1 Kings 11:41
in 1 Kings 11As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
KJV
And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
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This verse in 1 Kings 11
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? Either written by himself, as Kimchi suggests, though not in being; or by some chronologer or historiographer employed by him in writing the most memorable things that happened in his reign; or by several prophets, as in 2Ch 9:29 out of which the inspired writer of this book took what he was directed to by the Lord to be transmitted to future ages.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The book - In the publick records, where the lives and actions of kings were registered from time to time, so this was only a political, not a sacred book.
Shall Solomon fall, that was the beauty of Israel, and so great a blessing of his generation? Yes, it is too true, and the scripture is faithful in relating it, and repeating it, and referring to it long after, Neh. xiii. There was no king like Solomon who was beloved of his God, yet even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Probably this book was written by a chronologer or historiographer, whom Solomon employed to write his annals, out of which the sacred writer extracted what God saw fit to transmit to the church.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The book of the acts of Solomon? - These acts were written by Nathan the prophet, Ahijah the Shilonite, and Iddo the seer; as we learn from 2Ch 9:29. Probably from these were the Books of Kings and Chronicles composed; but the original documents are long since lost.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The book of the acts of Solomon - See the marginal reference and Introduction.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶ֨תֶר | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֧י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְחָכְמָת֑וֹ | vechakhemato | and wisdom his | H2451 → | 153 times |
| הֲלֽוֹא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | [are] they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כְּתֻבִ֔ים | ketuvim | written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סֵ֖פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
וְיֶ֨תֶרand [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
דִּבְרֵ֧י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֖הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
וְחָכְמָת֑וֹand wisdom his
vechakhematoH2451 →153 times
הֲלֽוֹא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֵ֣ם[are] they
hemH1992 →553 times
כְּתֻבִ֔יםwritten
ketuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
סֵ֖פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.