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Verse 1 Kings 4:32. _HE SPAKE THREE THOUSAND PROVERBS_] The book of
Proverbs, attributed to Solomon, contain only about _nine hundred_ or
_nine hundred_ and _twenty-three_ distinct proverbs; and if we...
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PROVERBS - In the collection which forms the “Book of Proverbs,”
only a small portion has been preserved, less certainly than one
thousand out of the three. Ecclesiastes, if it is Solomon’s, would
add...
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3. SOLOMON'S PRINCES AND OFFICERS THE PROSPEROUS KINGDOM AND THE
KING'S GREAT WISDOM
CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Princes (1 Kings 4:1)_
2. The Officers (1 Kings 4:7)
3. The prosperous kingdom (1 Kings 4:20...
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1 KINGS 3:1 TO 1 KINGS 4:34. EARLY DAYS, REIGN, AND WISDOM OF SOLOMON.
The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the
narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are (_a_) a sta...
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PROVERBS. Some included in the book of that name. songs. Compare
Psalms 72 and Psalms 127....
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_three thousand proverbs_ Of which some are contained in the book of
Proverbs to which his name is given, but these are not all his, nor
would all that are attributed to him there approach the number...
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AND HE SPAKE THREE THOUSAND PROVERBS, &C.— Josephus, who loved to
magnify every thing that concerned Solomon, instead of _three thousand
proverbs,_ tells us that he composed three thousand _books_ of...
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C. SOLOMON'S PROFOUND WISDOM AND FAME 4:29-34
TRANSLATION
(29) And God gave wisdom to Solomon and understanding exceedingly much
and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is upon the seashore.
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_AND HE SPAKE THREE THOUSAND PROVERBS: AND HIS SONGS WERE A THOUSAND
AND FIVE._
Three thousand proverbs - embodying his moral sentiments and sage
observations on human life and character.
SONGS WER...
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SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT
2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1
Chronicles 6:8)....
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 4
SOLOMON’S PEACEFUL *KINGDOM
This chapter shows how successful Solomon’s rule was. The country
was wealthy. It was at peace. The farms...
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(30-34) The whole passage implies a general growth of wisdom, a
largeness of knowledge, and an outburst of literature, of which, as
usual with great men, Solomon is at once the child and the leader....
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_[1 Kings 5:12]_ וַ יְדַבֵּ֕ר שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
אֲלָפִ֖ים מָשָׁ֑ל וַ יְהִ֥י שִׁירֹ֖ו
חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וָ אָֽלֶף׃...
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SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM
1 Kings 4:1.
"But what more oft in nations grown corrupt And by their vices brought
to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with
ease than strenuous...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 4:1; 1
Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1;...
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Solomon set himself to a careful organization of his kingdom. The
system of government as here set forth is characterized by order, and,
indeed, is in many ways remarkable. The king was supreme in aut...
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And he spake three thousand (m) proverbs: and his songs were a
thousand and five.
(m) Which for the most part are thought to have perished in the
captivity of Babylon....
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_Three thousand parables. These works are all lost, excepting some
part of the parables extant in the book of Proverbs; and his chief
poem called the Canticle of Canticles. (Challoner) --- The title o...
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(32) And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a
thousand and five. (33) And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree
that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the
wal...
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The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5.
Chapter 4 contains an enumeration of the officers who served Solomon,
and upheld the glory of his throne; and then, the manner in which the
whole c...
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AND HE SPAKE THREE THOUSAND PROVERBS,.... Wise sayings, short and
pithy sentences, instructive in morality and civil life; these were
not written as the book of Proverbs, but spoken only, and were tak...
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And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand
and five.
Ver. 32. _And he spake three thousand proverbs._] Which others,
likely, took from his mouth, and made books of them; such...
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_He spake three thousand proverbs_ That is, short, deep, and useful
sentences, whereof a great part are contained in the books of Proverbs
and Ecclesiastes. _Songs_ Whereof the most divine and chief a...
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1 Solomons Princes.
7 His twelue Officers for prouision. 20.24 The peace and largenesse of
his kingdome.
22 His daily prouision.
26 His stables.
29 His wisedome.
1 SO King Solomon was king ouer a...
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Solomon's Wisdom...
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SOLOMON'S ADMINISTRATION
(vs.1-19)
In Solomon's time peace was established in a way not seen in David's
day, for there was continual turmoil while David reigned. Now Solomon
was undisputed king over...
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29-34 Solomon's wisdom was more his glory than his wealth. He had what
is here called largeness of heart, for the heart is often put for the
powers of the mind. He had the gift of utterance, as well a...
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PROVERBS, i.e. short, and deep, and useful sentences, whereof a great
and the best part are contained in the Books of Proverbs and
Ecclesiastes. Of his songs the chief and most divine are in the
Canti...
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1 Kings 4:32 spoke H1696 (H8762) three H7969 thousand H505 proverbs
H4912 songs H7892 thousand H505 five H2568
he spake - Proverbs 1:1 - Proverbs 31:30; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Matthew
13:35
songs -...
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CONTENTS: Princes and commissaries of Israel. Solomon's reign and
wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: There is spiritual peace and joy and a holy security for
all faithful subjects of God'...
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1 Kings 4:16. _Two women that were harlots._ The Chaldaic paraphrase
reads, “two women of the tabernacle.” It would be difficult for
two common women to gain the royal ear.
1 Kings 4:30. _Solomon's w...
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_Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the
east country._
THE ALONENESS OF JESUS CHRIST
Christ towers up above the history of the world and the process of
revelation, like Moun...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 4:29. WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING EXCEEDING MUCH—High powers of
mind, and sharpness of perception. LARGENESS OF HEART—רֹחַב
לֵב amplitude of soul, capacity for r...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S RULE, STATE, AND WISDOM.—The remainder of this chapter,
which de-scribes to us the extent and character of Solomon's sway (1
Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24, 1 Kings 4:25),...
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Now as we get into chapter four, we have listed here those princes
that were prominent during the reign of Solomon, and then the twelve
officers who were over all of Israel who provided the food for t...
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Ecclesiastes 12:9; Matthew 13:35; Proverbs 31:30; Song of Solomon 1:1...
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Proverbs — That is, short, and deep, and useful sentences, whereof a
great part are contained in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.
Songs — Whereof the chief and most divine are in the Canticles....