2 Chronicles 9:13-31

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:13-30

We have here Solomon in his throne, and Solomon in his grave; for the throne would not secure him from the grave. Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat?Death wrenches from the hand the sceptre as well as the spade. I. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power, in ease and fulness, such as, for aught I know, could never since be paralleled by any king whatsoever. In cannot pretend to be critical in comparing the grandeur of Solomon with that of some of the great princes of the earth. But I may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-31

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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:14

The kings of Arabia - "The kings of Sistevantha." - Targum. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:15

And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - For a more correct valuation of these targets and shields than that in 1 Kings 10:17 ; (note), see at the end of the chapter. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:17

Made a great throne of ivory - For a very curious description of the throne of Solomon, see at the end of the chapter, 2 Chronicles 9:29 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:21

The king ' s ships went to Tarshish - "Went to Africa." - Targum. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:25

Four thousand stalls for horses - See the note on 1 Kings 4:26 , where the different numbers in these two books are considered. The Targum, instead of four thousand, has מאה ארבע arba meah , four hundred. read more

Adam Clarke

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 9:1-31

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

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