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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:18

And Baalath ,.... A city in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:44 . and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land ; or "Tamar", as in the Cetib, or Scriptural reading; for we go according to the marginal reading, and so Thamato in Ptolemy F16 Geograph. l. 5. c. 16. ; and is thought by some to be the same with Tamar in Ezekiel 47:19 , which Jerom there says is Palmyra. Tamar signifies a palm tree, from whence this city had its name Palmyra, the situation of which place agrees with this;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:19

And all the cities of store that Solomon had ,.... In which were his magazines of corn, arms, and ammunition; and these were built in Hamath, 2 Chronicles 8:4 . and cities for his chariots ; chariots of war, iron chariots, which were kept in times of peace, in case of necessity, of which Solomon had 1400, 1 Kings 10:26 , and cities for his horsemen ; of which he had 12,000, a standing cavalry: and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem ; besides the temple and his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:20

And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites ,.... Who were not destroyed in the times of Joshua, or since, but dwelt in several cities of the land of Israel from those times; see Judges 1:1 , which were not of the children of Israel; not natives of the land of Israel, though they might be proselytes, at least some of them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:21

Their children that were left after them in the land ,.... The posterity of those left unsubdued in the times of Joshua: whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy ; in later times, though now it is thought by some it was not for want of power, but because they had made a covenant with them, as the Gibeonites did, and therefore they could not, because it would have been a breach of covenant to have destroyed them; see 2 Chronicles 8:8 , upon these did Solomon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:22

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen ,.... For that was contrary to the law; they might be hired servants, but not bond servants, Leviticus 25:39 . but they were men of war ; which he kept in pay, a standing army, maintained even in time of peace, in case of necessity, should an enemy attempt to invade or surprise them: and his servants ; in his family and court, who had offices and employments there: and his princes ; ministers of state, counsellors,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:10

At the end of twenty years - He employed seven years and a half in building the temple, and twelve years and a half in building the king's house; see 1 Kings 7:1 ; 2 Chronicles 8:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:11

Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities - It is very likely that Solomon did not give those cities to Hiram so that they should be annexed to his Tyrian dominions, but rather gave him the produce of them till the money was paid which he had advanced to Solomon for his buildings. It appears however that either Hiram did not accept them, or that having received the produce till he was paid, he then restored them to Solomon; for in the parallel place, 2 Chronicles 8:2 , it is said, The... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:13

Called them the land of Cabul - Whether this epithet was given to this land by Hiram as a mark of disapprobation, or what is its proper meaning, the learned are not agreed. That there was a country of this name in the promised land in the time of Joshua, is evident enough from Joshua 19:27 , as it was one part of the boundary of the tribe of Asher; hence some interpret the word border or boundary, and so, the Septuagint understood it, for they have translated the Hebrew word ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:14

Sixscore talents of gold - This was the sum which Hiram had lent, and in order to pay this Solomon had laid a tax upon his people, as we afterward learn. The whole is very darkly expressed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:15

This is the reason of the levy - That is, in order to pay Hiram the sixscore talents of gold which he had borrowed from him (Hiram not being willing to take the Galilean cities mentioned above; or, having taken them, soon restored them again) he was obliged to lay a tax upon the people; and that this was a grievous and oppressive tax we learn from 1 Kings 12:1-4 , where the elders of Israel came to Rehoboam, complaining of their heavy state of taxation, and entreating that... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:15

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