2 Chronicles 1:1-12
Solomon at Gibeon.... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon at Gibeon.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SOLOMON, THE SON OF DAVID, WAS STRENGTHENED IN HIS KINGDOM, he was generally and gladly acknowledged as the ruler of the nation, AND THE LORD, HIS GOD, WAS WITH HIM AND MAGNIFIED HIM EXCEEDINGLY, giving him a distinction and a splendor which set him apart and made for proper reverence on the par... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, as represented in the usual way, TO THE CAPTAINS OF THOUSANDS AND OF HUNDREDS, AND TO THE JUDGES, AND TO EVERY GOVERNOR IN ALL ISRAEL, the rulers of the tribes, the hereditary chieftains, THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS, that is, of the father-houses.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Solomon and all the congregation with him, in the second year of his reign, 1 Kings 3:4, WENT TO THE HIGH PLACE THAT WAS AT GIBEON; FOR THERE WAS THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION OF GOD, WHICH MOSES, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, HAD MADE IN THE WILDERNESS, Exodus 25, 26. This was still the official... [ Continue Reading ]
But the ark of God, which for many years had not been at Gibeon, HAD DAVID BROUGHT UP FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM TO THE PLACE WHICH DAVID HAD PREPARED FOR IT, 2 Samuel 6:2; FOR HE HAD PITCHED A TENT FOR IT AT JERUSALEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover, the brazen altar that Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, Exodus 31:2, HE PUT BEFORE THE TABERNACLE OF THE LORD, it still had its position before this legal Sanctuary of the nation; AND SOLOMON AND THE CONGREGATION SOUGHT UNTO IT, considering it their duty to present their... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the Lord which was at the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it, this great sacrifice being made, of course, by the hands of the priests.... [ Continue Reading ]
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, in a dream or vision, AND SAID UNTO HIM, ASK WHAT I SHALL GIVE THEE. Cf 1 Kings 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon said unto God, the chief points of his prayer only being given here, THOU HAST SHOWED GREAT MERCY UNTO DAVID, MY FATHER, a free acknowledgment of God's unmerited grace and mercy, AND HAST MADE ME TO REIGN IN HIS STEAD.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, O Lord God, let Thy promise unto David, my father, be established; for Thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude, a task of ruling which was beyond any man's natural ability.... [ Continue Reading ]
Give me, now, wisdom and knowledge, the latter including a deep and correct insight and understanding of affairs and business of the nation, THAT I MAY GO OUT AND COME IN BEFORE THIS PEOPLE, in his entire public activity, in his relation to them as ruler; FOR WHO CAN JUDGE THIS THY PEOPLE THAT IS SO... [ Continue Reading ]
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, all gifts which the average Oriental monarch would have placed ahead of all others, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thy... [ Continue Reading ]
wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee, and I will give thee riches and wealth and honor such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. God granted Solomon much more than he had asked for, thus giving him a proof of His merciful bo... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, where he had served the Lord by his special act of worship, AND REIGNED OVER ISRAEL, after having publicly offered praise and thanks to the Lord before the Ark of the... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon's Immense Wealth... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, who were trained to fight in chariots as well as on horseback, WHICH HE PLACED IN THE CHARIOT CITIES, such as were especially designated for that purpose, AND WITH THE KING AT JE... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, on account of the great masses of the precious metals which he acquired in the course of time, AND CEDAR-TREES MADE HE AS THE SYCOMORE TREES THAT ARE IN THE VALE FOR ABUNDANCE, the sycamore-fig tree being one of the most common i... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, for the horses of that country were very highly valued, being as fine as Arabian steeds, but larger and more powerful, AND LINEN YARN, the fine, silklike byssus of Egypt; THE KING'S MERCHANTS RECEIVED THE LINEN YARN AT A PRICE, or, "they fetched a troop f... [ Continue Reading ]
And they fetched up and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver (almost four hundred dollars) AND AN HORSE FOR AN HUNDRED AND FIFTY (not quite one hundred dollars); AND SO BROUGHT THEY OUT HORSES FOR ALL THE KINGS OF THE HITTITES AND FOR THE KINGS OF SYRIA, thereby est... [ Continue Reading ]