On this side the river] RM 'beyond' (i.e. W. of) 'the River' (Euphrates), i.e. Palestine and the neighbouring region as viewed from the standpoint of a resident in Babylon (E. of the Euphrates) where the book of Kings was probably completed.
Tiphsah] Thapsacus, on the upper course of the Euphrates. Azzah] Gaza in Philistia.
ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER - i. e., the region west of the Euphrates. Tiphsah, or Tiphsach, the place on the Euphrates called Thapsacus. The word means “ford,” or “passage,” being formed from פסח _pâsach...
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...
ON THIS SIDE, or beyond. SAFELY. confidently, DAN EVEN TO BEER-SHEBA. The two extremities. Compare Judges 20:1 and 1 Samuel 3:20, &c....
_on_this _side the river_ The side intended is of course here quite plain. It is the country west of the Euphrates towards Palestine. But the same Hebrew came to be used by those who were dwelling eas...
II. THE WONDERMENT OF THIS REIGN 4:21-34 With 1 Kings 4:21 (1 Kings 5:1 in the Hebrew) the author takes up the thought introduced in 1 Kings 4:20, viz., that Solomon ruled over a vast and happy people...
_FOR 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._ From Tiphsah -...
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...
AZZAH is the well-known Philistine city, Gaza....
_[1 Kings 5:4]_ כִּי ־ה֞וּא רֹדֶ֣ה ׀ בְּ כָל...
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...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the (h) kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. (h) For the...
_Beyond. Hebrew, "on the side of," without determining on which, Deuteronomy i. --- Thaphsa. The famous Thapsacus, on the Euphrates. --- To Gazan. Hebrew Hazza. This name is written in a different man...
(22) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, (23) Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts,...
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 co...
FOR HE HAD DOMINION OVER ALL [THE REGION] ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER,.... Or beyond the river Euphrates, in the sense before given, 1 Kings 4:21; which accounts for the plenty of provisions he had, and th...
For 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. Ver. 24. _On th...
_From Tiphsah even to Azzah_ Either that Tiphsah (2Ki 15:16) which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or, rather, another place of that name upon the Euphrates, even that eminent city which i...
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...
Solomon's Riches and Power...
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah, a large and populous town on the west bank of the Euphrates, EVEN TO AZZAH, or Gaza, on the border of the Philistines, in...
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...
20-28 Never did the crown of Israel shine so bright, as when Solomon wore it. He had peace on all sides. Herein, his kingdom was a type of the Messiah's; for to Him it is promised that he shall have...
TIPHSAH; either that _Tiphsah_, 2 KINGS 15:16, which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or rather, another place of that name upon the river now mentioned, to wit, Euphrates, even that eminen...
1 Kings 4:24 dominion H7287 (H8802) side H5676 River H5104 Tiphsah H8607 Gaza H5804 kings H4428 side H5676 River...
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 wi...
_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 4:21 Solomon had a strong influence OVER ALL THE KINGDOMS FROM THE EUPHRATES TO THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES AND TO THE BORDER OF EGYPT. It is a large area, corresponding to the...
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 RULE, STATE, AND WISDOM.—The remainder of this chapter, which de-scribes to us the extent and character of Solomon's sway (1 Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 4:21,...
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 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Kings 4:21; 1 Kings 5:4; Genesis 10:19; Hebrews 7
Tiphsah — Either that Tiphsah, 2 Kings 15:16, which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or, rather, another place of that name upon Euphrates, even that eminent city which is mentioned by Ptol...