1 Kings 4:6
What meaning of the 1 kings 4:6 in the Bible?
What does 1 Kings 4:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.c"
What does 1 Kings 4:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.c"
Verse 1 Kings 4:6. _AHISHAR_ WAS _OVER THE HOUSEHOLD_] the king's _chamberlain_. _ADONIRAM _- WAS _OVER THE TRIBUTE._] What we call _chancellor_ of the _exchequer_. He received and brought into the t...
OVER THE HOUSEHOLD - Comptroller of the household, like the “Steward” of the Persian court. On the importance of this office, see 2 Kings 18:18, and compare Isaiah 22:15. THE TRIBUTE - The marginal r...
3. SOLOMON'S PRINCES AND OFFICERS THE PROSPEROUS KINGDOM AND THE KING'S GREAT WISDOM CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The Princes (1 Kings 4:1)_ 2. The Officers (1 Kings 4:7) 3. The prosperous kingdom (1 Kings 4:20...
1 KINGS 3:1 TO 1 KINGS 4:34. EARLY DAYS, REIGN, AND WISDOM OF SOLOMON. The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are (_a_) a sta...
After the mention of Ahishar, the LXX. (_Vat._) adds καὶ Ἐλιὰκ ὁ οἰκόνομος καὶ Ἐλιὰβ υἱὸς Σὰφ ἐπὶ τῆς πατριᾶς. _Adoniram_ He is mentioned again 1 Kings 5:14; and the name is found in a contracted for...
II. THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS KINGDOM 4:1-20 In this section of Kings in which the author has been discussing the commencement of Solomon's reign, it is natural to find a description of his court and som...
_AND AHISHAR WAS OVER THE HOUSEHOLD: AND ADONIRAM THE SON OF ABDA WAS OVER THE TRIBUTE._ Over the household - steward or chamberlain of the palace (cf. Isaiah 22:15), whose duties embraced a supervis...
4:6 household; (d-6) Here 'the palace.'...
SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:8)....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 4 SOLOMON’S PEACEFUL *KINGDOM This chapter shows how successful Solomon’s rule was. The country was wealthy. It was at peace. The farms...
OVER THE HOUSEHOLD, — like the “High Steward” of a modern Court. In 2 Kings 18:18 we have the same three officers mentioned (“Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the s...
וַ אֲחִישָׁ֖ר עַל ־הַ בָּ֑יִת וַ אֲדֹנִירָ֥ם בֶּן ־עַבְדָּ֖א עַל ־הַ מַּֽס׃ ס...
SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM 1 Kings 4:1. "But what more oft in nations grown corrupt And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous...
A PROSPEROUS NATION 1 Kings 4:1; 1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 22:1 What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome voice of the myriad-peo...
Solomon set himself to a careful organization of his kingdom. The system of government as here set forth is characterized by order, and, indeed, is in many ways remarkable. The king was supreme in aut...
_House. Septuagint, "Eliak was also director of the house," Greek: oikonomos. (Haydock) --- It is impossible to mark, with precision, the extent of these offices. --- Tribute, or levy of workmen, as i...
(2) And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, (3) Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. (4) And Benaiah the...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5. Chapter 4 contains an enumeration of the officers who served Solomon, and upheld the glory of his throne; and then, the manner in which the whole c...
AND ABIATHAR [WAS] OVER THE HOUSEHOLD,.... Steward of the household: AND ADONIRAM THE SON OF ABDA [WAS] OVER THE TRIBUTE, over those that collected the tribute, as the Targum, whether from the people...
And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute. Ver. 6. _And Abishar was over the household._] _Magister Aulae magnus._ _Le grand maistre,_ comptroller of t...
_The son of Nathan was over the officers_ Over those twelve officers named 1 Kings 4:7, &c., who were all to give up their accounts to him. The Hebrew word, נצבים _nitsabim_, here, and 1 Kings 4:7, re...
1 Solomons Princes. 7 His twelue Officers for prouision. 20.24 The peace and largenesse of his kingdome. 22 His daily prouision. 26 His stables. 29 His wisedome. 1 SO King Solomon was king ouer a...
THE CHIEF OFFICERS...
SOLOMON'S ADMINISTRATION (vs.1-19) In Solomon's time peace was established in a way not seen in David's day, for there was continual turmoil while David reigned. Now Solomon was undisputed king over...
TRIBUTE: Or, levy...
1-19 In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was...
OVER THE HOUSEHOLD; steward of the king's household. OVER THE TRIBUTE, to wit, the personal tribute, or the levy of men, as appears by comparing this with 1 KINGS 5:13,14, it being very fit that there...
1 Kings 4:6 Ahishar H301 household H1004 Adoniram H141 son H1121 Abda H5653 force H4522 Adoniram - 1 Kings 12:18; 2 Samuel 20:24, Adoram tribute - or, levy, 1 Kings 5:13-14, 1 Kings 9:15...
CONTENTS: Princes and commissaries of Israel. Solomon's reign and wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: There is spiritual peace and joy and a holy security for all faithful subjects of God'...
1 Kings 4:16. _Two women that were harlots._ The Chaldaic paraphrase reads, “two women of the tabernacle.” It would be difficult for two common women to gain the royal ear. 1 Kings 4:30. _Solomon's w...
_So King Solomon was king over all Israel._ A KINGDOM UNIFIED Charles Albert, we are told, went to help the Milanese. The Austrians, vastly outnumbering, drove him back toward Turin, defeated him at...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 4:1 Solomon displayed great wisdom in the early years of his kingship, and as a result, “Judah and Israel... were happy” (v. 1 Kings 4:20). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElem...
THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— The list of officers in Solomon’s kingdom (1 Kings 4:2) seems to have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; for 1 King...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S STATE AND COURT OFFICIALS.—The account of Solomon's marriage and entry upon his religious and judicious functions is appropriately followed by a description of his court, of the g...
Now as we get into chapter four, we have listed here those princes that were prominent during the reign of Solomon, and then the twelve officers who were over all of Israel who provided the food for t...
1 Kings 12:18; 1 Kings 5:13; 1 Kings 5:14; 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Samuel 20:24...
Abiathar was — Steward of the king's household. Tribute — The personal tribute, or the levy of men, as appears by comparing this with 1 Kings 5:13, it being very fit that there should be some one pers...