(c) REFERENCE TO DOCUMENTS. — CLOSE OF THE REIGN (2 Chronicles 9:29-31). (Comp. 1 Kings 11:41-43.)
(29) Now the rest of the acts of Solomon. — Or, story, history; literally, words. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 29:29.)
First and last. — Or, the former and the latter. Instead of this, Kings has, “and all that he did, and his wisdom.”
In the book. — Or, history. For the sources named here, see the Introduction. Kings has simply, “are they not written in the book of the history of Solomon? “His name conveyed the idea of peace to the Hebrew ear. But there is no doubt that it was originally identical with Shalman (Assyrian Salmânu), the name of a god. Tiglath-pileser II. mentions a Salamânu king of Moab. This name exactly corresponds to Solomon.
Ahijah the Shilonite. — See 1 Kings 11:29-39; 1 Kings 14:2-18.
Iddo. — Hebrew, Ie‘dî or Ie‘dô. This seer is not mentioned in Kings. (See 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 13:22 for further references to his works.)