and all the cities of store that Solomon had, where he had large deposits of food and war-materials, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, the cavalry of his standing army, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, all the public improvements, and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion.
Verse 1 Kings 9:19. _AND ALL THE CITIES OF STORE_] Though, by the multitude and splendour of his buildings, Solomon must have added greatly to the magnificence of his reign; yet, however plenteous sil...
“The cities of store” contained provisions stored up for the troops (compare 2 Chronicles 32:28). They seem to have been chiefly in the north - in Hamath 2 Chronicles 8:4 and Naphtali 2
5. JEHOVAH APPEARS UNTO SOLOMON AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KING CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The second appearance of the LORD to Solomon (1 Kings 9:1)_ 2. Transactions with Hiram (1 Kings 9:10) 3. The levy of th...
SOLOMON'S DEALINGS WITH HIRAM. THE LEVY. The source of this section seems to be the Acts of Solomon (see above). After Solomon had completed his buildings he was obliged to give Hiram cities in Galile...
_and all the cities of store_ In 2 Chronicles 8:4 the expression is STORE-CITIES, which reads better here, and is clearer in sense. These places would be provided so that surplus produce which could b...
AND IN LEBANON— That is, in the palace which was styled _of the forest of Lebanon,_ near Jerusalem; for Solomon built nothing in mount Lebanon, nor do we any where read that any part of that mountain...
B. SOLOMON AND THE _CORVÉE_ 9:15-25 The second means by which Solomon was able to construct so many buildings was the compulsory labor force. The use of forced labor (Heb. _hammas)_ was mentioned in c...
_AND ALL THE CITIES OF STORE THAT SOLOMON HAD, AND CITIES FOR HIS CHARIOTS, AND CITIES FOR HIS HORSEMEN, AND THAT WHICH SOLOMON DESIRED TO BUILD IN JERUSALEM, AND IN LEBANON, AND IN ALL THE LAND OF HI...
GOD'S RESPONSE TO SOLOMON'S PRAYER. SOLOMON AND HIRAM 1. When.. finished] The Temple does not seem to have been dedicated until all the king's buildings were completed, the Temple and Palace being pr...
DESIRED TO BUILD] i.e. for his pleasure: cp. 1 Kings 9:1. IN LEBANON] where residence would be desirable during the summer heats....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 9 GOD APPEARS TO SOLOMON AGAIN V1 So Solomon finished the *temple of the *Lord. He finished the royal palace and everything else that he...
THAT WHICH SOLOMON DESIRED TO BUILD. — See, in Ecclesiastes 2:4, the description of the vineyards, and gardens, and orchards, in Jerusalem, with trees of all manner of fruits and pools of water, “what...
וְ אֵ֨ת כָּל ־עָרֵ֤י הַֽ מִּסְכְּנֹות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
PROSPERITY AND WEALTH 1 Kings 9:15 Solomon was a great builder and employed vast numbers of Canaanites, the old inhabitants of the land, as forced laborers. They performed the drudgery, while the Isr...
Jehovah now appeared to Solomon for the second time, and declared that his prayer was heard and answered, but insisted that there were conditions for the people to fulfil. These conditions were clearl...
And all the cities (g) of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of...
That....himself. Hebrew, "of store;" or to keep his treasures. (Haydock) --- Literally, "of indigence," designed to counteract the effects of famine. Pharao obliged the Israelites to build such cities...
(15) В¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. (1...
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 answer which God gives establishes the house as the place in which He has set His name for ever. His eyes and His heart shall be there perpetually; but, at the same time, for the enjoyment of the...
AND ALL THE CITIES OF STORE THAT SOLOMON HAD,.... In which were his magazines of corn, arms, and ammunition; and these were built in Hamath, 2 Chronicles 8:4 AND CITIES FOR HIS CHARIOTS; chariots of...
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his...
_And Beth-horon the nether_ The lower Beth-horon, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:13. _Baalath_ A city in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:44. _And Tadmor in the wilderness_ The name of this...
1 Gods Couenant in a vision, with Solomon. 10 The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram. 15 In Solomons workes the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites honourable seruants. 24 Pharaohs daughter...
GOD APPEARING AGAIN TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) The Lord had appeared to Solomon before he built the temple (ch.3:5), now at its completion the Lord appears again to him. There was a danger of Solomon's bein...
THAT WHICH SOLOMON DESIRED TO BUILD: _ Heb._ the desire of Solomon which he desired...
15-28 Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in...
THE CITIES OF STORE; to lay up arms and ammunition for war, and corn or other provisions against a time of scarcity. See EXODUS 1:11. IN LEBANON; either in the mountain of Lebanon, which being the bor...
1 Kings 9:19 storage H4543 cities H5892 Solomon H8010 cities H5892 chariots H7393 cities H5892 cavalry H6571 whatever H2
SOLOMON'S EXTENSIVE BUILDING PROJECTS (1 KINGS 9:15). The author now links the building of the Temple and the palace complex with a number of other large scale building works in which Solomon engaged,...
CONTENTS: Jehovah appears to Solomon. Covenant made. Solomon's fame. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram. CONCLUSION: God deals plainly with men and sets before them blessing or cursing. God never fails...
1 Kings 9:2. _The Lord appeared to Solomon the second time._ This seems to be in answer to the prayer offered up in the temple. 1 Kings 9:13. _Cabul,_ vile, argillaceous, arenaceous. These twenty town...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 9:15 THE ACCOUNT OF THE FORCED LABOR. The author clarifies that Solomon used his task force of 30,000 Canaanite laborers (1 Kings 5:1) for the t
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 9:10 Solomon’s rule over the surrounding kingdoms, combined with his status in the world in general (1 Kings 4:21), put him in a position to build and dedicate the temple ...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 9:15. Solomon fortified the border cities especially open to attacks from foes, and carried out building projects for the public health and advantage. The lev...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S BUILDINGS AND UNDERTAKINGS.—So far the historian has spoken exclusively of the two greatest works of Solomon's reign, the Temple and the Palace, and principally of the former. Eve...
First Kings chapter nine as we begin our study in the Word this evening. At the beginning of Solomon's reign, the Lord appeared unto him while he was in Gibeon, there offering sacrifices unto God. And...
1 Kings 4:26; 1 Kings 9:1; Ecclesiastes 2:10; Ecclesiastes 6:9;...