2 Chronicles 9:1-31 KJV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:29

Nathan the prophet - These books are all lost. See the account of Solomon, his character, and a review of his works, at the end of 1 Kings 11:43 ; (note). I. By the kindness of a learned friend, who has made this kind of subjects his particular study, I am able to give a more correct view of the value of the talent of gold and the talent of silver than that which I have quoted 1 Kings 10:17 , from Mr. Reynold's State of the Greatest King. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1

The parallel shows very little variation on this narrative. In its first verse it adds the words (Authorized Version), "concerning the Name of the Lord" ( i.e. "to the glory of God"), after the words, the fame of Solomon. Sheba . This was the name of a descendant of Cush, a Hamite ( Genesis 10:7 ; 1 Chronicles 1:9 ); also of a son of Joktan, a Shemite ( Genesis 10:28 ; 1 Chronicles h 22); also of a son of Jokshan, Abraham's son by Keturah ( Genesis 25:3 ; 1 Chronicles 1:32 ). It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-12

Solomon in all his glory. Nothing so strikingly illustrated the glory of Solomon as the visit of the Queen of Sheba, coming from "the uttermost parts of the earth to hear his wisdom," conferring great gifts upon him and receiving valuable presents in return (see Matthew 12:42 ). We have, among many things— I. ISRAEL FULFILLING ITS FUNCTION , viz. magnifying the Name of the Lord. One great end, the great end of its existence as a nation, was to bear witness to the Name and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-12

Solomon's queenly visitor. I. HER JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM . ( 2 Chronicles 9:1 .) 1 . The country whence she came. Sheba. Not Meroe, or Ethiopia, as Josephus ('Ant.,' 8.6. 5), Grotius, and others say, following Abyssinian legend; but Sabaa, a country in Arabia Felix. Its capital Saba, or Mariaba, still exists under the name Marib, six days east of Sanaa. The district was extremely fertile, and abounded in frankincense, gold, and precious stones ( Jeremiah 6:20 ; Ezekiel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-31

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-31

A study in the matter of fame. The first twelve verses of this chapter—a chapter which otherwise offers little homiletic matter—put before us a very favourable instance of the legitimate operation of a great force in this world, the force called fame. It may sometimes be more pleasantly viewed under the description and title of an attraction , but it is a force under any circumstances, and often a very great one. The instance before us is a "favourable" one, because it is exhibited and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:2

Nothing hid from Solomon; i.e. nothing obscure to him—no question knotty for Solomon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:4

The meat of his table (see 1 Kings 4:22 , 1 Kings 4:23 ). Translating our thoughts rather violently into modern language, we might picture the queen inspecting the kitchens of the palace, and remember that the kitchens of an Oriental court did the work, not of an individual "table," but of those of a very large domestic and official retinue; much more these of Solomon now. Keil and Bertheau, however, with others, refer this expression to the set-out of one meal-table (as e.g. that of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:4-6

The unimaginable. The Queen of Sheba was completely overwhelmed by what she saw at the court of Jerusalem. When she had seen and heard everything there was to see and hear, "there was no more spirit in her." She was "astonished with a great astonishment." She had not credited what she had been told ( 2 Chronicles 9:6 ); but she found that there was a great deal more to find than anything that had been described. What she realized altogether surpassed her anticipation. Her experience was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:8

The abstinence on the part of the queen in her mention of the Lord God of Israel, and of the Lord thy God , of any indication of a desire that he should become her God, is as suggestive as it is noticeable (compare Hiram's language in 2 Chronicles 2:12 ). read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:29

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