2 Chronicles 9:15

_AND KING SOLOMON MADE TWO HUNDRED TARGETS OF BEATEN GOLD: SIX HUNDRED SHEKELS OF BEATEN GOLD WENT TO ONE TARGET._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

13-31 The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power, in ease and fulness, the like of which could never since be found; for the most known of the great princes of the earth were famed for their wars; whereas Solomon reigned forty years in profound peace. The promise was fulfilled, that God would give him riches and honour, such as no kings have had or shall have. The lustre wherein he appeared, was typical of the spiritual glory of the kingdom of the Messiah, and but a faint representation of H...

Verse 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, see at the end of the chapter. 2 Chronicles 9:29....

Comparing 1 Kings 10:16, it follows from the two passages together that the “pound of gold” was equal to 100 shekels....

EXPOSITION The writer is about to take his leave of Solomon and the glowing memories of his golden reign; and, whether he designed it or not, he has done so in a most dramatically successful manner in this chapter, and especially in the episode, that narrates the ever-memorable visit of the Queen of Sheba, contained in the first twelve verses of this chapter (parallel, 1 Kings 10:1). 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 ...

1 Kings 10:16....

6. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, SOLOMON'S RICHES AND HONORS, AND SOLOMON'S DEATH CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The visit of the Queen (2 Chronicles 9:1)_ 2. The riches of Solomon (2 Chronicles 9:13) 3. The ivory throne (2 Chronicles 9:17) 4. Further riches and honors of Solomon (2 Chronicles 9:20) 5. The death of Solomon (2 Chronicles 9:30) The account of the visit of the Queen of Sheba is the same as it appears in...

THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA; SOLOMON'S WEALTH; HIS DEATH (see notes on 1 Kings 10:1; 1 Kings 11:41). The variations between the two records are unimportant....

TARGETS. pointed or bossed shields. Hebrew. _zinnah._...

_targets_ Heb. _çinnâh_, a word meaning a large shield; cp. 1 Samuel 17:7. On the other hand in 2 Chronicles 9:16 (Heb. _mâgçn_) small shields are meant. The English renderings should be transposed so as to be "shields" in 2 Chronicles 9:15 and "targets" in 2 Chronicles 9:16. _went to one target_ Render (also in 2 Chronicles 9:16) WERE SPREAD UPON ONE TARGET....