angry. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. App-6 . Hebrew. 'anaph . Used only of Divine anger. Occurs fourteen times: six in the Hithpael = to force one's self to be angry (as with one loved). See the six: Deuteronomy 1:37 ; Deuteronomy 4:21 ; Deuteronomy 9:8 , Deuteronomy 9:20 . Deu 11:7 . 2 Kings 17:18 . twice. Compare 1 Kings 3:5 ; 1 Kings 9:2 . read more
THE JUDGMENT OF GOD UPON SOLOMON"And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah, the God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which Jehovah commanded. Wherefore Jehovah said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and... read more
9-12. the Lord was angry with Solomon—The divine appearance, first at Gibeon [ :-], and then at Jerusalem [ :-], after the dedication of the temple, with the warnings given him on both occasions [1 Kings 3:11-14; 1 Kings 9:3-9], had left Solomon inexcusable; and it was proper and necessary that on one who had been so signally favored with the gifts of Heaven, but who had grossly abused them, a terrible judgment should fall. The divine sentence was announced to him probably by Ahijah; but there... read more
4. Solomon’s apostasy ch. 11The writer brought Solomon’s weaknesses and sins, to which he only hinted previously, into the light in this chapter. Solomon had sown some seeds of departure from God and His Word early in his reign. They bore bitter fruit as he grew older. read more
Solomon’s sentence from God 11:9-13Solomon’s sin in going after other gods was the quintessence of covenant infidelity. David had sinned against God deliberately on occasion when tempted (2 Samuel 11), but his heart remained devoted to Yahweh. His sin was not as serious as Solomon’s was (cf. Deuteronomy 6:5)."One of the most puzzling aspects of the life of Solomon was the fact that he, the wisest of all men, could be so foolish, particularly in the last years of his reign. What must be... read more
Solomon’s Errors and their Consequences. His DeathThis chapter furnishes an account of Solomon’s marriages with numerous foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the toleration of idolatry, which provoked the Lord’s anger. This was manifested in the growth of opposition abroad and disaffection at home, so that an otherwise brilliant reign had a cloudy ending.3. Seven hundred wives] The Persian king Darius Codomannus is said to have had, besides his own wife, 329 concubines. 4.... read more
Solomon and Toleration 1 Kings 11:6-8 I. There is a proverb that tells us that 'no one became thoroughly bad all at once,' 'Nemo repente fit turpissimus'. And so it was with Solomon; as the stream of his career sweeps by us in Holy Scripture, windows, as it were, are opened for us through which we gaze out on that sunny flood, so full of promise, carrying on its bosom such rich opportunities and varied treasures, and we note that as it gets wider it loses its pure beauty, as it gets deeper it... read more
THE OLD AGE OF SOLOMON1 Kings 11:1-13"That uxorious king, whose heart, though large, Beguiled by fair idolatresses, fell To idols foul."- MILTON, Paradise Lost."Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin by these things?"- Nehemiah 13:26"That they might know, that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished."- #/RAPC Wisdom of Solomon 11:15.SOLOMON had endeavored to give a one-sided development to Israelitish nationality, and a development little in accord with the highest and... read more
HOLLOW PROSPERITY1 Kings 11:1-43"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."- Ecclesiastes 1:2"At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe, Till, sapp’d their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink, and spread a ruin round." - GOLDSMITH.THERE was a ver rongeur at the root of all Solomon’s prosperity. His home was afflicted with the curse of his polygamy, his kingdom with the Curse of his despotism. Failure... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:1-43
Solomon’s idolatry (11:1-43)Although some of Solomon’s marriages were for political purposes, most of his wives and concubines were probably given to him as gifts. These women usually brought their gods into Israel, and Solomon’s weakness in worshipping these gods led finally to his downfall (11:1-8). God’s judgment on Solomon and Israel was to bring the long-standing friction between northerners and southerners to a climax in the division of the kingdom. Only Solomon’s tribe Judah (which had... read more