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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:16

Pharaoh - had gone up , and taken Gezer - This city Joshua had taken from the Canaanites, Joshua 10:33 ; Joshua 12:12 , and it was divided by lot to the tribe of Ephraim, and was intended to be one of the Levitical cities; but it appears that the Canaanites had retaken it, and kept possession till the days of Solomon, when his father-in-law, Pharaoh king of Egypt, retook it, and gave it to Solomon in dowry with his daughter. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:18

And Tadmor in the wilderness - This is almost universally allowed to be the same with the celebrated Palmyra, the ruins of which remain to the present day, and give us the highest idea of Solomon's splendor and magnificence. Palmyra stood upon a fertile plain surrounded by a barren desert, having the river Euphrates on the east. The ruins are well described by Messrs. Dawkes and Wood, of which they give fine representations. They are also well described in the ancient part of the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:19

And all the cities of store - Though, by the multitude and splendor of his buildings, Solomon must have added greatly to the magnificence of his reign; yet, however plenteous silver and gold were in his times, his subjects must have been greatly oppressed with the taxation necessary to defray such a vast public expenditure. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:21

A tribute of bond-service - He made them do the most laborious part of the public works, the Israelites being generally exempt. When Sesostris, king of Egypt, returned from his wars, he caused temples to be built in all the cities of Egypt, but did not employ one Egyptian in the work, having built the whole by the hands of the captives which he had taken in his wars. Hence he caused this inscription to be placed upon each temple: - Ουδεις εγχωριος εις αυτα μεμοχθηκε . No native... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:10

EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S BUILDINGS AND UNDERTAKINGS .—So far the historian has spoken exclusively of the two greatest works of Solomon's reign, the Temple and the Palace, and principally of the former. Even the message just related was, as we have seen, the response to the prayer offered when the temple was consecrated. But he now proceeds to mention other proofs of Solomon's greatness, and of the prosperity of his reign—doubtless because the glory of Israel then reached its... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:11

( Now Hiram the king of Tyre [Here we have a parenthesis referring us back to 1 Kings 5:8-10 ] had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and with fir trees and with gold [The gold is here mentioned for the first time, No doubt Hiram's shipping had brought it in Before the Jewish navy was built. It was this probably that led to the construction of a fleet] according to all his desire ), that then [this is the apodosis to 1 Kings 9:10 ] king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities [really they... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:12

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. [Heb. were not right in his eyes . It has been conjectured that Hiram had hoped for the noble bay of Acco or Ptolemais (Milman, Rawlinson), but surely he had seaboard enough already. It was rather corn lands he would most need and desire. His disappointment is amply accounted for by the fact that the country assigned him was a hungry and mountainous, and therefore comparatively useless,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:13

And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? [Cf. 1 Kings 20:32 . It would seem, at first sight, as if this form of speech was then, as now, the usage of courts. But the Fellahin of Palestine, the "modern Canaanites," still address each other as "my father" or "my brother." See Conder, "Tent-work," p. 332]. And he called them the land of Cabul [The meaning of this word is quite uncertain. The LXX . reads οριον , which shows that they must have read ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:14

And Hiram sent וַיִּשְלַח must be understood as pluperfect, " Now Hiram had sent, " referring to 1 Kings 9:11 . This fact is mentioned to explain the gift of the cities, viz; that they were in payment for the gold he had furnished. The timber and stone and labour had been paid for in corn and wine and oil See on 1 Kings 5:11 ] to the king sixscore talents of gold . [This sum is variously estimated at from half a million to a million and a quarter of our money.. Keil, who, as... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:15

And this is the reason [or manner, account, דָּבָר . Keil: "This is the case with regard to, " etc. The historian now proceeds to speak of the forced labour. The LXX . inserts this and the next nine verses after 1 Kings 10:22 ] of the levy [see on 1 Kings 5:13 , and 1 Kings 12:18 ] which Solomon raised; for to build [The punctuation of the A.V. is misleading. The Hebrew has no break—"which Solomon raised for building," etc.] the house of the Lord and his own house and... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:15

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