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 ch...
Comparing 1 Kings 10:16, it follows from the two passages together that the “pound of gold” was equal to 100 shekels....
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 ...
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...
LESSON SIXTEEN 9-11 A QUEEN COMES TO JERUSALEM. REHOBOAM AND THE KINGDOM. 6. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND SOLOMON'S GREATNESS (Chapter 9) INTRODUCTION The wisdom of Solomon brought the queen of Sheba to...
_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....
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. SOLOMON'S SPLENDOUR This chapter is a close repetition of 1 Kings 10:1 and 1 Kings 11:41....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 9 THE FAME AND WEALTH OF SOLOMON – 2 CHRONICLES 9:1-31 The visit of the queen...
AND KING SOLOMON MADE. — Word for word as 1 Kings 10:16. BEATEN GOLD. — Rather, according to Gesenius, _mixed_ or _alloyed gold._ But the word (_shahût, i.e., shatûah_) seems to mean gold _beaten out...
וַ יַּ֨עַשׂ הַ מֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מָאתַ֥יִם צ
The story of the Queen of Sheba's coming is full of beauty, as it illustrates the true influence of kingship exercised under the government of the eternal King. The fame of Solomon's wisdom attracted...
And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: (g) six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target. (g) Which amounts to 2400 crowns of the sun. (h) Or pounds, called mina, of w...
What an astonishing relation is here given of the riches, and splendor, and power, and sovereignty of Solomon. Surely never was there a king among the sons of men of equal grandeur and magnificence. A...
But it is not only within the borders of the land that the power and glory of Solomon are known. His fame spreads among the heathen, even to distant lands; and the queen of Sheba comes to bring him he...
1 Kings 10:16....
1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisedome of Solomon. 13 Solomons golde, 15 His Targets. 17 The throne of Iuory. 20 His vessels. 23 His presents. 25 His chariots and horse. 26 His tributes....
THE IMMENSE WEALTH OF SOLOMON AND HIS DEATH...
And King Solomon made two hundred targets, a special kind of shield, OF BEATEN GOLD: SIX HUNDRED SHEKELS OF BEATEN GOLD WENT TO ONE TARGET (approximately $2,000 worth)....
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vv.1-12) The report of the visit of the Queen of Sheba with Solomon differs only in few details from the report in 1 Kings 10:1. But her visit is a lovely picture o...
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 happi...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Chronicles 9:15 King H4428 Solomon H8010 made H6213 (H8799) hundred H3967 shields H6793 hammered H7820 (H880
CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba. CONCLUSION: Those who honor God, He will honor. The best way to get the credit of our en...
2 Chronicles 9:12. _Besides that which she had brought unto the king._ It cannot be understood that Solomon returned the presents which the queen brought to him; but he far exceeded her in liberality...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:15 THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON was Solomon’s palace, which was made from great quantities of cedar (see 1 Kings 7:2
CRITICAL NOTES.] _2 Chronicles 9:1_. This narrative is parallel with 1 Kings 10:1, from which it varies little; Solomon’s glory (2 Chronicles 9:13); and the close of his reign ...
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...
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance...