1 Kings 4:27

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
officers	הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים ha.ni.tza.Vim	H5324	to station · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
victual	וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ ve.khil.ke.Lu	H3557	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
came	הַקָּרֵ֛ב ha.ka.Rev	H7131	near · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
table	שֻׁלְחַ֥ן shul.Chan	H7979	a table (as spread out) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
month	חָדְשׁ֑וֹ cha.de.Sho	H2320	the new moon · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
lacked	יְעַדְּר֖וּ ye.'a.de.Ru	H5737	to arrange as a battle · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
nothing	דָּבָֽר da.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:20-28

Such a kingdom, and such a court, surely never any prince had, as Solomon's are here described to be. I. Such a kingdom. Never did the crown of Israel shine so brightly as it did when Solomon wore it, never in his father's days, never in the days of any of his successors; nor was that kingdom ever so glorious a type of the kingdom of the Messiah as it was then. The account here given of it is such as fully answers the prophecies which we have concerning it in Ps. 72, which is a psalm for Solomon, but with reference to Christ. 1. The territories of his kingdom were large and its tributaries many; so it was foretold that he should have dominion from sea to sea, Psa 72:8-11. Solomon reigned not…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 4:26

forty thousand stalls--for the royal mews (see on Ch2 9:25).

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 4:26

Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses - and twelve thousand horsemen - In Ch2 9:25, instead of forty thousand stalls, we read four thousand; and even this number might be quite sufficient to hold horses for twelve thousand horsemen; for stalls and stables may be here synonymous. In Kg1 10:26 it is said he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and this is the reading in Ch2 1:14. In Ch2 9:25, already quoted, instead of forty thousand stalls for horses, the Septuagint has τεσσαρες χιλιαδες θηλειαι ἱπποι, four thousand mares; and in this place the whole verse is omitted both by the Syriac and Arabic. In the Targum of Rabbi Joseph on this book we have ארבע…

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John Gill on 1 Kings 4:27

And these officers provided victuals for King Solomon,.... The twelve before mentioned; and this is repeated here, after the account of his horses, to observe, that they provided for them also, as well as for the sake of what follows; that the large provision made by them was not only for Solomon's family and domestic servants, but for strangers from different arts, who came upon messages to him, or to visit him, and to behold the splendour of his court: and for all that came to Solomon's table; which was an open table for all comers, as there were some from all parts of the earth, 1 Kings 4:34; every man in his month; each of the twelve officers provided food in the month assigned to him:…

Dictionary and topics

Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the…
Commissary · For royal households — For royal households
Purveyor · For — For
Tax · Paid in provisions — Paid in provisions

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1 Kings 4:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:20-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 4:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 4:26

John Gill on 1 Kings 4:27

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1 Kings 4:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:20-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 4:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 4:26

John Gill on 1 Kings 4:27

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 4:21-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 4:26

Rashi on 1 Kings 4:19