1Ki 4:26-34 - Commentary

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Text -- 1 Kings 4:26-34 (NET)

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4:26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. 4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking. 4:28 Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses. 4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. 4:30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. 4:31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations. 4:32 He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. 4:33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish. 4:34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Calcol son of Zerah son of Judah

· Darda a man known for his wisdom in the time of Solomon; son of Mahol

· Egypt descendants of Mizraim

· Ethan a wise man, an Ezrahite, in Solomons time,son of Zerah son of Judah; the father of Azariah,son of Zimmah, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph; the father of Adaiah,son of Kishi (Merari Levi); a worship leader in David's time

· Ezrahite a descendant of Ezrah

· Lebanon a mountain range and the adjoining regions (IBD)

· Mahol father of wise men Heman, Calcol, and Darda in Solomon's time

· Solomon the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David

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NET Notes: 1Ki 4:26 The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Som...

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:27 Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:28 Heb “barley and straw for the horses and the steeds they brought to the place which was there, each according to his measure.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:29 Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:30 Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:31 Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:32 Heb “spoke.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:33 Heb “he spoke about.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 4:34 Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”

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