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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 22:39 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| 1Ki 22:39 |
Strong Concordance |
Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Ahab [0256], and all that he did [06213], and the ivory [08127] house [01004] which he made [01129], and all the cities [05892] that he built [01129], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]? |
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King James |
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The ivory house - So called from the character of its ornamentation. Ivory was largely used in the ancient world as a covering of wood-work, and seems to have been applied, not only to furniture, but to the doors and walls of houses.
Nothing is known of the cities built by Ahab; but the fact is important as indicating the general prosperity of the country in his time, and his own activity as a ruler. Prosperity, it is plain, may for a while co-exist with causes - such as, the decay of religions - which are sapping the vital power of a nation, and leading it surely, if slowly, to destruction.
The book of the chronicles ... - See above, Kg1 14:19; Kg1 15:31; Kg1 16:5, Kg1 16:14, Kg1 16:20, Kg1 16:27. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ivory house - Not that it was made of solid ivory, but because the other materials were covered, or inlaid with ivory. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ivory house - A royal palace which he built in Samaria, decorated with ivory, and hence called the ivory house. Amos the prophet speaks against this luxury, Amo 3:15. |
27 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Omri [06018] which he did [06213], and his might [01369] that he shewed [06213], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
20 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Zimri [02174], and his treason [07195] that he wrought [07194], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
14 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Elah [0425], and all that he did [06213], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
5 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Baasha [01201], and what he did [06213], and his might [01369], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
31 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Nadab [05070], and all that he did [06213], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
19 And the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Jeroboam [03379], how he warred [03898], and how he reigned [04427], behold, they are written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478].
15 And I will smite [05221] the winter [02779] house [01004] with the summer [07019] house [01004]; and the houses [01004] of ivory [08127] shall perish [06], and the great [07227] houses [01004] shall have an end [05486], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].