열왕기상 3:17-21 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:21

And when I rose in the morning [while it was still dusk] to give my child suck, behold it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning [ i.e; in broad daylight; Vulg. clara luce ] behold [this second "behold" marks a second discovery] it was not my son which I did bear. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:18-22

1 Kings 3:18-22. On the third day this woman was delivered also So that the children could not be distinguished by their age. No stranger was with us in the house Therefore there was no witness on either side; and although there might be some difference distinguishable by an exact observer between the features of the two children, yet it is not probable that was much attended to by the neighbours who might be present to assist either or both of them in their labour; as they were persons,... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 3:18

there was no stranger. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and there was no stranger". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 3:19

child = son. overlaid. One of the ten deaths occasioned by women. See note on Judges 4:21 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 3:16-28

1 Kings 3:16-28. Then came there two women, &c.— See Jos 2:1 respecting the word זנות zonoth rendered harlots. Solomon knew at once, that the only sign whereby to discover the true mother, would be her affection and compassionate tenderness for her child; and therefore, in order to distinguish between the two, his business was to make trial of this. And if we suppose, that when he commanded the child to be divided he spake with a sedate countenance and seeming earnestness, as the true... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 3:16-28

God’s provision of Wisdom 3:16-28This incident demonstrates that God did indeed give Solomon the unusual wisdom He had promised (1 Kings 3:28). [Note: Wiseman, pp. 85-86, wrote a short note on the wisdom that is in view here.] The writer did not specify when during Solomon’s reign this event took place, but probably it occurred shortly after God appeared to the king at Gibeon (1 Kings 3:4-15)."The chronology of the reign of Solomon does not pose nearly the difficulty as does that of David. With... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 3:1-28

Solomon’s ChoiceThis chapter relates how Solomon, out of various gifts offered to him by the Almighty, chose wisdom, and adds an illustration of the use he made of the gift with which he was endowed.1. Pharaoh] probably one of the immediate predecessors of the Shishak (Sheshonk) mentioned in 1 Kings 11:40 is intended. His own house.. Lord] see 1 Kings 7, 6. Both of these buildings were outside the limits of the city of David.2. High places] Both the Canaanites (see Numbers 33:52; Deuteronomy... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 3:1-28

Our Weakness Our Strength 1 Kings 3:7 These were the words of a very wise and great man, when he was just succeeding to his high dignities and was on the eve of one of the greatest works which was ever given to a man to do. It is the Moseses, the Solomons, the Jeremiahs, who always feel their nothingness. The higher you ascend in the true scale of manhood, the more unaffected and entire is the acknowledgment 'I am but a little child'. One only who ever lived and achieved the greatnesses of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 3:1-28

THE BOY-KING’S WISDOM1 Kings 3:1-28"An oracle is upon the lips of a king."- Proverbs 16:10 (Hebrews)."A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eye."- Proverbs 20:8"Ch’ei fu Re, che chiese senno Accioche Re sufficiente fosse." DANTE, Parad., 13:95."Deos ipsos precor ut mihi ad finem usque vitae quietam et intelligentem humani divinique juris mentem duint."-TAC., Ann., 4:38.IT would have thrown an interesting light on the character and development of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:18-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 3:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 3:18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 3:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 3:16-28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 3:16-28

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 3:1-28

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 3:1-28

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 3:1-28

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