“ The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. ”
That his mother taught him - Compare Proverbs 1:8 ; Proverbs 6:20 . If we refer the chapter to Israelite authorship, we may remember the honor paid to the wisdom of Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah;...
The words of king (a) Lemuel, the (b) prophecy that his mother taught him. (a) That is, of Solomon who was called Lemuel, that is, of God, because God had ordained him to be king over Israel. (b) T...
Second Division. Sayings of Lemuel. A manual of directions for kings. Proverbs 31:1 . The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically correct. Read mg. Massa ( mg.), rendered oracle in Prove...
The words, &c. The Hebrew dibrey has no governing noun; so one must be understood thus. "[An unnamed one's] words [addressed] to king Lemuel:. burden which his mother [repeatedly] taught him"...
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. The words of King Lemuel - דברי למואל מכך dibrey lemuel melech, "The words to Muel the king." So the Syriac; and so I think it shoul...
The words of king Lemuel— This chapter, say the generality of commentators, contains Bathsheba's words to Solomon, and his commendation of her. Some, however, have doubted whether Lemuel was not...
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. The words of king Lemuel - a figurative name for an ideal model king. It means 'Devoted to God.' Hitzig fancifully makes Lem...
The Mother of Lemuel. The Excellent Woman 1-9. An exhortation addressed to king Lemuel by his mother, urging him to avoid women and wine. The latter leads to slackness and unfairness in the admini...
XXXI. APPENDIX ( b ). (1) The words of king Lemuel.... — More probably this should be translated,” The words of Lemuel, king of Massâ.” (See above on Proverbs 30:1 .) “Lemuel,” which most like...
CHAPTER 32 A GOOD WOMAN "O woman-hearts, that keep the days of old In living memory, can you stand back When Christ calls? Shall the heavenly Master lack The serving love, which is your life's...
the Worthy Woman Proverbs 31:1-9 In these words of King Lemuel, we notice a mother's influence in the education of her son. A woman is never more nobly occupied than in warning her son against...
This is the second section of the appendix. There have been many conjectures as to who King Lemuel was, but nothing certainly can be said. It is divided into two parts, the first of which consists of...
CONTENTS. This chapter, like the former, is styled a prophecy. And whether written, as some think, by Solomon, and others not; yet as in form and manner it is exactly like the former, it forms a ver...
The words of King Lemuel ,.... Not what were spoken by him, but what were spoken to him; or declaring what his mother said, as what follows shows; of this king we have no account elsewhere under thi...
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. Ver. 1. The words of King Lemuel. ] Lemuel's lesson, Bathsheba's catechism. Lemuel she calls him, because God had owned him. "I w...
The words of King Lemuel Of Solomon, by the general consent both of Jewish and Christian writers: this name signifies one from God , or, belonging to God , and such a one was Solomon eminently, b...
In THE FINAL CHAPTER of the book has also a peculiar character, King Lemuel is the writer, but not the author, for he simply quotes the words of his mother. Actually, no king of Israel or Judah is kn...
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son...
PROVERBS CHAPTER 31 Lemuel's lesson concerning chastity and temperance, Proverbs 31:1-5 . The proper use of wine, Proverbs 31:6,7 . An exhortation to righteous judgment, Proverbs 31:8,9 ....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Lemuel . This Hebrew word signifies “ For God ,” or “ belonging to God ,” and is regarded by most commentators as a proper name. The prophecy . Delitzsch, Stuart, and many other H...
Proverbs 31:1 . The words of king Lemuel. Ancient kings had many names and surnames which embarrass history. The first name of Solomon was Jedidiah, or Jedid-jah, beloved of God. 2 Samuel 12:25 ....
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. The words of king Lemuel I. The first thing that strikes us here is the mother. “The prophecy which his mother taught him.”...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 31:1-20 Part VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Lemuel" on the subjects of impurity and intemperance. Proverbs 31:...
The words of King Lemuel, concerning whom nothing is otherwise known, the prophecy that his mother taught him, the words of instruction in the form of proverbial sayings which she imparted to him.
2 Timothy 1:5 ; 2 Timothy 3:15 ; Proverbs 1:8 ; Proverbs 30:1 ; Proverbs 6:20
Lemuel — Of Solomon, by the general consent both of Jewish and Christian writers; this name signifies one from God, or belonging to God, and such an one was Solomon eminently, being given by God to...