1 Chronicles 1

Notes on the verses

-Chap. I. Ver. 2. Then Solomon._{This seems to have taken place a short time after David’s decease, and according to some, in the second year of Solomon’s reign; when, being established in his kingdom, he convened his chief men, and spake to them concerning the solemn sacrifice which he purposed to offer to God. ]—Bagster. Ver. 4. From Kirjath-jearim.—{The tabernacle and the brazen altar still honour;” having gained more renown than any crowned head ever did. “David,” says Dr. Delaney, ‘‘was a true believer, a zealous adorer of God, teacher of His law and worship, and inspirer of His praise. A glorious example, a perpetual and inexhaustible fountain of true piety. A consummate and unrivalled hero; a skilful and fortunate captain; a steady patriot; a wise ruler; a faithful, generous, and magnanimous friend; and what is yet rarer, a no less generous and magnanimous enemy.

A true penitent, a divine musician, & sublime poet, and an inspired prophet. By birth a peasant, by merit a prince! In youth a hero, in manhood a monarch, and in age a saint.’}—Ragof Solomon, and contains a narrative of the several kings of his race, who reigned in succession, till the Babylonish captivity; and it concludes with an intimation of Cyrus’s decree for the restoration of the Jews and the rebuilding of the temple, about four hundred and eighty years after.—Besides the additional practical instruction here afforded, especially in respect of the different effects of piety, or profaneness, in the affairs of nations favoured with revelation; this history throws great light on the prophetical writings, which can by no means be well understood without due adverting to it.

The prophecies contained in it either were fulfilled soon after they were spoken, or coincide with those before considered; and it is not always easy to determine concerning subsequent scriptural references, whether they relate to this book or to the book of Kings. Only a part of the chapters will require an exposition. A. M. 2989, put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and B. C. 1 a 1 Ki. 2:46. Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar which was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked remained at Gibeon; but David had brought away the ark out of the tabernacle, and placed it in a tent at Jerusalem. }—Bagster:: Ver. 7—12. In that night, &c.—[This was the night following the sacrifice which Solomon had offered.

]—Bagster. The same dream is related, and that more fully, in (1 Kings 3:5-15). i ‘, Ver. 1. This was in thy heart.—|This does not occur in Kings: and It