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1 Kings 4:23 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 23
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.1 Kings 4:23 · King James Version
1 Kings 4:23 in context
21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fallowdeeryachmûwra kind of deerH3180 →
- pasturesrᵉʻîypastureH7471 →
- roebuckstsᵉbîysplendorH6643 →
- hundredmêʼâha hundredH3967 →
- twentyʻesrîymtwentyH6242 →
- sheeptsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-28