2 Chronicles 8:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth,c at the sea side in the land of Edom. ”

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the (i) sea side in the land of Edom. (i) Meaning, the Red Sea.
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Various Religious and Secular Undertakings (see notes on 1 Kings 9:10-28 ). A striking difference occurs between 2 and 1 Kings 9:11 ; here Hiram gives Solomon an unspecified number of c...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber - See the notes on 1 Kings 9:26-28 (note), for conjectures concerning Ezion-gebe...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth. These two maritime ports were situated at the eastern gulf...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Buildings. His Trade with Ophir This chapter reproduces the substance of 1 Kings 9:10 ; 1 Kings 9:28 but describes some additional buildings.
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

( d ) THE VOYAGE TO OPHIR ( 2 Chronicles 8:17-18 ). Comp. 1 Kings 9:26-28 . (17) Then (’ âz ). — After the completion of the Temple. Went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth. — Syr., “Ezio...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here are recorded some of the doings of the king. He consolidated the internal strength of the nation by building cities. He organized the labor of the conquered peoples in his dominions. He set the...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Solomon is represented under various characters. But though he went, it seems, in person to gather the gold of Ophir, yet he himself hath left it upon record that there is a merchandise that is bette...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 17-18. Then went Solomon to Eziongeber ,.... Being now at leisure to look after his navy, to carry on merchandise; and of this, and the following verse, and the reconciliation of them with 1 K...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. Ver. 17. To Eziongeber. ] A haven of the Red Sea, called by Josephus Berenice, by Jerome Essia; Eloth is also ca...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A.M. 3012. B.C. 992. Solomon's buildings, 2 Chronicles 8:1-6 . His workmen and officers, 2 Chronicles 8:7-10 . He settles his wife, 2 Chronicles 8:11 . Fixes the method of the temple-se...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

FURTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SOLOMON (vv.1-18) After Solomon had completed the building of the temple and his own house, he rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given him and settled some of the chil...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Solomon's Devotion. B. C. 992. 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the L ORD...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of this and the next verse, See Poole on " 1 Kings 9:26 " , &c.
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Solomon’s buildings ( 2 Chronicles 8:1-6 ); the tributaries ( 2 Chronicles 8:7-11 ); the festival worship ( 2 Chronicles 8:12-16 ); and the fleet of Solomon ( 2 Chronicles 8:17-18 )...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 8:4 . Tadmor, Palmyra. 1 Kings 9:18 . This city rose to be capital of a province, which sent eighty thousand men to join the Assyrian army. Its ruins exhibit a wall eleven miles in c...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This interesting historical chapter may very well be described as by Professor Dr. James G. Murphy, in his 'Bible-Class Handbook,' "The Acts of Solomon," or at any rate, some of the m...
2 Chronicles 8:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's Worship and Navigation
2 Chronicles 8:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:48 ; 1 Kings 9:26 ; 1 Kings 9:27 ; 2 Chronicles 20:36 ; 2 Kings 14:22 ; 2 Kings 16:6 ; Deuteronomy 2:8 ; Numbers 33:35

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 8:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 8:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Chronicles 8:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge