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1 Kings 4:27

1 Kings 4:27
And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east,.... The Arabians, and Persians, famous for wisdom, and who lay to the east of the land of Judea; whose wisdom lay in the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 4:20-28

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,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And those officers Referring to the twelve enumerated in 1Ki 4:8-19. There is a degree of awkwardness in the way in which the fresh mention of them is introduced, and this no doubt led to the…