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2 Chronicles 9

2 Chronicles 9 — Overview

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain

Solomon here continues to appear great both at home and abroad. We had this account of his grandeur, 1 Kings x. Nothing is here added; but his defection towards his latter end, which we have there (ch. xi.), is here omitted, and the close of this chapter brings him to the grave with an unstained reputation. Perhaps none of the chapters in the Chronicles agree so much with a chapter in the Kings as this does with 1 Kings x. verse for verse, only that the first two verses there are put into one here, and verse 25 here is taken from 1 Kings iv. 26, and the last three verses here from 1 Kings xi. 41-43. Here is, I. The honour which the queen of Sheba did to Solomon, in the visit she made him to hear his wisdom, ver. 1-12. II. Many instances given of the riches and splendour of Solomon's court, ver. 13-28. III. The conclusion of his reign, ver. 29-31.

The Queen of Sheba Visit Solomon. (b. c. 992.)

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