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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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_Elah_ The usual manner of transliteration requires ELA, like Baana in
16....
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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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_BAANAH THE SON OF HUSHAI WAS IN ASHER AND IN ALOTH:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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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שִׁמְעִ֥י בֶן ־אֵלָ֖א בְּ בִנְיָמִֽן׃
ס...
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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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SHIMEI THE SON OF ELAH IN BENJAMIN. So described, to distinguish him
from that Shimei that cursed David, who was of the same tribe; 2
Samuel 16:5....
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Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
Ver. 18. _Shimei the son of Elah._] See on 1 Kings 1:8 ....
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_The son of Iddo had Mahanaim_ The city and territory of Mahanaim,
Genesis 32:2; Joshua 13:26. If this district seem of less extent than
the rest, it must be observed, these portions were distributed...
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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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Shimei, the son of Elah, in Benjamin, just north of the territory of
Judah;...
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THE CHIEF OFFICERS...
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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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THE SON OF ELAH; which he adds to distinguish him from that cursed and
cursing Shimei, 2 SAMUEL 16:5....
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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 1:8; Joshua 18:20; Zechariah 12:13...