1 Kings 4:22

1 Kings 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,

Context of 1 Kings 4:22

20The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy. 21(5:1) Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal, 23ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds. 24His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.

1 Kings 4:22 word by word

וַיְהִ֥י לֶֽחֶם־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְי֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים כֹּר֙ סֹ֔לֶת וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים כֹּ֖ר קָֽמַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• provisionלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: allowanceH3899
• for oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• measuresכֹּרkôr · korH3734
• of fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
• and threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• of mealקֶ֫מַחqemach · flourH7058

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Solomon's provision for one day: - Of fine flour 30 measures, or cors. Of meal 60 ditto. Stall-fed oxen 10 Ditto from the pasture 20 Sheep 100; with harts, roebucks, fallow deer, and fat fowls. The כר cor was the same as the homer, and contained nearly seventy-six gallons, wine measure, according to Bishop Cumberland. Sheep - צאן tson, comprehending both sheep and goats. Harts - מאיל meaiyal, the deer. Roebucks - צבי tsebi, the gazal, antelope, or wild…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Thirty measures - (margin, cors) The cor, which was the same measure as the homer, is computed, on the authority of Josephus, at 86 English gallons, on the authority of the rabbinical writers at 44. Thirty cors, even at the lower estimate, would equal 1,320 gallons, or 33 of our “sacks;” and the 90 cors of fine and coarse flour would altogether equal 99 sacks. From the quantity of flour consumed, it has been conjectured that the number of those who fed at…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Solomon's court was huge and impressive, shown by the large amount of food it needed each day.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. Solomon's provision for one day--not for the king's table only, but for all connected with the court, including, besides the royal establishment, those of his royal consorts, his principal officers, his bodyguards, his foreign visitors, &c. The quantity of fine floor used is estimated at two hundred forty bushels; that of meal or common flour at four hundred eighty. The number of cattle required for consumption, besides poultry and several kinds of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:22

• Bread
• Cor
• Feasts
• Measure
• Rulers
• 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