Give ear, you rulers who have dominion over many people, and make your boast in multitudes of nations,
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 2. Kings. The author puts these words in the mouth of Solomon to give them greater weight, ( Calmet.) or rather ( Bible.) as the inspiration of God is the most unexceptionable authority, and it would be of no service to introduce a false personage speaking; these nine first chapters were written by Solomon, though the original has since disappeared. This has been the case with respect to the original text of Tobias and Judith, (Houbigant) as well as to that of the many canticles and parables which Solomon wrote. Bible.
Or, in the multitudes of your nations