Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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Gill's Exposition
Ten fat oxen,.... Such as were kept up in the stall and fatted:
and twenty oxen out of the pastures; which were killed as they were taken from thence, and not put up to be fed:
and an hundred…
Barnes' Notes
There is some doubt about the proper arrangement of the remainder of this chapter. The best alteration, if we alter the Hebrew order at all, would be to place 1Ki 4:20-21 after 1Ki 4:25. Many ... -…
Adam Clarke
Eating and drinking, and making merry - They were very comfortable, very rich, very merry, and very corrupt. And this full feeding and dissipation led to a total corruption of manners.
Such a kingdom, and such a court, surely never any prince had, as Solomon's are here described to be.
I. Such a kingdom. Never did the crown of Israel shine so brightly as it did when Solomon wore it,…
Cambridge Bible
eating and drinking, and making merry Words added to the description of the increased population to mark the great prosperity of the land. There was abundance everywhere, and none to make them afraid.…
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