1 Kings 4 · Verse 1

1 Kings 4:1

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
1 Kings 4:1, King James Version

1 Kings 4:1 in other translations

BSBSo King Solomon ruled over Israel,
WEBKing Solomon was king over all Israel.
ASVAnd king Solomon was king over all Israel.
YLTAnd king Solomon is king over all Israel,
DARBYAnd king Solomon was king over all Israel.
BBENow Solomon was king over all Israel.
WebsterSo king Solomon was king over all Israel.

What does 1 Kings 4:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ki 4:1-6. Solomon's Princes. 1. So King Solomon was king over all Israel--This chapter contains a general description of the state and glory of the Hebrew kingdom during the more flourishing or later years of his reign.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

An account of Solomon's chief officers, 1Kgs 4:1-6. Names of the twelve officers that were over twelve districts, to provide victuals for the king's household monthly, 1Kgs 4:7-19. Judah and Israel are very populous; and Solomon reigns over many provinces, 1Kgs 4:20, 1Kgs 4:21. The daily provision for his family, 1Kgs 4:22, 1Kgs 4:23. The extent and peace of his dominions, 1Kgs 4:24, 1Kgs 4:25. His horses, chariots, and dromedaries; with the provision made for them, 1Kgs 4:26-28. His wisdom and understanding, 1Kgs 4:29-31. The number of his proverbs and songs; and his knowledge in natural history, 1Kgs 4:32, 1Kgs 4:33. People from all nations come to hear his wisdom, 1Kgs 4:34.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 4:1-19
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 4:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand he wasH1961
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhkingH4428
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 4:1

  • 2 Chronicles 9:30

    And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

  • 1 Kings 12:19-20

    So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:38

    All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

  • Ecclesiastes 1:12

    I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kings 11:35-36

    But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  • 1 Kings 11:13

    Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

  • 2 Samuel 5:5

    In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Solomon's princes.
7 His twelve officers for provision.
20 The peace and largeness of his kingdom.
22 His daily provision.
26 His stables.
29 His wisdom.

over all Israel.
11:13,35,36; 12:19,20; 2Sa 5:5; 1Ch 12:38; 2Ch 9:30; Ec 1:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 4:1

    So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

  • 1 Kings 4:2

    And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

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1 Kings 4:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		FUÉ pues el rey Salomón rey sobre todo Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Salomon était roi sur tout Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so war der König Salomo König über ganz Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israël: