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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 3:14

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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I will lengthen thy days - The promise here was only conditional. As the condition was not observed 1 Kings 11:1-8, the right to the promise was forfeited, and it was not fulfilled. Solomon can scarcely have been more than fifty-nine or sixty at his death. return to 'Top of Page'
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