2 Chronicles 9:31

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

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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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 9:31

2 Chronicles 9:31. And Solomon slept with his fathers We have here Solomon in his throne, and Solomon in his grave; for the throne could not secure him from the grave. Here is he stripped of his pomp, and leaving all his wealth and power, not to one whom he knew not whether he would be a wise man or a fool, but one he knew would be a fool! This was not only vanity, but vexation of spirit. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 9:1-31

Solomon’s greatness (8:1-9:31)Other building programs of Solomon are outlined. The Chronicler adds a note that the reason Solomon built a separate palace for his Egyptian wife was to preserve the holiness of the throne. This point is important to the Chronicler, who wants to show that the Davidic kings, on the whole, tried to remain faithful to God. He notes in addition that Solomon organized the temple services according to the plan that David had laid down (8:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 9:31

slept with his fathers. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16 . Solomon died at the age of sixty. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 9:1-31

E. Solomon’s Successes chs. 8-9This section of the text is similar to 1 Chronicles 18-21. Those chapters showed how God kept His promises to David that the Chronicler recorded in 1 Chronicles 17:8-12. These chapters (8-9) show how God kept His promise to Solomon in 2 Chronicles 1:12 and 2 Chronicles 7:17-18. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 9:29-31

4. Solomon’s death 9:29-31The Chronicler omitted any reference to Solomon’s apostasy that resulted in the division of the kingdom (cf. 1 Kings 11:9-11). By doing so, he was not trying to whitewash Solomon’s record. The Book of Kings was available to the postexilic community as were other records of Solomon’s reign, to which he referred his readers (2 Chronicles 9:29). Iddo was a seer (cf. 2 Chronicles 12:15) and prophet (2 Chronicles 13:22) whose ministry apparently consisted primarily in... read more

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