And Solomon said, "Thou hast shown great and steadfast love to thy servant David my father, because he walked before thee in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward thee; and thou hast kept for him this great and steadfast love, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne this day.
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This great kindness—David himself had regarded this as God’s crowning mercy to him (1 Kings 1:48).
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And Solomon said—On Solomon’s “wisdom,” see Note on 1 Kings 4:29. Here it is clear that the wisdom that he asks is tha…
John Gill
JohnGill
And Solomon said
In his dream; not that he dreamt he said, when he did not; but he really said, as follows:
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Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Solomon's dream was not a common one. While his bodily powers were locked up in sleep, the powers of his soul were strengthened; he was enabled to …
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Albert Barnes
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