
Text -- 2 Chronicles 9:13-28 (NET)




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Wesley -> 2Ch 9:23
All in those parts of the world.
(See on 1Ki. 10:14-29).

JFB: 2Ch 9:13 - -- The sum named is equal to £3,646,350; and if we take the proportion of silver (2Ch 9:14), which is not taken into consideration, at one to nine, ther...
The sum named is equal to £3,646,350; and if we take the proportion of silver (2Ch 9:14), which is not taken into consideration, at one to nine, there would be about £200,000, making a yearly supply of nearly £6,000,000, being a vast amount for an infant effort in maritime commerce [NAPIER].

Rather, "the king's ships of Tarshish went" with the servants of Huram.

JFB: 2Ch 9:21 - -- That is, in burden and construction like the large vessels built for or used at Tarshish [CALMET, Fragments].
That is, in burden and construction like the large vessels built for or used at Tarshish [CALMET, Fragments].

JFB: 2Ch 9:25 - -- It has been conjectured [GESENIUS, Hebrew Lexicon] that the original term may signify not only stall or stable, but a number of horses occupying the s...
It has been conjectured [GESENIUS, Hebrew Lexicon] that the original term may signify not only stall or stable, but a number of horses occupying the same number of stalls. Supposing that ten were put together in one part, this would make forty thousand. According to this theory of explanation, the historian in Kings refers to horses [see 1Ki 10:26]; while the historian in Chronicles speaks of the stalls in which they were kept. But more recent critics reject this mode of solving the difficulty, and, regarding the four thousand stalls as in keeping with the general magnificence of Solomon's establishments, are agreed in considering the text in Kings as corrupt, through the error of some copyist.

JFB: 2Ch 9:28 - -- (See on 2Ch 1:14). Solomon undoubtedly carried the Hebrew kingdom to its highest pitch of worldly glory. His completion of the grand work, the central...
(See on 2Ch 1:14). Solomon undoubtedly carried the Hebrew kingdom to its highest pitch of worldly glory. His completion of the grand work, the centralizing of the national worship at Jerusalem, whither the natives went up three times a year, has given his name a prominent place in the history of the ancient church. But his reign had a disastrous influence upon "the peculiar people," and the example of his deplorable idolatries, the connections he formed with foreign princes, the commercial speculations he entered into, and the luxuries introduced into the land, seem in a great measure to have altered and deteriorated the Jewish character.
The kings of Arabia - "The kings of Sistevantha."- Targum.

Clarke: 2Ch 9:15 - -- And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - For a more correct valuation of these targets and shields than that in 1Ki 10:17 (note), ...
And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - For a more correct valuation of these targets and shields than that in 1Ki 10:17 (note), see at the end of the chapter.

Clarke: 2Ch 9:17 - -- Made a great throne of ivory - For a very curious description of the throne of Solomon, see at the end of the chapter, 2Ch 9:29 (note).
Made a great throne of ivory - For a very curious description of the throne of Solomon, see at the end of the chapter, 2Ch 9:29 (note).

The king’ s ships went to Tarshish - "Went to Africa."- Targum.

Clarke: 2Ch 9:25 - -- Four thousand stalls for horses - See the note on 1Ki 4:26, where the different numbers in these two books are considered. The Targum, instead of fo...
Four thousand stalls for horses - See the note on 1Ki 4:26, where the different numbers in these two books are considered. The Targum, instead of four thousand, has
Defender -> 2Ch 9:22
Defender: 2Ch 9:22 - -- This is an amazing testimony, but there is no reason to doubt it. Some nations may have ruled larger geographical areas at this time, but Solomon was ...
This is an amazing testimony, but there is no reason to doubt it. Some nations may have ruled larger geographical areas at this time, but Solomon was greater in wisdom and wealth than any. For this period of history (about 1000 b.c.), very little extra-Biblical data is available from archaeology or any other sources."



TSK: 2Ch 9:20 - -- drinking : 1Ki 10:21; Est 1:7; Dan 5:2, Dan 5:3
pure : Heb. shut up
none were of silver : or, there was no silver in them
it was : 2Ch 9:27; Isa 2:22;...

TSK: 2Ch 9:21 - -- 1Ki 10:22, 1Ki 22:48, Tharshish
Tarshish : Bochart thinks this Tarshish was probably the promontory Cory, on the north of the island of Ceylon, which,...
1Ki 10:22, 1Ki 22:48, Tharshish
Tarshish : Bochart thinks this Tarshish was probably the promontory Cory, on the north of the island of Ceylon, which, according to him, was the land of Ophir. That it was name of a place in the East Indies, seems probable from the articles brought thence, and also from the ships sent thither being built at Ezion-geber, on the Red Sea; though Michaelis supposes that the fleet coasted along the shore of Africa, doubling the Cape of Good Hope, and came to Tartessus, in Spain, and thence back again the same way; that this accounts for their three years’ voyage out and home; and that Spain and the coasts of Africa furnish all the commodities which they brought back.
ivory : or, elephants’ teeth
peacocks :

TSK: 2Ch 9:22 - -- passed all the kings : 2Ch 1:12; 1Ki 3:12, 1Ki 3:13, 1Ki 4:30, 1Ki 4:31, 1Ki 10:23, 1Ki 10:24; Psa 89:27; Mat 12:42; Col 2:2, Col 2:3

TSK: 2Ch 9:23 - -- sought : 2Ch 9:6, 2Ch 9:7; 1Ki 4:34; Isa 11:2, Isa 11:10
God : 2Ch 1:10-12; 1Ki 3:28; Pro 2:6; Dan 1:17, Dan 2:21-23, Dan 5:11; Luk 21:15; 1Co 1:30; 1...



TSK: 2Ch 9:26 - -- reigned over : 1Ki 4:21, 1Ki 4:24; Psa 72:8-11; Dan 7:14; Rev 19:16
river : ""That is, Euphrates.""Gen 15:18; Exo 23:31; Jos 13:2-7
reigned over : 1Ki 4:21, 1Ki 4:24; Psa 72:8-11; Dan 7:14; Rev 19:16
river : ""That is, Euphrates.""Gen 15:18; Exo 23:31; Jos 13:2-7

TSK: 2Ch 9:27 - -- the king : 2Ch 9:20, 2Ch 1:15-17; 1Ki 10:27-29; Job 22:24, Job 22:25
made : Heb. gave
the sycamore : 1Ch 27:28; Psa 78:47; Isa 9:10; Amo 7:14; Luk 19:...
the king : 2Ch 9:20, 2Ch 1:15-17; 1Ki 10:27-29; Job 22:24, Job 22:25
made : Heb. gave
the sycamore : 1Ch 27:28; Psa 78:47; Isa 9:10; Amo 7:14; Luk 19:4

TSK: 2Ch 9:28 - -- brought :
""Moses,""says Bp. Warburton, ""had expressly prohibited the multiplying of horses (Deu 17:16); by which the future king was forbidden to e...
brought :
""Moses,""says Bp. Warburton, ""had expressly prohibited the multiplying of horses (Deu 17:16); by which the future king was forbidden to establish a body of calvary, because this could not be effected without sending into Egypt, with which people God had forbidden any communication, as this would be dangerous to religion. When Solomon had violated this law, and multiplied horses to excess (1Ki 4:26), it was soon attended with those fatal consequences that the law foretold: for this wisest of kings having likewise, in violation of another law, married Pharaoh’ s daughter (the early fruits of this commerce), and then, by a repetition of the same crime, but a transgression of another law, had espoused more strange women (1Ki 4:26; 1Ki 11:1), they first,in defiance of a fourth law, persuaded him to build them idol temples for their use; and afterwards, against a fifth law, brought him to erect other temples for his own.""2Ch 9:25, 2Ch 1:16; 1Ki 10:28; Isa 2:7, Isa 2:8, Isa 31:1

collapse allCommentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)
Barnes: 2Ch 9:15-16 - -- Comparing 1Ki 10:16-17, it follows from the two passages together that the "pound of gold"was equal to 100 shekels.
Comparing 1Ki 10:16-17, it follows from the two passages together that the "pound of gold"was equal to 100 shekels.

Barnes: 2Ch 9:18 - -- The footstool (not mentioned in Kings) was an essential appendage to an Oriental throne; it appears everywhere in the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persia...
The footstool (not mentioned in Kings) was an essential appendage to an Oriental throne; it appears everywhere in the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian sculptures.

Barnes: 2Ch 9:23 - -- All the kings of the earth - Rather, "all the kings of the land:"all the monarchs, that is, whose dominions were included in So omon’ s em...
All the kings of the earth - Rather, "all the kings of the land:"all the monarchs, that is, whose dominions were included in So omon’ s empire (see 1Ki 4:21).

Barnes: 2Ch 9:28 - -- And out of all lands - An addition to the words in Kings. The principal countries would no doubt be Arabia and Armenia - the former always famo...
And out of all lands - An addition to the words in Kings. The principal countries would no doubt be Arabia and Armenia - the former always famous for its excellent breed; the latter mentioned in Ezekiel Eze 27:14 as trading with horses in the fairs of Tyre.
Poole -> 2Ch 9:25
Poole: 2Ch 9:25 - -- Four thousand stalls to wit, greater stalls, in each of which were ten stalls, in all forty thousand stalls, as it is in 1Ki 4:26 , See Poole "1Ki 4...
Haydock: 2Ch 9:13 - -- Gold, each worth 5475 l. (Arbuthnot) so that this part of the revenue alone would amount to 3,646,350 l. sterling, annually. (Haydock)
Gold, each worth 5475 l. (Arbuthnot) so that this part of the revenue alone would amount to 3,646,350 l. sterling, annually. (Haydock)

Haydock: 2Ch 9:14 - -- Beside. Hebrew, "besides that which chapmen and merchants brought." (Protestants) The deputies appear to be the tax-gatherers, 3 Kings x. 15. ...
Beside. Hebrew, "besides that which chapmen and merchants brought." (Protestants) The deputies appear to be the tax-gatherers, 3 Kings x. 15. (Haydock)

Haydock: 2Ch 9:16 - -- Pieces. In 3 Kings, we read, three pounds. ---
Wood; or, "in the palace of the forest of Libanus," (3 Kings x. 17.; Calmet) as it is expressed i...
Pieces. In 3 Kings, we read, three pounds. ---
Wood; or, "in the palace of the forest of Libanus," (3 Kings x. 17.; Calmet) as it is expressed in the Septuagint. (Tirinus)

Haydock: 2Ch 9:20 - -- Days. We sometimes find the figure, hyperbole, used in Scripture for things unusual, chap. i. 16. (Worthington)
Days. We sometimes find the figure, hyperbole, used in Scripture for things unusual, chap. i. 16. (Worthington)

Tharsis. Any distant place was so called. (Tirinus)

Haydock: 2Ch 9:25 - -- Thousand. In 3 Kings, we read, 1400 chariots; and here Hebrew has, "4000 stables, (Calmet) or stalls for horses and chariots;" (Protestants) and...
Thousand. In 3 Kings, we read, 1400 chariots; and here Hebrew has, "4000 stables, (Calmet) or stalls for horses and chariots;" (Protestants) and the Septuagint, "4000 mares for the chariots, and 12,000 horsemen." (Haydock) ---
There might be ten horses in each stable. (Du Hamel)
Gill -> 2Ch 9:1-31
See Chapter Introduction

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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:13 Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 units of gold.”



NET Notes: 2Ch 9:16 This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the p...

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:18 Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”


NET Notes: 2Ch 9:20 Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:21 The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,”...

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:22 Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:23 Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:24 Heb “and they were bringing each one his gift, items of silver…and mules, the matter of a year in a year.”

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:25 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

NET Notes: 2Ch 9:26 Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew the Euphrates River was typically referred to simply as “the River.”

Geneva Bible: 2Ch 9:15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: ( g ) six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.
( g ) Which amounts to 240...

Geneva Bible: 2Ch 9:18 And [there were] six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, [which were] ( i ) fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting p...

Geneva Bible: 2Ch 9:21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of ( l ) Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, i...

Geneva Bible: 2Ch 9:25 And Solomon had ( m ) four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the...

Geneva Bible: 2Ch 9:27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem ( n ) as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that [are] in the low plains in abundance.
( n )...

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TSK Synopsis -> 2Ch 9:1-31
TSK Synopsis: 2Ch 9:1-31 - --1 The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon.13 Solomon's revenue in gold.15 His targets and shields.17 The throne of ivory.20 His vessels.23 Hi...
MHCC -> 2Ch 9:13-31
MHCC: 2Ch 9:13-31 - --The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though u...
Matthew Henry -> 2Ch 9:13-31
Matthew Henry: 2Ch 9:13-31 - -- We have here Solomon in his throne, and Solomon in his grave; for the throne would not secure him from the grave. Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat -...
Keil-Delitzsch: 2Ch 9:13-21 - --
Solomon's revenue in gold, and the use he made of it. Cf. 1Ki 10:14-22, and the commentary there on this section, which is identical in both narrati...

Keil-Delitzsch: 2Ch 9:22-24 - --
In 2Ch 9:22-28, all that remained to be said of Solomon's royal glory, his riches, his wisdom, and his revenues, is in conclusion briefly summed up,...

Keil-Delitzsch: 2Ch 9:25-28 - --
2Ch 9:25 does not correspond to the passage 1Ki 10:26, but in contents and language agrees with 1Ki 5:6, and 2Ch 9:26 with 1Ki 5:1. Only the general...
Constable: 2Ch 1:1--9:31 - --III. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON chs. 1--9
The Chronicler's main interest in David's reign, as we have seen, focused on...

Constable: 2Ch 8:1--9:31 - --E. Solomon's Successes chs. 8-9
This section of the text is similar to 1 Chronicles 18-21. Those chapter...

Constable: 2Ch 8:17--9:29 - --3. Solomon's economic success 8:17-9:28
God gave Solomon wisdom and wealth as He had promised (1...
Guzik -> 2Ch 9:1-31
Guzik: 2Ch 9:1-31 - --2 Chronicles 9 - More Achievements of Solomon
A. Solomon hosts the Queen of Sheba.
1. (1-4) The Queen of Sheba comes to Jerusalem.
Now when the qu...

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Contradiction -> 2Ch 9:25
Contradiction: 2Ch 9:25 12. Did Solomon have 40,000 stalls for his horses (1 Kings 4:26), or 4,000 stalls (2 Chronicles 9:25)?
(Category: copyist error, or misunderstood t...
Critics Ask: 2Ch 9:21 2 CHRONICLES 9:21 —Did Solomon’s ships get gold from Tarshish or from Ophir? PROBLEM: Here the Chronicler affirms that Solomon’s ships “w...
