Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Kings 3

1 Kings 3:1 ^a Which was Bethlehem

1 Kings 3:1 ^! Salomon taketh Pharaohs daughter to wife.

1 Kings 3:2 ^b Where altars were appointed before the Temple was buylt to offer vnto the Lord.

1 Kings 3:3 ^c For his father had commanded him to obey the Lord & walke in his wayes, {Chap. 2, 3}.

1 Kings 3:4 ^d For there the Tabernacle was {2 Chro. 1,3}

1 Kings 3:5 ^! The Lord appeareth to him & giueth him wisdome.

1 Kings 3:6 ^e Thou hast performed thy promes.

1 Kings 3:6 ^/ Or, as he walked.

1 Kings 3:7 ^f That is, to behaue myselfe in executing this charge of ruling.

1 Kings 3:9 ^g Which are so manie in nomber.

1 Kings 3:9 ^/ Or, obedient.

1 Kings 3:11 ^h That is, that thine enemies shulde dye.

1 Kings 3:13 ^/ Or, hathe bene none.

1 Kings 3:15 ⁱ He knewe that God had appeared vnto him in a dreame.

1 Kings 3:16 ^k By this example it appeareth that God kept promes with Salomon in granting him wisdome.

1 Kings 3:16 ^/ Or, vitailers.

1 Kings 3:17 ^! The pleating of the two harlottes, and Salomons sentence therein.

1 Kings 3:20 ^l She stale the quicke childe away, because she might both auoide the shame and punishement.

1 Kings 3:23 ^m Except God giue judges vnderstanding, the impudencie of the respacer shal ouerthrowe the just cause of the innocent.

1 Kings 3:26 ⁿ Her motherly affection herein appeareth that she had rather endure the rigour of the lawe, then se her childe cruelly slaine.