John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-31
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2 Chronicles 9:29-31 Niv
John Gill
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
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 9:13-31
The glory of Solomon. I. THE VASTNESS OF HIS WEALTH . ( 2 Chronicles 9:13 , 2 Chronicles 9:14 , 2 Chronicles 9:21 , 2 Chronicles 9:24 .) 1 . Its sources. 2 . Its amount. 666 talents of gold per annum, not reckoning the silver as abundant as stones ( 2 Chronicles 9:27 ). Estimating a talent at £5475 sterling, the gold would reach the immense total of £3,646,350 sterling per annum. 3 . Its use. It was employed: 4 . Its credibility. The above account... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:21-31
Grandeur without godliness. These words and those that precede them are as suggestive by reason of what is absent from them as by that which is contained in them. They are significant of— I. GRANDEUR WITHOUT GODLINESS . The historian is drawing his records of the reign of Solomon to a close; and, in taking his view (or his review) of it, he has much to say of the splendours of his throne and of his surroundings; of the multitude of his horses and chariots, with their stalls and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:29
Nathan the prophet … Ahijah the Shilonite … Iddo the seer . For these original authorities of the history, see our Introduction. The present quotation of the name of Ahijah in connection with his work, and the brief allusion to himself in our 2 Chronicles 10:15 , are the only appearances of Ahijah in Chronicles. He and the importance of his work are clear enough from 1 Kings 11:28-40 ; 1 Kings 14:1-20 . As the compiler of Chronicles evidently by a law omits any even reference to the... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 9:29
The book of Nathan ... - On the “books” here mentioned, see the introduction to Chronicles, the second note.We hear nothing of Iddo in Kings: but he is mentioned below twice 2Ch 12:15; 2 Chronicles 13:22. In the latter of these passages he is called not “the seer,” but “the prophet.” He seems to have been the author of three works:(1) Visions against Jeroboam;(2) A book of genealogies; and(3) A commentary or history.According to some, he was identical with Oded, the father of Azariah, who... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 9:29
2 Chronicles 9:29. In the visions of Iddo the seer Mentioned also 2 Chronicles 12:15, and supposed by some to be the same person who is called Obed, 2 Chronicles 15:1. This and the other prophets here mentioned were also historians, and wrote annals of their times, out of which these sacred books were taken, either by these or other prophets. read more
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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