Sake. As David placed this son upon the throne, the disgrace would seem to revert on him. (Menochius) --- Here we behold the reward of piety, and how desirable a thing it is to have saints for our parents. (Haydock)
7. SOLOMON'S FAILURE: JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AND THE BEGINNING OF DISRUPTION CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Solomon's polygamy and departure from God (1 Kings 11:1)_ 2. Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:14) 3. Rezon the...
SIN OF SOLOMON, AND THE ADVERSARIES RAISED UP IN CONSEQUENCE. From various differences in the arrangement of the earlier verses in the LXX and Heb., it has been supposed that in its original form the...
_in thy days I will not do it_ For a similar postponement of God's penalty, cf. the history of Ahab (1 Kings 21:29). _for David thy father's sake_ An example of God's mercy shewn towards the descendan...
I. SOLOMON'S TRANSGRESSIONS 11:1-13 TRANSLATION (1) And King Solomon loved many strange women, even Pharaoh's daughter, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian and Hittite women (2) from the nations of...
_AND HAD COMMANDED HIM CONCERNING THIS THING, THAT HE SHOULD NOT GO AFTER OTHER GODS: BUT HE KEPT NOT THAT WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
SOLOMON'S ERRORS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. HIS DEATH This chapter furnishes an account of Solomon's marriages with numerous foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the toleration of i...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 11 SOLOMON *WORSHIPS FALSE GODS V1 Solomon, however, loved many foreign women. He married the daughter of the king of Egypt. He also mar...
FOR DAVID MY SERVANT’S SAKE — that is, evidently, in order to fulfil the promise to David. By the postponement of the chastisement, the blessing promised to his son personally would be still preserved...
אַךְ ־בְּ יָמֶ֨יךָ֙ לֹ֣א אֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה לְמַ֖עַן...
THE OLD AGE OF SOLOMON 1 Kings 11:1 "That uxorious king, whose heart, though large, Beguiled by fair idolatresses, fell To idols foul." - MILTON, Paradise Lost. "Did not Solomon, king of Israel, s...
HOLLOW PROSPERITY 1 Kings 11:1 "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." - Ecclesiastes 1:2 "At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of ra...
A HEART TURNED AWAY FROM GOD 1 Kings 11:1 The practice of mixed marriages was in direct violation of the divine Law, Deuteronomy 7:3, and it led to idolatry. All around the Holy City arose heathen te...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
At this point the story of Solomon suddenly changes. The glory passes away, and we observe his rapid degeneracy and doom. The nature of the man had ever a strong animal side. His commercial enterprise...
(9) В¶ And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, (10) And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he shoul...
Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom from Go...
NOTWITHSTANDING IN THY DAYS I WILL NOT DO IT FOR DAVID THY FATHER'S SAKE,.... Not for the merits of David, but the promises made to him, 2 Samuel 7:12, BUT I WILL REND IT OUT OF THE HAND OF THY SON;...
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: [but] I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. Ver. 12. _Out of the hand of thy son,_] _i.e., _ Rehoboam, the only son that...
_Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon_ Probably by some prophet. _I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and give it to thy servant_ Namely, Jeroboam, whom God permitted to rise into power and infl...
1 Solomons wiues and concubines. 4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry. 9 God threatneth him. 14 Solomons aduersaries were Hadad, who was intertained in Egypt, 23 Rezon who reigned in Damascu...
Notwithstanding in thy days, during Solomon's lifetime, I WILL NOT DO IT FOR DAVID, THY FATHER'S, SAKE, BUT I WILL REND IT OUT OF THE HAND OF THY SON....
Solomon's Love of Women and Idolatry...
MANY MARRIAGES LEADING TO IDOLATRY (vs.1-13) Solomon also disobeyedDeuteronomy 17:17 in making many marriages with foreign women, from the Moabites, Alnmonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites (v.1)...
9-13 The Lord told Solomon, it is likely by a prophet, what he must expect for his apostacy. Though we have reason to hope that he repented, and found mercy, yet the Holy Ghost did not expressly recor...
FOR DAVID THY FATHER'S SAKE; for the respect I bear to his memory, and for my promise sake made to him, 2SA 7....
1 Kings 11:12 do H6213 (H8799) days H3117 father H1 David H1732 tear H7167 (H8799) hand H3027 son...
“ Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father's sake, but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.” Nevertheless, for the sake of David to whom YHWH had given such wonderfu...
YHWH'S VERDICT AND JUDGMENT ON THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON (1 KINGS 11:9). Solomon had no doubt appeased his conscience by persuading himself that he was still honouring YHWH at the regular feasts when he t...
CONTENTS: Solomon's heart turned. Chastened of God. Rise of Jeroboam. Death of Solomon. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hadad, Pharaoh, Rezon, Jeroboam, Adoram, Ahijah. CONCLUSION: The way of sin is down h...
1 Kings 11:1. _Solomon loved many strange women,_ of gentile nations, and was connected with them. To this day thousands of women in India are married to great men merely as a mark of honour, and they...
_But King Solomon loved many strange women._ SOLOMON’S SIN A few years ago two paintings were exhibited in this country, which attracted wide attention. One of them represented Rome in the height of...
_Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it._ SOLOMON’S SIN I_._ The action related to us. To appreciate it, we must consider (1) the greatness of the offence. Here was authority itself doing that...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:1 Throughout chs. 1 Kings 1:1 there have been hints that all is not well with Solomon’s heart. Now comes the inevitable conclusion: Solomon’s sins have led him to apostasy.
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:9 THE LORD WAS ANGRY WITH SOLOMON.... I WILL SURELY TEAR THE KINGDOM FROM YOU. This is what 1 Kings 2:4;...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 11:11. FORASMUCH AS THIS IS DONE OF THEE; or, is purposed of thee. _HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 11:9_ THE DIVINE ANGER AND HUMAN DISOBEDIENCE I. THAT THE DIVINE A...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S DEFECTION.—The observant reader will have already remarked in this history some intimations of Solomon's approaching fall. Among these are, first, the repeated warnings which are...
Chapter eleven. But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughters of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites (1 Kings 11:1); Now turn back fo...
1 Kings 21:29; 1 Samuel 9:4; 1 Samuel 9:5; 2 Kings 20:17; 2 Kings 20:19
Fathers sake — For my promise made to him, 2 Samuel 7:12....