CHAPTER EIGHT SOLOMON IN ALL OF HIS GLORY 1 Kings 9:10 to 1 Kings 10:29 Jesus once referred to Solomon in all of his glory, and no section of Kings illustrates better than 1 Kings 9:10 to 1 Kings 10:29 the grandeur of his reign. Some of the matters related here have been previously mentioned, and... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE REVELATION TO SOLOMON 9:1-9 TRANSLATION (1) And it came to pass when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, and the house of the king, and all Solomon's desire which he had desired to do, (2) that the LORD appeared unto Solomon a second time as He appeared unto him in Gibeon.... [ Continue Reading ]
I. THE BASIS OF SOLOMON'S GLORY 9:10-28 Whereas it was David who established the kingdom in its extent and power, it was Solomon who added the glamour. In 1 Kings 9:10-28 all that remains to be said about Solomon's building projects is collected. The heterogeneous materials are so arranged as to ind... [ Continue Reading ]
B. SOLOMON AND THE _CORVÉE_ 9:15-25 The second means by which Solomon was able to construct so many buildings was the compulsory labor force. The use of forced labor (Heb. _hammas)_ was mentioned in connection with the building of the Temple (1 Kings 5:13-18). Here it is mentioned again in connectio... [ Continue Reading ]
B. SOLOMON'S NAVY 9:26-28 TRANSLATION (26) And King Solomon made a fleet of Ezion-geber which is beside Eloth upon the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. (27) And Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, skilled sailors, along with the servants of Solomon. (28) And they went to Ophir, and b... [ Continue Reading ]