Lemuel

Lemuel Scripture - Proverbs 31:4

[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:...

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Lemuel Scripture - Proverbs 31:1

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him....

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Lemuel in Wikipedia

Lemuel (Hebrew:לְמוּאֵל) is the name of a Biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4, but otherwise unknown.[1] The opening verse reads: "The words of king Lemuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him." The name occurs again in verse 4: "Give not to kings, O Lemuel, give not wine to kings ..." The discourse, which is an exhortatio...

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Lemuel in Naves Topical Bible

-(A king) -Probably refers to Solomon Pr 31:1,4...

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Lemuel in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(dedicated to God), the name of an unknown king to whom his mother addressed the prudential maxims contained in Pr 31:1-9 The rabbinical commentators identified Lemuel with Solomon. Others regard him as king or chief of an Arab tribe dwelling on the borders of Israel, and elder brother of Agur, whose name stands at the head of Pr 30:1...

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Lemuel in Easton's Bible Dictionary

dedicated to God, a king whom his mother instructed (Prov. 31:1-9). Nothing is certainly known concerning him. The rabbis identified him with Solomon....

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Lemuel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

"devoted to God", or "created by God" (the long form of Loci, Numbers 3:24). Instead of "Lemuel .... the prophecy," some less probably translated "Lemuel, king of Massa" (Proverbs 31:1-9). An ideal model king. Not, as Hitzig guessed, elder brother to Agur, king of an Arab tribe in Massa, on the borders of Israel, and both sprung from the Simeo...

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Lemuel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

lem'-u-el (lemu'el, or lemo'-el): A king whose words, an "oracle (taught him by his mother)," are given in Prov 31:1-9; and possibly the succeeding acrostic poem (31:10-31) is from the same source. Instead of translating the word after this name as "oracle" some propose to leave it as a proper name, translating "king of Massa," and referring f...

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