1 Kings 4:28

1 Kings 4:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
• New International Version (NIV)They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.

Context of 1 Kings 4:28

26Solomon had places to keep 4,000 horses that pulled his chariots. He also had 12,000 horses. 27The 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. Each 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! 30Solomon was wiser than all the wise men in the East and all the wise men in Egypt.

1 Kings 4:28 word by word

וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣ים וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן לַסּוּסִ֖ים וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ יָבִ֗אוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ כְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Barleyשְׂעֹרָהώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôr ώe‛ôr · barleyH8184
• also and strawתֶּ֫בֶןteben · strawH8401
• for the horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and dromedariesרֶ֫כֶשׁrekesh · steedH7409
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• they unto the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• were, every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• according to his chargeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: customH4941

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:28

• Esther 8:10Mordecai used King Xerxes' authority to write the letters. He made a mark on the letters with the king's special ring. Men who rode on the king's fastest horses quickly took the letters everywhere in the kingdom.
• Micah 1:13You people who live in Lachish, get your chariots and horses ready to go! You were the first people in Judah to do what is wrong. You are exactly like Israel's people, because, like them, you refused to obey God.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28And dromedaries - The word רכש rechesh, which we translate thus, is rendered beasts, or beasts of burden, by the Vulgate; mares by the Syriac and Arabic; chariots by the Septuagint; and race-horses by the Chaldee. The original word seems to signify a very swift kind of horse, and race-horse or post-horse is probably its true meaning. To communicate with so many distant provinces, Solomon had need of many animals of this kind.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Barley is to this day in the East the common food of horses. Dromedaries - Coursers. The animal intended is neither a camel nor a mule, but a swift horse. The place where the officers were - Rather, “places where the horses and coursers were,” i. e., to the different cities where they were lodged.Read the comment
• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Barley ... and straw--Straw is not used for litter, but barley mixed with chopped straw is the usual fodder of horses. dromedaries--one-humped camels, distinguished for their great fleetness. 1Ki 4:29-34. His Wisdom.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:28

• Barley
• Commissary
• Dromedary
• King
• Solomon
• Tax

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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