CHAPTER EIGHT SOLOMON IN ALL OF HIS GLORY 1 Kings 9:10 to 1 Kings 10:29 Jesus once referred to Solomon in all of his glory, and no section of Kings illustrates better than 1 Kings 9:10 to 1 Kings 10:29 the grandeur of his reign. Some of the matters related here have been previously mentioned, and... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE RECOGNITION OF SOLOMON'S GLORY (1 Kings 10:1-13) TRANSLATION (1) When the queen of Sheba continued to hear the report of Solomon in relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with riddles. (2) And she came to Jerusalem with a very heavy host, with camels bearing spices and very... [ Continue Reading ]
III. INDICATIONS OF SOLOMON'S GLORY 10:14-29 The account of the visit of the queen of Sheba is followed by a description of Solomon's revenues, his throne, and various other particulars of his wealth and magnificence. These notices are a continuation of 1 Kings 9:23-28 from which they have been sep... [ Continue Reading ]
B. SOLOMON'S OTHER WEALTH 10:22-29 TRANSLATION (22) For the king had a Tarshish fleet in the sea with the fleet of Hiram; once in three years the Tarshish fleet came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and baboons. (23) So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for wealth and wisdom. (24)... [ Continue Reading ]