1 Kings 4:24

For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.

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For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

In Context

23Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

25So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

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Cross References

Judges 16:1Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.

1 Kings 5:4But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; no one is making trouble, and no evil is taking place.

Psalms 72:3May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

Psalms 72:11Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.

Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:21-29

The Supply of Solomon's Household. ( b. c. 1014.) 20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the 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. 22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and… Read the whole commentary →

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