1 Kings 9:7-9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 9:1-9

God had given a real answer to Solomon's prayer, and tokens of his acceptance of it, immediately, by the fire from heaven which consumed the sacrifices (as we find 2 Chron. 7:1); but here we have a more express and distinct answer to it. Observe, I. In what way God gave him this answer. He appeared to him, as he had done at Gibeon, in the beginning of his reign, in a dream or vision, 1 Kgs. 9:2. The comparing of it with that intimates that it was the very night after he had finished the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:7

Then will I cut off Israel out of the land I have given them ,.... Suffer them to be carried captive into other lands, as the ten tribes were into Assyria, and the two tribes to Babylon; which is called a plucking them up by the roots in 2 Chronicles 7:20 . and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight : as it was when burnt by Nebuchadnezzar: and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people ; both for their sins and for their miseries;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:8

And at this house which is high ,.... The house of the most High, as some render it, and in high esteem, fame, and glory, as well as it was built on an high hill, and was itself one hundred and twenty cubits high, 2 Chronicles 3:4 , the Targum is, "and this house which was high shall be destroyed:' everyone that passeth by it shall be astonished ; at the ruins of the temple, and of the city of Jerusalem, which had been so magnificent: and shall hiss ; in scorn and derision of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:9

And they shall answer ,.... Who were left in the land when others were carried captive, as were some by Nebuchadnezzar, and who were capable of making the following answer: because they forsook the Lord ; the worship of the Lord their God, as the Targum: who brought forth their fathers out of the land Egypt ; which is observed as an aggravation of their sin: and have taken hold upon other gods : the gods of the people, as the Targum; of the Gentiles, who knew not the true God: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:7

A proverb and a by - word among all people - And so they are to the present; the unbelieving Jews, the stubborn, stiff-necked Jews, are words still in common use. They forsook the Lord, rejected his Christ, and are cast off, their temple destroyed, and they scattered over the face of the earth. read more

Adam Clarke

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

Have taken hold upon other gods - When an indigent person claims the protection of a superior, he casts himself down before him, and lays hold of his feet; and this expression is frequently used when there is no prostration: I have taken hold of thy feet. When a person is called into the presence of the Burman monarch, he is said to go to the golden foot. - Ward's Customs. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:1-9

The Second Appearance to Solomon. "Behold the goodness and severity of God" ( Romans 11:22 ). To Solomon goodness, to Israel severity. I. The GOODNESS OF GOD is manifested— 1. In revealing Himself to Solomon . The greatest favour God can show us is to show us Himself; the greatest gift is to give us Himself. "Give what Thou wilt, without Thee I am poor, And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away." "I will love him and will manifest myself unto him" ( John... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:1-9

The Reviewed Covenant. This Divine manifestation was probably similar in form to that with which Solomon was favoured at the beginning of his reign, of which it is said, "In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night "( 1 Kings 3:1-28 :50). We have no means of judging as to the precise time of this occurrence; but the close connection of thought between what God here says to Solomon and the prayer at the dedication (seen most clearly in 2 Chronicles 7:14 , 2 Chronicles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:7

Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them [Cf. Deuteronomy 4:26 , Deuteronomy 4:27 ; and for the fulfilment see 2 Kings 25:11 , 2 Kings 25:21 ;] and this house which I have hallowed for my name [ Jeremiah 7:14 ] will I cast out of my sight [same expression, 2 Kings 24:20 ]; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people [the exact words of Deuteronomy 28:37 . Similar words in Isaiah 14:4 ; Micah 6:16 . Much the same punishment is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:8

And at this house, which is high [Heb; And this house shall be high, עֶלְיוֹן יִהְיֶה . Our translators were probably influenced by 2 Chronicles 7:21 , the text of which is אֲשֶׁר הָיהָ עֶלְיוֹן which would seem to be an emendation, designed to clear up the difficulty rather than an accidental variation of the text. But here the literal rendering is probably the truer, the meaning being "this house shall be conspicuous, as an example"—so the Vulg. domus haec erit... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 9:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:7

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:8

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