1 Kings 4:1
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
1 Kings 11:13Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son; for David My servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.'
1 Kings 12:19So Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.
2 Chronicles 1:13So Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, unto Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless even him did the foreign women cause to sin.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:1
An instance of the wisdom God granted to Solomon we had in the close of the foregoing chapter. In this we have an account of his wealth and prosperity, the other branch of the promise there made him. We have here, I. The magnificence of his court, his ministers of state ( ver. 1-6 ), and the purveyors of his household ( ver. 7-19 ), and their office, ver. 27, 28 . II. The provisions for his table, ver. 22, 23 . III. The extent of his dominion, ver. 21-24 . IV. The numbers, case, and peace, of his subjects, ver.… Read the whole commentary →