Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Kings 4:27
The officers — Named above. They lacked — Or rather, they suffered nothing to be lacking to any man that came thither, but plentifully provided all things necessary.
The officers — Named above. They lacked — Or rather, they suffered nothing to be lacking to any man that came thither, but plentifully provided all things necessary.
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...
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...
_And those officers_ Referring to the twelve enumerated in 1 Kings 4:8-19. There is a degree of awkwardness in the way in which the fresh mention of them is introduced, and this no doubt led to the tr...
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 people...
_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._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
4:27 those (c-2) See ver. 7....
SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:8)....
THOSE OFFICERS] i.e. the officers described in 1 Kings 4:7. THEY LACKED NOTHING] better,'they let nothing be lacking.'...
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...
_[1 Kings 5:7]_ וְ כִלְכְּלוּ֩ הַ נִּצָּבִ֨ים הָ...
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...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
_Fed them and is omitted in Hebrew and Septuagint. (Haydock)_...
(26) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. (27) And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon'...
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...
_SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY_ ‘They lacked nothing.’ … ‘He was wiser than all men.’ 1 Kings 4:27; 1 Kings 4:31 We cannot but contrast Solomon and Jesus. Solomon’s wealth was enormous; Jesus was a poor...
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...
AND THESE OFFICERS PROVIDED VICTUALS FOR KING SOLOMON,.... The twelve before mentioned; and this is repeated here, after the account of his horses, to observe, that they provided for them also, as wel...
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. Ver. 27. And for all that came unto king Solomon's...
_Those officers_ Named above, 1 Kings 4:7. _They lacked nothing_ Or, rather, _they suffered nothing to be lacking_ to any man that came to Solomon's table, but plentifully provided all things necessar...
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...
And those officers, the twelve enumerated above, PROVIDED VICTUAL FOR KING SOLOMON AND FOR ALL THAT CAME TO KING SOLOMON'S TABLE, EVERY MAN IN HIS MONTH: THEY LACKED NOTHING....
Solomon's Riches and Power...
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...
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...
THOSE OFFICERS; named above, 1 KINGS 4:7, &c. THEY LACKED NOTHING; or rather, _they suffered nothing to be lacking_ to any man that came thither, but plentifully provided all things necessary....
1 Kings 4:27 governors H5324 (H8737) man H376 month H2320 food H3557 (H8773) King H4428 Solomon H8010 came...
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'...
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...
_Solomon’s provisions for one day._ SOLOMON’S FEAST This would seem to be part of the Parable of the Prodigal Son before its time. This typical feast of Solomon’s has no reference to gluttony. We hav...
_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...
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...
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,...
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...
1 Kings 4:7...