1 Kings 4:1
And King Solomon is king over all Israel,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2and these [are] the heads whom he has: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest;
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigns over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,
1 Kings 11:13only, I do not tear away all of the kingdom; I give one tribe to your son, for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.”
1 Kings 12:19and Israel transgresses against the house of David to this day.
2 Chronicles 1:13And Solomon comes in to Jerusalem [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, and reigns over Israel,
Nehemiah 13:26By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? And among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God makes him king over all Israel—even him [whom] the strange women caused 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 →