pointed partly for the defence and preſervation of his People 1n }
peace ; and partly, for attendance upon his. Perſon, and tor the Splendor of his Government. Compare chap. 10. 26 Burt the words may be otherwiſe rendred, and 12000 horſes, for Paraſhmani- teſtly ſignifies borh an horſe and horſemen: And theſe might be a better ſort of Horſes than moſt of thoſe which were deſigned fo! the Chariors- Or thus, and for ( which Particle is eafily unde -
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and ſo he means that the 40000 Horſes were in part appointed for his Chariors, and in part for his 12000 Horſemen. ;
27 And thoſe officers / provided vidual for king So- lomon,and for all that came unto king Solomons table, every man in his month : they lacked nothing s.
J Named above, v. 7, &c. 5 Or rather, they ſuffered nothing to be lacking to any man that came thither, bur plenrifully provided all things neceflary.
28 Barley alſo and ſtraw for the horſes, and || dro- IOr,nmuler, . medaries t, brought they unto the place where be of- or, ſwits ficers were, every man according to his charge. beaſts,
# Or, Mules, by comparing this with 2 Chron. g: 24 or, Poft-
Horſes : which are particularly mentioned and diſtinguiſhed from ; the other Horſes, becauſe they rook a more exa& and particular
Care about them: How» ſoever, it is agreed, that theſe were ſwift | Beaſts, which is evident from Eſth. 8. 10,14. Mich, 1. 13.
29 T And God gave Solomon wiſdom, and under- ſtanding, exceeding much, and largeneſs of heart s, even as the {and that is on the ſea ſhore x,
u 3. e. Either, Firſt, Magnanimity,or generoſity and greatneſs of ſpirit, whereby he was diſpoted and emboldned to undertake great things. Bur this ſeems nor ſo well to ſuit with the following retem- blance, Or rather, Secondly, Vaſtneſs of underſtanding, a moſt comprehentive knowledge of all things both Divine and Humane: for this Wiſdom is the thing for which he is here commended, both in the foregoing and following words x Which cannot be num«- bred or meaſured ; and which, though it be ſo vaſt and compre=- henſive, yer conſiſts of the ſmalleſt parts, and ſo it may note that Solomon's Wiidom was both vaſt, reaching to all things; and moſt accurate, ſearching and diſcerning every imall thing.
30 And Solomons wiſdom excelled the wiſdom of all che children of che eaſt country y, and all the wiſ- dom of Egypt z.
3 The Chaldeans, Perſians, and Arabians, who all lay Eaſtward from Canaan, and who were famous in ancient times for their Wiſ- dom and Learning,as app-ars both from Sacred and Prophane Wri- ters. 2 #. e, The Egyptians, whoſe Fame was then great for their Skill in the Arts and Sciences, which made them deſpiſe the Grecians as Children in knowledge. See 48. 7. 22.
31 For he was wiſer than all men 4 : than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman b, and Chalcol, and Darda c the ſons of Mahol 4 : and his fame was in all nations round about,
a Either of his Nation, or, of his time ; or, of all Times and Nations, whether of the Eaſt or any other Country, excepting only the firſt and Second Adam. b Iſraelites of eminent Wiſdom, pro- bably the ſame mentioned, 1 Chroz. 2. 6. and 15. 19- and 25. 4. Pſal. 88. zitle, and 89+ title, c Of whom ſee 1 Chron: 2:6. d O6j. All theſe four were the Sons of Zerah, 1 Chron: 2: 6+ or of Ezrah, as 0- thers call him. Anſ- Either, the ſame Man had two names, Zerah and Mahol, which was common amongſt the Jews ; and he mighr be called Maho! from his Office or Employment : for that fignities a . Dance, or @ Pipe ; and he was expert in Muſical Inſtruments, and ſo were his Sons, 1 Chron: 15: 17, 18, 19. who polibly may here be cal- led by a vulgar Ebraiſme, Sons of the muſical Inflrument, from their dexterity in handling it, as upon another account -we read of the daughters of muſick, Eccleſ 12. 4. |
32 And he ſpake three thouſand proverbs e : and his ſongs were a chouſand and five. | |
e 7. e; Short and deep, and uſeful Sentences,whereof a great and the bett part are contained in the Books of Proverbs and Eccles | fiaſtes. f Whereof the chief and moſr Divine are in the Canticles.
33 And he ſpake of trees g, from the cedar-tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyfſop thar ſpringeth out of the wall þ, he ſpake alſo of beaſts, and of fowl, | and of creeping things, and of fiſhes. |
Z 7. e. Of all plants, of their nature and qualities : all which Diſc courſes are loſt, without any impeachment of the Perfe&ion of the Holy Scriptures ; which were not inſpired and written to reach Men Philoſophy or Phyſick, but only to make Mea wiſe to Salva- tion. See John 20; Jl. 2 Tim: 3: 16, 17. h 4. e. From the greateſt to the leaſt. we
34 And there came of all people to hear the wiſ- dom of Solomon, from all 5 kings of ths earth, which had heard of his wiſdom.
i To wit,from all the neighbouring Kings ; univerſal Particles being frequently underſtood in a reſtrained ſenſe ; and ſuch re- ſtriftion is grounded upon the following words, where this is lis mired to ſuch as heard of Solomon's Wiſdom.
CHAP V. | Hiram ſendeth to congratulate Solomon: who defereth of Hiram timber 10 build the temple, 1 - 6 Hiram bleſſeth God for Solomon ; and, for food for his family, ſendeth him trees, 7 — — 12. The number of labourers and workmen employed about the temple, 13 ——18. R | | | N D Hiram king of "L'yre fent his ſervants unto Solomon 4 : ( for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father ) for *Hi- _. ram was ever a lover of David. * 2.$.7207 a To wit, as ſoon as he heard of his Succeſſion in the Throne,as 5* 1'- _ the following words ſhew, he ſent to congratulate with him,as the 7 #2707: manner of Princes is. SR) Þ-- - yn 2 And * Solomon ſent to Hiram, ſaying, SO 3 Thou knowelt b how that David my father could ,; ;.* not build an houſe unto the name of the LORD his ; God c, * for the wars which were abouc him on every * Choc 1ide d, until the LORD put them under the foles of _—-- his feet. ep = WA ERNn b By common Fame and by particutar Information. # 7: e: Ej- ther, Firſt, For the Worſhip and. Scrvice of God, 21 King: 3: 2+ Or, 3 G Secondly
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