1 Kings 3 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^a Which was Bethlehem

¹ ^! Salomon taketh Pharaohs daughter to wife.

² ^b Where altars were appointed before the Temple was buylt to offer vnto the Lord.

³ ^c For his father had commanded him to obey the Lord & walke in his wayes, {Chap. 2, 3}.

⁴ ^d For there the Tabernacle was {2 Chro. 1,3}

⁵ ^! The Lord appeareth to him & giueth him wisdome.

⁶ ^e Thou hast performed thy promes.

⁶ ^/ Or, as he walked.

⁷ ^f That is, to behaue myselfe in executing this charge of ruling.

⁹ ^g Which are so manie in nomber.

⁹ ^/ Or, obedient.

¹¹ ^h That is, that thine enemies shulde dye.

¹³ ^/ Or, hathe bene none.

¹⁵ ⁱ He knewe that God had appeared vnto him in a dreame.

¹⁶ ^k By this example it appeareth that God kept promes with Salomon in granting him wisdome.

¹⁶ ^/ Or, vitailers.

¹⁷ ^! The pleating of the two harlottes, and Salomons sentence therein.

²⁰ ^l She stale the quicke childe away, because she might both auoide the shame and punishement.

²³ ^m Except God giue judges vnderstanding, the impudencie of the respacer shal ouerthrowe the just cause of the innocent.

²⁶ ⁿ Her motherly affection herein appeareth that she had rather endure the rigour of the lawe, then se her childe cruelly slaine.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Kings 3