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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:15

That bare burdens ... - Compare the marginal references. These laborers, whose services were continuous, consisted of “strangers” - “the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites” - whom Solomon, following the example of his father 1 Chronicles 22:2, condemned to slavery, and employed in this way. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 5:13

1 Kings 5:13. Solomon raised a levy Which were to be employed in the most honourable and easy parts of the work relating to the temple, in the manner expressed 1 Kings 5:14; and these were Israelites; but those one hundred and fifty thousand mentioned 1Ki 5:15 were strangers. if it seem strange that so many thousands should be employed about so small a building as the temple was, it must be considered, 1st, That the temple, all its parts being considered, was far larger than men imagine:... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 5:15-16

1 Kings 5:15-16. That bare burdens Namely, porters, carters, seamen, and such like. Fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains That is, hewers of stone, for timber was hewed by Hiram’s servants in Lebanon. Officers over the work three thousand three hundred Whereof three thousand were set over the one hundred and fifty thousand mentioned 1 Kings 5:15, each of these over fifty of them, and the odd three hundred were set over these three thousand; each of them to have the oversight of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:1-18

5:1-9:25 SOLOMON’S BUILDING PROGRAMWhen David had expressed a desire to build a permanent house for God, he was told that God was more concerned with building a permanent ‘house’ for David, namely, a dynasty. As for a symbolic dwelling place for God, God had already shown his ideal for Israel in the tabernacle. Nevertheless, he would allow Israel to have a temple, though it would be built not by David, but by David’s son Solomon (see notes on 2 Samuel 7:1-17).Despite God’s emphasis on the need... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 5:13

levy = tribute of men for free labour, not the bond service of 1 Kings 9:21 , 1 Kings 9:22 . Compare 1 Kings 4:6 . 2 Samuel 20:24 . Foretold in 1 Samuel 8:16 . David employed forced service of resident aliens (1 Chronicles 22:2 ; and notes on 2 Samuel 12:31 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

"And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the men subject to taskwork. And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; Besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

13. Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel—The renewed notice of Solomon's divine gift of wisdom (1 Kings 5:12) is evidently introduced to prepare for this record of the strong but prudent measures he took towards the accomplishment of his work. So great a stretch of arbitrary power as is implied in this compulsory levy would have raised great discontent, if not opposition, had not his wise arrangement of letting the laborers remain at home two months out of three, added to the sacredness of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 5:1-18

1. Preparations for building ch. 5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 5:13-18

Solomon’s conscription of laborers 5:13-18Solomon’s forced laborers were non-Israelites (2 Chronicles 8:7-8). Israelites also served, but they were not slaves (1 Kings 9:22). Solomon’s method of providing workers for state projects became very distasteful to the people eventually, perhaps because of how it was administered (cf. 1 Kings 12:18)."[Adoniram, also known as Hadoram, 2 Chronicles 10:18] was probably one of the most hated men in Israel, an embodiment of autocracy." [Note: J. Barton... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:1-18

Solomon’s Preparations for building the Temple1. Hiram] see 2 Samuel 5; 1 Chronicles 14:1. It has been questioned whether this Hiram, who was living as late as Solomon’s twentieth year (1 Kings 9:10), is really identical with the Hiram mentioned in connexion with David (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 1:1), because, according to Josephus, his reign lasted only 34 years. But it is possible that David did not undertake the buildings in which Hiram assisted him until comparatively late in his life.3.... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 5:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 5:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:1-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 5:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 5:1-18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 5:13-18

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:1-18

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