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Verse 27. _MADE SILVER - AS STONES_] He destroyed its value by making
it so exceedingly plenty.
_AS THE SYCAMORE TREES_] He planted many cedars, and doubtless had
much cedar wood imported; so that i...
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MADE SILVER AS STONES - This strong hyperbole marks in the most
striking way the great wealth and prosperity of the capital during
Solomon’s reign. The lavish expenditure which impoverished the
provin...
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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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SYCOMORE. Not English, but Eastern;. kind of fig, or mulberry....
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_silver_ Here the LXX. has -gold and silver," and so too in the
parallel passage 2 Chronicles 9:27, and where the passage is inserted
2 Chronicles 1:15 the LXX. reads τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τὸ
χρυσίον.
_in t...
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B. SOLOMON'S OTHER WEALTH 10:22-29
TRANSLATION
(22) For the king had a Tarshish fleet in the sea with the fleet of
Hiram; once in three years the Tarshish fleet came, bringing gold,
silver, ivory, ap...
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10:27 sycamores (e-16) Wild figs. lowland (f-21) The _ Shephelah_ .
see Deuteronomy 1:7 ....
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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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SYCOMORE TREES] not the English sycamore, but a kind of fig-tree. IN
THE VALE] RV 'in the lowland,' i.e. the downs between the hills of
Judah and the coast....
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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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MADE SILVER... AS STONES. — This influx of wealth is specially noted
as enriching Jerusalem, probably without preventing the imposition of
heavy burdens on the provinces. Hence the division of interes...
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וַ יִּתֵּ֨ן הַ מֶּ֧לֶךְ אֶת ־הַ
כֶּ֛סֶף
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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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_Sycamores, (Hebrew shikmim) which were formerly very common in
Palestine, as they are still about Cairo, in Egypt. The fruit
resembles figs, as the leaves do the mulberry tree; whence the name is
a c...
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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 THE KING MADE SILVER TO BE IN JERUSALEM AS STONES,.... By the vast
quantity he received from Tarshish; this is an hyperbolical
expression:
AND CEDARS MADE HE TO BE AS THE SYCAMORE TREES THAT ARE...
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And the king made silver [to be] in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars
made he [to be] as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale, for
abundance.
Ver. 27. _And the king made silver._] Heb., Gave. And...
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_The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones_ An hyperbolical
expression, signifying a great plenty of it. _Solomon had horses
brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn_ The two chief commodities of...
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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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MADE:
_ Heb._ gave...
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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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SYCAMORE TREES were vile and common. See ISAIAH 9:10....
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1 Kings 10:27 king H4428 made H5414 (H8799) silver H3701 Jerusalem
H3389 stones H68 made H5414 (H8804) cedar...
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THE ULTIMATE GREATNESS OF SOLOMON (1 KINGS 10:23).
The author concludes his description of the magnificence of Solomon by
indicating the impact that he made on the ancient world, both in
reputation an...
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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 10:26 CHARIOTS AND HORSEMEN... SILVER. The
accumulation of silver and horses, as well as gold, is forbidden by
Deuteronomy 17:16
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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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2 Chronicles 1:15; 2 Chronicles 9:27; Job 22:24; Job 22:25...