1 Kings 11:25 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25

While Solomon kept closely to God and to his duty there was no adversary nor evil occurrent (1 Kgs. 5:4), nothing to create him any disturbance or uneasiness in the least; but here we have an account of two adversaries that appeared against him, inconsiderable, and that could not have done any thing worth taking notice of if Solomon had not first made God his enemy. What hurt could Hadad or Rezon have done to so great and powerful a king as Solomon was if he had not, by sin, made himself mean... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:25

And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon ,.... Not all the days of his life, see 1 Kings 5:4 , but all his days, from his first going into idolatry, to the end of his life: beside the mischief that Hadad did ; and which, whatever it was, was not done till this time; for either, when he got leave from Pharaoh to go into his country, he lay hid there, waiting an opportunity to seize upon it; or by means of Pharaoh he got himself to be king of it, through the permission... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25

Premonitions of Wrath. Though the full weight of the judgment of God upon the sin of Solomon was not to come upon him in his lifetime, yet did he not, in this world, go altogether without punishment. The foreknowledge of the evils to come upon his family and people was in itself a heavy affliction. But in addition to this, the evening of his days was doomed to be disturbed. To this end— I. GOD STIRRED UP ADVERSARIES AGAINST HIM . 1 . In themselves these were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25

The Divine Chastisements. I. CHASTISEMENT IS MERCY . Though the judgment was kept back, Solomon was meanwhile made to feel the rod of correction. We may be forgiven and yet chastised—yea, chastised because we are forgiven. "Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth," etc. This, too, was mercy, for— 1 . It was fitted to lead him to seek God in truth . It is easier to feel and confess our folly and sin in adversity than when all is well with us, 2 . It revealed to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:25

And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon [We are not compelled, however, to believe that his reign lasted "all the days of Solomon." This last expression is to be taken with considerable latitude. It is an Orientalism. At the time of 1 Kings 5:4 , neither Hadad nor Rezon was giving Solomon any trouble], beside the mischief which Hadad did [Heb. omits did . The construction of the Hebrew, 292 b , note) is difficult. Literally, and with the evil which Hadad," etc.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 11:25

1 Kings 11:25. He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon This, perhaps, is not to be understood of the whole reign of Solomon, which for the most part was peaceable, but of all the days which remained of his life, from the time that his wives publicly exercised their idolatry, unto the day of his death. Or, it may mean, that he was a secret enemy all that time, and when Solomon had forsaken God, he showed himself openly. Besides the mischief that Hadad did This infelicity was... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:1-43

Solomon’s idolatry (11:1-43)Although some of Solomon’s marriages were for political purposes, most of his wives and concubines were probably given to him as gifts. These women usually brought their gods into Israel, and Solomon’s weakness in worshipping these gods led finally to his downfall (11:1-8). God’s judgment on Solomon and Israel was to bring the long-standing friction between northerners and southerners to a climax in the division of the kingdom. Only Solomon’s tribe Judah (which had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 11:25

reigned. David had subdued Syria ( 2Sa 8:3 , 2 Samuel 8:6 ; 2 Samuel 10:8 , 2 Samuel 10:18 ). Now Solomon, weakened by sin, loses Syria. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:1-43

4. Solomon’s apostasy ch. 11The writer brought Solomon’s weaknesses and sins, to which he only hinted previously, into the light in this chapter. Solomon had sown some seeds of departure from God and His Word early in his reign. They bore bitter fruit as he grew older. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:14-25

Solomon’s external adversaries 11:14-25Hadad hated Solomon because of Joab’s severe treatment of the Edomites. He may have been a relation of Solomon’s by marriage. Pharaoh Siamun, of dynasty 21, apparently gave his daughter to Solomon in marriage and his sister-in-law to Hadad (1 Kings 11:19)."The result of Hadad’s opposition was not only that it lost Solomon the full control of a satellite neighbor, but it cut off his southern route for trade. If he maintained his shipping out of Ezion-geber... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 11:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 11:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:1-43

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 11:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:1-43

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:14-25

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