Ecclesiastes 10:7
“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I have seen servants upon horses,.... Which being scarce in Judea, were only rode upon by princes and great personages,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ecclesiastes 10:6-7
The “evil” of Ecc 10:5 is here specified as that caprice of a king by which an unworthy favorite of low origin is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 10:4-11
The scope of these verses is to keep subjects loyal and dutiful to the government. In Solomon's reign the people were…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I have seen servants upon horses The general fact of the previous verse is reproduced with more dramatic vividness. To…