1 Samuel 6:12; 1 Samuel 6:20; Joshua 19:42
For some of the names, see Joshua 19:41-43 .
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...
Elon-beth-hanan. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read "Elon-ben-hanan". Other codices read "Elon and Beth-han. an". Septuagint rea...
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-she'mesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: The son of Dekar - margin, Bendekar. In the rural parts...
Solomon's Officers and Court 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok ( 1 Chronicles 6:8-9 ).
The second division included the territory in the maritime plain to the north-west of Judah; assigned to Dan, but in all the earlier history held, wi...
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...
The son of Dekar in Makaz ,.... A place in the tribe of Dan, on the borders of it: and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan ; all in th...
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...
Or, Elon, the house or dwelling-place of Hanan ; and Hanan may be a man's name and this place may be so differenced from other Elons . Or, the p...
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...
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
the son of Dekar, Ben-dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan, within the territory of Dan, near the Mediterranean;...
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: