And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, the boon desired by the majority of men, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, military glory, all these being blessings which the world craves, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment, to dispense justice in the proper manner,
THINE ENEMIES - e. g. Hadad the Edomite 1 Kings 11:14 and Rezon the son of Eliadah 1 Kings 11:23, whom Solomon might well have wished to remove....
2. JEHOVAH APPEARS TO SOLOMON HIS PRAYER AND THE ANSWER CHAPTER 3 _ 1. Affinity with Pharaoh and Pharaoh's daughter (1 Kings 3:1)_ 2. Solomon loved the LORD (1 Kings 3:2) 3. Jehovah appears to Sol...
1 KINGS 3:1 TO 1 KINGS 4:34. EARLY DAYS, REIGN, AND WISDOM OF SOLOMON. The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are (_a_) a sta...
_to discern judgement_ Literally,-to hear judgement." The word is the same as in 1 Kings 3:9, where see note....
DISCOURSE: 330 SOLOMON’S CHOICE 1 Kings 3:11. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked...
I. THE ENDOWMENT OF THIS KING 3:4-28 Solomon is popularly known as the wisest man who ever lived. This section provides (1) an explanation of Solomon's wisdom (1 Kings 3:4-15); and (2) a demonstratio...
_AND GOD SAID UNTO HIM, BECAUSE THOU HAST ASKED THIS THING, AND HAST NOT ASKED FOR THYSELF LONG LIFE; NEITHER HAST ASKED RICHES FOR THYSELF, NOR HAST ASKED THE LIFE OF THINE ENEMIES; BUT HAST ASKED FO...
SOLOMON'S CHOICE This chapter relates how Solomon, out of various gifts offered to him by the Almighty, chose wisdom, and adds an illustration of the use he made of the gift with which he was endowed...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 3 GOD SPEAKS TO SOLOMON V1 Solomon made an agreement with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Solomon married Pharaoh’s daughter. Solomon brough...
BECAUSE THOU HAST ASKED. — It is obvious to note this verse as a fulfilment of the Divine law, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and -all these things shall be added unto you” (Mat...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֵלָ֗יו יַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר...
THE BOY-KING'S WISDOM 1 Kings 3:1 "An oracle is upon the lips of a king."- Proverbs 16:10 (Hebrews). "A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eye."- Proverbs...
THE YOUNG KING'S WISE CHOICE 1 Kings 3:1 The chapter opens doubtfully. The affinity with Pharaoh, and the two _onlys_ of 1 Kings 3:2 are not promising. See Deuteronomy 12:13. Yet there were hopeful f...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
The first brief paragraph in this chapter reveals at once Solomon's strength and weakness. He was strong, for he loved the Lord and walked in the statutes of his father David. However, there was the o...
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine (h) enemies; but hast asked...
(10) And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. (11) And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked ri...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
_SOLOMON’S PRAYER_ ‘Thou hast asked.’ 1 Kings 3:11 The day of sacrifice is succeeded by a night of revelation. It is almost a reflection of the paradise lost when, after a day of blessed and happy...
But there is another element in the history of the king of glory, in which he oversteps the limits of the king of Israel's legitimate position; he allies himself with the Gentiles, and marries Pharaoh...
AND GOD SAID UNTO HIM,.... Being yet in a dream: BECAUSE THOU HAST ASKED THIS THING; wisdom for government: AND HAST NOT ASKED FOR THYSELF LONG LIFE; which is naturally desired by men, and always re...
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for...
_Nor hast asked the life of thine enemies_ That God would take away their lives, or put it into his power to destroy them. _Behold I have done according to thy word_ I have granted, and do at this pre...
1 Solomon marieth Pharaohs daughter. 2 Hie places being in vse, Solomon sacrificeth at Gibeon. 5 Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gaue him, preferring wisedome, obtaineth wisedome, riches,...
SOLOMON RECEIVES WISDOM FROM GOD (vs.1-15) However, early in Solomon's reign he slipped into the snare of making a treaty with the king of Egypt. Israel had before escaped from the bondage of Egypt,...
LONG LIFE: _ Heb._ many days TO DISCERN: _ Heb._ to hear...
5-15 Solomon's dream was not a common one. While his bodily powers were locked up in sleep, the powers of his soul were strengthened; he was enabled to receive the Divine vision, and to make a suitab...
NOR HAST ASKED THE LIFE OF THINE ENEMIES; that God would take away their lives, or put them into thy power to destroy them....
1 Kings 3:11 God H430 said H559 (H8799) asked H7592 (H8804) thing H1697 asked H7592 (H8804) lon
CONTENTS: Alliance of Solomon and Pharoah. Marriage with Pharoah's daughter. Loses at Gibeon. Solomon's prayer. His wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, two women. CONCLUSION: The wisdom of God is laid...
1 Kings 3:1. _Solomon took Pharaoh's daughter._ It would appear from the 45th Psalm, which the rabbins with one consent affirm, was the nuptial ode for this marriage, that David had made arrangements...
_The Lord appeared again to Solomon in a dream._ DREAMS INDICATE CHARACTER Tell me your dreams, and I will read the riddle of your life. Tell me your prayers, and I will write the history of a soul....
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 3:1 Although Solomon has displayed a worldly kind of wisdom in his treatment of those who were a threat to him (1 Kings 2:6,...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 3:11 Solomon’s “wisdom” in ch. 1 Kings 2:1 was a self-serving kind. To be a good king, he will need a higher kind of wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the true beginning of wisdo...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 3:5. IN GIBSON THE LORD APPEARED TO SOLOMON—Probably during this sacrificial festival. 1 Kings 3:7. A LITTLE CHILD: נַעַר קָטּן a weak boy; but it is an error...
EXPOSITION THE BEGINNING OF SOLOMON'S REIGN.—In the preceding chapter we have seen the establishment of Solomon's rule (verse 46) by the removal of internal foes, _i.e; _of disaffected and rebellious...
Now Solomon begins the gathering of wives of which it seemed had no end. He made an affinity with the Pharaoh of Egypt, and he took the Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her to the city of David, until...
1 Kings 3:9; James 4:2; James 4:3; Matthew 20:21; Matthew 20:22;...