Midian - A town in the south of Judah. Paran is the desert region immediately to the south of Judah, the modern desert of et-Tih.

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The events recorded in this section belong, at least in part, to the early years of the reign of Solomon, when the deaths of the warlike David and …

And they arose out of Midian
A country which lay in their way to Egypt, and where it seems they made some stay, and …

While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If God is against u…