The narrative here corresponds with 1 Kings 3:4; but is very much fuller. We learn from the present passage: (1) that Solomon’s sacrifice at Gibeon was a great public festivity, to which he collected vast numbers of the people; (2) that it was made upon the brass altar of Bezaleel, which (3) stoo... [ Continue Reading ]
The verbal differences between this passage and the corresponding one of Kings 1 Kings 3:5 are very considerable, and indicate the general truth that the object of the sacred historians is to give a true account of the real bearing of what was said: not ordinarily to furnish us with all or the exact... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM HIS JOURNEY - These words are not in the original text, which is thought to be corrupt. It is best to correct the text, and then simply to translate: “And Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem.”... [ Continue Reading ]
This passage is very nearly identical with 1 Kings 10:26.... [ Continue Reading ]