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Text -- Proverbs 25:1-4 (NET)

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Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah
25:1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied: 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter. 25:3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. 25:4 Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
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Names, People and Places:
 · Hezekiah the son of Ahaz who succeeded him as king of Judah; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahaz; king of Judah,forefather of the prophet Zephaniah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
 · Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall
 · Solomon the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David


Dictionary Themes and Topics: HEZEKIAH (2) | PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF | Dross | Rulers | God | PROVERBS, BOOK OF | SOLOMON | Hezekiah | King | Silver | Proverbs | Philosophy | SEARCHINGS | REFINER; REFINING | FINER; FINING | CONCEAL | CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, II | BIBLE, THE, IV CANONICITY | GOLDSMITH | Finer | more
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NET Notes: Pro 25:1 This section of the book of Proverbs contains proverbs attributed to Solomon but copied by Hezekiah’s sages (between 715 b.c. and 687 b.c.). Som...

NET Notes: Pro 25:2 The two infinitives form the heart of the contrast – “to conceal a matter” and “to search out a matter.” God’s gov...

NET Notes: Pro 25:3 The proverb is affirming a simple fact: The king’s plans and decisions are beyond the comprehension of the common people. While the king would m...

NET Notes: Pro 25:4 The Hebrew כֶּלִי (keli) means “vessel; utensil” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB). But purging dross from silver d...

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