mount. hill country.
In this arrangement of the territory into twelve portions, the divisions of the tribes seem to have been adopted as far as could be managed without...
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 narr...
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: The son of Hur - or, as the margin has it, Ben-hur.
Solomon's Officers and Court 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok ( 1 Chronicles 6:8-9 ).
Mount Ephraim] RV 'the hill country of Ephraim': and so elsewhere. 9-12. Of the localities mentioned in these vv. several (Makaz, Elon-beth-hana...
And these are their names. — The first division, “ mount Ephraim,” included all the higher part of the territory of Ephraim, one of the most ferti...
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 b...
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...
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 i...
(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 provis...
And these [are] their names ,.... Or rather the names of their fathers; for of many of them not their own names but their fathers' names are given,...
And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: Ver. 8. And these are their names. ] They were men of renown, and are therefore her...
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...
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 whi...
Solomon's Officers. B. C. 1014. 1 So k...
This and others of them are denominated from their fathers, because they were known and famous in their generation.
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 b...
son of Hur Or, Benhur.
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 wom...
So King Solomon was king over all Israel. A kingdom unified Charles Albert, we are told, went to help the Milanese. The Austrians, vastly outnu...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S STATE AND COURT OFFICIALS .—The account of Solomon's marriage and entry upon his religious and judicious functions...
The Chief officers
And these are their names: The son of Hur, Ben-hur, in Mount Ephraim;
Judges 17:1 ; Judges 19:1
The son, &c. — This and others of them are denominated from their fathers, because they were known and famous in their generation.
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: