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Gill's Exposition
The words of King Lemuel,.... Not what were spoken by him, but what were spoken to him; or declaring what his mother said, as what follows shows; of this king we have no account elsewhere under this…
Barnes' Notes
That his mother taught him - Compare Pro 1:8; Pro 6:20. If we refer the chapter to Israelite authorship, we may remember the honor paid to the wisdom of Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah; if it was the…
Most interpreters are of opinion that Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for God, or devoted to God; and so it agrees well enough with that honourable name which, by divine appointment,…
VII. The Words of King Lemuel. Chap. Pro 31:1-9
We have here another short Appendix. King Lemuel records, as his oracle, or wise teaching, the counsel given him by his mother (Pro 31:31). With terms…
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