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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 4:34

There came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon - We learn from 1 Kings 10, that the queen of Sheba was one of those visitants, and perhaps the most remarkable, as we have the particulars of her visit, but not of the others. It is astonishing that of a person so renowned for wisdom, so little should be left to prove the truth of a fact of which all the civilized nations of the world have heard, and of which scarcely any man has ever doubted. The people that came... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:30

And Solomon's wisdom excelled [or exceeded; same word as in 1 Kings 4:29 ] the wisdom of all the children of the east country [By the Beni-Kedem we are hardly to understand (with Rawlinson) a distinct tribe on the banks of the Euphrates. It is true that the land of the Beni-Kedem is identified with Haran or Mesopotamia ( Genesis 29:1 ), and the mountains of Kedem ( Numbers 23:7 ) are evidently those of Aram. It is also true that "the children of the East" are apparently... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:31

For (Heb. and ) he was wiser than all men [Keil adds "of his time," but we have no right to restrict the words to his contemporaries (see note on 1 Kings 3:12 ). It is very doubtful whether the names mentioned presently are those of contemporaries] than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda [It is impossible to say whether these are the same persons as the Ethan and Heman and Chalcol and Dara of 1 Chronicles 2:6 , or the Ethan and Heman who were David's singers.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:31

The greatest, wisest, meanest of mankind. It is a spirited and glowing description which the historian here gives of Solomon's wisdom. We may believe that it was not without a pardonable pride that he recounted the rich endowments and the widespread fame of Israel's greatest monarch. But it is really one of the saddest chapters in the whole of Scripture—and one of the most instrucfive. Manifold as were his gifts, marvellous as was his wisdom, they did not preserve him from falling. It is a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:32

And he spake three thousand proverbs : and his songs were a thousand and five. [Of the former, less than one-third are preserved in the Book of Proverbs (see Proverbs 1:1 ; Proverbs 25:1 ); the rest are lost to us. The Book of Ecclesiastes, even if the composition of Solomon, can hardly be described as proverbs. Of his songs all have perished, except the Song of Solomon, and possibly Psalms 72:1-20 ; Psalms 127:1-5 . (see the titles), and, according to some, 128. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:33

And he spare of [ i.e; discoursed, treated, not necessarily wrote] trees [In his proverbs and songs he exceeded the children of the East. But his knowledge was not only speculative, but scientific. In his acquaintance with natural history he outshone the Egyptians, 1 Kings 4:20 ], from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon [A favourite illustration. The Jews had a profound admiration for all trees, and of these they justly regarded the cedar as king. Cf. 9:15 ; Psalms 80:10 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:33

The voice of Nature speaking for God. This is given as an example of the wisdom for which Solomon was justly famed. His information was at once accurate and far reaching. Nothing escaped the notice of his observant eye, nothing was too insignificant to deserve his attention. The" hyssop" which was remarkable neither for size nor beauty, neither for fragrance nor utility, as well as the noble "cedar," was the subject of his research and discourse. I. THE GERM OF HIS KNOWLEDGE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:34

And there came of all people [Heb. the peoples, nations ] to hear the wisdom of Solomon [ 1 Kings 10:1 ] , from all the kings of the earth [ i.e; messengers, ambassadors, as in the next chapter], which had heard of his wisdom. HOMILETICS read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 4:30

Children of the east country - Rather, “of the East” - the Beni Kedem - a distinct tribe, who occupied both sides of the Euphrates along its middle course (marginal reference). They were mostly nomads, who dwelt in tents Jeremiah 49:28-29. Job belonged to them Job 1:3, as did probably his three friends; and, perhaps, Balsam Numbers 23:7. They must have been either Arabs or Aramaeans. We may see in the Book of Job the character of their “wisdom.” Like Solomon’s, it was chiefly gnomic but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 4:31

It is most probable that the persons with whom Solomon is compared were contemporaries, men noted for “wisdom,” though there is no other mention of them.His fame was in all nations - See below, 1 Kings 10:0. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 4:34

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:32

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:33

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:33

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 4:34

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 4:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 4:31

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