“ And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. ”
The Visit of the Queen of Sheba; Solomon's Wealth; his Death (see notes on 1 Kings 10:1-29 ; 1 Kings 11:41-43 ). The variations between the two records are unimportant.
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
The Visit of the Queen of Sheba. Solomon's Splendour This chapter is a close repetition of 1 Kings 10:1-28 and 1 Kings 11:41-43 .
And Solomon reigned. — So 1 Kings 11:42 , “And the days that Solomon reigned,” etc., as here. Over all Israel — i.e., the undivided nation.
The story of the Queen of Sheba's coming is full of beauty, as it illustrates the true influence of kingship exercised under the government of the eternal King. The fame of Solomon's wisdom attracted...
Pause, Reader! and in the account of the death of Solomon, learn to make a true estimate of human life. Alas! what can be the real intrinsic value and importance of all things here below, bounded as...
1 Kings 11:42
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vv.1-12) The report of the visit of the Queen of Sheba with Solomon differs only in few details from the report in 1 Kings 10:1-29 . But her visit is a lovely p...
The Magnificence of Solomon; the Death of Solomon. B. C. 975. 13 Now the weight of gol...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 . This narrative is parallel with 1 Kings 10:1-18 , from which it varies little; Solomon’s glory ( 2 Chronicles 9:13-28 ); and the close of his reign ( 2 Chro...
2 Chronicles 9:12 . Besides that which she had brought unto the king. It cannot be understood that Solomon returned the presents which the queen brought to him; but he far exceeded her in liberali...
EXPOSITION The writer is about to take his leave of Solomon and the glowing memories of his golden reign; and, whether he designed it or not, he has done so in a most dramatically successful man...
The Immense Wealth of Solomon and his Death
1 Kings 11:42 ; 1 Kings 11:43