1 Kings 4:27

1 Kings 4:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
• New International Version (NIV)The district governors, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon's table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply.

Context of 1 Kings 4:27

25While Solomon was alive, Judah and Israel were safe from their enemies. In the whole country, from Dan to Beersheba, every family had a place to live and they could grow food to eat. 26Solomon had places to keep 4,000 horses that pulled his chariots. He also had 12,000 horses. The 12 officers in each region supplied food for King Solomon and for everybody that ate in his palace. Each region supplied food for one month each year so that there was enough for everyone. 28Each officer also supplied barley and straw for the king's horses. They took the right amount to the different places where the horses lived. 29God gave Solomon wisdom so that he understood things well. He knew about everything, more things than there is sand on the shore of the sea!

1 Kings 4:27 word by word

וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה אֶת־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה וְאֵ֧ת כָּל־הַקָּרֵ֛ב אֶל־שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ חָדְשׁ֑וֹ לֹ֥א יְעַדְּר֖וּ דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And those officersנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• provided victualכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
• for kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• and for all that cameקָרֵבqârêb · approachingH7131
• tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• in his monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• they lackedעָדַר‛âdar · to lackH5737
• nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:27

• 1 Kings 4:7Solomon had 12 officers with authority in the regions of Israel. They supplied food for the king and for the people who lived in his palace. Each officer had to supply food to the king for one month in each year.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 Never did the crown of Israel shine so bright, as when Solomon wore it. He had peace on all sides. Herein, his kingdom was a type of the Messiah's; for to Him it is promised that he shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and that princes shall worship him. The spiritual peace, and joy, and holy security, of all the faithful subjects of the Lord Jesus, were typified by that of Israel. The kingdom of God is not, as Solomon's was, meat and…Read the comment

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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