Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
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Gill's Exposition
Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all,.... Or, "the excellency of the earth in" or "above all things is this" (y); that God most high rules over all the earth, and is higher than the kings of…
Barnes' Notes
The king himself is served by the field - Rather, the king is subject to the field, i. e., is dependent on its cultivation. The higher ranks, if they oppress the lower, lose thereby their own means of…
Solomon had shown the vanity of pleasure, gaiety, and fine works, of honour, power, and royal dignity; and there is many a covetous worldling that will agree with him, and speak as slightly as he does…
Cambridge Bible
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all The verse is difficult and has been very variously interpreted. The most satisfactory renderings follow: But the profit of a land every way is a king for…
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