And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. SALOMON A FAIT DES AFFINITÉS AVEC PHARAON. C'était un t... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_ONLY THE PEOPLE SACRIFICED IN HIGH PLACES, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HOUSE BUILT UNTO THE NAME OF THE LORD, UNTIL THOSE DAYS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. SALOMON AIMAIT LE SEIGNEUR. Cette déclaration, illustrée par ce qui suit, apporte une preuve incontestable de la piété du jeune roi; le mot «seulement», qui précède la déc... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. LE ROI EST ALLÉ À GABAON POUR Y SACRIFIER , [ Gib`own (H1391), une ville-colline, debout sur une colline (el-Jib).] La distinction proéminente de cet en... [ Continuer la lecture ]
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. A GABAON, LE SEIGNEUR EST APPARU À SALOMON DANS UN RÊVE. C'était probablement à la fin de cette saison, quand son esprit avait été élevé dans un état de ferveur religieuse élevée par les service... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is th... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. JE NE SUIS QU'UN PETIT ENFANT - pas en âge, car il avait atteint la virilité (1 Rois 2:9), et doit avoir au moins 20 ans (Josèphe lui donne à tort... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THY SERVANT IS IN THE MIDST OF THY PEOPLE WHICH THOU HAST CHOSEN, A GREAT PEOPLE, THAT CANNOT BE NUMBERED NOR COUNTED FOR MULTITUDE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. LE DISCOURS A PLU AU SEIGNEUR. Ce sont les prières de veille de Salomon que Dieu a entendues et récompensées; mais l'acceptation était signifiée dans cette vision.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND GOD SAID UNTO HIM, BECAUSE THOU HAST ASKED THIS THING, AND HAST NOT ASKED FOR THYSELF LONG LIFE; NEITHER HAST ASKED RICHES FOR THYSELF, NOR HAST ASKED THE LIFE OF THINE ENEMIES; BUT HAST ASKED FOR THYSELF UNDERSTANDING TO DISCERN JUDGMENT;_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. VOICI, C'ÉTAIT UN RÊVE. L'impression vive, le souvenir indélébile qu'... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. PUIS VINRENT DEUX FEMMES. Monarques de l'Est, qui administrent généralement la justice en personne - du moins dans tous les cas de difficulté - ayant leur siège à la porte de la ville ( Salomon a ensuite construit... [ Continuer la lecture ]