And out of all lands - This is an addition to the words in Kings. The principal countries would no doubt be Arabia and Armenia—the former al…

And they brought. — Used to bring. The verse summarizes 1 Kings 10:28–29 (compare [Reference 2 Chron…

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:28).

The imports mentioned here showed that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though use…