1Ki 11 | TSK | STEP | Solomon's wives and concubines. In his old age they draw him to idolatry. God threatens him. Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt; Rezon, who reigned in Damascus; and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied. Solomon's acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him. A.M. 3020-3029. B.C. 984-975. loved. together with. or, beside.

the hill.This was the mount of Olives, which lay east of Jerusalem; and that the Hebrews would consider before it, while the west would be behind it; for the very term used to denote the east, {kedem,} means before, while {acharon,} behind, sometimes signifies the west.

Ge 33:2; 2Sa 15:30; 2Ki 23:13; Zec 14:4; Mt 26:30; Ac 1:9,12

all his strange wives.

1; Eze 16:22-29; Ho 4:11,12; 1Co 10:11,12,20-22

angry.

Ex 4:14; Nu 12:9; De 3:26; 9:8,20; 2Sa 6:7; 11:27; 1Ch 21:7

Ps 78:58-60; 90:7,8

his heart.

2,3; De 7:4; Pr 4:23; Isa 29:13,14; Ho 4:11; 2Ti 4:10

which had appeared.

3:5; 9:2

commanded.

6:12,13; 9:4-7; 2Ch 7:17-22

is done of thee. Heb. is with thee. thou hast not.

Isa 29:13,14

I will surely.

31; 12:15,16,20; Nu 14:23,35; 1Sa 2:30-32; 13:13,14; 15:26-28

2Sa 12:9-12

in thy days.

21:29; 2Ki 20:17,19; 22:19,20

for David.

1Sa 9:4,5; Ge 12:2; 19:29

I will rend it out.

Ex 20:5

Howbeit.

39; 2Sa 7:15,16; 1Ch 17:13,14; Ps 89:33-37

one tribe.

35,36; 12:20

for David.

11,12,32; De 9:5; 2Ki 13:23; 19:34; Ps 89:49; 132:1,17; Isa 9:7

Jer 33:17-26; Lu 1:32,33

for Jerusalem's.

De 12:5,11; 2Ki 21:4; 23:27; Ps 132:13,14; Isa 14:32; 62:1,7

Jer 33:15,16

the Lord.

12:15; 1Sa 26:19; 2Sa 24:1; 1Ch 5:26; Isa 10:5,26; 13:17

an adversary.

2Sa 7:14; Ps 89:30-34

when David.

2Sa 8:14; 1Ch 18:12,13; Ps 60:1; *title

Ps 108:10

after he had.

Ge 25:23; 27:40; Nu 24:18,19; De 20:13; Mal 1:2,3

every male.

Nu 31:17

Hadad.

Ex 2:1-10; 2Sa 4:4; 2Ki 11:2; Mt 2:13,14

a little child.{Näâr katon,} rather, "a little boy:" one who was apprehensive of his danger, and could, with his father's servants, make his escape.

Midian.Probably not the Midian east of the Red Sea, to which Moses fled, (Ex 2:15, etc.) but the Midian east of the Dead Sea, and south of Moab. These Midianites, whose daughters seduced the Israelites to commit idolatry (Nu 22:4, 7; 25:15; 31:2, etc.) were descendants of Midian, son of Abraham, (Ge 25:2.) Their capital city was called Midian, and its remains were to be seen in the time of Eusebius and Jerome: it was situated on the Arnon, south of the city Ar, or Areopolis.

Ge 25:2,4; Nu 22:4; 25:6,14,18

Paran.Probably the city of Paran, or the district around it, situated in the south of Idumea, and according to Eusebius, three days' journey east from Elah or Elath, at the head of the eastern branch, or Elamitic gulf of the Red Sea.

Ge 14:6; 21:21; Nu 10:12; De 1:1; 33:2; Hab 3:3

found.

Ge 39:4,21; Ac 7:10,21

that he gave.

Ge 41:45

Tahpenes.

Jer 43:7-9

weaned.

Ge 21:7; 1Sa 1:24

Hadad.

2:10,34; Ex 4:19; Mt 2:20

Let me depart. Heb. Send me away.

Ge 45:24; Jos 2:21; 1Sa 9:26; 2Sa 3:21

But.

Jer 2:31; Lu 22:35

Nothing. Heb. Not. let me go.

2Sa 18:22,23; Ps 37:8; Mr 14:31

God.

14; 2Sa 16:11; Ezr 1:1; Isa 13:17; 37:26; 45:5; Eze 38:16

Hadadezer.

2Sa 8:3; 10:8,15-18; 1Ch 18:3-9; 19:6,16-19

Hadarezer.

Ps 60:1; *title

to Damascus.

19:15; 20:34; Ge 14:15; Ac 9:2

in Damascus.Damascus, called also Damesk, but generally El Sham, by the Arabs, is situated in a delightful plain, well watered by the Barrada, at the eastern foot of Antilibanus, being surrounded by the hills in the form of a triumphal arch, 136 miles N. of Jerusalem, 195 S. of Antioch, and 276 S. S. W. of Diarbekir. It is a city of the highest antiquity, being at least as ancient as the time of Abraham: it has been often captured, and several times demolished, but has always risen to splendour and dignity. The modern town is described by Maundrell as of a long, straight figure, it ends pointing nearly N. E. and S. W. It is very slender in the middle, but swells bigger at each end, especially at that to the N. E. According to Niebuhr, the walls are something less than a league and half in circumference; and the population is estimated at from 100,000 to 150,000

all the days.

5:4; 2Ch 15:2

abhorred.

Ge 34:30; De 23:7; 2Sa 16:21; Ps 106:40; Zec 11:8

Jeroboam.

11,28; 12:2,20-24; 13:1-10; 14:16; 15:30; 16:3; 21:22

an Ephrathite.

Ge 35:16; Ru 1:2; 1Sa 1:1; 17:12; 1Ch 2:19

Solomon's servant.

9:22; 2Ch 13:6

lifted up.

2Sa 20:21; Pr 30:32; Isa 26:11

Solomon.

9:15,24

repaired. Heb. closed.

Am 9:11

the breaches.

Ne 4:7; Ps 60:2; Isa 22:9; Eze 13:5

the city.

2Sa 5:7

was industrious. Heb. did work.

Pr 22:29

he made.

5:16

charge. Heb. burden.

De 1:12; Isa 14:25; Mt 11:30

the house.

Jos 18:5; Jud 1:22,23; 2Sa 19:20; Am 5:6; Zec 10:6

Ahijah.

12:15; 14:2; 2Ch 9:29

Shilonite.

Jos 18:1

and they two.

Ge 4:8; 2Sa 14:6

rent it.

1Sa 15:27,28; 24:4,5

thus saith.

11,12

he shall.

12:20

for Jerusalem's sake.

they have forsaken.

9; 3:14; 6:12,13; 9:5-7; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 15:2; Jer 2:13; Ho 4:17

Ashtoreth.

5-8

Howbeit.

12,13,31; Job 11:6; Ps 103:10; Hab 3:2

for David.

Isa 55:3

I will take.

Ex 20:5,6

will give.

12:15-17,20; 2Ch 10:15-17

David.

15:4; 2Sa 7:16,29; 21:17; 2Ki 8:19; 2Ch 21:7; Ps 132:17

Jer 33:17-21; Am 9:11,12; Lu 1:69,70,78,79; Ac 15:16,17

light. Heb. lamp, or candle. the city. See on ver.

13; 9:3; Ga 4:25,26; Heb 12:22; Re 21:10

according.

26; De 14:26; 2Sa 3:21

if thou wilt.

3:14; 6:12; 9:4,5; Ex 19:5; De 15:5; Zec 3:7

that I will.

De 31:8; Jos 1:5

build the.

14:7-14; 2Sa 7:11,16,26-29; 1Ch 17:10,24-27

afflict.

12:16; 14:8,25,26; Ps 89:38-45,49-51

not for ever.

36; Ps 89:30-34; Isa 7:14; 9:7; 11:1-10; Jer 23:5,6; La 3:31,32

Lu 1:32,33; 2:4,11

Solomon sought.

2Ch 16:10; Pr 21:30; Isa 14:24-27; 46:10; La 3:37

Shishak.This is the first time we meet with the proper name of an Egyptian king in Scripture, Pharaoh being the general appellation for all the sovereigns of that country. Some are of opinion that Shishak is the same with the celebrated Sesostris of the Greek historians; but it is probable that this king lived long before Solomon's time. Usher thinks him to be Sesonchis, and places the beginning of his reign, A.M. 3026, B.C. 978.

14:25,26; 2Ch 12:2-9

rest.

2Ch 9:29-31

acts. or, words, or things.

time. Heb. days. forty years.Josephus says fourscore years; which is sufficiently absurd. Calmet supposes him to have been 18 years old when he came to the throne, and 58 when he died.

2:11

A.M. 3029. B.C. 975. slept.

1:21; 14:20; 15:8,24; 16:6; De 31:16; 2Ki 16:20; 20:21; 21:18

buried.

2:10; 14:31; 2Ki 21:18,26; 2Ch 21:20; 26:23; 28:27; Jer 22:19

Rehoboam.

1Ch 3:10; 2Ch 9:31; 13:7; Mt 1:5

Roboam.