“ So king Solomon was king over all Israel. ”
Solomon, that is, was king over “all Israel” from the first; not like David, who for seven and a half years reigned over Judah only. This feature well introduces the glory of Solomon and the organi...
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...
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel. So king Solomon was king. This chapter contains a general description of the state and glory of the Hebrew kingdom during the flourishing and advance...
Solomon's Officers and Court 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok ( 1 Chronicles 6:8-9 ).
King over all Israel. — The emphasis laid upon “all” is characteristic of the writer, who compiled the book after the disruption of the kingdom.
SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM 1 Kings 4:1-34 . "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 s...
a Prosperous Nation 1 Kings 4:1-7 ; 1 Kings 20:1-43 ; 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 22:1-53 What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome v...
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 au...
CONTENTS This chapter relates to us Solomon's splendour and greatness, An account of his princes; his twelve officers; the peace and extensiveness of his kingdom; and of his great wisdom. 1 Kings...
So King Solomon was king over all Israel. As David his father was not at first, only over Judah, and as Solomon's successors were not, after the division of the kingdom under his son Rehoboam; thou...
So king Solomon was king over all Israel. Ver. 1. So king Solomon was king over all Israel. ] So did not his father for the first seven years of his reign; nor any of his successors, save Rehoboam...
Over all Israel Reigned over all the tribes, and with the full consent of them all. This is spoken with respect to his successors, who were kings only over a part, and that the smallest part of Isr...
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...
Solomon's Officers. B. C. 1014. 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And thes...
1 KINGS CHAPTER 4 Solomon's chief princes, 1 Kings 4:1-6 ; and officers for provision, 1 Kings 4:7-19 . The peace and largeness of his kingdom, 1 Kings 4:20,21 . His daily provision for hi...
THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— The list of officers in Solomon’s kingdom ( 1 Kings 4:2-19 ) seems to have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; f...
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 . Solomo...
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...
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...
So King Solomon was king over all Israel, having come into the full inheritance of his father David.
1 Chronicles 12:38 ; 1 Kings 11:13 ; 1 Kings 11:35 ; 1 Kings 11:36 ; 1 Kings 12:19 ; 1 Kings 12:20 ; 2 Chronicles 9:30 ; 2 Samuel 5:5 ; Ecclesiastes 1:12
All Israel — This is spoken with respect to his successors, who were kings only over a part, and that the smallest part of it.