He was .. land] The text is probably corrupt. It will be observed that in the division, of the land between the several officers, the tribal boundaries were to some extent ignored, only five or six tribes being retained as departments. Possibly this was done to weaken tribal sentiment, which tended to disunion.
The meaning of the last clause is somewhat doubtful. On the whole, our King James Version may well stand as nearly correct. The writer has assigned to Geber a wide stretch of territory; and, anticipat...
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...
HE. Geber. OFFICER. Not the same word as in 1 Kings 4:7. IN THE LAND. in the land [of Bashan]....
_in the country of Gilead_ Geber had the oversight of that part of Gilead which lay south of the district assigned to Ben-Geber (1 Kings 4:13). This comprised all the kingdom of Sihon and part of the...
AND HE WAS THE ONLY OFFICER— _Each officer presided over his land or province._ Houbigant....
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...
_BAANAH THE SON OF HUSHAI WAS IN ASHER AND IN ALOTH:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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...
The twelfth division was on the east of Jordan, south of the seventh, including the pastoral country of Reuben and part of Gad on the borders of Moab, probably occupied by the royal flocks and herds....
גֶּ֥בֶר בֶּן ־אֻרִ֖י בְּ אֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֶ֜
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...
_Land. Hebrew, "the only officer who was in the land," (Haydock) except in the towns of Jair, ver. 13. (Calmet) --- His province had belonged to two kings. (Menochius)_...
(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,...
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...
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...
GEBER THE SON OF URI [WAS] IN THE COUNTRY OF GILEAD,.... Which was beyond Jordan, and inhabited by the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh; this must be understood of all the count...
Geber the son of Uri [was] in the country of Gilead, [in] the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer which [was] in the land. Ver. 19. _He was...
_In the country of Gilead_ That is, in the remaining part of that land of Gilead which was mentioned above. _The only officer in the land_ Or rather, _in that land;_ namely, in all Gilead, excepting t...
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...
Geber, the son of Uri, was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, all the territory east of Jordan which was not in charge of Ben-geber and...
THE CHIEF OFFICERS...
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...
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...
IN THE COUNTRY OF GILEAD, i.e. in the remaining part of that land of Gilead, which was mentioned above, 1 KINGS 4:13. IN THE LAND, or rather, _in that land_; for the Hebrew points intimate that the em...
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...
_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...
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)....
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...
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 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...
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...
Deuteronomy 2:26; Deuteronomy 3:1; Joshua 13:9; Numbers 21:21...
Country of Gilead — That is, in the remaining part of that land of Gilead, which was mentioned above. The only officer — In all Gilead, excepting the parcels mentioned before, in all the territories o...