1 Kings 3:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. ”

1 Kings 3:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal references. Solomon regards the promises as fulfilled in the existing greatness and glory of the Jewish nation.
1 Kings 3:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 3:1 to 1 Kings 4:34 . Early Days, Reign, and Wisdom of Solomon. The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are ( a...
1 Kings 3:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
1 Kings 3:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I am but a little child, &c.— It is plain that Solomon means here, that he was only a little child, a mere infant, in understanding and abilities, to guide and govern so great a people. See Ps...
1 Kings 3:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Kings 3:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Choice This chapter relates how Solomon, out of various gifts offered to him by the Almighty, chose wisdom, and adds an illustration of the use he made of the gift with which he was endo...
1 Kings 3:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE BOY-KING'S WISDOM 1 Kings 3:1-28 "An oracle is upon the lips of a king."- Proverbs 16:10 (Hebrews). "A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eye."...
1 Kings 3:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Young King's Wise Choice 1 Kings 3:1-15 The chapter opens doubtfully. The affinity with Pharaoh, and the two onlys of 1 Kings 3:2-3 are not promising. See Deuteronomy 12:13-14 . Yet th...
1 Kings 3:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first brief paragraph in this chapter reveals at once Solomon's strength and weakness. He was strong, for he loved the Lord and walked in the statutes of his father David. However, there was the...
1 Kings 3:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou...
1 Kings 3:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen ,.... To be his special and peculiar people above all people on the earth; this is not to be understood locally, though Jerusal...
1 Kings 3:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Ver. 8. Is in the midst of thy people. ] As lordkeeper of...
1 Kings 3:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

According as he walked before thee in truth In the true worship of God, in the profession, belief, practice, and defence of the true religion. So truth here contains all duties to God, as righte...
1 Kings 3:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SOLOMON RECEIVES WISDOM FROM GOD (vs.1-15) However, early in Solomon's reign he slipped into the snare of making a treaty with the king of Egypt. Israel had before escaped from the bondage of Eg...
1 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Appearance to Solomon. B. C. 1014. 5 In Gibeon the L ORD appeared to Solomon in...
1 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is in the midst of thy people, i.e. is set over them to rule and guide them; a metaphor from the overseer of divers workmen, who usually is in the midst of them, that he may the better observe how...
1 Kings 3:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 3:5 . In Gibson the Lord appeared to Solomon —Probably during this sacrificial festival. 1 Kings 3:7 . A little child : נַעַר קָטּן a weak boy; but i...
1 Kings 3:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 3:1 . Solomon took Pharaoh's daughter. It would appear from the 45th Psalm, which the rabbins with one consent affirm, was the nuptial ode for this marriage, that David had made arrangemen...
1 Kings 3:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord appeared again to Solomon in a dream. Dreams indicate character Tell me your dreams, and I will read the riddle of your life. Tell me your prayers, and I will write the history of a so...
1 Kings 3:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE BEGINNING OF SOLOMON 'S REIGN .—In the preceding chapter we have seen the establishment of Solomon's rule (verse 46) by the removal of internal foes, i.e; of disaffected...
1 Kings 3:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon at Gibeon
1 Kings 3:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 21:2 ; 1 Chronicles 21:5 ; 1 Chronicles 21:6 ; 1 Chronicles 27:23 ; 1 Chronicles 27:24 ; 1 Samuel 12:22 ; Deuteronomy 7:6-8 ; Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 19:6 ; Genesis 13:16 ; Genes...
1 Kings 3:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In the midst — Is set over them to rule and guide them. A metaphor from the overseer of divers workmen, who usually is in the midst of them, that he may the better observe how each of them discharg...

1 Kings 3:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 3:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 3:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 3:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 3:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 3:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 3:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 3:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 3:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 3:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 3:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 3:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 3:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes