A mighty man of valor - Here “a man of strength and activity.” It is a vague term of commendation, the exact force of which must be fixed by the context. See Ruth 2:1; 1 Samuel 9:1, etc.
Solomon made Jeroboam superintendent of all the forced labor (“the charge”) exacted from his tribe - the tribe of Ephraim - during the time that he was building Millo and fortifying the city of Jerusalem 1 Kings 9:15.
7. SOLOMON'S FAILURE: JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AND THE BEGINNING OF DISRUPTION CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Solomon's polygamy and departure from God (1 Kings 11:1)_ 2. Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:14) 3. Rezon the...
SIN OF SOLOMON, AND THE ADVERSARIES RAISED UP IN CONSEQUENCE. From various differences in the arrangement of the earlier verses in the LXX and Heb., it has been supposed that in its original form the...
MADE HIM RULER. gave him oversight, which gave him opportunity to oppress and create disaffection....
_and Solomon seeing_ The verb is finite, therefore render (with R.V.) SAW. _was industrious_ Literally -did work." _he made him ruler over all the charge of_, &c. Better (with R.V., AND HE GAVE HIM C...
D. THE REBELLION OF JEROBOAM 11:26-40 TRANSLATION (26) And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, even he raised up a hand aga...
_AND THE MAN JEROBOAM WAS A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOUR: AND SOLOMON SEEING THE YOUNG MAN THAT HE WAS INDUSTRIOUS, HE MADE HIM RULER OVER ALL THE CHARGE OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH._ And the man Jeroboam was a m...
11:28 charge (c-27) Or 'work.'...
SOLOMON'S ERRORS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. HIS DEATH This chapter furnishes an account of Solomon's marriages with numerous foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the toleration of i...
MADE HIM.. CHARGE] RV 'gave him charge over all the labour'; see 1 Kings 5:13; 1 Kings 5:14. As the system of forced labour introduced by Solomon had as its object the adornment of his capital, which...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 11 SOLOMON *WORSHIPS FALSE GODS V1 Solomon, however, loved many foreign women. He married the daughter of the king of Egypt. He also mar...
A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOUR. — The phrase, like the “mighty valiant man,” applied to the young David (1 Samuel 16:18), has nothing to do with war, but simply signifies “strong and capable.” THE CHARGE (or...
וְ הָ אִ֥ישׁ יָרָבְעָ֖ם גִּבֹּ֣ור חָ֑יִל וַ
HOLLOW PROSPERITY 1 Kings 11:1 "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." - Ecclesiastes 1:2 "At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of ra...
THE WIND AND THE WHIRLWIND 1 Kings 11:14 "He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption." - Galatians 6:8 SUCH degeneracy could not show itself in the king without danger to his pe...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
THE KINGDOM PROMISED TO HIS SERVANT 1 Kings 11:26 The opening Chapter s of Jeroboam's life were very promising. He sprang from the ranks of the toilers, but his business talent attracted the notice o...
At this point the story of Solomon suddenly changes. The glory passes away, and we observe his rapid degeneracy and doom. The nature of the man had ever a strong animal side. His commercial enterprise...
And the man Jeroboam [was] a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him (o) ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. (o) He was overseer of S...
Joseph, Ephraim and Manasses. (Menochius) --- He was of the former tribe. (Salien) --- At first Solomon employed none of the Israelites to work, chap. ix. 22. But he afterwards oppressed them grievous...
(27) And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. (28) And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of v...
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...
_AN INDUSTRIOUS YOUTH_ ‘The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.’ 1 Kings...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom from Go...
AND THE MAN JEROBOAM WAS A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOUR,.... A man of great strength of body, and fortitude of mind: AND SOLOMON SEEING THE YOUNG MAN THAT HE WAS INDUSTRIOUS; in what he was set about in the...
And the man Jeroboam [was] a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. Ver. 28. _A mighty man of va...
_Even he lifted up his hand against the king_ Probably made some secret attempts to raise a dissatisfaction against Solomon; for we do not read of any open attempt. _And this was the cause_, &c. This...
1 Solomons wiues and concubines. 4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry. 9 God threatneth him. 14 Solomons aduersaries were Hadad, who was intertained in Egypt, 23 Rezon who reigned in Damascu...
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor, an energetic, capable man; AND SOLOMON SEEING THE YOUNG MAN THAT HE WAS INDUSTRIOUS, he did his work well, he accomplished what he set out to do, HE MAD...
Solomon's Adversaries and Death...
MANY MARRIAGES LEADING TO IDOLATRY (vs.1-13) Solomon also disobeyedDeuteronomy 17:17 in making many marriages with foreign women, from the Moabites, Alnmonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites (v.1)...
WAS INDUSTRIOUS: _ Heb._ did work CHARGE: _ Heb._ burden...
26-40 In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it...
A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOUR, or, a man of great strength of body, _or courage of mind_, or both. INDUSTRIOUS; ingenious, and diligent, and active, and every way fit for business and for command. OVER ALL T...
1 Kings 11:28 man H376 Jeroboam H3379 man H1368 valor H2428 Solomon H8010 seeing H7200 (H8799) man H5288 industrio
JEROBOAM THE REBEL (1 KINGS 11:26). Because Solomon had not responded to YHWH's chastening and had grievously sinned YHWH, now raised up one who was to be given the large part of Solomon's kingdom. H...
YHWH RAISES UP THREE ADVERSARIES TO SOLOMON (1 KINGS 11:14). At the commencement of his reign Solomon had had to deal with three rebels against the throne, Adonijah, Abiathar and Joab and Shimei (1 Ki...
CONTENTS: Solomon's heart turned. Chastened of God. Rise of Jeroboam. Death of Solomon. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hadad, Pharaoh, Rezon, Jeroboam, Adoram, Ahijah. CONCLUSION: The way of sin is down h...
1 Kings 11:1. _Solomon loved many strange women,_ of gentile nations, and was connected with them. To this day thousands of women in India are married to great men merely as a mark of honour, and they...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:1 Throughout chs. 1 Kings 1:1 there have been hints that all is not well with Solomon’s heart. Now comes the inevitable conclusion: Solomon’s sins have led him to apostasy.
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:26 Solomon’s most significant enemy was JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT. He was the former superintendent of the FORCED LABOR OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, those who had been helping wi...
_HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 11:14_ THE AGENTS OF DIVINE RETRIBUTION I. ARE SECRETLY PREPARING WHEN LEAST SUSPECTED. Hadad and Rezon on the frontier, and Jeroboam under the shadow of the throne, were plott...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S ADVERSARIES.—As the historian has collected together in 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1, all the information he can convey respecting the _temple, _and
Chapter eleven. But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughters of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites (1 Kings 11:1); Now turn back fo...
1 Kings 5:16; 2 Samuel 19:20; Amos 5:6; Deuteronomy 1:12; Isaiah 14:25
Charge — The taxes and tributes....