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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:10

The third division was also in the land of the Philistines, being part of the territory assigned to Judah. Sochoh is mentioned in Joshua 15:35, and is noticed in 1 Samuel 17:1 as close to the field of battle on which David slew Goliath. Hepher is an old Amorite city which was conquered by Joshua (Joshua 12:17), still, by a curious survival, giving its name to the whole district, to which the name Aruboth (otherwise unknown) is here also given.

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See also 1 Kings 4:10 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SOCHOH - See Joshua 15:35....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the son of Hesed_ Read BEN-HESED. Of Hesed we have no further notice. _in Aruboth_ The Hebrew points require us to spell the word ARUBBOTH. Judging from the names which follow, Arubboth was a town or...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THE SON OF HESED, IN ARUBOTH; TO HIM PERTAINED SOCHOH, AND ALL THE LAND OF HEPHER:_ The son of Hesed - or Ben-hesed. SOCHOH - (see the notes at Joshua 15:35.) ALL THE LAND OF HEPHER - (see the no...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    4:10 Arubboth; (f-3) Or 'in the plains.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:8)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בֶּן ־חֶ֖סֶד בָּֽ † אֲרֻבֹּ֑ות לֹ֥ו שֹׂכֹ֖ה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (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,...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE SON OF HESED IN ARUBOTH,.... Which seems to have been in the tribe of Judah by the places that follow: TO HIM [PERTAINED] SOCHOH; there were two places of this name in that tribe, Joshua 15:35;...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The son of Hur_ This person and others of them are denominated from their fathers, because they were known and famous in their generation. _In mount Ephraim_ And the territory belonging to it, which...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    the son of Hesed, Ben-hesed, IN ARUBOTH; TO HIM PERTAINED SOCHOH AND ALL THE LAND OF HEPHER, within the territory of Judah;...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CHIEF OFFICERS...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SON OF HESEB: Or, BenHeseb...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    There were two _Sochohs_, but both near together. See JOSHUA 15:35,48. THE LAND OF HEPHER, in Judah. See 1 CHRONICLES 4:6....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Kings 4:10 Ben-Hesed H1136 (H8676) H2618 Arubboth H700 Sochoh H7755 land H776 Hepher H2660 The son of Hesed - or, Ben-hesed Sochoh

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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'...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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 ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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)....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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 Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Joshua 12:17; Joshua 15:35; Joshua 17:2...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Hepher — In Judah....

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