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Verse 1 Kings 10:16. _SOLOMON MADE TWO HUNDRED TARGETS OF BEATEN
GOLD_] I have already conjectured that the צנה _tsinnah_ might
resemble the Highland targe or target, with a dagger projecting from
the...
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The “targets” seem to have been long shields protecting the whole
body, while the “shields” of the next verse were bucklers of a
smaller size, probably round, and much lighter. They may be compared
wi...
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6. SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA: HIS GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOUR
CHAPTER 10
_ 1. The visit of the Queen (1 Kings 10:1)_
2. Solomon's enormous wealth (1 Kings 10:14)
3. the targets and shields ...
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1 KINGS 10. VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. By Sheba or Saba a district
in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as
exporters of gold (Isaiah 60:6; Psalms 72:15); Ezekiel (Ezekiel...
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_two hundred targets_of _beaten gold_ The -targets" here spoken of
appear, from the gold consumed in them, to have been much larger than
the -shields" mentioned in the next verse. Both the names imply...
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III. INDICATIONS OF SOLOMON'S GLORY 10:14-29
The account of the visit of the queen of Sheba is followed by a
description of Solomon's revenues, his throne, and various other
particulars of his wealth...
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_AND KING SOLOMON MADE TWO HUNDRED TARGETS OF BEATEN GOLD: SIX HUNDRED
SHEKELS OF GOLD WENT TO ONE TARGET._
Two hundred targets ... six hundred shekels. These defensive arms
were anciently made of wo...
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SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7
(in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens;
more than one is mentioned in th...
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TARGETS] large shields. _Shekels'_] a shekel was 224 grains. The
shields were probably overlaid with the gold, not made of it....
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 10
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’S VISIT
V1 The Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame and how he gave
honour to the *Lord. So she came to test...
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The shields overlaid with gold — the larger called “targets,”
and the lesser called “shields” — were evidently used for
ornamenting the king’s palace, and (as we may gather from the notice
in 2 Chroni...
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וַ יַּ֨עַשׂ הַ מֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה
מָאתַ֥יִם צ
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SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY
1 Kings 10:1.
"O Luxury! thou curs'd by Heaven's decree!
How do thy potions with insidious joy
Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy!
Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatne...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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“SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY”
1 Kings 10:14
How dazzling is this description of Solomon's glory! And yet our Lord
said that it was excelled by a single lily of the field, Matthew 6:28.
Solomon's glory w...
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The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was
spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and
greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the
g...
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_Shields. Hebrew tsinnu is rather indeterminate, denoting something
sharp or pointed; "a dart," &c. (Calmet) --- Paralipomenon spears.
Some of the shields were made with a point, projecting from the
m...
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(14) В¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, (15) Beside that he
had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchan...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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The king of Tyre also was dependent on the king of Israel; and the
queen of Sheba comes from the far south to delight herself in the
wisdom of the head of God's people, and to be filled with wonder at...
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AND KING SOLOMON MADE TWO HUNDRED TARGETS OF BEATEN GOLD,.... Which
were a larger sort of shields, which covered the whole body; and these
were made of gold beaten with the hammer, or drawn into plate...
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_And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six
hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target._
Ver. 16. _Two hundred targets of beaten gold._] Which were carried
before him by his gu...
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_Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold_ For pomp and
magnificence, and to be carried before him by his guard when he went
abroad. The Roman magistrates had rods and axes carried before them,...
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1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisdome of Solomon.
14 Solomons gold.
16 His targets.
18 The throne of Iuorie.
21 His vessels.
24 His presents.
26 His chariots and horse.
28 His tribute.
1 A...
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THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
(vs.1-13)
News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not
however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but
his fame concerning t...
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14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of.
Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less
valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches...
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For pomp and magnificence, and (as may be thought from the use of the
brazen shields, 1 KINGS 14:27,28) to be carried before him by his
guard when he went abroad....
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1 Kings 10:16 King H4428 Solomon H8010 made H6213 (H8799) hundred
H3967 shields H6793 hammered H7820 (H8803) gold
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A DESCRIPTION OF KING SOLOMON'S TOYS (1 KINGS 10:14).
With the wealth that was pouring into his country Solomon made himself
some ostentatious ‘toys. These included both large and small shields
of cov...
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CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba.
CONCLUSION: That fame is true fame which has associated with it the
name of the Lord and...
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1 Kings 10:1. _Sheba,_ from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis
10:7. The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red
sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this country,...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 10:14 WEIGHT OF GOLD. The accumulation of
gold continues. It is mentioned no fewer than 11 times in vv. 1 Kings
10:14,...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 10:15. BESIDE … OF THE MERCHANTMEN, AND … MERCHANTS—the
words rendered “merchantmen,” אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים
have been conjectured to mean “fines of the subject” ...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S WEALTH, POMP, AND POWER. The visit of the Queen of Sheba, in
itself a striking proof of the fame and greatness of Solomon, is
followed by a description of his revenues, his throne...
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Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and so she came to
Jerusalem with a very great company of people, camels, spices, a lot
of gold, and precious stones: and as she came to Solomon, sh...
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1 Kings 14:26; 2 Chronicles 12:10; 2 Chronicles 12:9; 2 Chronicles
9:15;...
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Targets — For pomp and magnificence, and to be carried before him,
by his guard, when he went abroad. The Roman magistrates had rods and
axes carried before them, in token of their power to correct th...