열왕기상 3:1-4 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:3

The Grace and Place of Love. "And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in all the statutes of David his father, only… sacrificed," etc. Of how many men, as well as of the wisest of men, may some such words be used. Of some few it may perhaps be averred that they have loved the Lord "with a perfect heart," of fewer still, if any, that they have loved Him with all the heart, and all the mind, and all the soul, and all the strength. But in the case of most, a qualifying clause must be added, an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:4

And the king went to Gibeon [ Joshua 9:3 ; Joshua 10:2 ; Joshua 18:25 ; Joshua 21:17 ; 2 Samuel 21:1 . Now known as El-Jib, a commanding eminence (as the name implies) some six miles north of Jerusalem. Strictly, it consists of two heights, on one of which, it is conjectured, the town stood, while the other was the high place. Solomon was accompanied to Gibeon by "all the congregation," including the captains, judges, governors, etc., after the precedent of 1 Samuel 11:15 ;... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:1

What Pharaoh is meant is uncertain. It must have been a predecessor of Shishak (or Sheshonk), who invaded Judaea more than 40 years later 1 Kings 14:25; and probabilities are in favor, not of Psusennes II, the last king of Manetho’s 21st dynasty, but of Psinaces, the predecessor of Psusennes. This, the Tanite dynasty, had become very weak, especially toward its close, from where we may conceive how gladly it would ally itself with the powerful house of David. The Jews were not forbidden to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:2

The word “only” introduces a contrast. The writer means to say that there was one exception to the flourishing condition of things which he has been describing, namely, that “the people sacrificed in high-places.” (Compare the next verse.) The Law did not forbid “high-places” directly, but only by implication. It required the utter destruction of all the high-places which had been polluted by idolatrous rites Deuteronomy 12:2; and the injunction to offer sacrifices nowhere except at the door of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:4

Gibeon - The transfer to Gibeon of the “tabernacle of the congregation,” and the brass “altar of burnt offerings” made by Moses, which were removed there from Nob (compare 1 Samuel 21:6, with marginal references “i,” “k”), had made it “the great high-place,” more sacred, i. e., than any other in the holy land, unless it were Mount Zion where the ark had been conveyed by David. For the position of Gibeon, see Joshua 9:3 note.A thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer - Solomon presented the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:1

1 Kings 3:1. Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh As being a powerful neighbour. And took Pharaoh’s daughter To wife, which was not unlawful, if she was first instructed in, and made a proselyte to, the Jewish religion, as, in all probability, she was. For Solomon was not yet fallen from God, but loved the Lord, and walked in the statutes of David, (1 Kings 3:3,) and therefore would not have married a gross idolater, which would have been directly contrary to God’s law, and most... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:2

1 Kings 3:2. Only the people sacrificed in high places Which were groves, or other convenient places upon hills. In such places the patriarchs had been wont to offer up their worship, and sacrifices to God; and from them this custom was derived both to the Gentiles and the Jews; and in them the Gentiles sacrificed to idols, and the Hebrews to the true God. But this custom was expressly forbidden by God to his people, except in some extraordinary cases, and they were commanded to offer their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:3

1 Kings 3:3. And Solomon loved Or, Yet he loved, the Lord Although he miscarried in the matter of high places, yet, in the general, his heart was right with God. Walking in the statutes According to the statutes or commands of God, which are here called the statutes of David; not only because they were diligently practised by David, but also because the observation of them was so earnestly pressed upon Solomon, and fortified with David’s authority and command. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:4

1 Kings 3:4. The king went to Gibeon Because the tabernacle was there, and the great brazen altar which Moses made. For after Shiloh was destroyed, they were carried to Nob; and the priests being there slain by Saul, they were removed to Gibeon, 2 Chronicles 1:3-6. That was the great high place The most eminent and frequented; and, possibly, was a high and raised ground. A thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer This undoubtedly includes the peace-offerings which were killed and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 3:1-28

Solomon’s wisdom (3:1-28)David’s power had come through war and conquest; Solomon’s came through clever commercial and political agreements with neighbouring countries. Solomon gave impressive public display of his loyalty to God, but he ignored God’s warnings when he saw advantages to be gained through foreign alliances. His marriage to the daughter of Pharaoh guaranteed peace for Israel in a region where Egypt was the chief power, but it probably required Solomon to pay respect to Egypt’s... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 3:1-28

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