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Thomas Constable · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Constable: God blessed Solomon by giving him good relations with King Huram (Hiram) of Tyre (2Ch 8:2, 18). Huram evidently returned the cities that Solomon had previously given (or mortgaged) to him (2Ch 8:2; cf. 1 Kings 9:10-14). Then Solomon developed these towns. Solomon also captured more territory and fortified many cities (2Ch 8:3-6). Leon Wood - It seems safe to say that, following this action, Israel controlled more territory than at any other time in its history. In his day, Solomon was probably the most powerful and influential ruler in the Middle East." Paul Apple - 2Chr 8:1-10 EXPANDING DOMINION DEMONSTRATED IN CRITICAL BUILDING PROJECTS A. (2Chr 8:1-6) Cities Built by Solomon John Olley - Since the northern border of Israelite land was commonly labeled as “Lebo-hamath” (2Ch 7:8) and David had previously controlled the city-states of Hamath and Zobah in northern Syria (1Ch 18:3–10), Solomon’s action was possibly to reassert Israelite hegemony (as Jeroboam II did in 2Ki 14:25). This gave Solomon control along the main trade route to Mesopotamia, while “Tadmor,” 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Damascus, was a major oasis on the shorter desert route, later named Palmyra. The building of “store cities” supported the gathering of revenue (including grain, oil, wine, etc.; e.g., 2Ch 32:28; 1Ch 27:25–31), enabling the maintenance of governmental and defense forces. Another strategic location was along the ridge of the Valley of Aijalon that led to the plateau of the northern approach to Jerusalem, forming the major route linking Jerusalem with the coast. The “fortified cities” of “Upper Beth-horon and Lower Bethhoron,” approximately 10 and 11 miles (16 and 18 km) northwest of Jerusalem, had earlier been settled as pasturelands on the border between Benjamin and Ephraim (1 Chron. 6:68; 7:24; cf. Josh. 10:10–11; 16:5; 18:13–14). The location of “Baalath” is uncertain, contenders being near Gezer (Josh. 19:44) or, less likely, suggested by its association in 1 Kings 9:18 MT with the southeastern “Tamar,” in the land allocated to Simeon in the southeast (Josh. 19:8), or equated with “Baalah,” that is, Kiriath-jearim (1 Chron. 13:6). David
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Constable: God blessed Solomon by giving him good relations with King Huram (Hiram) of Tyre (2Chr 8:2, 18). Huram evidently returned the cities that Solomon had previously given (or mortgaged) to him (2Chr 8:2; cf. 1 Kings 9:10-14). Then Solomon developed these towns. Solomon also captured more territory and fortified many cities (2Chr 8:3-6). Matthew
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Constable: Solomon probably should not have entered into a treaty with Pharaoh by marring his daughter, in view of God's previous warnings about the negative spiritual influence of foreign wives. Building her a house of her own in Jerusalem seems to have been a compromise: having her yet keeping her at a distance. J. Wolfendale: (quoted in Biblical Illustrator): Consider Solomon’s marriage with an Egyptian princess-- I. As a matter of policy. It sprang from-- 1. A desire to counteract the influence of Hadad (1 Kings 11:14-20). 2. The wish to obtain support for his new dynasty and recognition from one of older fame and greater power. 3. Anxiety to strengthen himself by foreign alliances. II. As a source of moral perplexity. What must be done with her? Solomon felt that a broad distinction must be made between the worship of Jehovah and idolatry. III. As the beginning of trouble. The policy advantageous at first, but ultimately proved hollow and impolitic. The reign which began so gloriously ended in gross darkness and fetish worship. Mark Boda: The final verse in this section (2Ch 8:11) serves as a segue between the account of Solomon’s foreign slaves (2Ch 8:7-10) and that of his support of the Temple services (2Ch 8:12-16). Here the Chronicler expands the short reference to Solomon’s construction of a house for his Egyptian wife (1 Kgs 9:24) by adding a statement by the king linking the project to his passion for the holiness of a site associated with the Ark (8:11). This is the only time the Chronicler links a foreign marriage to Solomon, a link that is key to the criticism of Solomon in his source in Kings (1 Kgs 3, 11), and ironically the Chronicler uses this link to present Solomon as a king passionate for ritual purity. This addition aids the transition between 2Ch 8:2-11 and 2Ch 8:12-16, where Solomon’s passion for proper worship ritual will be emphasized further. The account in 1 Kings (1 Kgs 3:1-2; 9:16) reveals that Solomon married the daughter of Pharaoh and was given the town of Gezer as a dowry. This marriage suggests an alliance between Egypt and Israel, a political dimension that is played down in the Chronicler’s account. RON DANIEL - 8:11 Pharaoh's Daughter Early in Solomon's reign, he had formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt (1Ki 3:1). This was a common practice among royalty to maintain peaceful relations between kingdoms. After all, there is lots of incentive not to start a war with your neighbor if he's your wife's dad...She had been living in Jerusalem during the building projects, but not in David's palace. Solomon had decided that because the ark of the covenant had been in that place, it was holy. It seems to me that Solomon had to be aware that this was not a marriage he should be getting into. But then again, I'm always amazed at the stories I hear about people getting married. Often, people disappear from church for a long time, and then finally come back months or years later, but now they're married. They are often self-conscious or embarrassed about who they married. "He/she is an unbeliever... we fell into sin... I knew you wouldn't approve... he/she's got problems... my parents told me it was wrong..." Hello? If you're embarrassed or uncomfortable about who you're marrying, maybe there's a problem? 2Cor. 6:14-16 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God... What was Solomon thinking? She's too unholy to live in David's house? And yet he still married her? Amazing! F B