Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8:4

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 8 This chapter contains much the same, with a little variation, as what is related in 1 Kings 9:10.

And built Tadmor in the wilderness,.... Of which [See comments on 1 Kings 9:18] and all the storehouses which he built in Hamath; a country in Syria, which he made himself master of, and where he laid up store of provision and ammunition to keep it, should any attempt be made to rescue it out of his hands. According to an Arabic writer (a), Solomon in the twenty fourth year of his reign having...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter we are told, I. What cities Solomon built, ver. 1-6. II. What workmen Solomon employed, ver. 7-10. III. What care he took about a proper settlement for his wife, ver. 11. IV. What a good method he put the temple-service into, ver. 12-16. V. What trading he had with foreign countries, ver. 17, 18. Solomon's Buildings. (b. c. 992.) 1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years,...