1 Kings 4:28

Barley also and crushed straw, for the horses and for the swift beasts, brought they in unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

In Context

27And these governors provided sustenance for King Solomon, and for all that drew near unto the table of King Solomon, every man in his month,—they let, nought, be lacking.

29And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart,—like the sand that is on the shore of the sea:

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Cross References

Esther 8:10and he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet-ring,—and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:

Micah 1:13Bind the chariot to the steed, O inhabitress of Lachish,—the beginning of sin, was she to the daughter of Zion, for, in thee, have been found the transgressions of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:21-29

The Supply of Solomon's Household. ( b. c. 1014.) 20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and… Read the whole commentary →

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