The narrative here corresponds with 1 Kings 3:4; but is very much
fuller. We learn from the present passage:
(1) that Solomon’s sacrifice at Gibeon was a great public festivity,
to which he collected vast numbers of the people;
(2) that it was made upon the brass altar of Bezaleel, which
(3) stoo... [ Continue Reading ]
The verbal differences between this passage and the corresponding one
of Kings 1 Kings 3:5 are very considerable, and indicate the general
truth that the object of the sacred historians is to give a true
account of the real bearing of what was said: not ordinarily to
furnish us with all or the exact... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM HIS JOURNEY - These words are not in the original text, which is
thought to be corrupt. It is best to correct the text, and then simply
to translate: “And Solomon came from the high place that was at
Gibeon to Jerusalem.”... [ Continue Reading ]