Advanced Commentary

(ex.: John 3:14-18)

Table of Contents Bible Dictionary
Hymns
Arts
Questions
Resources/Books

Context
1:5 But the bronze <05178> altar <04196> made <06213> by Bezalel <01212> son <01121> of Uri <0221>, son <01121> of Hur <02354>, was in front <06440> of the Lord’s <03068> tabernacle <04908>. Solomon <08010> and the entire assembly <06951> prayed <01875> to him there.) 1:6 Solomon <08010> went up <05927> to <05921> the bronze <05178> altar <04196> before <06440> the Lord <03068> which <0834> was at the meeting <04150> tent <0168>, and he offered up <05927> a thousand <0505> burnt sacrifices <05930>. 1:7 That <01931> night <03915> God <0430> appeared <07200> to Solomon <08010> and said <0559> to him, “Tell <07592> me what <04100> I should give <05414> you.” 1:8 Solomon <08010> replied <0559> to God <0430>, “You <0859> demonstrated <06213> great <01419> loyalty <02617> to <05973> my father <01> David <01732> and have made <04427> me king <04427> in his place <08478>. 1:9 Now <06258>, Lord <03069> God <0430>, may your promise <01697> to <05973> my father <01> David <01732> be realized <0539>, for <03588> you <0859> have made me king <04427> over <05921> a great nation <05971> as numerous <07227> as the dust <06083> of the earth <0776>. 1:10 Now <06258> give <05414> me wisdom <02451> and discernment <04093> so I can effectively lead <0935> this <02088> nation <05971>. Otherwise <03588> no one <04310> is able to make judicial decisions <08199> for this <02088> great <01419> nation <05971> of yours.” 1:11 God <0430> said <0559> to Solomon <08010>, “Because <03282> you desire <03824> this <02063>, and did not <03808> ask <07592> for riches <06239>, wealth <05233>, and honor <03519>, or for vengeance on your enemies <08130> <05315>, and <01571> because you did not <03808> ask <07592> for long <07227> life <03117>, but requested <07592> wisdom <02451> and discernment <04093> so <0834> you can make judicial <08199> decisions for my people <05971> over <05921> whom <0834> I have made <04427> you king <04427>, 1:12 you are granted <05414> wisdom <02451> and discernment <04093>. Furthermore I am giving <05414> you riches <06239>, wealth <05233>, and honor <03519> surpassing that <03651> <0834> of any king <04428> before <06440> or after <0310> you.” 1:13 Solomon <08010> left <0935> the meeting <04150> tent <0168> at the worship center <01116> in Gibeon <01391> and went to Jerusalem <03389>, where <0834> he reigned <04427> over <05921> Israel <03478>. 1:14 Solomon <08010> accumulated <0622> chariots <07393> and horses <06571>. He had <01961> 1,400 <03967> <0702> <0505> chariots <07393> and 12,000 <0505> <06240> <08147> horses <06571>. He kept <03240> them in assigned cities <05892> and in <05973> Jerusalem <03389>. 1:15 The king <04428> made <05414> silver <03701> and gold <02091> as plentiful in Jerusalem <03389> as stones <068>; cedar <0730> was <05414> as plentiful <07230> as sycamore fig trees <08256> are in the lowlands <08219>. 1:16 Solomon <08010> acquired <04161> his horses <05483> from Egypt <04714> and from Que <04723>; the king’s <04428> traders <05503> purchased <04242> <03947> them from Que <04723>. 1:17 They paid <03318> <05927> 600 <03967> <08337> silver pieces <03701> for each chariot <04818> from Egypt <04714>, and 150 <03967> <02572> silver pieces for each horse <05483>. They also <03651> sold <03318> <03027> chariots and horses to all <03605> the kings <04428> of the Hittites <02850> and to the kings <04428> of Syria <0758>.

• 2Ch 1:14-17 -- Solomon's Wealth

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [isbe] SOLOMON - sol'-o-mun (shelomoh; New Testament Solomon): I. EARLY LIFE 1. Name and Meaning 2. Sources 3. Birth and Upbringing 4. His Accession 5. Closing Days of David II. REIGN OF SOLOMON 1. His Vision 2. His Policy 3. Its R...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• GOLD

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1 Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). (2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49). (3.) He...
  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  [smith] Gold was known from the very earliest times. (Genesis 2:11) It was at first used chiefly for ornaments, etc. (Genesis 24:22) Coined money was not known to the ancients till a comparatively late period; and on the Egyptian tom...
  

• Gibeon

  [ebd] hill-city, "one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty" (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a priest-city (18:25; 21:17)....
  [isbe] GIBEON - gib'-e-un (gibh`on): One of the royal cities of the Hivites (Josh 9:7). It was a greater city than Ai; and its inhabitants were reputed mighty men (Josh 10:2). It fell within the territory allotted to Benjamin (Josh...
  [nave] GIBEON 1. A city of the Hivites, Josh. 9:3, 17; 2 Sam. 21:2. The people of, adroitly draw Joshua into a treaty, Josh. 9. Made servants by the Israelites, when their sharp practice was discovered, Josh. 9:27. The sun stand...
  

• Communion

  [nave] COMMUNION. With God Psa. 16:7; John 14:16-18, 23; 1 Cor. 10:16; 2 Cor. 6:16; 2 Cor. 13:14; Gal. 4:6; Phil. 2:1, 2; 1 John 1:3; Rev. 3:20 See: Fellowship. Instances of Enoch, Gen. 5:22, 24. Noah, Gen. 6:9, 13-22; 8:15-17...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Uri

  [isbe] URI - u'-ri, oo'-ri (uri (uwri in 1 Ki 4:19), "fiery," unless the word be contracted for 'uriyah, "Uriah"): (1) Son of Hur, and father of Bezalel (Ex 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Ch 2:20; 2 Ch 1:5). (2) Father of Geber, one of Solo...
  [smith] (fiery). The father of Bezaleel, one of the architects of the tabernacle. (Exodus 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2 Chronicles 1:5) He was of the tribe of Judah, and grandson of Caleb ben-Hezron. (B.C. 1491.) Th...
  [nave] URI Ex. 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Kin. 4:19; 1 Chr. 2:20; 2 Chr. 1:5; Ezra 10:24
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• Hur

  [ebd] a hole, as of a viper, etc. (1.) A son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:19, 50; 4:1, 4; comp. 2 Chr. 1:5). (2.) The husband of Miriam, Moses' sister (Ex. 17:10-12). He was associated with Aaron in charge of the people when Moses was absen...
  [isbe] HUR - hur (chur): (1) A prominent official in Israel. With Aaron he held up Moses' hands during the battle against the Amalekites (Ex 17:10,12) and assisted him as judicial head of the people during Moses' stay in the mount ...
  [nave] HUR 1. An Israelite who assisted in supporting Moses's hands during battle, Ex. 17:10, 12; 24:14. 2. A son of Caleb, Ex. 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1 Chr. 2:19, 20; 2 Chr. 1:5. 3. A king of Midian, Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21. 4. Cal...
  

• Yarn

  [ebd] Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Version has: "And Solomon had horses broug...
  [smith] The notice of yarn is contained in an extremely obscure passage in (1 Kings 10:28; 2 Chronicles 1:16) The Hebrew Received Text is questionable. Gesenius gives the sense of "number" as applying equally to the merchants a...
  [nave] YARN, 1 Kin. 10:28; 2 Chr. 1:16. See: Weaving.
  

• Sycamore

  [ebd] more properly sycomore (Heb. shikmoth and shikmim, Gr. sycomoros), a tree which in its general character resembles the fig-tree, while its leaves resemble those of the mulberry; hence it is called the fig-mulberry (Ficus syc...
  [nave] SYCAMORE, a tree. Abundant in the land of Canaan, 1 Kin. 10:27; 2 Chr. 1:15; 9:27; Isa. 9:10. Groves of, cared for, 1 Chr. 27:28. Destroyed by frost, Psa. 78:47. Care of, Amos 7:14. Zacchaeus climbs into, Luke 19:4.
  

• Exports

  [nave] EXPORTS From Egypt: Of horses and chariots, and linen yarn, 1 Kin. 10:28, 29; 2 Chr. 1:16, 17; of grain, Gen. 42; 43. From Gilead: of spices, Gen. 37:25. From Ophir: of gold, 1 Kin. 10:11; 22:48; 1 Chr. 29:4. From Tarshis...
  

• Chariot

  [ebd] a vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction, was placed in Pharaoh's s...
  [nave] CHARIOT For war, Ex. 14:7, 9, 25; Josh. 11:4; 1 Sam. 13:5; 1 Kin. 20:1, 25; 2 Kin. 6:14; 2 Chr. 12:2, 3; Psa. 20:7; 46:9; Jer. 46:9; 47:3; 51:21; Joel 2:5; Nah. 2:3, 4; 3:2. Wheels of Pharaoh's, providentially taken off, Ex...
  

• Tabernacle

  [nave] TABERNACLE One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai, Ex. 33:7-11. The one instituted by Moses was called Sanctuary, Ex. 25:8; Tabernacle, Ex. 27:21; 33:7; 2 Chr. 5:5; of Testimony, Ex. 38:21; ...
  

• WEALTH, WEALTHY

  [isbe] WEALTH, WEALTHY - welth, wel'-thi (hon, chayil, nekhacim; euporia, "to possess riches," "to be in a position of ease" (Jer 49:31)): The possession of wealth is not regarded as sinful, but, on the contrary, was looked upon as...
  

• Cedar

  [nave] CEDAR Valuable for building purposes, Isa. 9:10. David's ample provision of, in Jerusalem, for the temple, 2 Chr. 1:15; 22:4. Furnished by Hiram, king of Tyre, for Solomon's temple, 1 Kin. 5:6-10; 9:11; 2 Chr. 2:16. Used ...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• Cities

  [nave] CITIES Ancient, Gen. 4:17; 10:10-12. Fortified, Num. 32:36; Deut. 9:1; Josh. 10:20; 14:12; 2 Chr. 8:5; 11:10-12; 17:2, 19; 21:3; Isa. 23:11. Gates of, See: Gates. Designated as: Royal, Josh. 10:2; 1 Sam. 27:5; 2 Sam. 12:2...
  

• Kue

  [nave] KUE 1 Kin. 10:28; 2 Chr. 1:16
  

• Silver

  [nave] SILVER From Tarshish, Ezek. 27:12; refining of, Prov. 17:3; 25:4; 26:23; Ezek. 22:18-22; Jer. 6:29, 30; Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:3. See: Refining. Used for money, Gen. 13:2; 17:12; 20:16; 23:13-16; Amos 8:6; Matt. 10:9; 26:15; M...
  

• Wisdom

  [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...
  

• Solomon's Dream at Gibeon

  

• [2Ch 1:12] O Grant Us Light

  O grant us light, that we may know The wisdom Thou alone canst give, That truth may guide where’er we go, And virtue bless where’er we live. O grant us light, that we may see Where error lurks in human lore, And turn our doubting minds to Thee, And love Thy simple Word the more. O grant us light, that we may learn, How dead is life from Thee apart, How sure is joy for all who turn To Thee an undivided heart. O grant us light, in grief and pain, To lift our burdened hearts above, That truth may guide where’er we go, And virtue bless where’er we live. O grant us light, when, soon or late, All earthly scenes shall pass away, In Thee to find the open gate To deathless home and endless day.

  Play

  source: Cyberhymnal

• Is there a contradiction between 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21:5, when the number of soldiers Joab counts comes up different?
  The Bible does contain a number of apparent contradictions. Believing in the inspiration and inerrancy of the Word of God we know that all of these can be reconciled. It may be that a complete explanation will not come until ...

Back to Commentary Page