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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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:11

With this verse the answer to Solomon's prayer begins. It is here concisely given in two verses, but occupies five ( 2 Chronicles 1:10-14 ) in the parallel place, including the verse not found here, which says, "The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing." Otherwise there is no essential difference of any importance, though it may be noted that the parallel gives voice to the promise of "length of days," on the condition of Solomon fulfilling his part in showing obedience... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:12

Such as none of the kings … before thee, neither … after thee. These words were sadly ominous of the short-lived glory of the kingdom Only two kings had reigned before Solomon in Israel, and the glory of the kingdom too surely culminated in his reign, and even before the end of it ( 2 Chronicles 9:22 , 2 Chronicles 9:23 ; 1 Chronicles 29:25 ; Ecclesiastes 2:9 ). On the other hand, the gratuitous and spontaneous fulness of promise in the Divine reply to a human prayer that "pleased"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:13

Solomon ' s return after sacrifice from Gibeon to Jerusalem, and from " before the tabernacle of the congregation " to " before the ark of the covenant of the Lord " in Mount Zion. the condensed and cut-down method of Chronicles, and its strong preferences for selecting out of the various material at its command. The tabernacle of the congregation. This styling of the "tabernacle" is of very frequent occurrence. It is found above thirty times in Exodus, and fully as often... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:13-17

From the altar to the throne. A great step was now taken. Solomon, the young man, mounted the throne of his father David; in so doing he assumed the function of one who had behind him a large and varied experience, and who had above and around him the assured and proved loving-kindness of God. Solomon began his reign most promisingly. We gather— I. THAT HE DID WELL TO STEP TO THE THRONE FROM THE ALTAR . He came " from before the tabernacle … and reigned" ( 2... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:13-17

The glory of Solomon. I. HIS SPLENDID EQUIPAGE . "Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen." 1 . A sign of great prosperity. Mentioned on this account rather than as a proof of the expensiveness and burdensomeness of Solomon's reign (Ewald). 2 . An act of great wickedness. If the Divine prohibition ( Deuteronomy 17:16 ) forbade not the actual possession of horses by Israelitish kings, it certainly condemned their indefinite multiplication. David respected this prohibition... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:14

The contents of this and the following three verses are identical with the parrallel 1 Kings 10:26-29 , except that the words, "and gold," of our 1 Kings 10:15 ( 2 Chronicles 9:20 ) are not found there. The position of these four verses in the parallel, towards the close of the account of Solomon, would seem more natural than their position here, which has somewhat the appearance of a fragment interpolated, as on the other hand the account of the harlot-mothers there. Solomon gathered... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:14-17

1 Kings 10:26-29 . 2 Chronicles 2:1-18 1 Kings 5:15-18 . 2Ch 3:1-5:1 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:13-51 . 2 Chronicles 5:2 1 Kings 7:8 , 1 Kings 7:10 . 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 1 Kings 9:1-9 . 2 Chronicles 8:1-18 1 Kings 9:10-28 . 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 , 2 Chronicles 9:13-28 1 Kings 10:1-13 , 1 Kings 10:14-29 . 2 Chronicles 9:29-31 1 Kings 11:41-43 . The present chapter of seventeen verses tells read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 1:14-17

The attraction to Jerusalem of the signs of wealth—chariots, horses, etc.—on the part of Solomon. The excitement attending the great sacrifices at Gibeon, and before the ark in Jerusalem, had now subsided. And we obtain just a glimpse of the range of thought and purpose present to the mind of the reigning king. The largo expenditure of money would infer without fail the show of brilliant prosperity in the grand city for the time. Whether this would last, and whether it would not infer... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 1:7-12

The verbal differences between this passage and the corresponding one of Kings 1 Kings 3:5-14 are very considerable, and indicate the general truth that the object of the sacred historians is to give a true account of the real bearing of what was said: not ordinarily to furnish us with all or the exact words that were uttered. The most important point omitted in Chronicles, and supplied by Kings, is the conditional promise of long life made to Solomon 1 Kings 3:14; while the chief point absent... read more

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