1|Kings 9:1a| And| vv. 1-9: 2|Chron. 7:11-22
1|Kings 9:11| Solomon
| See note 341 in ch. 4. Chapters 9 and 10 portray the highest peak of Solomon’s glory among the nations. Solomon was glorified in the kingdom of Israel with the splendor of that kingdom. This is a prefigure of Christ in the millennium.
1|Kings 9:2a| appeared| 1|Kings 3:5;| 11:9;| 2|Chron. 1:7
1|Kings 9:3a| name| 1|Kings 8:16, 29;| 2|Kings 21:4
1|Kings 9:5a| forever| 2|Sam. 7:13, 16
1|Kings 9:5b| You| 1|Kings 2:4;| 8:25
1|Kings 9:81| heaps
| According to some versions; the Hebrew text reads, exalted.
1|Kings 9:10a| And| vv. 10-28: 2|Chron. 8:1-18
1|Kings 9:151| Millo
| I.e., the citadel. So also in v. 24.
1|Kings 9:20a| left| cf. Judg. 3:1
1|Kings 9:24a| daughter| 1|Kings 3:1;| 7:8
1|Kings 9:241| Solomon
| Lit., he.
1|Kings 9:25a| three| Exo. 23:14-17;| Deut. 16:16