1 Kings 4:1
And so it came to pass, that, King Solomon, was king, over all Israel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2Now, these, were his chief officers of state,—Azariah son of Zadok, the priest;
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel,—and so it was that David used to execute justice and righteousness for all his people;
1 Kings 11:13Howbeit, all the kingdom, will I not rend away, one tribe, will I give unto thy son,—for the sake of David my servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.
1 Kings 12:19So Israel rebelled against the house of David,—unto this day.
2 Chronicles 1:13And Solomon came from the high place that was in Gibeon unto Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting,—and reigned over Israel.
Nehemiah 13:26Was it not, over these things, that Solomon king of Israel sinned—though, among many nations, there was no king such as he, and he was, beloved by his God, and so God gave him to be king over all Israel,—even him, did 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 →