1 Kings 4:1 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 4:1

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

KJV

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ASV

And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

WEB

So King Solomon ruled over Israel,

YLT

And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

DBT

And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

About this book

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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10 verses on the floor

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.
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.
1 Kings 12:19–20
So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
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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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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): So king Solomon was king, that is, he was confirmed and established king over all Israel, and not, as his successors, only over two tribes. He was a king, that is, he did the work and duty of a king, with the wisdom God had given him.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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