Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
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Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor ( he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife);
... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.
Ben-Abinadab hath all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.
Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
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On 1 Kings 4:7–19
The twelve district governors likely managed smaller tasks, like collecting taxes and supplying food for the king's household. Solomon's twelve districts did not match the old tribal areas exactly.
On this section 1 Kings 1:1–4:34
1 Kings continues the story of Israel recorded in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel.
David had promised that Solomon would be king after him. Yet David hadn’t taken any action to appoint the next king. Nor had he guided and corrected his sons.
Adonijah made himself king like Absalom had once done. This caused a lot of confusion in Israel.
Nathan and Bathsheba convinced David to make Solomon king before David died. David’s final words to Solomon were about people who had supported or opposed him. Solomon obeyed David’s instructions about how to treat them. This included killing people who challenged Solomon’s authority as king.
David’s final words were also about Solomon living the way God wanted him to live. The kings after David were to be faithful to God with their whole heart. That was part of God’s covenant with David.
When Solomon asked for wisdom, God gave him more wisdom than any other person had. The Israelites recognised how wise Solomon was. Solomon’s wisdom was clear in the decisions he made as a judge in hard cases.
Solomon’s government had control over the people groups who lived all around Israel. People from these nations also recognised how wise Solomon was. They came to hear him speak.
The Israelites lived in peace and rest. They had everything they needed and weren’t treated badly by their enemies. These were some of the covenant blessings.
The Israelites had to work very hard to support Solomon’s government. Local governors provided all the food and supplies the king used every month. Samuel had warned the Israelites that this would be the result of choosing to have a king. (1 Samuel 8:11–18).
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Henry (concise) · Verses 1–19
In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was exhausted to supply his court, though each sent its portion.
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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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