13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; …
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-14)In there verses we have an account of the great things which God did for the Jewish nation in raising them up by degrees to be very considerable. 1. God saved them from the ruin they were upon the brink of in Egypt (Ezek. 16:6): “ When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thy own blood , loathed and abandoned, and appointed to die, as sheep for the slaughter , then I said unto thee, Live . I…
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