1 Kings 6:11

And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

Ver. 11. And the word of the Lord came,] viz., By Abijah or some other prophet, even while he was in building, for his instruction and encouragement.

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And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, probably through one of the prophets, saying,

¹¹ And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 6:11

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 6:11