4 * But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim, to the place whi:h David had prepared for it : for he had pitched a tent for it at Jeruſalem d.
d He ſeparated the Ark from the Tabernacle, and brought it to
Jeruſalem, becauſe there he intended to build a far more noble and laſting Habitation for it.
5 Moreover, * the brazen altar that Bezaleel the ſon
F,King. 4
1Ch. 16 39. & 21+ 2
* 1 Sam. 6: 17, iChr:16.1,
*Exo:38:1-
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there, . tabernacle of the LORD : and Solomon and the con- gregation ſought unto it f.
e Either Mes mentioned v. 3-or Bezaleel here laſt named, by the Command and Dire&ion of Myes : or David,who may be ſaid to pur it there,becauſe he continued it there,and did not remove it,as he did the Ark from the Tabernacle. f z. e. Sought the Lord and his Favour by hearty Prayers andSacrifices in the Place whichGod had appointed for that Work, Levis. 17. 3 4.
6 And Solomon went up chither to the brazen altar
of Uri, the ſon of Hur, had made, |] he e put before che
before the LORD, which g was at the tabernacle of
the congregation, and offered a thouſand burnt-offec- ings upon it.
g 7.e. Which Altar. But that he had now ſaid w. 5. and therefore
would not unneceſſarily repeat it. Or rather, wh: and fo theſe | : Words are emphatical,and contain a Reaſon why Solomon went thi- | the Notes there ir is explained,and the ſeeming differences recon-
ther, becauſe the Lord was there graciouſly preſent to hear prayers and receive Sacrifices«
7 In that night 4 did God appear z unto Solomon, and ſaid unto him, Asx what I ſhall give thee.
bh After thoſe Sacrifices were offered. i In a Dream,of which ſee the Notes on 1 King: 3: 5, &Cc.
8 And Solomon faid unto God, Thou haſt ſhewed |
great mercy unto David my father, and haſt made me * to reign in his ſtead, "". Now, O LORD God, let thy promiſe unto David t Ha 7 my father be eſtabliſhed : * for chou haſt made me king mach ,:4, OVEr a people, Þ like the duſt of the earth in mulci- auſt of the tude ; | key Io * Give me now wiſdom and knowledge, that I x, may * go out and come in before this people: for who 27:13, 6an judge this thy people zhat 3s ſo great & ? Whar one Man is ſufficient to govern 1o numerous a People.
Ir And God faid ro Solomon, Becaute this was in
thine heart, and thou haſt not asked riches, wealth, or
of Chr: W: 5,
{ i.e The taking away of their Lives.
12 Wiſdom and knowledge is granted unto thee,and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, ſuch as ;
*none of the kings have had,that have been before thee, * x Chr: neither ſhall there any after thee hare the like. 25: 25: 13 Then Solomon came fr9r2 his journey to the high P22
5 . Ecclel-2:9 place » that 2-45 at Gibeon, , to Jeruſalem, from before | w_ rcabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over l Iſrael. ll » Or, from the High-place : for the Hebrew prefix Lamed, which | commonly {ignifies #9,1s ſometimes put for the Latine de,which 1ig- ] nifies from. | i 14*And Solomon gathered chariots »and horſemen : * i King! and he had a thouſand and four hundred chariots » and 4: 26: ewelve thouſand horſe-men, which he placed in the * wo chartot-Cities, and with the king at Jeruſalem. I # Of this, and the three following Verſes, ſee the Notes on 1 |
Kings 10. 26, Oc. |
i5 * And the king f made ſilver and gold at Jeruſa- * r King:
lem as plenteous as ſtones, and cedar-trees made he as 10: 27- the ſyvcamore-trees that are in the vale, for abundance. re nu} 16 * And + Solomon had horſes brought out of E- my
, : ww gypt, and linnen yarn : the kings merchants received * 1 King. the linen yarn at a price.
10. 28. 17 And they fetcht up, and brought forth out of E- 9: 28 gypt a chariot for ſix hundred ſhekels of filver, and an
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horſe for an hundred and fifty : and ſo brought they Vo |
out hoyſes for all the kings of che Hittices, and for the bwrſes . kings of Syria, T by their means. which wa
Solomon! CHAP. IL
. fT Heb. | their hand, Solomon appointeth Workenen to build the Temple. His Embaſſage to King Hiram, for Workmen and Materials : promiſing to furniſh him with Vie Fuals, 1 19. Hirams kinanels, 1——16, Solomon numbreth © and divideth the Warkmen, 17, 18. A N D Solomon determined to build an houſe for
the name of the LORD, and an houſe for his kingdom 4.
a i.e. A Royal Palace for himſelf and his Succeſſors. This whole Chapter, for the ſubſtance of it, is contained in 1 King. 5- and in
cied.
2 And * Solomon told out threeſcore and ten thou- *; x, s | ſand men to bear burdens, and fourſcore thouſand to 5: 15. in the mountains, and three thouſand and ſix d to overſee them.
3 And Solomon ſent to || Huram the king of Tyre | g,. aying,As thou * didſt deal with David my father, and yiran. Gidft ſend him cedars to build him an houſe to dwell 1 Kin: 5:45
therein, ever ſo deal with me b. * 1 Chr,
b Which words n_y be commodiouſly underſtood from the na- *t ** ture of the thing,and from the following words,ſuch Ellipſes being frequent in the Hebrew. Or, without any Ellipſes,the ſenſe being here ſuſpended, is compleated, wv. 7. ſo ſend me, &c. the 4 5. and
6 verſes being inſerted by way of Parentheſis, to uſher in, and ens force his following Requeſt.
4 Behold, I buid an houſe to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate jt to kim c, amd to burn before him f ſweet incenſe, and for the continual frew + xx.g, bread 4,and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening Incenſe of
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on the ſabhaths, and on the new-moons, and on the SPic#: 42 4 folemn
ſolemn feafts of the LORD our God. This is an | ordinance for ever to Iſrael.
c i e, To his honour and worſhip. 4 So called here and Nm. 4:7. becauſe it was to be there continually, by a conſtant Succeſſion of new Bread.when the old was removed: Of which ſce Exoa: 25. 30. Levit. 24: 8. 7 |
5 And the houſe which I build is great e: ;zs our God above all gods.
e For though the Temple ftrictly ſo called, was but ſmall, yet , the Buildings belonging to it, both above and under ground, were | large and numerous. ; a gs. 6 * But who f is able to build him an houſe, ſeing
the heaven, and the heaven of heavens cannot contain , him f?who am I then that T ſhould build him an houſe,
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fave only to burn ſacrifice before him g. |
f When I ſpeak of building a great Houſe for our great God,let be ſo fooliſh ro think that I mean to include or comprch-nd g 5. e. To worſhip him there
for great