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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 10:14-29

We have here a further account of Solomon's prosperity. I. How he increased his wealth. Though he had much, he still coveted to have more, being willing to try the utmost the things of this world could do to make men happy. 1. Besides the gold that came from Ophir (1 Kgs. 9:28), he brought so much into his country from other places that the whole amounted, every year, to 666 talents (1 Kgs. 10:14), an ominous number, compare Rev. 13:18; Ezra 2:13. 2. He received a great deal in customs from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 10:17

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold ,.... Which were a lesser sort: three pounds of gold went to one shield ; or three hundred shekels, as in 2 Chronicles 9:16 a hundred shekels made one pound; so that these were but half the value of the former, and one of them was worth but two hundred and twenty five pounds: Eupolemus F15 Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 34. , an Heathen writer, makes mention of those golden shields Solomon made, and which were made for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 10:17

He made three hundred shields - The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected. Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth £28,131 16s. 9 1/2d. And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth £210,976 7s. 7d. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:1-18

The Queen of Sheba. The suggestiveness of Solomon's intercourse with surrounding nations. His magnanimity was as remarkable as his magnificence. His broad policy stood out in striking contrast with the narrowness of some of his contemporaries and successors. It was one evidence of his divinely inspired wisdom. In some respects his enlightenment puts to shame modern diplomacy. Trace his relations with the king of Tyre and the queen of Sheba. These were not exceptionally treated by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:14-29

The Decline and Fall of Solomon. The fall of Solomon, in itself one of the most portentous facts in Scripture history, is rendered doubly suggestive and admonitory by a consideration of the way in which it was brought about. It was not that he succumbed to some fierce onslaught of temptation; it was no terrible rush of passion—no sudden guilty love of "fair idolatresses," as some have held—wrought his ruin; on the contrary, his decline in piety was so gradual and slow as to be almost... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:17

And he made three hundred shield s [portable shields ( peltas, Vulgate) adapted for use in hand to hand encounters ( 2 Chronicles 12:9 , 2 Chronicles 12:10 ; cf. 2 Samuel 1:21 ). That these were much smaller shields is clear from the text. These shields were borne by the royal bodyguard on great occasions ( 1 Kings 14:27 ). They were taken away by Shishak ( ib . 1 Kings 10:26 )] of beaten gold; three pound [ מָגֶה μνᾶ , mina . As 2 Chronicles 9:16 has here 300... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 10:17

These shields, together with the 500 taken by David from Hadadezer 2 Samuel 8:7 were hung round the outer walls of a building, reckoned as belonging to the “house of the Forest of Lebanon,” but separate from it, and called sometimes “the Tower of David” Song of Solomon 4:4, or from its use “the armoury” Song of Solomon 4:4; Isaiah 22:8. The practice of hanging shields outside walls for ornamentation seems to have existed at Tyre Ezekiel 27:10-11, Rome, Athens, and elsewhere. Traces of it are... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 10:16-17

1 Kings 10:16-17. Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold For pomp and magnificence, and to be carried before him by his guard when he went abroad. The Roman magistrates had rods and axes carried before them, in token of their power to correct the bad; but Solomon shields and targets, to show he took more pleasure in his power to defend and protect the good. Three hundred shields Smaller than targets. The king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon Where, it is likely,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 10:1-29

Click image for full-size version9:26-11:43 OTHER FEATURES OF SOLOMON’S REIGNTrade, fame and wealth (9:26-10:29)Always alert in business dealings, Solomon saw the opportunity for further profits by cooperating with Hiram in trade transport. Goods from the Mediterranean were received at Hiram’s port of Tyre, taken overland to the Israelite port of Ezion-geber at the northern tip of the Red Sea, then shipped east, possibly as far as India. Since the Israelites were not a seafaring people, Solomon... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 10:17

shields. Taken away by Shishak in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:26 ). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 10:14-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 10:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 10:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:14-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 10:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 10:16-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 10:1-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 10:17

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