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.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Lemuel
Name meaning: God with them, or him (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(dedicated to God), the name of an unknown king to whom his mother addressed the prudential maxims contained in (Proverbs 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 Palestine, and elder brother of Agur, whose name stands at the head of (Proverbs 30:1)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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