4:2 And these [were] the {a} princes which he had; {b} Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, (a) That is, his chief officers. (b) He was the son of Achimais and Zadok's nephew. 4:4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and {c} Abiathar [were] the priests: (c) Not Abiathar whom Solomon had put from his office, 1Ki 2:27 but another of that name. 4:13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him [pertained] the towns of {d} Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; to him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: (d) Which bore Jair's name, because he took them from the Canaanites, Nu 32:41. 4:17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in {e} Issachar: (e) Solomon did not observe the division that Joshua made, but divided it as might best serve his purposes. 4:20 Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, {f} eating and drinking, and making merry. (f) They lived in all peace and security. 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the {g} river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. (g) Which is the Euphrates. 4:24 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 they were all tributaries to him. 4:25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from {i} Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. (i) Throughout all Israel. 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and {k} largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore. (k) Meaning, great understanding and able to comprehend all things. 4:30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the {l} east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. (l) That is, the philosophers and astronomers who were judged most wise. 4:32 And he spake three thousand {m} proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. (m) Which for the most part are thought to have perished in the captivity of Babylon. 4:33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that [is] in Lebanon even unto the {n} hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. (n) From the highest to the lowest. | |