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A Historically Accurate Reign
Multiple commentators affirm that Solomon's 40-year reign is a precise historical fact, not merely a symbolic number for a long time. They note the remarkable coincidence that Israel's first three kings—Saul, David, and Solomon—each reigned for this same duration, but they treat it as an accurate record.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 11:42
18th Century
Theologian
Josephus gave Solomon a reign of 80 years, either because he wished to increase the glory of his country’s greatest king or because he had a false …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 11:42
19th Century
Bishop
Forty years. —Solomon's reign was thus of the same length as his father's. (See 1 Kings 2:11.) The coincidence is curi…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 11:40–43
19th Century
Preacher
After great mountains, there usually come low hills. After Solomon comes Rehoboam. Grace does not run in the blood, we may be sure, for even human …
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 11:42
17th Century
Pastor
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all
Israel, was forty years .
Th…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 11:41–43
17th Century
Minister
Solomon's reign was as long as his father's, but his life was not so. Sin shortened his days. If the world, with all its advantages, could satisfy …