1 Kings 4:1
And King Solomon reigned over Israel.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2And these are the princes which he had; Azariah son of Zadok.
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel: and David wrought judgment and justice over all his people.
1 Kings 11:13Only I will not take away the whole kingdom: I will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen.
1 Kings 12:19So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.
2 Chronicles 1:13And Solomon came from the high place that was in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of witness, and reigned over Israel.
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 →