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Verse 1 Kings 4:22. _SOLOMON'S PROVISION FOR ONE DAY_: -
Of fine flour . . . . . . 30 measures, or _cors_.
Of meal . . . . . . . . . 60 ditto.
Stall-fed oxen. . . . . . 10
Ditto from the pasture....
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THIRTY 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. T...
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3. SOLOMON'S PRINCES AND OFFICERS THE PROSPEROUS KINGDOM AND THE
KING'S GREAT WISDOM
CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Princes (1 Kings 4:1)_
2. The Officers (1 Kings 4:7)
3. The prosperous kingdom (1 Kings 4:20...
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1 KINGS 3:1 TO 1 KINGS 4:34. EARLY DAYS, REIGN, AND WISDOM OF SOLOMON.
The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the
narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are (_a_) a sta...
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PROVISION. Hebrew bread, put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the
Species) for all kinds of food. App-6....
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_measures_ The Hebrew word is _cor._It is of the same capacity as the
_homer_, and is used both as a liquid and a dry measure (see 1 Kings
5:11). It contained 10 _ephahs_in dry, and 10 _baths_in liqui...
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II. THE WONDERMENT OF THIS REIGN 4:21-34
With 1 Kings 4:21 (1 Kings 5:1 in the Hebrew) the author takes up the
thought introduced in 1 Kings 4:20, viz., that Solomon ruled over a
vast and happy peopl...
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_AND SOLOMON'S PROVISION FOR ONE DAY WAS THIRTY MEASURES OF FINE
FLOUR, AND THREESCORE MEASURES OF MEAL,_
Solomon's provision for one day - not for the king's table only, but
for all connected with t...
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4:22 provision (a-3) Lit. 'bread.' measures (b-9) measures (b-15) Heb.
_ Cor_ , equal to ten ephahs. See 2 Chronicles 27:5 ....
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SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT
2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1
Chronicles 6:8)....
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 4
SOLOMON’S PEACEFUL *KINGDOM
This chapter shows how successful Solomon’s rule was. The country
was wealthy. It was at peace. The farms...
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MEASURES. — The “measure” (_cor_) is variously estimated (from
86 to 42 gallons). In any case the quantity is very large, and, like
the other notices of provisions supplied, indicates a vast number,
p...
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_[1 Kings 5:2]_ וַ יְהִ֥י לֶֽחֶם ־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
לְ יֹ֣ום אֶחָ֑ד שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים כֹּר֙
סֹ֔לֶת וְ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים...
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SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM
1 Kings 4:1.
"But what more oft in nations grown corrupt And by their vices brought
to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with
ease than strenuous...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 4:1; 1
Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1;...
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Solomon set himself to a careful organization of his kingdom. The
system of government as here set forth is characterized by order, and,
indeed, is in many ways remarkable. The king was supreme in aut...
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_Measures, ( cori.) Each of which contained little less than 300
pints. (Calmet) --- A corus is equivalent to 30 modii, and would
support as many men a day; so that the family of Solomon would contain...
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(22) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine
flour, and threescore measures of meal, (23) Ten fat oxen, and twenty
oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts,...
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The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5.
Chapter 4 contains an enumeration of the officers who served Solomon,
and upheld the glory of his throne; and then, the manner in which the
whole c...
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AND SOLOMON'S PROVISION FOR ONE DAY WAS THIRTY MEASURES OF FINE
FLOUR,.... The measure here used was the "corus", or "cor", the same
with the homer, which was equal to ten ephahs, and, according to
Bi...
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And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour,
and threescore measures of meal,
Ver. 22. _Thirty measures of fine flour._] Heb., Cors or homers, the
greatest measure mentioned...
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_Thirty measures of fine flour_ Hebrew, _cors;_ each of which
contained ten ephahs. So this provision was sufficient for near three
thousand persons. _Meal_ Of a coarser sort for common use. _Ten fat...
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1 Solomons Princes.
7 His twelue Officers for prouision. 20.24 The peace and largenesse of
his kingdome.
22 His daily prouision.
26 His stables.
29 His wisedome.
1 SO King Solomon was king ouer a...
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Solomon's Riches and Power...
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SOLOMON'S ADMINISTRATION
(vs.1-19)
In Solomon's time peace was established in a way not seen in David's
day, for there was continual turmoil while David reigned. Now Solomon
was undisputed king over...
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PROVISION:
_ Heb._ bread
MEASURES:
_ Heb._ cors...
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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 t...
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THIRTY MEASURES, Heb. _cors_; each of which contained ten ephahs,
EXODUS 16:36. So this provision was sufficient for near three thousand
persons. MEAL, of a coarser sort, for common use, and for the i...
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1 Kings 4:22 Solomons H8010 provision H3899 one H259 day H3117 thirty
H7970 kors H3734 flour H5560 sixty H8346 kors H3734 meal H7058
provision - Heb. bread
measures - Heb. cors, 1 Kings 4:22...
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CONTENTS: Princes and commissaries of Israel. Solomon's reign and
wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: There is spiritual peace and joy and a holy security for
all faithful subjects of God'...
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1 Kings 4:16. _Two women that were harlots._ The Chaldaic paraphrase
reads, “two women of the tabernacle.” It would be difficult for
two common women to gain the royal ear.
1 Kings 4:30. _Solomon's w...
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_So King Solomon was king over all Israel._
A KINGDOM UNIFIED
Charles Albert, we are told, went to help the Milanese. The Austrians,
vastly outnumbering, drove him back toward Turin, defeated him at...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 4:21 Solomon had a strong influence OVER ALL
THE KINGDOMS FROM THE EUPHRATES TO THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES AND TO
THE BORDER OF EGYPT. It is a large area, corresponding to the...
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
The list of officers in Solomon’s kingdom (1 Kings 4:2) seems to
have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; for 1 King...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S RULE, STATE, AND WISDOM.—The remainder of this chapter,
which de-scribes to us the extent and character of Solomon's sway (1
Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24, 1 Kings 4:25),...
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Now as we get into chapter four, we have listed here those princes
that were prominent during the reign of Solomon, and then the twelve
officers who were over all of Israel who provided the food for t...
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1 Kings 4:22...
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Measures — Heb. Cors: each of which contained ten ephahs. So this
provision was sufficient for near three thousand persons. Meal — Of
a coarser sort for common use....