1 Kings 4 · Verse 27

1 Kings 4:27

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
1 Kings 4:27, King James Version

1 Kings 4:27 in other translations

BSBEach month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
WEBThose officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
ASVAnd those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
YLTAnd these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
DARBYAnd those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.
BBEAnd those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.
WebsterAnd those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

What does 1 Kings 4:27 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 4:20-28

Never did the crown of Israel shine so bright, as when Solomon wore it. He had peace on all sides. Herein, his kingdom was a type of the Messiah's; for to Him it is promised that he shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and that princes shall worship him. The spiritual peace, and joy, and holy security, of all the faithful subjects of the Lord Jesus, were typified by that of Israel. The kingdom of God is not…

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1 Kings 4:27 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.

וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ve.khil.ke.Luand they suppliedH3557
הַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.Vimthe overseersH5324
הָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וְאֵ֧תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַקָּרֵ֛בha.ka.Rev<the> [person] approachingH7131
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.Chan[the] table ofH7979
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\־ha.Me.lekh-the kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376
חָדְשׁ֑וֹcha.de.Shomonth hisH2320
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.Ruthey left lackingH5737
דָּבָֽר\׃da.VaranythingH1697

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

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Context

  • 1 Kings 4:26

    And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

  • 1 Kings 4:27

    And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

  • 1 Kings 4:28

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

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1 Kings 4:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estos gobernadores mantenían al rey Salomón, y á todos los que á la mesa del rey Salomón venían, cada uno un mes; y hacían que nada faltase.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und jene Aufseher versorgten den König Salomo und alle, die zum Tische des Königs Salomo kamen, ein jeder in seinem Monat; sie ließen es an nichts fehlen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis præfecti: sed et necessaria mensæ regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura præbebant in tempore suo.