1 Kings 4:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

Three thousand proverbs - embodying his moral sentiments and sage observations on human life and character.

Songs were a thousand and five., [The Septuagint, translating from a copy in which the waw (w), and, was omitted, or from the smallness of the Hebrew letter waw (w) overlooked, rendered it: 'and his songs were pentakischiliai, five thousand.] Psalms 72:1-20; Psalms 127:1-5; Psalms 132:1-18, and the Song of Songs, are his.

1 Kings 4:32

32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.