CONTENTS
This chapter relates the gracious circumstance of the Lord's second
appearance to Solomon. An interview takes place between Solomon and
Hiram. Solomon's yearly sacrifices are also mentioned in the close of
this chapter.... [ Continue Reading ]
(1) В¶ And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building
of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's
desire which he was pleased to do, (2) That the LORD appeared to
Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. (3)
And the LORD said unto him, I have... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) В¶ And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon
had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
(11) (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar
trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that
then king Solomon gave... [ Continue Reading ]
(12) And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had
given him; and they pleased him not. (13) And he said, What cities are
these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the
land of Cabul unto this day. (14) And Hiram sent to the king sixscore
talents of gold.
We a... [ Continue Reading ]
(15) В¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon
raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and
Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
(16) For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt
it with fire, and slain the Can... [ Continue Reading ]
(25) And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and
peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he
burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished
the house.
I charge the Reader not to overlook this verse. You see that all
Solomon's buildi... [ Continue Reading ]
(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 knowledge of
the sea, with the servants of Solomon. (28) And they came to Ophir,
and fetched from thence g... [ Continue Reading ]
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 grace and love.
And while I mark the tender mercy so shown, let me not forget that
such honour hav... [ Continue Reading ]