Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim. Another city on the other side Jordan, where both Ishbosheth and David sometimes dwelt, 2 Samuel 2:8; this and the places adjacent must be very fruitful, since this officer was to furnish the king with provisions for a month once a year from hence,
See the margin. Ahinadab had the territory from the places last mentioned as far as Mahanaim Genesis 32:2....
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...
MAHANAIM. Compare Genesis 32:2.Joshua 13:26....
had _Mahanaim_ The Hebrew is, as noted in the margin of A. V., -to Mahanaim." The change of construction is as though some verb = -was appointed" had been in the mind of the writer for this one verse...
B. THE FINANCIAL OFFICERS 4:7-20 TRANSLATION (7) And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, and they supplied provisions for the king and his household; a month in the year it fell upon one to...
_AHINADAB THE SON OF IDDO HAD MAHANAIM:_ No JFB commentary on this verse....
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...
The seventh division, still on the other side of Jordan, is the region of Mahanaim, in the territory of Gad. Mahanaim (“the camps”), the scene of Jacob’s angelic vision on his return to Canaan (Genesi...
אֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב בֶּן ־עִדֹּ֖א מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃...
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...
_Manaim, which is often rendered the camp. The word is read Mahanaim, by the Masorets, (2 Kings ii. 8,) and by the Vulgate, Genesis xxxii. 2. (Haydock)_...
(7) And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. (8) And these are their names: The son of Hur,...
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...
Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim: Ver. 14. _Abinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim._] Where Jacob met two troops of angels in a visible apparition; and gave it therehence the name. Gen 32:2...
_The son of Iddo had Mahanaim_ The city and territory of Mahanaim, Genesis 32:2; Joshua 13:26. If this district seem of less extent than the rest, it must be observed, these portions were distributed...
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...
Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, had Mahanaim, an important city on the north side of the Jabbok, within the territory of Gad;...
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...
MAHANAIM: Or, to Mahanaim...
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...
The city and territory of MAHANAIM; of which see GENESIS 32:2 JOSHUA 13:26. But this seems too narrow a compass for one of these great officers, and unequal to the rest; although these portions seem n...
1 Kings 4:14 Ahinadab H292 son H1121 Iddo H5714 Mahanaim H4266 Mahanaim - or, to Mahanaim, Genesis 32:2;...
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 4:1 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)....
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 4:7 The TWELVE OFFICERS may have been tax supervisors. Their job was to ensure that local governments paid their dues to the central government. The ONE GOVERNOR WHO WAS OVER T...
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...
2 Samuel 17:24; 2 Samuel 17:27; 2 Samuel 2:8; Genesis 32:2...