“ So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. ”
See the marginal references. By “all the earth” we are, of course, only to understand the kings or people of neighboring nations.
1 Kings 10. Visit of the Queen of Sheba. By Sheba or Saba a district in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as exporters of gold ( Isaiah 60:6 ; Psalms 72:15 ); Ezekiel (...
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches - Mr. Reynolds, stating the yearly tribute of Solomon, 666 talent...
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7 (in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens; more than one is mention...
(23-25) All the kings. — These verses indicate the character of the empire of Solomon, as a loosely-compacted group of tributary states round the dominant kingdom of Israel, kept to their allegianc...
Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the...
(14) В¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, (15) Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice mercha...
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. In which he was an eminent type of Christ; see Ephesians 3:8 .
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. Ver. 23. For riches and wisdom. ] Take them both together, and well he might be imparallel: for Stultitiam patiuntur...
For riches and for wisdom The latter of which he asked of God, who graciously promised to add the former, and did so to a great degree. But what is here said is not to be taken in too strict a sens...
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vs.1-13) News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but his fame concerni...
Solomon's Wealth. B. C. 990. 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yea...
No text from Poole on this verse.
The Ultimate Greatness Of Solomon ( 1 Kings 10:23-29 ). The author concludes his description of the magnificence of Solomon by indicating the impact that he made on the ancient world, both in repu...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 10:15 . Beside … of the merchantmen, and … merchants —the words rendered “merchantmen,” אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים have been conjectured to mean “fines of the su...
1 Kings 10:1 . Sheba, from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis 10:7 . The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this cou...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S WEALTH , POMP , AND POWER . The visit of the Queen of Sheba, in itself a striking proof of the fame and greatness of Solomon, is followed by a description of his re...
Solomon's Riches and Luxury
1 Kings 3:12 ; 1 Kings 3:13 ; 1 Kings 4:29-34 ; 2 Chronicles 9:22 ; 2 Chronicles 9:23 ; Colossians 1:18 ; Colossians 1:19 ; Colossians 2:2 ; Colossians 2:3 ; Ephesians 3:8 ; Psalms 89:27