1 Kings 9:10
Solomon's Further Activities
10 It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord 's Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10
Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10-14
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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.