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1 Kings 4:27 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 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.1 Kings 4:27 · King James Version
1 Kings 4:27 in context
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.
26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27And 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.
28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- officersnâtsabto station, in various applicationsH5324 →
- victualkûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- nothingdâbâra wordH1697 →
- lackedʻădarto arrange as a battle, a vineyardH5737 →
- tableshulchâna tableH7979 →
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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