열왕기상 3:3-5 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:5

SERMON FOR CHILDREN. Waiting for God's voice. Little children are sometimes intended to do great things. God has a special place foreveryone to fill. Sometimes the child who is least thought of in the home or in the class is to have the noblest destiny. Two brothers once lived in the same tent. One was brave and manly, a great hunter, and a popular, generous man, but his younger and feebler brother, Jacob, became greater than he. In Jesse's family at Bethlehem there were young men, tall,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:5-15

God's Gifts and Solomon's Choice. "And God said, Ask what I shall give thee," etc. "Happy Solomon!" we exclaim, as we read these words. He had all that earth could give already—youth, wealth, prosperity. glory, greatness. He stood already on the topmost pinnacle of human felicity. And now Heaven offers him his choice of blessings; now the treasure house of the infinite God is opened, and he is bidden to take what he will. Behold the favourite of Heaven! It is indeed true "there was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:5-16

A wise prayer. Gibeon, the scene of this incident, was one of the "high places" of the land. Worship in high places had been forbidden. Law against it not rigidly enforced until the place was chosen "where the Lord would cause his name to dwell." That Solomon's act in sacrificing at Gibeon was not condemned is proved by his being favoured with this direct Divine communication. Every scene of real worship may become the scene of special Divine manifestation. "The Lord appeared unto Solomon... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:5

The Lord appeared unto Solomon in a dream - Compare the marginal references and Genesis 15:1; Genesis 28:12; Genesis 37:5. 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:5

1 Kings 3:5. The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream As he had done to Jacob at Bethel, Genesis 28:13; and to others on different occasions, Genesis 20:3; Genesis 26:24. Sleep is like a state of death to the soul; wherein the senses are locked up, and the understanding and will deprived of the free exercise of their functions. And yet this is no impediment to God in communicating his will to mankind; for no doubt he has power, not only to awaken our intellectual faculties, but to advance... 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 3:3

statutes of David. Contrast "the statutes of Omri" (Micah 6:16 ), and"statutes of the heathen" (2 Kings 17:8 ). high places. Not necessarily idolatrous (see note on 1 Kings 3:2 , and compare 1 Chronicles 16:39 ; 1 Chronicles 21:29 . 2 Chronicles 1:3 , 2 Chronicles 1:13 ), though perhaps copied from Canaanites. Practice too deeply rooted for even Asa and Hezekiah to remove. Josiah it was who finally desecrated them. Anglo-Saxon = Hoes. Gibeon = a high place, where the Tabernacle was. Compare... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:5-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 3:5-16

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 3:5

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 3:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 3:1-28

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

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