1 Kings 4:1
Thus was king Solomon king over all Israel.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2And these were the princes whom he had: 'Azaryahu the son of Zadok the priest;
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David did what is just and right unto all his people.
1 Kings 11:13Still all the kingdom will I not rend away: one tribe will I give to thy son on account of David my servant, and on account of Jerusalem which I have chosen.
1 Kings 12:19So did Israel rebel against the house of David unto this day.
2 Chronicles 1:13Then came Solomon from the high-place that was at Gib'on to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon the king of Israel sin by these things? and although among the many nations there was never a king like him, and beloved as he was by his God, and God had placed him as king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did the alien women mislead 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 →