Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
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Gill's Exposition
Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance,.... All the strangers in the land being gathered by the order of David, Ch1 22:2 who were skilled in all manner of work, as follows:
hewers and…
Barnes' Notes
In my trouble - See the margin. David refers to the manifold troubles of his reign, which had prevented him from accumulating very much treasure. An hundred thousand talents of gold ... - We do not…
Adam Clarke
In my trouble I have prepared - Notwithstanding ail the wars in which I have been engaged, all the treacheries with which I have been surrounded, all the domestic troubles with which I have been…
Though Solomon was young and tender, he was capable of receiving instructions, which his father accordingly gave him, concerning the work for which he was designed. When David came to the throne he…
Cambridge Bible
in my trouble Render with R.V. marg. in my low estate. LXX. κατὰ τὴν πτωχείαν μου.
an hundred thousand talentsof gold, and a thousand thousand talentsof silver This sum is incredibly large. In 1Ki…
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