of Solomon. by Solomon, as author: i.e. written by him. Characterizing this section of the book.
the men of Hezekiah. Evidently. special guild of scribes employed in the work of editing and putting together the O.T. books. At the end of each book are three Majuscular letters, Cheth (= H), Zayin (. Z), and Koph (= K), which are the initials of Hezekiah, and his sign-manual, confirming the work done. This tri-grammaton is found in all MSS. and printed editions up to the end of. Kings. After the death of Hezekiah it obtains varied forms and additions; subsequent writers and editors having lost the origin and meaning of these three letters, and taken it as. word which means "Be strong", put there for their encouragement. See App-67.