CHAPTER IX _The queen of Sheba visits Solomon, and is sumptuously_ _entertained by him_, 1-12. _His great riches_, 13, 14. _He makes targets and shields of beaten gold, and a magnificent_ _ivory throne, and various utensils of gold_, 15-20. _His navigation to Tarshish, and the commodities brou... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 9:12. _BESIDE THAT WHICH SHE HAD BROUGHT UNTO THE KING_] In 1 Kings 10:13 it is stated that Solomon gave her all she asked, _besides that which he gave her of his royal bounty_. It is not at all likely that he gave her back the _presents_ which she brought to him, and which he had... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 9:14. _THE KINGS OF ARABIA_] "The kings of Sistevantha." - _Targum_.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 chapter. 2 Chronicles 9:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 9:17. _MADE A GREAT THRONE OF IVORY_] For a very curious description of the _throne of Solomon_, see at the end of the chapter. 2 Chronicles 9:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 9:21. _THE KING'S SHIPS WENT TO TARSHISH_] "Went to _Africa_." - _Targum_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 9:25. _FOUR THOUSAND STALLS FOR HORSES_] 1 Kings 4:26, where the _different numbers_ in these two books are considered. The _Targum_, instead of _four thousand_, has ארבע מאה _arba meah, four hundred_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 9:29. _NATHAN THE PROPHET_] These books are all lost. See the account of Solomon, his character, and a review of his works, at the end of 1 Kings 11:43. I. By the kindness of a learned friend, who has made this kind of subjects his particular study, I am able to give a more corre... [ Continue Reading ]