1 Kings 4:28 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 4:28

Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Let great men learn hence good house-keeping, to be generous in spending according to their ability, but prudent in providing. It is the character of the virtuous woman that she bringeth her food from afar ( Prov. xxxi. 14 ), not far-fetched and dear-bought, but the contrary, every thing bought where it is cheapest.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣ים	ve.ha.se.'o.Rim	and the barley<s>	H8184 →
וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן	ve.ha.Te.ven	and the straw	H8401 →
לַסּוּסִ֖ים	la.su.Sim	for the horses	H5483 →
וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ	ve.la.Ra.khesh	and for the steed[s]	H7409 →
יָבִ֗אוּ	ya.Vi.'u	they brought	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַמָּקוֹם֙	ha.ma.kOm	the place	H4725 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	where	H834 →
יִֽהְיֶה־	yih.yeh-	it was	H1961 →
שָּׁ֔ם	Sham	there	H8033 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
כְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ ס	ke.mish.pa.To	according to measure his	H4941 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5483lasusimfor the horses140×

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Micah 1:13
Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
leads to
- 2 Kings 18:17
  Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by…
Through
Esther 8:10
Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
leads to
- Isaiah 60:6
  Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Daniel 4:1
  King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Jeremiah 51:21
  With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4
  For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Isaiah 66:20
  And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the…
Through
Esther 8:14
The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
leads to
- Esther 3:15
  The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was…
- Daniel 8:2
  And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.

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