I. In 1 Kings 1:33,38, that which is, in the Hebrew, “Bring ye him to Siloam: and they brought him to Siloam.” Where Kimchi thus: “Gihon is Siloam, and it is called by a double name. And David commanded, that they should anoint Solomon at Gihon for a good omen, to wit, that, as the waters of the fountain are everlasting, so might his kingdom be.” So also the Jerusalem writers: “They do not anoint the king, but at a fountain; as it is said, ‘Bring Solomon to Gihon.’”
The bubblings up of Siloam yielded a type of the kingdom of David, Isaiah 8:6: “Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Siloah that go softly,” &c. Where the Chaldee paraphrast thus: “Because this people are weary of the house of David, which deals gently with them, as the waters of Siloam slide away gently.” And Rabbi Solomon: “Siloam is a fountain, whose name is Gihon and Siloam.”
II. That fountain was situated on the west part of the city, but not far from the south-west corner.
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Author: John Lightfoot
Keywords: Siloah, Siloam, Pool of Siloam
Bible reference(s): John 9:7, John 9:11
Source: A Commentary of the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica (1658).
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