1 Kings 4:1
Solomon was the king who ruled all of Israel,
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2and these were his most important officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was the priest.
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
1 Kings 11:13But I will not take all the kingdom away from him. Instead, I will allow him to rule one tribe besides the tribe of Judah, because of what I promised to David, who served me well, and because I want David’s descendants to rule in Jerusalem, where my temple is located.”
1 Kings 12:19Ever since that time, the people of the northern tribes of Israel have been rebelling against the descendants [MTY] of King David.
2 Chronicles 1:13Then Solomon and the people who were with him all left from being in front of he Sacred Tent on the hill in Gibeon, and they returned to Jerusalem. From there he ruled the Israeli people.
Nehemiah 13:26I said to them, “Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned [RHQ] as a result of marrying foreign women. He was greater than any of the kings of other nations. God loved him, and caused him to become the king of all the Israeli people, but his foreign wives caused even him 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 →