1 Kings 4:1
And king Solomon is king over all Israel,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
In Context
2and these [are] the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest;
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,
1 Kings 11:13only all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.'
1 Kings 12:19and Israel transgresseth against the house of David unto this day.
2 Chronicles 1:13And Solomon cometh in [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and reigneth over Israel,
Nehemiah 13:26'By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel — even him did the strange 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 →