1 Kings 4:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedariesg brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. ”

1 Kings 4:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Barley is to this day in the East the common food of horses. Dromedaries - Coursers. The animal intended is neither a camel nor a mule, but a swift horse. The place where the officers were -...
1 Kings 4:28 - 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...
1 Kings 4:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. And dromedaries - The word רכש rechesh, which we transla...
1 Kings 4:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Straw for the horses— See Joshua 19:21 whence there is room to think, that this was not straw to litter with. The litter now used for horses, &c. in the east, is their own dung, dried i...
1 Kings 4:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. Barley also and straw. Straw is not needed for lit...
1 Kings 4:28 - 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 6:8-9 ).
1 Kings 4:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Dromedaries — properly (see Margin), swift beasts; probably the horses of the royal messengers, as distinguished from the war horses.
1 Kings 4:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
1 Kings 4:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
1 Kings 4:28 - 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 au...
1 Kings 4:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(26) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. (27) And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon...
1 Kings 4:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Barley also, and straw for the horses and dromedaries ,.... Or rather mules, by comparing the passage with 2 Chronicles 9:24 ; the particular kind of creatures meant is not agreed on; though all ta...
1 Kings 4:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge. Ver. 28. And dromedaries. ] Which are animalia citis...
1 Kings 4:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Those officers Named above, 1 Kings 4:7 . They lacked nothing Or, rather, they suffered nothing to be lacking to any man that came to Solomon's table, but plentifully provided all things neces...
1 Kings 4:28 - L. 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...
1 Kings 4:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Supply of Solomon's Household. B. C. 1014. 20 Judah and Israel were many, as the...
1 Kings 4:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Dromedaries, or mules , by comparing this with 2 Chronicles 9:24 ; or post horses , which are particularly mentioned and distinguished from the other horses, because they took a more exact and...
1 Kings 4:28 - 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 4:2-19 ) seems to have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; f...
1 Kings 4:28 - 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 . Solomo...
1 Kings 4:28 - 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...
1 Kings 4:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S RULE , STATE , AND WISDOM .—The remainder of this chapter, which de-scribes to us the extent and character of Solomon's sway ( 1 Kings 4:20 , 1 Kings 4:21 , 1 Kings...
1 Kings 4:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's Riches and Power
1 Kings 4:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Esther 8:10 ; Esther 8:14 ; Micah 1:13

1 Kings 4:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 4:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 4:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 4:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 4:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 4:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 4:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 4:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 4:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 4:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 4:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 4:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 4:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge