1 Kings 4 · Verse 28

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.
1 Kings 4:28, King James Version

1 Kings 4:28 in other translations

BSBEach one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
WEBThey also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
ASVBarley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
YLTAnd the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.
DARBYAnd the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where the superintendents were, every man according to his charge.
BBEAnd they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.
WebsterBarley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries they brought to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

What does 1 Kings 4:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. Barley ... and straw--Straw is not used for litter, but barley mixed with chopped straw is the usual fodder of horses. dromedaries--one-humped camels, distinguished for their great fleetness. 1Ki 4:29-34. His Wisdom.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 And dromedaries - The word רכש rechesh, which we translate thus, is rendered beasts, or beasts of burden, by the Vulgate; mares by the Syriac and Arabic; chariots by the Septuagint; and race-horses by the Chaldee. The original word seems to signify a very swift kind of horse, and race-horse or post-horse is probably its true meaning. To communicate with so many distant provinces, Solomon had need of many animals of this kind.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 4:28 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.

וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםve.ha.se.'o.Rimand the barley<s>H8184
וְהַתֶּ֔בֶןve.ha.Te.venand the strawH8401
לַסּוּסִ֖יםla.su.Simfor the horsesH5483
וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁve.la.Ra.kheshand for the steed[s]H7409
יָבִ֗אוּya.Vi.'uthey broughtH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmthe placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhereH834
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it wasH1961
שָּׁ֔םShamthereH8033
אִ֖ישׁ'isheachH376
כְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ\׃\ \סke.mish.pa.Toaccording to measure hisH4941

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 4:28

  • Esther 8:10

    And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

  • Esther 8:14

    So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

  • Micah 1:13

    O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dromedaries. or, mules, or swift beasts.
Es 8:10,14; Mic 1:13

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 4:29

    And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

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1 Kings 4:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hacían también traer cebada y paja para los caballos y para las bestias de carga, al lugar donde él estaba, cada uno conforme al cargo que tenía.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Gerste und das Stroh für die Rosse und für die Renner brachten sie an den Ort, wo er war, ein jeder nach seiner Vorschrift.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum et jumentorum, deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, juxta constitutum sibi.