The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:2-13
1 Kings 3:4-15 . read more
2 Chronicles 1:7-17
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:7
That night . This can mean no other night than that which followed the day (or the days) of sacrifices so multitudinous. The parallel account in 1 Kings 3:5 tells us the way in which "God appeared to Solomon," viz. by dream. The words of God's offer, Ask what I shall give thee , are identical in the parallel place. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:7
God's offer to the young. "What a splendid and enviable position!" we are inclined to say; "one removed from ours by the whole breadth of fortune. How utterly unlike the conditions under which we freed ourselves to-day!" But is it so? Is there not, on the other hand, quite as much of comparison as of contrast between the position of the young sovereign and our own, as we look forward to the future that awaits us? Does not God say to each one of us, "Ask what I shall give thee?" ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:7-12
The vision and prayer of Solomon, and God ' s answer to that prayer. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:7-12
The Divine responsiveness, etc. From the interesting scene described in these verses (more fully in 1 Kings 3:1-28 .) we may glean some lasting truths. I. THAT WE MAY CONFIDENTLY RECKON ON THE DIVINE RESPONSIVENESS . Solomon went to Gibeon with "all the congregation," in very great state, to seek the Lord there, and there he offered abundant sacrifices ( 2 Chronicles 1:6 ). And God responded to his act of piety by seeking him, by coming to him and making him a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:7-12
A young king's choice. I. THE PERMISSION GRANTED TO SOLOMON . "Ask what I shall give thee." Granted: 1 . By whom ? God ( Elohim ) , the Giver par excellence, of whom David had said, "All things come of thee" ( 1 Chronicles 29:14 ); "The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord" ( Psalms 33:5 ); and whom a New Testament writer describes as "the Father of lights," etc. ( James 1:5 , James 1:17 ). The invitation here accorded to Solomon, after the manner of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:8
Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father . These also are the exact words found in the parallel place, but they omit the words, "thy servant," before "David," found there. And hast made me to reign in his stead . This concise expression takes the place of two equivalent expressions, found at the end of the sixth and beginning of the seventh verses in the parallel passage, the former of which passages also describes it as "this great kindness," i.e. kindness on the part of God—a... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:9
Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established. This challenge on the part of Solomon, intended, without doubt, most reverently, is not given in the parallel place, and forms not only a distinctive but an interesting additional feature of the present account. It is thought by some that the "promise "here challenged is not very distinctly recorded anywhere, but surely passages like 1 Chronicles 17:12-14 ; 1 Chronicles 22:10 ; 1 Chronicles 28:6 , 1 Chronicles... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:10
Give me now wisdom and knowledge . The force of the opening of this verse, and the relation of it to the former, are both prejudiced by the "now" ( עַתּה ) being deposed from its right position as the first word in the verse. For the rest of this verse, the parallel passage has "an understanding heart" in place of our "wisdom and knowledge; " and "that I may discern between good and bad," in place of our that I may go out and come in before this people . In using the words,... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:1-17
Each highest need of life offers to turn into the first accepted and best rewarded prayer of life. This chapter of seventeen verses might remind us of a picture and its mount and frame, a precious stone and its setting. In this sense it is a unity. The first six verses are used just to prepare us for the contents of the six that follow; and the last five summarily assure us that the fulfilment did not fall short of, nor halt long behind, promise. The now sole reign of Solomon, begun with... read more