1 Kings 3:2-28 also records that Solomon’s wisdom was a gift of God. That passage does not go into as much depth as 2 Chronicles 1. Verses 2-4 show some of the writer’s concerns. Many Israelites had religious inclination. Some had a pure love for God. David did, and now Solomon did. The ark of […]
Category: 2 Chronicles
1 Kings 3:1. Solomon’s Political Marriage to an Egyptian -today’s BDBD.
Solomon became king of all Israel. He made an alliance with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Egypt was not part of the promised land. Egyptians were not Canaanites (Deuteronomy 7:1-4). Egyptians had made slaves of the Israelites over a century after Joseph and his brothers’ families moved to Egypt (Exodus 1:8-11). Now, 500 years later, Solomon […]
