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Verse 1 Kings 9:28. _AND THEY CAME TO OPHIR_] No man knows certainly,
to this day, where this _Ophir_ was situated. There were two places of
this name; one somewhere in India, beyond the Ganges, and...
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On Ophir, see the marginal reference note. Among the various opinions
three predominate; all moderns, except a very few, being in favor of
Arabia, India, or Eastern Africa. Arabia’s claims are support...
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5. JEHOVAH APPEARS UNTO SOLOMON AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KING
CHAPTER 9
_ 1. The second appearance of the LORD to Solomon (1 Kings 9:1)_
2. Transactions with Hiram (1 Kings 9:10)
3. The levy of th...
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_they came to Ophir_ There is not sufficient evidence to decide where
Ophir was. The most probable conjectures have been Africa, India and
Arabia. But on account of the productions named in connexion...
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AND THEY CAME TO OPHIR— Infinite are the conjectures of different
writers concerning this land of Ophir. The authors of the Universal
History have taken great pains to confute those opinions which app...
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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 wit...
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_AND THEY CAME TO OPHIR, AND FETCHED FROM THENCE GOLD, FOUR HUNDRED
AND TWENTY TALENTS, AND BROUGHT IT TO KING SOLOMON._
Ophir - a general name, like the East or West Indies with us, for all
the sout...
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OPHIR] variously identified with the Indian coast (near the mouth of
the Indus), the E. coast of Africa (Abyssinia or Somaliland), and S.
Arabia. In favour of the latter is the fact that in Genesis 10...
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GOD'S RESPONSE TO SOLOMON'S PRAYER. SOLOMON AND HIRAM
1. When.. finished] The Temple does not seem to have been dedicated
until all the king's buildings were completed, the Temple and Palace
being pr...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 9
GOD APPEARS TO SOLOMON AGAIN
V1 So Solomon finished the *temple of the *Lord. He finished the royal
palace and everything else that he...
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OPHIR. — All that can be certainly gathered from the mention of
Ophir in the Old Testament is, first; that it was situated to the east
of Palestine and approached by the Red Sea (as is clear from this...
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וַ יָּבֹ֣אוּ אֹופִ֔ירָה וַ יִּקְח֤וּ
מִ שָּׁם
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THE TEMPLE SACRIFICES
1 Kings 8:62; 1 Kings 9:25
"I have chosen this house to Myself for a house of sacrifice."
- 2 Chronicles 7:12
"Gifts and sacrifices, that cannot, as touching the conscience ma...
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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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PROSPERITY AND WEALTH
1 Kings 9:15
Solomon was a great builder and employed vast numbers of Canaanites,
the old inhabitants of the land, as forced laborers. They performed
the drudgery, while the Isr...
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Jehovah now appeared to Solomon for the second time, and declared that
his prayer was heard and answered, but insisted that there were
conditions for the people to fulfil. These conditions were clearl...
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And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, (k) four hundred
and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.
(k) In (2 Chronicles 8:18), 30 more are mentioned who seem to have
been em...
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Ophir, in the East Indies; (Menochius) an island called Taprobana, or
Sumatra; (Salien) or a country near the heads of the Euphrates and
Tigris. (Calmet, Dissert.) --- The variety of opinions is aston...
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REFLECTIONS
CHIEFLY, and above everything related in this chapter, let my soul
ponder over the wondrous condescension of God to Solomon, in what is
here said of this second manifestation to him of his...
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(26) And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is
beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. (27)
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowle...
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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 answer which God gives establishes the house as the place in which
He has set His name for ever. His eyes and His heart shall be there
perpetually; but, at the same time, for the enjoyment of the...
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AND THEY CAME TO OPHIR,.... About which place there are various
opinions; some take it to be the little island of Zocatora, on the
eastern coast of Africa, at a small distance from the straits of
Babe...
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And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and
twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.
Ver. 28. _And they came to Ophir,_] _i.e., _ To golden Chersonesus,
saith Jose...
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1 Gods Couenant in a vision, with Solomon.
10 The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram.
15 In Solomons workes the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites
honourable seruants.
24 Pharaohs daughter...
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Solomon's Resources and Power...
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And they came to Ophir, the location of which is not definitely
decided, though some facts speak for Eastern Africa, AND FETCHED FROM
THENCE GOLD, FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY TALENTS, somewhat more than e...
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GOD APPEARING AGAIN TO SOLOMON
(vs.1-9)
The Lord had appeared to Solomon before he built the temple (ch.3:5),
now at its completion the Lord appears again to him. There was a
danger of Solomon's bein...
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15-28 Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at
the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that
before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in...
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OPHIR; a place famous for the plenty and fineness of the gold there;
of which see GENESIS 2:11,12 JOB 22:24 28:16 PSALMS 45:9 ISAIAH 13:12.
It is manifest and agreed that it was a part of the East Ind...
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1 Kings 9:28 went H935 (H8799) Ophir H211 acquired H3947 (H8799) four
H702 hundred H3967 twenty H6242 talents...
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SOLOMON'S SEAFARING ACTIVITY AND THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (1
KINGS 9:26).
In this passage we learn of Solomon's international influence and
widespread trading activities, while central to it is...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah appears to Solomon. Covenant made. Solomon's fame.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram.
CONCLUSION: God deals plainly with men and sets before them blessing
or cursing. God never fails...
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1 Kings 9:2. _The Lord appeared to Solomon the second time._ This
seems to be in answer to the prayer offered up in the temple.
1 Kings 9:13. _Cabul,_ vile, argillaceous, arenaceous. These twenty
town...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 9:10 Solomon’s rule over the surrounding
kingdoms, combined with his status in the world in general (1 Kings
4:21), put him in a position to build and dedicate the temple ...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 9:15. Solomon fortified the border cities especially open to
attacks from foes, and carried out building projects for the public
health and advantage. The lev...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S BUILDINGS AND UNDERTAKINGS.—So far the historian has
spoken exclusively of the two greatest works of Solomon's reign, the
Temple and the Palace, and principally of the former. Eve...
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First Kings chapter nine as we begin our study in the Word this
evening.
At the beginning of Solomon's reign, the Lord appeared unto him while
he was in Gibeon, there offering sacrifices unto God. And...
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1 Chronicles 29:4; 1 Kings 10:11; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 2 Chronicles
9:10;...
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Ophir — A place famous for the plenty and fineness of the gold
there. It is agreed, that it was a part of the East — Indies,
probably Ceylon, which though very remote from us, yet was far nearer
the R...