John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 11:39

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And I will for this afflict the seed of David, etc.] For the idolatry Solomon had been guilty of, and connived at: but not for ever; for when the ten tribes were carried captive, the kingdom of Judah flourished under Hezekiah, Josiah, etc. and though the tribe of Judah was carried captive, yet it returned after seventy years captivity, and had rulers over it of the seed of David; and especially to the Messiah has God given the throne of his father David, of whose kingdom there will he no end, (<420132>Luke 1:32,33), and Jarchi’s note on the text is, “for in the days of the Messiah the kingdom shall return to it,” the seed of David; and Abarbinel says, of a truth, at the coming of our Messiah, this prophecy will be fulfilled; but the true Messiah is come already, in whom it is fulfilled; see Kimchi and Abendana, who refer to (<263719>Ezekiel 37:19,24).

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