1 Kings 9:10
Solomon's Further Activities
10 At the end of twenty years, having built the two buildings, The Temple of God and his personal palace,
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10
Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10-14
(Read 1 Kings 9:10-14)
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God suits this earth to the various tempers of men, and the dispositions of men to the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general.