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1 Kings 9:25 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 9 · verse 25
And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.1 Kings 9:25 · King James Version
1 Kings 9:25 in context
23These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
25And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
26And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
27And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringsʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- offeringsshelemproperly, requitalH8002 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- timespaʻama stroke, literally or figurativelyH6471 →
- offerʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
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We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness. I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands and put him to a vast expense, Kg1 9:15.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-28