. 78:68, 69; 87:1, 2; 132:13, 14. Is. 12:6. to put his name. See on Ex. 20:24. De. 12:5, 21. Naamah. ver. 31. De. 23:3. 2 Ch. 12:13.
22 Judah. Ju. 3:7, 12; 4:1. 2 Ki. 17:19. 2 Ch. 12:1. Je. 3:7–11. they provoked. See on ver. 9. De. 4:24; 29:28; 32:16–21. Ps. 78:58. Is. 65:3, 4. 1 Co. 10:22. all. ch. 16:30. 2 Ki. 21:11. Eze. 16:47, 48.
23 built. ch. 3:2. De. 12:2. Is. 57:5. Eze. 16:24, 25; 20:28, 29. images. or, standing images, or statues. Le. 26:1. groves. Mi. 5:14. De. 12:2. 2 Ki. 17:9, 10; 21:3–7. 2 Ch. 28:4. Je. 17:2. under every. Is. 57:5. Je. 3:13.
24 And there. ch. 15:12; 22:46. Ge. 19:5. De. 23:17. Ju. 19:22. 2 Ki. 23:7. Ro. 1:24–27. 1 Co. 6:9.
25 A.M. 3034. B.C. 970. Shishak. ch. 11:40. 2 Ch. 12:2–4.
26 he took away. See on ch. 7:51; 15:18. 2 Ki. 24:13. 2 Ch. 12:9–11. Ps. 39:6; 89:35–45. the shields of gold. ch. 10:16, 17. 2 Ch. 9:15, 16. Pr. 23:5. Ec. 2:18, 19.
27 made. La. 4:1, 2. guard. Heb. runners. ver. 1, 5; ch. 18:46. 1 Sa. 8:11; 22:17. 2 Sa. 15:1.
28 the guard chamber. 2 Ch. 12:11.
29 A.M. 3029–3046. B.C. 975–958. are they not written. See on ver. 19; ch. 11:41; 15:23; 22:45. 2 Ch. 12:15.
30 ch. 12:24; 15:6, 7. 2 Ch. 12:15.
31 A.M. 3046. B.C. 958. Rehoboam. See on ver. 20; ch. 11:43; 15:3, 24; 22:50. 2 Ch. 12:16. his mother’s. See on ver. 21. Abijam. Dr. KENNICOTT observes, that the name of this king of Judah is now expressed three ways; here, and in four other places, it is Abijam; in two others (2 Ch. 13:20, 21) it is Abijahu; but in eleven others it is Abijah or Abiah, as it is expressed by St. Matthew, (ch. 1:7,) Αβια; and this is the reading of thirteen of KENNICOTT’S and DE ROSSI’S MSS., and of thirteen respectable editions of the Hebrew Bible. The Syriac is the same. The Septuagint in the London Polyglott has Αβιου, Abihu; but in the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglotts it has Αβια, Abiah; and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate, some MSS. and the text in these two Polyglotts, instead of Abiam, have Abia. 1 Ch. 3:10, Abia. 2 Ch. 12:16, Abijah. Mat. 1:7, Abia.


  CHAP. 15

  Abijam’s wicked reign, 1–6. Asa succeeds him, 7, 8. Asa’s good reign, 9–15. The war between Baasha and him causes him to make a league with Ben-hadad, 16–22. Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa, 23, 24. Nadab’s wicked reign, 25, 26. Baasha conspiring against him, executes Ahijah’s prophecy, 27–30. Nadab’s acts and death, 31, 32. Baasha’s wicked reign, 33, 34.

1 See on ch. 14:31. 2 Ch. 13:1, 2, etc.
2 his mother’s. ver. 13. 2 Ch. 11:20–22. Maachah. 2 Ch. 13:2, Michaiah the daughter of Uriel. Abishalom. 2 Ch. 11:21, Absalom.
3 all the sins. ch. 14:21, 22. and his heart. See on ch. 3:14; 11:4, 33. 2 Ki. 20:3. 2 Ch. 25:2; 31:20, 21. Ps. 119:80.
4 for David’s. ch. 11:12, 32. Ge. 12:2; 19:29; 26:5. De. 4:37. 2 Sa. 7:12–16. Is. 37:35. Je. 33:20–26. Ro. 11:28. give him. ch. 11:36. 2 Ch. 21:7. Ps. 132:17. Lu. 1:69–79; 2:32. Jno. 8:12. Re. 22:16. lamp. or, candle. Ps. 18:28. and to establish. Ps. 87:5. Is. 9:7; 14:32; 62:7. Je. 33:2. Mi. 4:1, 2. Mat. 16:18.
5 David. See on ver. 3; ch. 14:8. 2 Ki. 22:2. 2 Ch. 34:2. Ps. 119:6. Lu. 1:6. Ac. 13:22, 36. save only. 2 Sa. 11:4, 15–17; 12:9, 10. Ps. 51, title.
6 there was war. Instead of Rehoboam, fourteen MSS., the Arabic, and some copies of the Targum, read Abijam. The Syriac has ‘Abia, the son of Rehoboam;’ and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate has Abia. This is doubtless the true reading, as otherwise it would be an unnecessary repetition of ch. 14:30, and a repetition which interrupts the history of Abijah: (see 2 Ch. 13:3, etc.) See on ch. 14:30.
7 the rest. See on ch. 14:29. 2 Ch. 13:2, 21, 22. there was war. 2 Ch. 13:3–20.
8 A.M. 3049. B.C. 955. Abijam. See on ch. 14:1, 31. 2 Ch. 14:1. Asa. 1 Ch. 3:9. Mat. 1:7, 8.
10 A.M. 3049–3090. B.C. 955–914. mother’s. that is, grandmother’s. ver. 2, 13. 2 Ch. 11:20, 21; 13:2.
11 Asa. ver. 3. 2 Ch. 14:2, 11; 15:17; 16:7–10.
12 the sodomites. See on ch. 14:24; 22:46. Ro. 1:26, 27. Jude 7. all the idols. ver. 3; ch. 11:7, 8; 14:23. 2 Ch. 14:2–5. Eze. 20:18, 19. Zec. 1:2–6. 1 Pe. 1:18.
13 Maachah. ver. 2, 10. 2 Ch. 15:15, 16, etc. his mother. De. 13:6–11; 33:9. Zec. 13:3. Mat. 10:37; 12:46–50. 2 Co. 5:16. Ga. 2:5, 6, 14. destroyed. Heb. cut off. Le. 26:30. De. 7:5. 2 Ki. 18:4; 23:12–15. 2 Ch. 34:4. and burnt. Ex. 32:20. De. 9:21. Jos. 6:24. the brook. 2 Sa. 15:23. 2 Ki. 23:6. Jno. 18:1, Cedron.
14 the high places. ch. 22:43. 2 Ki. 12:3; 14:4; 15:4. 2 Ch. 14:3, 5. was perfect. ver. 3; ch. 8:61; 11:4. 2 Ch. 15:17, 18; 16:9; 25:2.
15 he brought. See on ch. 7:51. 1 Ch. 26:26–28. 2 Ch. 14:13; 15:18. things. Heb. holy.
16 ver. 6, 7, 32; ch. 14:30. 2 Ch. 16:1, etc.
17 A.M. 3074. B.C. 930. Baasha. ver. 27. 2 Ch. 16:1, etc. Ramah. By building Ramah is here meant fortifying it, in order to prevent all intercourse with the kingdom of Judah, lest his subjects should cleave to the house of David: for Ramah was a city of Benjamin, situated on the confines of both kingdoms, probably on a hill, as the name imports, commanding a narrow defile between the mountains, through which lay the principal road to Jerusalem; so that a fortification being erected here, no communication could be held between the people of Israel and Judah, without Baasha’s permission, ver. 21. Jos. 18:25. 1 Sa. 15:34. Je. 31:15. he might not suffer. ch. 12:27. 2 Ch. 11:13–17.
18 Asa. ver. 15; ch. 14:26. 2 Ki. 12:18; 18:15, 16. 2 Ch. 15:18; 16:2–6. Ben-hadad. ch. 20:1–5, 33, 34. 2 Ki. 8:7–15. Damascus. ch. 11:23, 24. Ge. 14:15; 15:2. Je. 49:27. Am. 1:4.
19 There is a league. 2 Ch. 19:2. Is. 31:1. break thy league. 2 Sa. 21:2. 2 Ch. 16:3. Eze. 17:13–16. Ro. 1:31; 3:8. depart. Heb. go up.
20 Ijon. Probably the same as Hazar-enan, a frontier town to Damascus, (Eze. 48:1;) and perhaps the Inna of Cœle-Syria, long. 68 degrees and a half, lat. 33, according to PTOLEMY. 2 Ki. 15:29. Dan. ch. 12:29. Ge. 14:14. Ju. 18:29. Abel-beth-maachah. 2 Sa. 20:14, 15. Cinneroth. Jos. 11:2; 12:3.
21 when Baasha. 2 Ch. 16:5. Tirzah. ch. 14:17; 16:15–18. Ca. 6:4.
22 made a proclamation. 2 Ch. 16:6. exempted. Heb. free. Geba. Jos. 18:24, Gaba; 21:17. Mizpah. Jos. 18:26. 1 Sa. 7:5, Mizpeh. Je. 40:6, 10.
23 rest of all. ver. 7, 8; ch. 14:29–31. in the time. 2 Ch. 16:12–14. Ps. 90:10.
24 A.M. 3090. B.C. 914. was buried. Of his splendid and costly funeral we read in 2 Ch. 16:14. Jehoshaphat. ch. 22:41–43. 2 Ch. 17:1, etc. Mat. 1:8, Josaphat.
25 A.M. 3050–3051. B.C. 954–953. Nadab. ch. 14:12, 20. began to reign. Heb. reigned.
26 he did evil. ch. 16:7, 25, 30. walked. ch. 12:28–33; 13:33–34. in his sin. ver. 30, 34; ch. 14:16; 16:19, 26; 21:22; 22:52. Ge. 20:9. Ex. 32:21. 1 Sa. 2:24. 2 Ki. 3:3; 21:11; 23:15. Je. 32:35. Ro. 14:15. 1 Co. 8:10–13.
27 Baasha the son. See on ver. 16, 17; ch. 14:14. conspired. ch. 16:9. 2 Ki. 12:20. Gibbethon. ch. 16:15, 17. Jos. 19:44; 21:23.
28 De. 32:35.
29 he left not. ch. 14:9–16. 2 Ki. 9:7–10, 36, 37; 10:10, 11, 31; 19:25.
30 the sins. See on ver. 26; ch. 14:9–16. by his provocation. ch. 14:22.
31 A.M. 3050–3051. B.C. 954–953. are they not written. ch. 14:19; 16:5, 14, 20, 27.
32 A.M. 3051–3074. B.C. 953–930. there was war. That is, there was a constant spirit of hostility kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent skirmishing between the bordering parties; but there was no open war till Baasha king of Israel began to build Ramah, which was, according to 2 Ch. 15:19; 16:1, in the thirty-sixth year of Asa; but according to ch. 16:8, 9, his son was killed by Zimri in the twenty-sixth year of Asa, and consequently he could not make war upon him in the thirty-sixth year of his reign. Chronologers endeavour to reconcile this, by saying that the years should be reckoned, not from the beginning of Asa’s reign, but from the separation of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. We must either adopt this mode of solution, or admit that there is a mistake in some of the numbers, probably in the parallel places in Chronicles, but which we have no direct means of correcting. See on ver. 16.
33 twenty and four years. ch. 16:8.
34 he did evil. ver. 26. walked. See on ver. 26; ch. 12:28–29; 13:33, 34; 14:16. Is. 1:4.


  CHAP. 16

  Jehu’s prophecy against Baasha, 1–4. Elah succeeds him, 5–7. Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him, 8–10. Zimri executes Jehu’s prophecy, 11–14. Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself, 15–20. The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni, 21, 22. Omri builds Samaria, 23, 24. His wicked reign, 25, 26. Ahab succeeds him, 27, 28. Ahab’s most wicked reign, 29–33. Joshua’s curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho, 34.

1 A.M. 3073. B.C. 931. Jehu. ver. 7. 2 Ch. 19:2; 20:34. Hanani. ch. 15:33. 2 Ch. 16:7–10.
2 I exalted thee. ch. 14:7. 1 Sa. 2:8–27, 28; 15:17–19. 2 Sa. 12:7–11. Ps. 113:7, 8. Lu. 1:52. thou hast walked. See on ch. 13:33, 34; 15:34. hast made my people. See on ch. 14:16; 15:26. Ex. 32:21. 1 Sa. 2:24; 26:19. Mat. 5:19.
3 will make thy house. ver. 11, 12; ch. 14:10 15:29–30; 21:21–24. Is. 66:24. Je. 22:19.
4 shall the dogs eat. See on ch. 14:11.
5 A.M. 3051–3074. B.C. 953–930. the rest. See on ch. 14:19; 15:31. 2 Ch. 16:1, etc.
6 A.M. 3074. B.C. 930. Baasha. ch. 14:20; 15:24. Tirzah. ch. 14:17; 15:21. Elah. ver. 8, 13, 14.
7 the hand. See on ver. 1, 2. and against his house. Ex. 20:5. in provoking, ver. 13. with the work. Ps. 115:4. Is. 2:8; 44:9–20. because he killed him. This the Vulgate understands of Jehu the prophet; some think Baasha is intended; others Nadab the son of Jeroboam; and others Jeroboam, whom Baasha destroyed in his posterity by cruelly murdering them all. ch. 14:14; 15:27–29. 2 Ki. 10:30, 31. Is. 10:6, 7. Ho. 1:4. Ac. 2:23; 4:27, 28.
8 A.M. 3075. B.C. 929. In the twenty. Baasha began to reign in the third year of Asa, and reigned 24 years; yet he died and was succeeded by Elah in the 26th year of Asa; and, in like manner, Elah, who began to reign in the 26th year of Asa, and was killed in the 27th, is said to have reigned two years. Thus it is evident that a part of a year is calculated as a whole year. In the Chinese annals, the whole year in which a king dies is ascribed to his reign, the years of the succeeding king being reckoned only from the beginning of the following year.
9 his servant. 2 Ki. 9:31. conspired. ch. 15:27. 2 Ki. 9:14; 12:20; 15:10, 25, 30. drinking. ch. 20:16. 1 Sa. 25:36–38. 2 Sa. 13:28, 29. Pr. 23:29–35. Je. 51:57. Da. 5:1–4, 30. Na. 1:10. Hab. 2:15, 16. Mat. 24:49–51. Lu. 21:34. steward of. Heb. which was over. Ge. 15:2; 24:2, 10; 39:4, 9.
10 Zimri. 2 Ki. 9:31. reigned. ver. 15.
11 he slew. ch. 15:29. Ju. 1:7. he left him. See on ch. 14:10. 1 Sa. 25:22, 34. neither of his kins folks, nor of his friends. or, both his kinsmen and his friends.
12 according. See on ver. 1–4. by Jehu the prophet. Heb. by the hand of Jehu the prophet, ver. 1, 7; ch. 14:18. 2 Ki. 14:25. 2 Ch. 10:15. Pr. 26:6.
13 in provoking. ch. 15:30. vanities. De. 32:21. 1 Sa. 12:21. 2 Ki. 17:15. Is. 41:29. Je. 10:3–5, 8, 15. Jon. 2:8. Ro. 1:21–23. 1 Co. 8:4; 10:19, 20.
14 they not written. See on ver. 5.
15 seven. ver. 8. 2 Ki. 9:31. Job 20:5. Ps. 37:35. And the people were encamped. ch. 15:27. Jos. 19:44; 21:23.
16 Omri. ver. 30. 2 Ki. 8:26. 2 Ch. 22:2. Mi. 6:16.
17 besieged Tirzah. Ju. 9:45, 50, 56, 57. 2 Ki. 6:24, 25; 18:9–12; 25:1–4. Lu. 19:43, 44.
18 and burnt the king’s house. Ju. 9:54. 1 Sa. 31:4, 5. 2 Sa. 17:23. Job 2:9, 10. Mat. 27:5.
19 in doing. ver. 7, 13; ch. 15:30. Ps. 9:16; 58:9–11. in his. See on ch. 12:28; 14:16; 15:26, 34.
20 the rest. ver. 5, 14, 27; ch. 14:19; 15:31; 22:39.
21 divided. ver. 8, 29; ch. 15:25, 28. Pr. 28:2. Is. 9:18–21; 19:2. Mat. 12:25. 1 Co. 1:12, 13. Ep. 4:3–5.
23 A.M. 3079–3086. B.C. 925–918. the thirty. As it is stated in verses 10 and 15, that Zimri began to reign in the 27th year of Asa; and as he reigned only seven days, and Omri immediately succeeded him, this could not be in the 31st, but in the 27th year of Asa. JARCHI, from Sedar Olam, reconciles this, by stating that Tibni and Omri began to reign jointly in the 27th year of Asa; and that Tibni dying about five years afterwards, Omri began to reign alone in the 31st year of Asa. 2 Ch. 22:2. twelve years. ver. 8, 29.
24 the name of the city. ch. 13:32; 18:2; 20:1; 22:37. 2 Ki. 17:1, 6, 24. Jno. 4:4, 5. Ac. 8:5–8. Samaria. Heb. Shomeron. Samaria was situated on an agreeable and fertile hill in the tribe of Ephraim, twelve miles from Dothaim and four from Atharoth, according to EUSEBIUS, and one day’s journey from Jerusalem, according to JOSEPHUS.
25 did worse. ver. 30, 31, 33; ch. 14:9. Mi. 6:16.
26 he walked. ver. 2, 7, 19; ch. 12:26–33; 13:33, 34. their vanities. See on ver. 13. Ps. 31:6. Je. 8:19; 10:3, 8; 14:22; 16:19; 18:15. Ac. 14:15. Ro. 1:21–23.
27 the rest. ver. 5, 14, 20; ch. 15:31.
28 So Omri slept. See on ver. 6.
29 A.M. 3086–3107. B.C. 918–897. Samaria. See on ver. 24.
30 above. ver. 25, 31, 33; ch. 14:9; 21:25. 2 Ki. 3:2.
31 as if it had been a light thing. Heb. was it a light thing. Ge. 30:15. Nu. 16:9. Is. 7:13. Eze. 8:17; 16:20, 47; 34:18. took to wife. Ge. 6:2. De. 7:3, 4. Jos. 23:12, 13. Ne. 13:23–29. Jezebel. ch. 18:4, 19; 19:1, 2; 21:5–14, 25. 2 Ki. 9:30–37. Re. 2:20. the Zidonians. ch. 11:1. Ju. 10:12; 18:7. and went. See on ch. 11:4–8. served Baal. ch. 21:25, 26. Ju. 2:11; 3:7; 10:6. 2 Ki. 10:18; 17:16.
32 the house of Baal. 2 Ki. 10:21, 26, 27.
33 made a grove. Ex. 34:13. 2 Ki. 13:6; 17:16; 21:3. Je. 17:1, 2. did more to provoke. ver. 30; ch. 21:19, 25; 22:6, 8.
34 Jos. 6:26; 23:14, 15. Zec. 1:5. Mat. 24:35.


  CHAP. 17

  Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, is sent to Cherith, where the ravens feed him, 1–7. He is sent to the widow of Zarephath, 8–16. He raises the widow’s son, 17–23. The woman believes him, 24.

1 A.M. 3094. B.C. 910. Elijah. Heb. Elijahu. Mat. 11:14; 16:14; 27:47, 49. Lu. 1:17; 4:25, 26; 9:30, 33, 54. Jno. 1:21, 25. Ro. 11:2, Elias. As the Lord God. ch. 22:14. 2 Ki. 3:14; 5:16. Is. 49:18. Mat. 7:29. Lu. 1:17. before whom. De. 10:8. Je. 15:19. Lu. 1:19; 21:36. Ac. 27:23. dew nor rain. Lu. 4:25. Ja. 5:17. Re. 11:6.
2 ch. 12:22. 1 Ch. 17:3. Je. 7:1; 11:1; 18:1. Ho. 1:1, 2.
3 hide thyself. ch. 22:25. Ps. 31:20; 83:3. Je. 36:19, 26. Jno. 8:59. Ac. 17:14. He. 11:38. Re. 12:6, 14.
4 I have commanded. ver. 9; ch. 19:5–8. Nu. 20:8. Job 34:29; 38:8–13, 41. Ps. 33:8, 9; 147:9. Am. 9:3, 4. Mat. 4:4, 11.
5 did according. ch. 19:9. Pr. 3:5. Mat. 16:24. Jno. 15:14. Many learned men have raised doubts on those parts of the Inspired Word, which may, by the perverseness of their argument and the ingenuity of their surmises, be made to appear inconsistent with fact. In this case, they are not satisfied with being expressly told by God that the ravens supplied Elijah with food, while the brook gave him drink, but apparently to mystify a manifest miracle, they suggest whether these ravens might not be merchantmen, or the inhabitants of a neighbouring town. Let any unprejudiced reader and lover of the Bible take the whole history of Elijah, and he will find that his life was almost a daily illustration of the power of God in his miraculous interpositions. Instance the supply of provision in the unwasting barrel of meal and cruse of oil, after the prophet had removed to Zarephath; the power communicated to him to raise the widow’s son from death: the wonderful interposition of the Lord to prove the folly of Baal’s worshippers, in sending down fire from heaven to consume Elijah’s sacrifice and lick up the water, although the sacrifice had been saturated therewith, and the altar surrounded by a deep trench to prevent its running away. The prayer for rain is another instance: the sojourn in Horeb forty days and forty nights, after having eaten of the cake: the destruction of Ahaziah’s messengers twice: the smiting of the waters at Jordan: the fall of the mantle on Elisha: and finally, in the closing scene of life, he was taken to glory without tasting the pains of death, the sting was taken away.
6 the ravens. Ex. 16:35. Nu. 11:23. Ju. 14:14; 15:18, 19. Ps. 34:9, 10; 37:3, 19; 78:15, 16, 23, 24. Is. 33:16. Je. 37:21; 40:4. Hab. 3:17, 18. Mat. 6:31–33; 14:19–21; 19:26. Lu. 22:35. He. 6:18; 13:5, 6.
7 A.M. 3095. B.C. 909. after a while. Heb. at the end of days. the brook. Is. 40:30, 31; 54:10.
8 the word. ver. 2. Ge. 22:14. Is. 41:17. He. 13:6.
9 Zarephath. Ob. 20. Lu. 4:26, Sarepta. which belongeth. Mat. 15:21, 22. widow woman. ver. 4. Ju. 7:2, 4. Ro. 4:17–21. 2 Co. 4:7.
10 Fetch me. Ge. 21:15; 24:17. Jno. 4:7. 2 Co. 11:27. He. 11:37.
11 as she was going. Ge. 24:18, 19. Mat. 10:42; 25:35, 40. He. 13:2. a morsel. ver. 9; ch. 18:4. Ge. 18:5.
12 As the Lord. ver. 1. 1 Sa. 14:39, 45; 20:3, 21; 25:26; 26:10. 2 Sa. 15:21. Je. 4:2; 5:2. but an handful. 2 Ki. 4:2–7. Mat. 15:33, 34. that we may eat it. Ge. 21:16. Je. 14:18. La. 4:9. Eze. 12:18, 19. Joel 1:15, 16.
13 Fear not. Ex. 14:13. 2 Ki. 6:16. 2 Ch. 20:17. Is. 41:10, 13. Mat. 28:5. Ac. 27:24. make me thereof. Ge. 22:1, 2. Ju. 7:5–7. Mat. 19:21, 22. He. 11:17. 1 Pe. 1:7. first. Pr. 3:9. Mal. 3:10. Mat. 6:33; 10:37.
14 thus saith. 2 Ki. 3:16; 7:1; 9:6. The barrel of meal. ver. 4. 2 Ki. 4:2–7, 42–44. Mat. 14:17–20; 15:36–38. sendeth. Heb. giveth.
15 did according. Ge. 6:22; 12:4; 22:3. 2 Ch. 20:20. Mat. 15:28. Mar. 12:43. Jno. 11:40. Ro. 4:19, 20. He. 11:7, 8, 17. many days. or, a full year.
16 the barrel. Mat. 9:28–30; 19:26. Lu. 1:37, 45. Jno. 4:50, 51. according. See on ch. 13:5. by Elijah. Heb. by the hand of Elijah, ch. 16:12.
17 A.M. 3096. B.C. 908. the son of the woman. Ge. 22:1, 2. 2 Ki. 4:18–20. Zec. 12:10. Jno. 11:3, 4, 14. Ja. 1:2–4, 12. 1 Pe. 1:7; 4:12. that there was. Job 12:10; 34:14. Ps. 104:29. Da. 5:23. Ja. 2:26, marg.
18 What have I. 2 Sa. 16:10; 19:22. 2 Ki. 3:13. 2 Ch. 35:21. Lu. 4:34; 5:8; 8:28. Jno. 2:4. O thou man. See on ch. 13:1. art thou come. ch. 18:9. Ge. 42:21, 22; 50:15, 17. 1 Sa. 16:4. Job 13:23, 26. Eze. 21:23, 24. Mar. 5:7, 15–17; 6:16.
19 into a loft. 2 Ki. 4:10, 21, 32. Ac. 9:37.
20 he cried. ch. 18:36, 37. Ex. 17:4. 1 Sa. 7:8, 9. 2 Ki. 19:4, 15. Ps. 99:6. Mat. 21:22. Ja. 5:15–18. hast thou also. Ge. 18:23–25. Jos. 7:8, 9. Ps. 73:13, 14. Je. 12:1.
21 stretched himself. Heb. measured himself. 2 Ki. 4:33–35. Ac. 10:10. O Lord my God. Ac. 9:40. He. 11:19.
22 into him. Heb. into his inward parts, and he revived. De. 32:39. 1 Sa. 2:6. 2 Ki. 13:21. Lu. 8:54. Jno. 5:28, 29; 11:43. Ac. 20:12. Ro. 14:9. Re. 11:11.
23 See, thy son liveth. 2 Ki. 4:36, 37. Lu. 7:15. Ac. 9:41. He. 11:35.
24 Now by this. Jno. 2:11; 3:2; 4:42–48; 11:15, 42; 15:24; 16:30. the word. Ec. 12:10. 1 Th. 2:13. 1 Jno. 2:21.


  CHAP. 18

  In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah, 1–8. Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah 9–16. Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal’s prophets, 17–40. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel, 41–46.

1 A.M. 3098. B.C. 906. after many days. Lu. 4:25. Ja. 5:17. Re. 11:2, 6. in the third year. This form of expression, both in Hebrew and Latin, means ‘after the third year,’ i.e. some time between the third and fourth year. ch. 17:1, 7, 15. Lu. 4:25. Ja. 5:17. Go. ver. 2, 15, etc. I will send rain. Le. 26:4. De. 28:12. Ps. 65:9–13. Is. 5:6. Je. 10:13; 14:22. Joel 2:23. Am. 4:7.
2 went to shew. Ps. 27:1; 51:4. Pr. 28:1. Is. 51:12. He. 13:5, 6. a sore. Le. 26:26. De. 28:23, 24. 2 Ki. 6:25. Je. 14:2–6, 18. Joel 1:15–20.
3 Obadiah. Heb. Obadiahu. the governor of his house. Heb. over his house. Ge. 24:2, 10; 39:4, 5, 9; 41:40. feared the Lord. ver. 12. Ge. 22:12; 42:18. 2 Ki. 4:1. Ne. 5:15; 7:2 Pr. 14:26. Mal. 3:16. Mat. 10:28. Ac. 10:2, 35.
4 Jezebel. Heb. Izabel. cut off the prophets. Ne. 9:26. Mat. 21:35. Re. 17:4–6. in a cave. He. 11:38. fed them. ver. 13. 2 Ki. 6:22, 23. Mat. 10:40–42; 25:35, 40. bread and water, ch. 13:8, 9, 16.
5 grass. Ps. 104:14. Je. 14:5, 6. Joel 1:18; 2:22. Hab. 3:17. Ro. 8:20–22. we lose not all the beasts. Heb. we cut not off ourselves from the beasts.
6 Ahab went. Je. 14:3.
7 was in the way. ch. 11:29. he knew. 2 Ki. 1:6–8. Mat. 3:4; 11:8. fell on. Ge. 18:2; 50:18. 1 Sa. 20:41. 2 Sa. 19:18. Is. 60:14. my lord Elijah. Ge. 18:12; 44:16, 20, 33. Nu. 12:11.
8 thy lord. ver. 3. Ro. 13:7. 1 Pe. 2:17, 18.
9 What have I sinned, ver. 12. See on ch. 17:18. Ex. 5:21.
10 the Lord. ver. 15; ch. 1:29; 2:24; 17:1, 12. 1 Sa. 29:6. whither my lord. Ps. 10:2. Je. 26:20–23. they found thee not. ch. 17:5, 9. Ps. 12:7, 8; 31:20; 91:1. Je. 36:26. Jno. 8:59.
11 Go, tell thy lord. ver. 8, 14.
12 the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Ki. 2:11, 16. Eze. 3:12–14; 8:3; 11:24; 37:1; 40:1, 2. Mat. 4:1. Ac. 8:39. 2 Co. 12:2, 3. he shall slay me. 1 Sa. 22:11–19. Da. 2:5, 13. Mat. 2:16. Ac. 12:19. from my youth. 1 Sa. 2:18, 26; 3:19, 20. 2 Ch. 34:3. Ps. 71:17, 18. Pr. 8:13. Ec. 7:18. Is. 50:10. Lu. 1:15. 2 Ti. 3:15.
13 what I did. ver. 4. Ge. 20:4, 5. Ps. 18:21–24. Ac. 20:34. 1 Th. 2:9, 10. I hid an hundred. Mat. 10:41, 42. fed them. Mat. 25:35.
14 and he shall slay me. Mat. 10:28.
15 As the Lord. See on ver. 10. He. 6:16, 17. of hosts liveth. Ge. 2:1. De. 4:19. Job 25:3. Ps. 24:8–10; 103:21; 148:2, 3. Is. 6:3. Je. 8:2. Lu. 2:13, 14. before whom I. See on ch. 17:1. De. 1:38. Lu. 1:19. I will surely. Is. 51:7, 8.
17 he that troubleth Israel, ch. 21:20. Jos. 7:25. Je. 26:8, 9; 38:4. Am. 7:10. Ac. 16:20; 17:6; 24:5.
18 I have not. Eze. 3:8. Mat. 14:4. Ac. 24:13, 20. in that ye have. ch. 9:9. 2 Ch. 15:2. Pr. 11:19; 13:21. Is. 3:11. Je. 2:13, 19. Re. 2:8, 9.
19 mount Carmel. Mount Carmel is situated north of Dora and south of Ptolemais or Acre, from which it is distant, according to JOSEPHUS, 120 stadia, or, according to THEVENOT, 10 miles; one of its principal points advancing considerably into the Mediterranean, and forming an elevated promontory. It is described as a flattened cone, about 2000 feet (some say 1500) in height, very rocky, its sides steep and rugged, and the soil neither deep nor rich. Capt. MANGLES says it is now quite barren, though at the north-eastern foot of it there are some pretty olive-grounds, ver. 42, 43. Jos. 19:26. 1 Sa. 15:12. 2 Ki. 2:25. Je. 46:18. Am. 1:2; 9:3. the prophets of Baal. ch. 22:6. 2 Pe. 2:1. Re. 19:20. prophets of the groves. ch. 15:13; 16:33. 2 Ki. 13:6. Though ashairah certainly denotes in some places a grove, yet it is equally certain, that in others, as here, it must signify an idol; and it is thought by learned men to be the same as Ashtoreth, or Astarte, the Syrian Venus. eat at Jezebel’s table. ch. 19:1, 2. 2 Ki. 9:22. Re. 2:20.
20 gathered. ch. 22:9.
21 How long. De. 4:35. 2 Ki. 17:41. Zep. 1:5. Mat. 6:24. Lu. 6:13. Ro. 6:16–22. 1 Co. 10:21, 22. 2 Co. 6:14–16. Re. 3:15, 16. opinions, or, thoughts. if the Lord. ver. 39. Ex. 5:1, 2. Jos. 24:15, 23, 24. 1 Sa. 7:3. 1 Ch. 17:26. 2 Ch. 33:13. Ps. 100:3. answered. Ge. 24:50; 44:16. Job 40:4, 5. Mat. 22:12, 34, 36. Ro. 3:19; 6:21.
22 I only. ch. 19:10, 14; 20:13, 22, 35, 38; 22. 6–8. Ro. 11:3. Baal’s prophets. ver. 19, 20. Mat. 7:13–15. 2 Ti. 4:3, 4. 2 Pe. 2:1–3.
24 answereth by fire. ver. 38. Le. 9:24. Ju. 6:21. 1 Ch. 21:26. 2 Ch. 7:1, 3. and said. 2 Sa. 14:19. It is well spoken. Heb. the word is good. Is. 39:8.
26 from morning. Mat. 6:7. hear. or, answer. no voice. ver. 24. Ps. 115:4–8; 135:15–20. Is. 37:38; 44:17; 45:20. Je. 10:5. Da. 5:23. Hab. 2:18. 1 Co. 8:4; 10:19, 20; 12:2. answered. or, heard. leaped upon the altar. or, leaped up and down at the altar. Zep. 1:9.
27 Elijah. ch. 22:15. 2 Ch. 25:8. Ec. 11:9. Is. 8:9, 10; 44:15–17. Eze. 20:39. Am. 4:4, 5. Mat. 26:45. Mar. 7:9; 14:41. aloud. Heb. with a great voice. for he is a god. Is. 41:23. either. Such were the absurd and degrading notions which the heathens entertained of their gods. ‘Vishnoo sleeps four months in the year; and to each of the gods some particular business is assigned. Vayoo manages the winds; Vuroonu the waters, etc. According to a number of fables in the pooranus, the gods are often out on journeys on expeditions.’ WARD’S View of the Hindoos, vol. ii. p. 324. he is talking. or, he meditateth. is pursuing. Heb. hath a pursuit,. must be awaked. Ps. 44:23; 78:65, 66; 121:4. Is. 51:9. Mar. 4:38, 39.
28 cut themselves. Le. 19:28. De. 14:1. Mi. 6:7. Mar. 5:5; 9:22. the blood gushed out upon them. Heb. they poured out blood upon them.
29 prophesied. ch. 22:10, 12. 1 Sa. 18:10. Je. 28:6–9. Ac. 16:16, 17. 1 Co. 11:4, 5. offering. Heb. ascending. See on ver. 36. voice. See on ver. 26. Ga. 4:8. 2 Ti. 3:8, 9. that regarded. Heb. attention.
30 he repaired. ch. 19:10, 14. 2 Ch. 33:16. Ro. 11:3. the altar of the Lord. This altar of Jehovah was probably built in the time of the judges; and it was even known among the heathen by the name of the altar of Carmel. Both TACITUS and SUETONIUS mention an altar on mount Carmel, which Vespasian went to consult: there was no temple nor statue, but simply an altar, venerable for its antiquity.
31 twelve stones. Ex. 24:4. Jos. 4:3, 4, 20. Ezr. 6:17. Je. 31:1. Eze. 37:16–22; 47:13. Ep. 2:20; 4:4–6. Re. 7:4–8; 21:12. saying. Ge. 32:28; 33:20; 35:10. 2 Ki. 17:34. Is. 48:1.
32 And with. Ex. 20:24, 25. Ju. 6:26; 21:4. 1 Sa. 7:9, 17. in the name. 1 Co. 10:31. Col. 3:17.
33 he put. Ge. 22:9. Le. 1:6–8. Fill four. Da. 3:19, 25. Jno. 11:39, 40; 19:33, 34. pour it. Ju. 6:20.
34 Do it the second. 2 Co. 4:2; 8:21.
35 ran. Heb. went. the trench. ver. 32, 38.
36 at the time. ver. 29. Ex. 29:39–41. Ezr. 9:4, 5. Ps. 141:2. Da. 8:13; 9:21; 12:11. Ac. 3:1; 10:30. Lord God. ver. 21. Ge. 26:24; 31:53; 32:9; 46:3. Ex. 3:6, 15, 16. 1 Ch. 29:18. 2 Ch. 20:6, 7. Ep. 1:17; 3:14. let it. ch. 8:43. 1 Sa. 17:46, 47. 2 Ki. 1:3, 6; 5:15; 19:19. Ps. 67:1, 2; 83:18. Eze. 36:23; 39:7. and that I have. ch. 22:28. Nu. 16:28–30. Jno. 11:42.
37 Hear me. ver. 24, 29, 36. Ge. 32:24, 26, 28. 2 Ch. 14:11; 32:19, 20. Is. 37:17–20. Da. 9:17–19. Lu. 11:8. Ja. 5:16, 17. thou hast turned. Je. 31:18, 19. Eze. 36:25–27. Mal. 4:5, 6. Lu. 1:16, 17.
38 Then the. Ge. 15:17. Le. 9:24. Ju. 6:21. 1 Ch. 21:26. 2 Ch. 7:1. fire. ver. 24. Le. 10:2. 2 Ki. 1:12. Job 1:16. Is. 31:9.
39 they fell. Ju. 13:20. 1 Ch. 21:16. 2 Ch. 7:3. The Lord. ver. 21, 24. Jno. 5:35. Ac. 2:37; 4:16.
40 Take. or, Apprehend. 2 Ki. 10:25. Kishon. See on Ju. 5:21. slew them there. De. 13:5; 18:20. Je. 48:10. Zec. 13:2, 3. Re. 19:20; 20:10.
41 Get. Ec. 9:7. Ac. 27:34. a sound, etc. or, a sound of a noise of rain. See on ver. 1; ch. 17:1.
42 Elijah. ver. 19. Mat. 14:23. Lu. 6:12. Ac. 10:9. he cast himself. Ge. 24:52. Jos. 7:6. 2 Sa. 12:16. Da. 9:3. Mar. 14:35. Ja. 5:16–18. put his face. ch. 19:13. Ezr. 9:6. Ps. 89:7. Is. 6:2; 38:2. Da. 9:7.
43 Go up. Ps. 5:3. Lu. 18:1. Go again. Ge. 32:26. Hab. 2:3. Lu. 18:7. Ep. 6:18. He. 10:36, 37.
44 a little cloud. Kekaph ish, ‘like the hollow of a man’s hand;’ in the form of a hand bent, the concave side downmost. Mr. BRUCE mentions a similar cloud in Abyssinia, as attending the inundation of the Nile. ‘Every morning, about nine, a small cloud, not above four feet broad, appears in the east, whirling violently round, as if upon an axis; but arrived near the zenith, it first abates its motion, then loses its form, and extends itself greatly, and seems to call up vapours from all opposite quarters. These clouds having attained nearly the same height, rush against each other with great violence, and put me always in mind of Elijah foretelling rain on Mount Carmel.’ Job 8:7. Zec. 4:10. Prepare. Heb. Tie, or Bind. 1 Sa. 6:7, 10. Mi. 1:13.
45 there was. ver. 39, 40. Nu. 25:8. 2 Sa. 21:14. Ahab. ch. 21:1, 23. Jos. 19:18. 2 Sa. 2:9. 2 Ki. 9:16.
46 the hand. 2 Ki. 3:15. Is. 8:11. Eze. 1:3; 3:14. he girded. 2 Ki. 4:29; 9:1. Job 38:3. Je. 1:17. Ep. 6:14. 1 Pe. 1:13. ran before. Mat. 22:21. 1 Pe. 2:17. to the entrance of. Heb. till thou come to.


  CHAP. 19

  Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba, 1–3. In the wilderness, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel, 4–8. At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha, 9–18. Elisha, taking leave of his friends, follows Elijah, 19–21.

1 Ahab. ch. 16:31; 21:5–7, 25. how he had slain. See on ch. 18:40.
2 So let. ch. 2:28; 20:10. Ru. 1:17. 2 Ki. 6:31. if I. Ex. 10:28; 15:9. 2 Ki. 19:10–12, 22, 27, 28. Da. 3:15. to-morrow. Pr. 27:1. Ac. 12:4–6. Ja. 4:13, 14.
3 he arose. Ge. 12:12, 13. Ex. 2:15. 1 Sa. 27:1. Is. 51:12, 13. Mat. 26:56, 70–74. 2 Co. 12:7. Beer-sheba. ch. 4:25. Ge. 21:31. Am. 7:12, 13.
4 sat down. ch. 13:14. Ge. 21:15, 16. Jno. 4:6. he requested. ver. 3. Nu. 11:15. 2 Ki. 2:11. Job 3:20–22. Je. 20:14–18. Jon. 4:3, 8. Phi. 1:21–24. for himself. Heb. for his life. better. Am. 6:2. Na. 3:8. Mat. 6:26. Ro. 3:9.
5 as he lay. Ge. 28:11–15. an angel. Ps. 34:7, 10. Da. 8:19; 9:21; 10:9, 10. Ac. 12:7. He. 1:14; 13:5.
6 cake. ch. 17:6, 9–15. Ps. 37:3. Is. 33:16. Mat. 4:11; 6:32. Mar. 8:2, 3. Jno. 21:5, 9. head. Heb. bolster.
7 the angel. See on ver. 5. because the journey. De. 33:25. Ps. 103:13, 14.
8 in the strength. Da. 1:15. 2 Co. 12:9. forty days. Ex. 24:18; 34:28. De. 9:9, 18. Mat. 4:2. Mar. 1:13. Lu. 4:2. Horeb. See on Ex. 3:1; 19:18. Mal. 4:4, 5.
9 unto a cave. Ex. 33:21, 22. Je. 9:2. He. 11:38. What doest thou. ver. 13. Ge. 3:9; 16:8. Je. 2:18. Jon. 1:3, 4.
10 very jealous. Ex. 20:5; 34:14. Nu. 25:11, 13. Ps. 69:9; 119:139. Jno. 2:17. thrown down. ver. 14; ch. 18:4, 30. Je. 2:30. Ho. 5:11. Mi. 6:16; 7:2. I only. ch. 18:4, 20, 22; 20:13, 22, 35, 41, 42; 22:8. Ro. 11:2–4. they seek my life. ver. 2; ch. 18:10, 17.
11 stand upon the mount. Ex. 19:20; 24:12, 18; 34:2. Mat. 17:1–3. 2 Pe. 1:17, 18. the Lord passed. Ex. 33:21–23; 34:6. Hab. 3:3–5. and a great. Ex. 19:16; 20:18. Job 38:1. Ps. 50:3. Is. 30:30. Eze. 1:4; 37:7. Na. 1:3, 6. He. 12:18–21. Re. 20:11. but the Lord was not in the wind. Zec. 4:6. an earthquake. 1 Sa. 14:15. Ps. 68:8. Na. 1:5. Zec. 14:5. Mat. 24:7; 27:51–54; 28:2. He. 12:26. Re. 11:19; 16:18.
12 a fire. ch. 18:38. Ge. 15:17. Ex. 3:2. De. 4:11, 12, 33. 2 Ki. 1:10; 2:11. He. 12:29. a still. Ex. 34:6. Job 4:16; 33:7. Zec. 4:6. Ac. 2:2, 36, 37.
13 he wrapped his face. This he did to signify his reverence; for covering the face was a token of respect among the Asiatics, as uncovering the head is among Europeans. See on ch. 18:42. Ex. 3:5, 6; 33:23. Is. 6:2, 5. What doest. ver. 9. Ge. 16:8. Jno. 21:15–17.
14 I have been. See on ver. 9, 10. Is. 62:1, 6, 7. forsaken. De. 29:25; 31:20. Ps. 78:37. Is. 1:4. Je. 22:9. Da. 11:30. Ho. 6:7. He. 8:9.
15 wilderness of Damascus. The wilderness of Damascus seems to have been that part of Arabia Deserta which lay on the south-east of that city, and east of the Trachonites, or the Djebel Haouran and El Ledja; at which the prophet could arrive without meeting Jezebel or any of his enemies. Ge. 14:15. 2 Ki. 8:7. Ac. 9:2, 3. anoint. Is. 45:1. Je. 1:10; 27:2, etc. Hazael. 2 Ki. 8:8–15, 28; 9:14. Am. 1:4.
16 Jehu. See on 2 Ki. 9:1–3, 6–14. Elisha. See on ver. 19–21. Lu. 4:27, Eliseus. Abel-meholah. ch. 4:12. Ju. 7:22.
17 him that escapeth. Is. 24:17, 18. Am. 2:14; 5:19. the sword of Hazael. 2 Ki. 8:12; 10:32; 13:3, 22. the sword of Jehu. 2 Ki. 9:14, etc.; 10:6, etc. Elisha slay. 2 Ki. 2:23, 24. Is. 11:4. Je. 1:10. Ho. 6:5. Re. 19:21.
18 Yet I have left. or, Yet I will leave. Is. 1:9; 10:20–22. Ro. 11:4, 5. the knees. Ex. 20:5. Is. 49:23. Ro. 14:10–12. Phi. 2:10. every mouth. Idolaters often kissed their hand in honour of their idols; and hence the origin of adoration, from ad, to, and os, oris, the mouth. CICERO mentions a statue of Hercules, the chin and lips of which were considerably worn by the kissing of his worshippers. Job 31:27. Ps. 2:12. Ho. 13:2.
19 Elisha. See on ver. 16. he with. Ex. 3:1. Ju. 6:11. Ps. 78:70–72. Am. 7:14. Zec. 13:5. Mat. 4:18, 19. his mantle. ver. 13. 1 Sa. 28:14. 2 Ki. 2:8, 13, 14.
20 he left. Mat. 4:20, 22; 9:9; 19:27. Let me, I pray. Mat. 8:21, 22. Lu. 9:61, 62. Ac. 20:37. Go back again. Heb. Go, return.
21 boiled their flesh. 2 Sa. 24:22. gave unto. Lu. 5:28, 29. ministered. ch. 18:43. Ex. 24:13. Nu. 27:18–20. 2 Ki. 2:3; 3:11. Ac. 13:5. 2 Ti. 4:11. Phile. 13.


  CHAP. 20

  Ben-hadad, not content with Ahab’s homage, besieges Samaria, 1–12. By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain, 13–21. As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians, trusting in the valleys, come against him in Aphek, 22–27. By the word of the prophet, and God’s judgment, the Syrians are smitten again, 28–30. The Syrians submitting themselves, Ahab sends Ben-hadad away with a covenant, 31–34. The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner, making Ahab judge himself, denounces God’s judgment against him, 35–43.

1 A.M. 3103. B.C. 901. Ben-hadad. ch. 15:18, 20. 2 Ki. 8:7–10. 2 Ch. 16:2–4. Je. 49:27. Am. 1:4. thirty and two. ver. 16, 24. Ge. 14:1–5. Ju. 1:7. Ezr. 7:12. Is. 10:8. Eze. 26:7. Da. 2:37. and horses. Ex. 14:7. De. 20:1. Ju. 4:3. 1 Sa. 13:5. Is. 37:24. besieged. Le. 26:25. De. 28:52. 2 Ki. 6:24–29; 17:5, 6.
2 2 Ki. 19:9. Is. 36:2, etc.; 37:9, 10.
3 Ex. 15:9. Is. 10:13, 14.
4 I am thine. Le. 26:36. De. 28:48. Ju. 15:11–13. 1 Sa. 13:6, 7. 2 Ki. 18:14–16.
6 and they shall search. 1 Sa. 13:19–21. 2 Sa. 24:14. 2 Ki. 18:31, 32. pleasant. Heb. desirable. Ge. 27:15. Ezr. 8:27. Is. 44:9. Je. 25:34. La. 1:7, 10. Ho. 13:15. Joel 3:5, margins.
7 all the elders. ch. 8:1. 2 Ki. 5:7. 1 Ch. 13:1; 28:1. Pr. 11:14. Mark. 2 Ki. 5:7. seeketh mischief. Job 15:35. Ps. 7:14; 36:4; 62:3; 140:2. Pr. 6:14; 11:27; 24:2. Da. 11:27. Ro. 3:13–18. denied him not. Heb. kept not back from him. ver. 4.
10 The gods. ch. 19:2. Ac. 23:12. if the dust. 2 Sa. 17:12, 13. 2 Ki. 19:23, 24. Is. 10:13, 14; 37:24, 25. follow me. Heb. are at my feet. Ex. 11:8, marg. Ju. 4:10.
11 Let not him, etc. This was no doubt a proverbial mode of expression. JONATHAN renders it: ‘Let not him who girds himself, and goes down to the battle, boast as he who has conquered and returned from it.’ 1 Sa. 14:6, 12, 13; 17:44–47. Pr. 27:1. Ec. 9:11. Is. 10:15, 16. Mat. 26:33–35, 75. harness. The word harness is an obsolete word for armour, derived from the French harnois; see Ex. 13:18.
12 message. Heb. word. drinking. ver. 16; ch. 16:9. 1 Sa. 25:36. 2 Sa. 13:28. Pr. 31:4, 5. Da. 5:2, 30. Lu. 21:34. Ep. 5:18. pavilions. or, tents. That persons of regal dignity regaled themselves in this manner, we may learn from Dr. CHANDLER, who, when he went to visit the Aga of Suki, after his return from hawking, found him vexed and tired; and ‘a couch was prepared for him beneath a shed made against a cottage, and covered with green boughs to keep off the sun. He entered as we were standing by, and fell down on it to sleep, without taking any notice of us.’ Je. 43:10. Set yourselves in array. And they set, etc. or, Place the engines. And they placed engines.
13 came. Heb. approached. Hast thou. 2 Ki. 6:8–12; 7:1; 13:23. Is. 7:1–9. Eze. 20:14, 22. and thou shalt. ver. 28; ch. 18:37. Ex. 14:18; 16:12. Ps. 83:18. Is. 37:20. Eze. 6:7. Joel 3:17.
14 young men. or, servants. Ge. 14:14–16. Ju. 7:16–20. 1 Sa. 17:50. 1 Co. 1:27–29. order. Heb. bind, or tie. See on ch. 18:44.
15 two hundred. Ju. 7:7, 16. 1 Sa. 14:6. 2 Ch. 14:11. seven thousand. ch. 19:18. 1 Sa. 14:2. 2 Ki. 13:7. Ps. 106:40–43.
16 Ben-hadad. See on ver. 11, 12; ch. 16:7. Pr. 23:29–32. Ec. 10:16, 17. Ho. 4:11. the thirty. Is. 54:15. The Syrians, the besiegers, had their directions from a drunken king, who gave orders over his cups, while he was drinking at noon. Drunkenness is a sin which is most detestable in all, but more so in a king than in a private individual, inasmuch as the greater weight a man’s situation carries, whether from accumulated riches, family connections, hereditary authority, or invested command, so is the influence which his vices must have on those around him. Perhaps it may be said, from past experience, that drunkenness, which is a most heinous sin in the sight of God, may be charged on those who indulge only now and then in that which may eventually lead them into drunkenness; for they shut their eyes against the most palpable facts, and rather than give up the paltry gratification of a debauch, involve thousands by their example to positive harm. Benhadad’s drunkenness was the forerunner of his fall. Belshazzar also, we read, drank wine with his princes, his wives, and his concubines, and praised the gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, and stone: and in the same hour came forth the finger of a man’s hand and wrote his doom on the plaster of the wall. Those who fancy themselves perfectly secure, and above the possibility of falling, are commonly nearest their destruction: there is always an Ahab ready to take advantage of and improve the self-imposed imbecility.
17 ver. 14, 15, 19.
18 1 Sa. 2:3, 4; 14:11, 12; 17:44. 2 Ki. 14:8–12. Pr. 18:12.
20 they slew. 2 Sa. 2:16. Ec. 9:11. the Syrians. Le. 26:8. Ju. 7:20–22. 1 Sa. 14:13–15. 2 Ki. 7:6, 7. Ps. 33:16; 46:6. escaped. 1 Sa. 30:16, 17. 2 Ki. 19:36.
21 went out. Ju. 3:28; 7:23–25. 1 Sa. 14:20–22; 17:52. 2 Ki. 3:18, 24.
22 the prophet. ver. 13, 38; ch. 19:10; 22:8. 2 Ki. 6:12. strengthen. 2 Ch. 25:8, 11. Ps. 27:14. Pr. 18:10; 20:18. Is. 8:9. Joel 3:9, 10. Ep. 6:10. at the return. ver. 26. 2 Sa. 11:1. 1 Ch. 20:1. Ps. 115:2, 3. Is. 26:11; 42:8.
23 Their gods. It was a general belief in the heathen world, that each district had its tutelary and protecting deity, who could do nothing out of his own province. ver. 28; ch. 14:23. 1 Sa. 4:8. 2 Ki. 19:12. 2 Ch. 32:13–19. Ps. 50:21, 22; 121:1, 2. Is. 42:8.
24 Take the. ver. 1, 16; ch. 22:31. Pr. 21:30.
25 thou hast lost. Heb. was fallen. and surely. Ps. 10:3.
26 Aphek. Supposed to be the Aphek near the river Adonis, between Heliopolis and Biblos, and probably the same place that PAUL LUCAS mentions in his Voyage to the Levant. It was swallowed up by an earthquake, and formed a lake about nine miles in circumference, in which he says there were several houses still to be seen entire, under the water. ver. 30. Jos. 13:4; 19:30. Ju. 1:31, Aphik. 1 Sa. 4:1; 29:1. 2 Ki. 13:17. to figh against Israel. Heb. to the war with Israel.
27 were all present. or, were victualled. Jos. 1:11. Ju. 7:8. like two. De. 32:30. Ju. 6:5. 1 Sa. 13:5–8; 14:2. 2 Ch. 32:7, 8. Ec. 9:11.
28 there came. ver. 13, 22; ch. 13:1; 17:18. 2 Ch. 20:14–20. Because. See on ver. 23. Is. 37:29–37. therefore will. ver. 13. De. 32:27. Jos. 7:8, 9. Job 12:16–19. Ps. 58:10, 11; 79:10. Is. 37:29, 35. Je. 14:7. Eze. 20:9, 14; 36:21–23, 32. ye shall know. See on ver. 13. Ex. 6:7; 7:5; 8:22. De. 29:6. Eze. 6:14; 11:12; 12:16; 36:22; 39:7.
29 seven days. Jos. 6:15. 1 Sa. 17:16. Ps. 10:16. an hundred thousand. 2 Sa. 10:18. 2 Ch. 13:17; 20:23–25; 28:6. Is. 37:36.
30 the rest. Ps. 18:25. a wall. Is. 24:18. Je. 48:44. Am. 2:14, 15; 5:19; 9:3. Lu. 13:4. fled. ver. 10, 20. Da. 4:37. into an inner chamber. or, from chamber to chamber. Heb. into a chamber within a chamber. ch. 22:25. 2 Ch. 18:24.
31 his servants. ver. 23. 2 Ki. 5:13. merciful kings. Pr. 20:28. Is. 16:5. Ep. 1:7, 8. let us, I pray thee. Six of the citizens of Calais are reported to have acted nearly in the same manner, when they surrendered their city to Edward the Third, king of England, in 1346. See the whole story circumstantially related by Sir JOHN FROISSART, (who lived in that time,) with that simplicity and detail that give it every appearance of truth. put sackcloth. ch. 21:27–29. Ge. 37:34. 2 Sa. 3:31; 14:2. 2 Ki. 19:1, 2. Es. 4:1–3. Is. 22:12; 37:1. Jon. 3:5, 6. Re. 11:3. peradventure. 2 Ki. 7:4. Es. 4:16. Job 2:4. Mat. 10:28.
32 Thy servant. ver. 3–6. Job 12:17, 18; 40:11, 12. Is. 2:11, 12; 10:12. Da. 5:20–23. Ob. 3, 4. he is my brother. ver. 42. 1 Sa. 15:8–20.
33 the men. Pr. 25:13. Lu. 16:8. and he caused. 2 Ki. 10:15. Ac. 8:31.
34 The cities. ch. 15:20. 2 Ch. 16:4.
34 So he made a covenant. One of the conditions of this covenant, we learn, was, that Ahab should have ‘streets (chutzoth) in Damascus;’ a proposal better relished by Ahab than understood by the generality of commentators. This, however, is well illustrated by Mr. HARMER, from WILLIAM of Tyre, the great historian of the Crusades; from whom it appears that it was customary to give those nations which were engaged in them, churches, streets, and great jurisdiction therein, in those places which they assisted to conquer. The Genoese and Venetians had each a street in Acon, or Acre, in which they had their own jurisdiction, with liberty to have an oven, mill, baths, weights and measures, etc. ver. 42; ch. 22:31. 2 Ch. 18:30. Is. 8:12; 26:10.
35 of the sons. ver. 38. 1 Sa. 10:12. 2 Ki. 2:3, 5, 7, 15; 4:1, 38. Am. 7:14. in the word. ch. 13:1, 2, 17, 18. Smite me. ver. 37. Is. 8:18; 20:2, 3. Je. 27:2, 3. Eze. 4:3. Mat. 16:24.
36 ch. 13:21–24, 26. 1 Sa. 15:22, 23.
37 Smite me. ver. 35. Ex. 21:12. so that, etc. Heb. smiting and wounding.
38 disguised. ch. 14:2; 22:30. 2 Sa. 14:2. Mat. 6:16.
39 Thy servant. Ju. 9:7–20. 2 Sa. 12:1–7; 14:5–7. Mar. 12:1–12. thy life. ver. 42. 2 Ki. 10:24. or else. Ex. 21:30. Job 36:18. Ps. 49:7. Pr. 6:35; 13:8. 1 Pe. 1:18, 19. pay. Heb. weigh.
40 he was gone. Heb. he was not. So shall thy judgment be. 2 Sa. 12:5–7. Job 15:6. Mat. 21:41–43; 25:24–27. Lu. 19:22.
41 the ashes away. ver. 38. 2 Sa. 13:19. Job 2:8. Je. 6:26.
42 Because. ver. 34; ch. 22:31–37. 1 Sa. 15:9–11. thy life shall go. ch. 22:31–37. 2 Ki. 6:24; 8:12. 2 Ch. 18:33, 34.
43 went. ch. 21:4; 22:8. Es. 5:13; 6:12, 13. Job 5:2. Pr. 19:3.


  CHAP. 21

  Ahab being denied Naboth’s vineyard, is grieved, 1–4. Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy, 5–14. Ahab takes possession of the vineyard, 15, 16. Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel, 17–24. Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment, 25–29.

1 A.M. 3105. B.C. 899. after. ch. 20:35–43. 2 Ch. 28:22. Ezr. 9:13, 14. Is. 9:13. Je. 5:3. Jezreel. ch. 18:45. Jos. 19:18. Ju. 6:33. 1 Sa. 29:1. Ho. 1:4, 5.
2 Give me. The request of Ahab, at first view, appears fair and honourable. But, as he most evidently wished Naboth to alienate it finally, which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God, (Le. 25:14–28,) it was high iniquity in Ahab to tempt him to do it, and to covet it showed the depravity of his soul. Ge. 3:6. Ex. 20:17. De. 5:21. 1 Sa. 8:14. Je. 22:17. Hab. 2:9–11. Lu. 12:15. 1 Ti. 6:9. Ja. 1:14, 15. a garden of herbs. 2 Ki. 9:27. De. 11:10. Ec. 2:5. Ca. 4:15. seem good to thee. Heb. be good in thine eyes. Ge. 16:6. 1 Sa. 8:6; 29:6.
3 The Lord. Ge. 44:7, 17. Jos. 22:29; 24:16. 1 Sa. 12:23; 24:6; 26:9–11. 1 Ch. 11:19. Job 27:5. Ro. 3:4, 6, 31; 6:2, 15; 7:7, 13. 1 Co. 6:15. Ga. 6:14. I should give. Le. 25:23. Nu. 36:7. Eze. 46:18.
4 heavy. ch. 20:43. Job 5:2. Is. 57:20, 21. Jon. 4:1, 9. Hab. 2:9–12. I will not. ver. 3. Nu. 22:13, 14. And he laid him. Ge. 4:5–8. 2 Sa. 13:2, 4. Ec. 6:9; 7:8, 9. Ep. 4:27. Ja. 1:14.
5 Jezebel. ver. 25; ch. 16:31; 18:4; 19:2. Ge. 3:6. Why is thy spirit. 2 Sa. 13:4. Ne. 2:2. Es. 4:5.
6 Because. ver. 2. Es. 5:9–14; 6:12. Pr. 14:30. 1 Ti. 6:9, 10. Ja. 4:2–7. I will not give. See on ver. 3, 4.
7 Dost thou now. 1 Sa. 8:4. 2 Sa. 13:4. Pr. 30:31. Ec. 4:1; 8:4. Da. 5:19–21. I will give thee. ver. 15, 16. Mi. 2:1, 2; 7:3.
8 she wrote. 2 Sa. 11:14, 15. 2 Ch. 32:17. Ezr. 4:7, 8, 11. Ne. 6:5. Es. 3:12–15; 8:8–13. the elders. Nu. 11:16. De. 16:18, 19; 21:1–9. the nobles. ver. 1. 2 Ki. 10:1–7, 11.
9 Proclaim a fast. Ge. 34:13–17. Is. 58:4. Mat. 2:8; 23:14. Lu. 20:47. Jno. 18:28. on high among. Heb. in the top of.
10 two men. De. 19:15. Mat. 26:59, 60. Ac. 6:11. sons of Belial. De. 13:13. Ju. 19:22. Thou didst blaspheme. Some, with PARKHURST, would render the original, bairachta elohim wamailech, ‘Thou hast blessed the gods and Molech;’ a sense, however, which seems extremely forced, and is not acknowledged by any of the ancient versions, though the LXX. and Vulgate render bairachta by ευλογησε, benedixit, ‘blessed.’ It is no unusual thing for a word to have opposite senses. Ex. 22:28. Le. 24:15. Mat. 26:59–66. Jno. 10:33. Ac. 6:13.
11 did as Jezebel. Ex. 1:17, 21; 23:1, 2. Le. 19:15. 1 Sa. 22:17; 23:20. 2 Ki. 10:6, 7. 2 Ch. 24:21. Pr. 29:12, 26. Da. 3:18–25. Ho. 5:11. Mi. 6:16. Mat. 2:12, 16. Ac. 4:19; 5:29.
12 ver. 8–10. Is. 58:4.
13 the men of Belial. Ex. 20:16. De. 5:20; 19:16–21. Ps. 27:12; 35:11. Pr. 6:19; 19:5, 9; 25:18. Mal. 3:5. Mar. 14:56–59. blaspheme God. Job 1:5, 11; 2:9. Mat. 9:3. Ac. 6:11. the king. Ec. 10:20. Is. 8:21. Am. 7:10. Lu. 23:2. Jno. 19:12. Ac. 24:5. they carried him. Le. 24:11–16. Nu. 15:35, 36. De. 13:10; 21:21; 22:21, 24. Jos. 7:24, 25, 2 Ki. 9:26. Ec. 4:1. Ac. 7:57–59.
14 Naboth is stoned. 2 Sa. 11:14–24. Ec. 5:8; 8:14.
15 Arise. See on ver. 7. Pr. 1:10–16; 4:17.
16 Ahab rose up. 2 Sa. 1:13–16; 4:9–12; 11:25–27; 23:15–17. Ps. 50:18. Is. 33:15. Ob. 12–14. Ro. 1:32. 2 Pe. 2:15.
17 2 Ki. 1:15, 16; 5:26. Ps. 9:12. Is. 26:21.
18 which is in Samaria. ch. 13:32. 2 Ch. 22:9.
19 Hast thou killed. Ge. 3:11; 4:9, 10. 2 Sa. 12:9. Mi. 3:1–4. Hab. 2:9, 12. In the place. This punishment, on Ahab’s humiliation and repentance, was transferred from him to his son Jehoram, (ver. 29,) in whom it was literally accomplished: see the parallel texts, ch. 22:38. Ju. 1:7. 2 Sa. 12:11. 2 Ki. 9:25, 26. Es. 7:10. Ps. 7:15, 16; 9:16; 58:10, 11. Mat. 7:2.
20 Hast thou found me. ch. 18:17; 22:8. 2 Ch. 18:7, 17. Am. 5:10. Mar. 12:12. Ga. 4:16. Re. 11:10. thou hast sold. ver. 25. 2 Ki. 17:17. Is. 50:1; 52:3. Ro. 7:14. to work. ch. 16:30. 2 Ki. 21:2. 2 Ch. 33:6. Ep. 4:19.
21 Behold. See on ch. 14:10. Ex. 20:5, 6. 2 Ki. 9:7–9; 10:1–7, 11–14, 17, 30. him that pisseth. 1 Sa. 25:22, 34. him that is shut up. ch. 14:10. De. 32:36. 2 Ki. 9:8, 9; 14:26.
22 make thine. ch. 15:29; 16:3, 11. made Israel to sin. See on ch. 14:16; 15:30, 34; 16:26.
23 Jezebel. See on ver. 25. 2 Ki. 9:10, 30–37. the dogs. Shocking as this must appear to minds that have been humanized by the kindly influence of Christianity, we still find similar instances in the accounts of modern travellers. Mr. BRUCE says, that when at Gondar, ‘the bodies of those killed by the sword were hewn to pieces and scattered about the streets, being denied burial. I was miserable, and almost driven to despair, at seeing my hunting dogs, twice let loose by the carelessness of my servants, bringing into the court-yard the heads and arms of slaughtered men, and which I could no way prevent, but by the destruction of the dogs themselves.’ wall. or, ditch.
24 that dieth. ch. 14:11; 16:4. Is. 14:19. Je. 15:3. Eze. 32:4, 5; 39:18–20. Re. 19:18.
25 But there. ver. 20; ch. 16:30–33. 2 Ki. 23:25. sell himself. ver. 20. 2 Ki. 17:17. Is. 50:1; 52:3. Ro. 6:19; 7:14. whom Jezebel. ver. 7; ch. 11:1–4; 16:31; 18:4; 19:2. Pr. 22:14. Ec. 7:26. Mar. 6:17–27. Ac. 6:12; 14:2. stirred up. or, incited.
26 very abominably. 2 Ch. 15:8. Is. 65:4. Je. 16:18; 44:4. Eze. 18:12. 1 Pe. 4:3. Re. 21:8. according to. Ge. 15:16. Le. 18:25–30; 20:22, 23. De. 12:31. 2 Ki. 16:3; 21:2, 11. 2 Ch. 33:2, 9; 36:14. Ezr. 9:11–14. Ps. 106:35–39. Eze. 16:47.
27 he rent. Ge. 37:34. 2 Ki. 6:30; 18:37. Jon. 3:6. lay in sackcloth. 2 Sa. 12:17. Job 16:15. Is. 22:12; 58:5–8. Joel 1:13. went softly. Is. 38:15.
29 Seest thou. Je. 7:17. Lu. 7:44. Ahab. Ex. 10:3. Ps. 18:44; 66:3; 78:34–37. I will not. Ps. 86:15. Eze. 33:10, 11. Mi. 7:18. Ro. 2:4. 2 Pe. 3:9. the evil in. See on ver. 21–23. in his son’s days. 2 Ki. 9:25, 26, 33–37; 10:1–7, 11.


  CHAP. 22

  Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain at Ramoth-gilead, 1–36. The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him, 37–40. Jehoshaphat’s good reign, 41–44. His acts, 45. Jehoram succeeds him, 46–50. Ahaziah’s evil reign, 51–53.

1 A.M. 3104–3107. B.C. 900–897. See on ch. 20:34.
2 A.M. 3107. B.C. 897. in the third. ver. 1. Mat. 12:40; 16:21. Jehoshaphat. ver. 41, 44. See on ch. 15:24. 2 Ki. 8:18. 2 Ch. 18:1, 2, etc.
3 Ramoth. ch. 4:13. De. 4:43. Jos. 20:8. still. Heb. silent from taking it. Ju. 16:2. 2 Sa. 19:10, marg.
4 Wilt thou go. 2 Ki. 3:7. 2 Ch. 18:3. I am as thou. 2 Ch. 19:2. Ps. 139:21, 22. Pr. 13:20. 1 Co. 15:33. 2 Co. 6:16, 17. Ep. 5:11. 2 Jno. 11. Re. 2:2, 6.
5 Enquire. Nu. 27:21. Jos. 9:14. Ju. 1:1; 20:18, 23, 29. 1 Sa. 14:18; 23:2, 4, 9–12; 30:8. 2 Ki. 1:3; 3:11. 1 Ch. 10:13. 2 Ch. 18:4, 5. Pr. 3:5, 6. Je. 21:2; 42:2–6. Eze. 14:3; 20:1–3.
6 the prophets together. ch. 18:19. 2 Ti. 4:3. Go up. ver. 15, 22, 23. 2 Ch. 18:14. Je. 5:31; 8:10, 11; 14:13, 14; 23:14–17; 28:1–9. Eze. 13:7–16, 22. Mat. 7:15. 2 Pe. 2:1–3. Re. 19:20. the Lord. This prophecy is couched in the ambiguous terms in which the heathen oracles were delivered. It may mean, either ‘The Lord will deliver it (Ramoth Gilead) into the king’s (Ahab’s) hand;’ or, ‘The Lord will deliver (Israel) into the king’s (of Syria) hand.’ So in the famous reply of the Delphian oracle to Pyrrhus: Aio te Æacida, Romanos vincere posse: Ibis redibis nunquam in bello peribis; ‘I say to thee, Pyrrhus the Romans shall overcome: thou shalt go, thou shalt return never in war shalt thou perish.’
7 Is there not. 2 Ki. 3:11–13. 2 Ch. 18:6, 7.
8 yet one man. ch. 18:4; 19:10, 14; 20:41, 42. but I hate him. ver. 27; ch. 20:43; 21:20. Ge. 37:8. 2 Ch. 36:16. Ps. 34:21. Pr. 9:8; 15:12. Is. 49:7. Je. 18:18; 20:10; 43:3, 4. Am. 5:10. Zec. 11:8. Mat. 10:22. Jno. 3:19–21; 7:7; 15:18, 19; 17:14. Ga. 4:16. Re. 11:7–10. good. ver. 13. Is. 30:10. Je. 38:4. Mi. 2:11. concerning me. ch. 20:35–42. 2 Ki. 9:22. Is. 3:11; 57:19–21. Let not the. ch. 21:27–29. Pr. 5:12–14. Mi. 2:7.
9 officer. or, eunuch. 2 Ki. 9:32. 2 Ch. 18:8. Is. 39:7. Da. 1:18. Hasten. ver. 26, 27.
10 having put. ver. 30. Es. 5:1; 6:8, 9. Mat. 6:20; 11:8. Ac. 12:21; 25:23. void place. Heb. floor. all the prophets. ch. 18:29. 2 Ch. 18:9–11. Je. 27:14–16. Eze. 13:1–9.
11 horns of iron. Je. 27:2; 28:10–14. Zec. 1:18–21. Ac. 19:13–16. 2 Co. 11:13–15. 2 Ti. 3:8. Thus saith. Je. 23:17, 25, 31; 28:2, 3; 29:21. Eze. 13:6–9; 22:27, 28. Mi. 3:11.
12 Go up. See on ver. 6–15, 32–36. 2 Ch. 35:22.
13 Behold now. Ps. 10:11; 11:1; 14:1; 50:21. Is. 30:10, 11. Ho. 7:3. Am. 7:13–17. Mi. 2:6, 7, 11. 1 Co. 2:14–16.
14 what the Lord. Nn. 22:38; 24:13. 2 Ch. 18:12, 13. Je. 23:28; 26:2, 3; 42:4. Eze. 2:4–8; 3:17–19. Ac. 20:26, 27. 2 Co. 2:17; 4:2. Ga. 1:10.
15 shall we go. See on ver. 6. Go and prosper. This was strong irony; they were the precise words of the false prophets; but were spoken by Micaiah in such a tone and manner as at once shewed Ahab that he did not believe, but ridiculed these words of uncertainty. The reply of the Delphian oracle to Crœsus was as ambiguous as that returned to Pyrrhus: Cræsus Halym penetrans magnam pervertet opum vim, ‘If Crœsus crosses the Halys, he will overthrow a great empire.’ This he understood of the empire of Cyrus; the event proved it to be his own: he was deluded, yet the oracle maintained its credit. ch. 18:27. Ju. 10:14. 2 Ki. 3:13. 2 Ch. 18:14. Ec. 11:9. Mat. 26:45.
16 shall I adjure. Jos. 6:26. 1 Sa. 14:24. 2 Ch. 18:15. Mat. 26:63. Mar. 5:7. Ac. 19:13. that thou tell. Je. 42:3–6. Mat. 22:16, 17.
17 I saw. 1 Sa. 9:9. Je. 1:11–16. Eze. 1:4. Ac. 10:11–17. as sheep. ver. 34–36. Nu. 27:17. 2 Ch. 18:16, 17. Je. 23:1, 2; 50:6, 17. Eze. 34:4–6. Zec. 10:2; 13:7. Mat. 9:36.
18 Did I not tell. See on ver. 8. Pr. 10:24; 27:22; 29:1. Lu. 11:45.
19 Hear thou. Is. 1:10; 28:14. Je. 2:4; 29:20; 42:15. Eze. 13:2. Am. 7:16. I saw the Lord. Micaiah evidently gives here an account of what appeared to him in a vision: many of the circumstances must be considered as parabolical; for truth, rather than facts, is revealed in such representations. 2 Ch. 18:18–22. Is. 6:1–3. Eze. 1:26–28. Da. 7:9, 10. Ac. 7:55, 56. Re. 4:2, 3. all the host. Job 1:6; 2:1. Ps. 103:20, 21. Is. 6:2, 3. Zec. 1:10. Mat. 18:10; 25:31. He. 1:7, 14; 12:22. Re. 5:11.
20 persuade. or, deceive. Job 12:16. Je. 4:10 Eze. 14:9.
21 ver. 23. Job 1:6, 7; 2:1.
22 a lying spirit. Job 1:8–11; 2:4–6. Jno. 8:44. Ac. 5:3, 4. 2 Th. 2:9, 10. 1 Ti. 4:1. 1 Jno. 4:6. Re. 12:9, 10; 13:14; 16:13, 14; 20:3, 7, 10. Thou shalt. ver. 20. Ju. 9:23. Job 12:16. Ps. 109:17. 2 Th. 2:10–12. Re. 17:17.
23 behold, the Lord. Ex. 4:21; 10:20. De. 2:30. 2 Ch. 25:16. Is. 6:9, 10; 44:20. Eze. 14:3–5, 9. Mat. 13:13–15; 24:24, 25. and the Lord. See on ver. 8–11; ch. 20:42; 21:19. Nu. 23:19, 20; 24:13. Is. 3:11.
24 Zedekiah. ver. 11. smote Micaiah. 2 Ch. 18:23, 24. Is. 50:5, 6. La. 3:30. Mi. 5:1. Mar. 14:65; 15:19, 20. Jno. 15:18, 20. Ac. 23:2. Which way. Je. 28:10, 11; 29:26, 27. Mat. 26:68; 27:42, 43.
25 Behold. Nu. 31:8. Is. 9:14–16. Je. 23:15; 28:16, 17; 29:21, 22, 32. Am. 7:17. 2 Pe. 2:1. Re. 19:20. into an inner chamber. or, from chamber to chamber. Heb. a chamber in a chamber. ch. 20:30, marg.
26 carry him back. ver. 9.
27 Put this fellow. 2 Ch. 16:10; 18:25–27. Je. 20:2; 29:26; 37:15; 38:6. La. 3:53–55. Mar. 6:17–28. Lu. 3:20. Ac. 5:18; 16:23, 24; 24:25–27; 26:10. Ep. 3:1. Re. 2:10. bread of affliction. De. 16:3. Ps. 80:5; 102:9; 127:2. Is. 30:20. until I come in peace. Lu. 12:45, 46. 1 Th. 5:2, 3. Ja. 4:13, 14.
28 If thou return. Nu. 16:29. De. 18:20–22. 2 Ki. 1:10, 12. Is. 44:26. Je. 28:8, 9. Ac. 13:10, 11. Hearken. ch. 18:21–24, 36, 37. 2 Ch. 18:27. Am. 3:1. Mi. 1:2. Mar. 7:14–16; 12:37.
29 ver. 2–9. 2 Ch. 18:28.
30 I will, etc. or, when he was to disguise himself, and enter into the battle. put thou on. ver. 10. Ps. 12:2. disguised himself. ch. 14:2; 20:38. 1 Sa. 28:8. 2 Sa. 14:2. 2 Ch. 18:29; 35:22. Pr. 21:30. Je. 23:24.
31 thirty and two. ch. 20:24. 2 Ch. 18:30. Fight. See on ch. 20:33–42. small nor great. See on Ge. 19:11. 1 Sa. 30:2. Je. 16:6.
32 they turned. Pr. 13:20. Jehoshaphat. Ex. 14:10. 2 Ch. 18:31. Ps. 50:15; 91:15; 116:1, 2; 130:1–4. Jon. 2:1, 2.
33 that they turned. ver. 31. Ps. 76:10.
34 at a venture. Heb. in his simplicity. 2 Sa 15:11. and smote. 1 Sa. 17:49. 2 Ki. 9:24. joints of the harness. Heb. joints and the breast-plate. Re. 9:9. wounded. Heb. made sick. 2 Ch. 18:30; 35:23, margins. Mi. 6:13.
35 increased. Heb. ascended. died at even. ver. 28; ch. 20:42. midst. Heb. bosom.
36 there went. ver. 17, 31; ch. 12:16. 2 Ki. 14:12. Every man. ch. 12:24. Ju. 7:7, 8; 21:24. 1 Sa. 4:10. 2 Sa. 19:8. 2 Ki. 14:12.
37 was brought. Heb. came.
38 and the dogs. See on ch. 21:19. Jos. 23:14, 15. Is. 44:25, 26; 48:3–5. Je. 44:21–23. Zec. 1:4–6. Mat. 24:35.
39 A.M. 3086–3107. B.C. 918–897. the rest. ch. 14:19; 15:23, 31; 16:5, 20, 27. the ivory house. That is, probably, decorated with ivory in such abundance as to merit the appellation of an ivory house. ch. 10:18, 22. Ps. 45:8. Eze. 27:6, 15. Am. 3:15; 6:4.
40 slept. See on ch. 2:10; 11:21; 14:31. De. 31:16. 2 Sa. 7:12. Ahaziah. ver. 51. 2 Ki. 1:2, 17. 2 Ch. 20:35.
41 A.M. 3090. B.C. 914. Jehoshaphat. ver. 2. 1 Ch. 3:10. 2 Ch. 17:1; 20:31. began to reign. ‘Began to reign alone. ver. 51.’
42 thirty and five. 2 Ki. 1:17; 8:16. And his mother’s. ch. 14:21; 15:2, 10.
43 he walked. ch. 15:11, 14. 2 Ch. 14:2–5, 11; 15:8, 17; 17:3. he turned. ch. 15:5. Ex. 32:8. 1 Sa. 12:20, 21. 2 Ch. 16:7–12. Ps. 40:4; 101:3; 125:5. Pr. 4:27. doing. 2 Ch. 17:3–6; 19:3, 4; 20:3, etc. the high. ch. 14:23; 15:14. 2 Ki. 12:3; 14:3, 4; 15:3, 4; 18:22.
44 made peace. ver. 2. 2 Ki. 8:18. 2 Ch. 19:2; 21:6. 2 Co. 6:14.
45 Now. ver. 39. are they. ch. 11:41; 14:29.
46 the remnant. ch. 14:24; 15:12. Ge. 19:5. De. 23:17. Ju. 19:22. Ro. 1:26, 27. 1 Co. 6:9. 1 Ti. 1:10. Jude 7.
47 no king. Ge. 25:23; 27:40; 36:31, etc. 2 Sa. 8:14. 2 Ki. 3:9; 8:20. Ps. 108:9, 10.
48 Jehoshaphat. 2 Ch. 20:35, 36, etc. made ships. or, had ten ships. ch. 10:22. 2 Ch. 9:21. Ps. 48:7. Is. 2:16; 60:9. Jon. 1:3. Tharshish. JOSEPHUS and the Chaldee and Arabic paraphrasts explain this place of Tarsus in Cilicia; the LXX. THEODORET, and JEROME, understand it of Carthage; but the learned BOCHART makes it Tartessus, an island in the straits of Gades. IBN HAUKAL describes Tarsousa as belonging to Andalus, or Andalusia; and FESTUS AVIENUS expressly says, Hic Gadir urbs est dicta Tartessus prius, ‘the city Cadiz was formerly called Tartessus.’ to Ophir. See on ch. 9:28. Ps. 45:9. they went not. 2 Ch. 20:37; 25:7. Ezion-geber. See on ch. 9:26. Nu. 33:35, 36.
50 A.M. 3115. B.C. 889. slept with his fathers. See on ver. 40; ch. 2:10. 2 Ch. 21:1. in the city. See on ch. 11:43; 14:31; 15:24. Jehoram. 2 Ki. 8:16–18. 2 Ch. 21:5–7.
51 A.M. 3107–3108. B.C. 897–896. began. ‘Now he begins to reign alone. ver. 40.’ two years. ch. 15:25. 2 Ki. 1:17.
52 he did evil. See on ch. 15:26; 16:30–33. 2 Ki. 1:2–7. in the way. ch. 21:25. 2 Ki. 8:27; 9:22. 2 Ch. 22:3. Mar. 6:24. Re. 3:20. and in the way. See on ch. 12:28–33; 14:9–16; 15:34. 2 Ki. 3:3.
53 he served Baal. ch. 16:31. Ju. 2:1–11. 2 Ki. 1:2; 3:2. provoked. ch. 16:7. Ps. 106:29. Is. 65:3. Eze. 8:3. according to all. ch. 21:29. Eze. 18:14–18.


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