Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 4:20-25
20The people of JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478H7227 were as numerousH7230 as the sandH2344 onH5921 the seashoreH3220, and they were eatingH398 and drinkingH8354 and rejoicingH8056. 21And SolomonH8010H1961 reignedH4910 over allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 fromH4480 theH5104 Euphrates1 to the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430, as far asH5704 the borderH1366 of EgyptH4714. These kingdoms offeredH5066 tributeH4503 and servedH5647 SolomonH8010 allH3605 the daysH3117 of his lifeH2416.
22Solomon’sH8010 provisionsH3899 for a singleH259 dayH3117 wereH1961 thirtyH7970 corsH3734 of fine flourH5560,2 sixtyH8346 corsH3734 of mealH7058,3 23tenH6235 fatH1277 oxenH1241, twentyH6242 rangeH7471 oxenH1241, and a hundredH3967 sheepH6629, as well asH905 deerH354, gazellesH6643, roebucksH3180, and fattenedH75 poultryH1257. 24ForH3588 Solomon had dominionH7287 over everythingH3605 westH5676 of the EuphratesH51044—over allH3605 the kingdomsH4428 from TiphsahH8607 toH5704 GazaH5804—and he hadH1961 peaceH7965 on allH3605H5439 sidesH5676. 25ThroughoutH3605 the daysH3117 of SolomonH8010, JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 dweltH3427 securelyH983 from DanH1835 toH5704 BeershebaH884, each manH376 underH8478 his own vineH1612 andH8478 his own fig treeH8384.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 4:21 Hebrew the River; also in verse 24 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 4:22 30 cors is approximately 187 bushels or 6,600 liters (probably about 5.5 tons or 5 metric tons of flour). ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 4:22 60 cors is approximately 375 bushels or 13,200 liters (probably about 11 tons or 10 metric tons of meal). ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 4:24 Or beyond the River ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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