1 Kings9
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1 As soon as had the of the Lord and the and that to ,
2 the Lord to a , as he had to him at .
3 And the Lord to him, I have your and your , which you have me. I have this that you have , by my there . My and my will be there for .
4 And as for you, if you will me, as your , with of and , that I have you, and my and my ,
5 then I will your over , as I your , , You shall not a on the of .
6 But if you from me, you or your , and do not my and my that I have you, but and and them,
7 then I will the that I have them, and the that I have for my I will cast of my , and will become a and a .
8 And will become a heap of . Everyone by it will be and will , and they will , has the Lord to this and to ?
9 Then they will , they the Lord their who their of the of and laid on and them and them. the Lord has this on them.
10 At the of , in had the , the of the Lord and the ,
11 and of had with and and , as as he , in the of .
12 But when from to the that had him, they did not him.
13 Therefore he , What of are that you have me, my ? So they are the of to .
14 had to the of .
15 And this is the of the that to the of the Lord and his own and the and the of and and and
16 ( of had and and it with , and had the who in the , and had it as to his , ;
17 so ) and
18 and and in the , in the of Judah,
19 and the that had, and the for his , and the for his , and to in , in , and in the of his .
20 the who were of the , the , the , the , and the , were not of the of —
21 their who were them in the , the of were to — these to be , and so they are to .
22 But of the of no . They were the , they were his , his , his , his and his .
23 These were the were over : who had of the who the .
24 But from the of to her own Solomon had for her. Then he the .
25 a used to and on the that he to the Lord, making with the Lord. So he the .
26 a at , is on the of the , in the of .
27 And with the his , who were with the , together the of .
28 And they to and from there , , and they it to .
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Chapter Summary
In this chapter: God's answer to Solomon. (1–9). The presents of Solomon and Hiram. (10–14). Solomon's buildings, His trade. (15–28).
vv1-9
God warned Solomon, now he had newly built and dedicated the temple, that he and his people might not be high-minded, but fear. After all the services we can perform, we stand upon the same terms with the Lord as before. Nothing can purchase for us liberty to sin, nor would the true believer desire such a licence. He would rather be chastened of the Lord, than be allowed to go on with ease and prosperity in sin.
vv10-14
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God suits this earth to the various tempers of men, and the dispositions of men to the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general.
vv15-28
Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold in it; which shows that the best produce is that which is for the present support of life, our own and others; such things did Canaan produce. Solomon got much by his merchandise, and yet has directed us to a better trade, within reach of the poorest. Wisdom is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold, Pr 3:14.
Key Words
שְׁלֹמֹה: Shelomah, David's successor
כָּלָה: to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
בָּנָה: to build (literally and figuratively)
בַּיִת: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
מֶלֶךְ: a king
כֹּל: properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
עָשָׂה: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
רָאָה: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שֵׁנִי: properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
גִּבְעוֹן: Gibon, a place in Palestine
Cross References
1 Kings 9Refers to God's first appearance to Solomon in a dream at Gibeon.
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Solomon's dedication prayer requesting God's eyes be toward this temple continually.
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The parallel account of God's conditional warning of destruction for disobedience.
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Mosaic warning of nations asking why God ruined His land and house.
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God's original covenant promise to establish the throne of David's seed.
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The Mosaic curse that Israel would become a proverb and a byword.
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Parallel details of Solomon's major building projects after twenty years.
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Mentions Solomon repairing the breaches and building the fort of Millo.
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Explains why Pharaoh's daughter was moved out of David's city.
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Parallel account of Solomon going to Ezion-geber to prepare his navy.
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Notes God was angry with Solomon after appearing to him twice.
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Locates the border town of Cabul near Hiram's Tyrian borders.
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Details the heavy levy and forced labor Solomon raised for building.
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Parallel account of Solomon's regular sacrifice offerings on the new altar.
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Hiram's ships bringing gold and precious goods from Ophir.
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