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On these cities see Joshua 12:21; Joshua 3:16; Judges 7:22; Joshua
21:22....
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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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ABEL-MEHOLAH. The country of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Kings 19:21).
Compare Judges 7:22....
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_Baana the son of Ahilud_ Probably the brother of Jehoshaphat the
recorder mentioned in 1 Kings 4:3.
_Taanach and Megiddo_ These places are both inland to the east of Dor,
Megiddo being a little north...
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B. THE FINANCIAL OFFICERS 4:7-20
TRANSLATION
(7) And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, and they supplied
provisions for the king and his household; a month in the year it fell
upon one to...
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_BAANA THE SON OF AHILUD; TO HIM PERTAINED TAANACH AND MEGIDDO, AND
ALL BETHSHEAN, WHICH IS BY ZARTANAH BENEATH JEZREEL, FROM BETHSHEAN TO
ABELMEHOLAH, EVEN UNTO THE PLACE THAT IS BEYOND JOKNEAM:_
Ta...
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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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The fifth division must have been large and important, including much
of the great plain of Esdraelon or Jezreel, the garden and
battle-field of Northern Palestine, and extending to the Jordan
valley....
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בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן ־אֲחִיל֔וּד
תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּ מְגִדֹּ֑ו...
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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;...
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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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(7) And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided
victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year
made provision. (8) And these are their names: The son of Hur,...
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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 co...
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BAANA THE SON OF AHILUD, [TO HIM PERTAINED] TAANACH AND MEGIDDO, AND
ALL BETHSHEAN,.... All which were places in the tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua 17:11;
WHICH [IS] BY ZARTANAH BENEATH JEZREEL; so descri...
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_The region of Dor_ In Manasseh, where also were Taanach, Megiddo, and
Beth-shean. _Who had the daughter of Solomon to wife_ Solomon had no
daughters marriageable when these officers were appointed; b...
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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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THE CHIEF OFFICERS...
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Baana, the son of Ahilud, probably a brother of the chancellor
Jehoshaphat; TO HIM PERTAINED TAANACH AND MEGIDDO AND ALL BETH-SHEAN,
WHICH IS BY ZARTANAH, BENEATH JEZREEL, FROM BETH-SHEAN TO
ABEL-MEHO...
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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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1-19 In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt,
his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's
time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was...
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ZARTANAH BENEATH JEZREEL, which was in Issachar. And this seems added
to distinguish it from that ZARTANAH, JOSHUA 3:16....
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1 Kings 4:12 Baana H1195 son H1121 Ahilud H286 Taanach H8590 Megiddo
H4023 Shean H1052 beside H681 Zaretan H6891 Jezre
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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 wi...
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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 4:1 Solomon displayed great wisdom in the
early years of his kingship, and as a result, “Judah and Israel...
were happy” (v. 1 Kings 4:20)....
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 4:7 The TWELVE OFFICERS may have been tax
supervisors. Their job was to ensure that local governments paid their
dues to the central government. The ONE GOVERNOR WHO WAS OVER T...
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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 STATE AND COURT OFFICIALS.—The account of Solomon's
marriage and entry upon his religious and judicious functions is
appropriately followed by a description of his court, of the g...
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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 18:46; 1 Kings 19:16; 1 Kings 7:46; 1 Samuel 31:10; 1