2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:1, 2 CHRONICLES 9:12 SHEBA, or Saba, covers about the same area as modern Yemen. Sheba traded in luxury goods from East Africa and India. The queen may have come to Israel to discuss trade (vv. 2 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 9:9), but her visit was primarily a que... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:7 HAPPY ARE THESE YOUR SERVANTS. See note on 1 Kings 10:8. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:9 On the queen’s gift of 120 TALENTS OF GOLD, see note on 1 Kings 10:10–13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:13 Solomon’s annual revenues in gold (equal to about 22 tons) would have come from gifts and trade (see note on 1 Kings 10:14–25). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:21 TARSHISH is usually identified with Tartessus in Spain, but here it seems to be a way of describing “the ends of the earth.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 9:29 AHIJAH THE SHILONITE... IDDO THE SEER. Although the Chronicler says nothing about Solomon’s spiritual unfaithfulness and the rebellions he faced in his declining years (1 Kings 11:1), the mention of these prophets directs the reader to these accounts in Kings.... [ Continue Reading ]