1 Kings 3:8
“And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen,.... To be his special and peculiar people above…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Compare the marginal references. Solomon regards the promises as fulfilled in the existing greatness and glory of the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 3:5-15
We have here an account of a gracious visit which God paid to Solomon, and the communion he had with God in it, which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a great people, &c. The language is that of inexperience, which exaggerates the extent of duties and cares which it has…
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