The officers] probably the officers named in 1 Kings 2:7. Principal officer] RV 'priest.' The term is used in 2 Samuel 8:18 of David's sons, and in 2 Samuel 20:26 of Ira a Jainite, who perhaps belonged to the tribe of Manasseh—both being, to all appearance, instances of priests of other than Levitical descent. The king's friend] The same title is applied to Hushai in 2 Samuel 15:37.
Verse 1 Kings 4:5. _AZARIAH _- WAS _OVER THE OFFICERS_] He had the _superintendence_ of the twelve officers mentioned below; see 1 Kings 4:7. _ZABUD _- WAS _PRINCIPAL OFFICER_] Perhaps what we call _...
THE SON OF NATHAN - It is uncertain whether the Nathan of this verse is the prophet or the son of David 2 Samuel 5:14. While on the one hand the position of “king’s friend” is more likely to have been...
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...
NATHAN. Probably David's son. Compare Luke 3:31. PRINCIPLE OFFICER. priest. See Hebrew (2 Samuel 8:18). the king's friend, as Hushai had been David's (2 Samuel 15:37)....
_the officers_ The word signifies such persons as had the oversight of any work. Thus the same word is used for the victualling officers in 1 Kings 4:7; it is again used in 1 Kings 5:16 for the person...
II. THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS KINGDOM 4:1-20 In this section of Kings in which the author has been discussing the commencement of Solomon's reign, it is natural to find a description of his court and som...
_AND AZARIAH THE SON OF NATHAN WAS OVER THE OFFICERS: AND ZABUD THE SON OF NATHAN WAS PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND THE KING'S FRIEND:_ Over the officers, х_ HANITSAABIYM_ (H5324)] - the prefects; i:e., the...
4:5 superintendents; (c-10) or 'chief officers.'...
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...
SON OF NATHAN. — Probably Nathan, son of David, and own brother of Solomon (1 Chronicles 3:5), is here intended; for the title _Cohen,_ here given to Zabud, is expressly ascribed in 2 Samuel 8:18 to t...
וַ עֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן ־נָתָ֖ן עַל ־הַ נִּצָּבִ֑
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...
A PROSPEROUS NATION 1 Kings 4:1; 1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 22:1 What a picture is here given of national contentment and
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...
_King. President of the council, (Menochius) steward of the household. --- Priest refers to Zabud here, though the Hebrew is ambiguous. It means also a prince. (Haydock) --- He was chief officer and f...
(2) And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, (3) Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. (4) And Benaiah the...
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...
AND AZARIAH THE SON OF NATHAN [WAS] OVER THE OFFICERS,.... The twelve officers who provided food for Solomon's household after mentioned: AND ZABUD THE SON OF NATHAN; another of the sons of Nathan th...
And Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan [was] principal officer, [and] the king's friend: Ver. 5. _And Azariah the son of Nathan, &c._] These two had been S...
_The son of Nathan was over the officers_ Over those twelve officers named 1 Kings 4:7, &c., who were all to give up their accounts to him. The Hebrew word, נצבים _nitsabim_, here, and 1 Kings 4:7, re...
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 Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over the officers, those whose names are given below; AND ZABUD, THE SON OF NATHAN, WAS PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND THE KING'S FRIEND, his confidential adviser, these two...
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...
OVER THE OFFICERS, OR OVERSEERS, OR SURVEYORS, to wit, over those twelve officers named 1 KINGS 4:7, &c., where this Hebrew word is used, who were all subject, and to give up their accounts to him; th...
1 Kings 4:5 Azariah H5838 son H1121 Nathan H5416 officers H5324 (H8737) Zabud H2071 son H1121 Nathan H5416 priest...
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 4:5 AZARIAH was in charge of the 12 OFFICERS over all Israel mentioned in vv. 1 Kings 4:7. Zabu
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...
1 Chronicles 27:33; 1 Kings 1:10; 1 Kings 4:7; 2 Samuel 12:1;...
Officers — Over those twelve Officers, named 1 Kings 4:7, &c. who were all to give up their accompts to him. Nathan — The prophet, who had been so highly instrumental in Solomon's establishment in the...