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"All the Earth" Explained
Commentators clarify that the phrase "all the kings of the earth" likely refers to the kings of the surrounding lands and Solomon's vast empire, not literally every king on the planet. This was a common way of describing the known world or a significant sphere of influence at the time.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 9:23
18th Century
Theologian
All the kings of the earth - Rather, “all the kings of the land:” all the monarchs, that is, whose dominions were included in Solomon’s empi…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 9:23
19th Century
Bishop
All the kings of the earth. — Explanatory of all the earth were seeking (Kings). The earth, an expression define…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 9:23
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:24).
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 9:13–31
17th Century
Minister
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…