1 Kings 10:25
in 1 Kings 10Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
KJV
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
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This verse in 1 Kings 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd they brought every man his present,.... To recommend them, and introduce them into his presence: vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year by year; everyone brought according to the commodities of his country; and they did yearly, out of great respect to him, and in veneration of him for his wisdom, and for the advantages they received by his wise counsels and instructions; besides, it was the custom of the eastern countries not to pay a visit, especially to great personages, without carrying a present.
This site's exposition
King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth
on 1 Kings 10:23-25
The chapter's summary says Solomon “surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom”. Jesus draws on this scene when he speaks of one greater than Solomon. What the world seeks is “the wisdom that God had put in his heart”, the gift asked for at 3:9.
This site's exposition
each visitor would bring his tribute
Albert Barnes reads the present as tribute and compares Egyptian and Assyrian carvings of subject kings bringing fixed amounts of gold and silver. John Gill adds the Eastern custom of never visiting a great king empty handed. Adam Clarke notes that weapons were seldom made in Judea.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
His present - i. e., his tribute (1Ki 4:21 note). A statement illustrated by Egyptian and Assyrian sculptures on slabs and obelisks. Tribute-bearers from the subject kings, bring not only the fixed rate of bullion, but a tribute in kind besides, consisting of the most precious products of their respective countries.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned (2Ch 9:18) as attached to this throne, whose magnificence is described as unrivalled.
They brought every man his present - This means tribute; and it shows us of what sort that tribute was, viz., vessels of gold and silver, probably ingots; garments of very rich stuffs; armor, for little of this kind was ever made in Judea; spices, which doubtless sold well in that country; horses, which were very rare; and mules, the most necessary animal for all the purposes of life.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵ֣מָּה | vehemah | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| מְבִאִ֣ים | meviim | [were] bringing | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | each | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מִנְחָת֡וֹ | minchato | gift his | H4503 → | 211 times |
| כְּלֵ֣י | kelei | articles of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| כֶסֶף֩ | khesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וּכְלֵ֨י | ukhelei | and articles of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| זָהָ֤ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙ | uselamot | and garments | H8008 → | 16 times |
| וְנֵ֣שֶׁק | veneshek | and weaponry | H5402 → | |
| וּבְשָׂמִ֔ים | uvesamim | and spices | H1314 → | 29 times |
| סוּסִ֖ים | susim | horses | H5483 → | 140 times |
| וּפְרָדִ֑ים | uferadim | and mules | H6505 → | |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | [the] matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| שָׁנָ֖ה | shanah | a year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ ס | beshanah | in a year | H8141 → | 877 times |
וְהֵ֣מָּהand they
vehemahH1992 →553 times
מְבִאִ֣ים[were] bringing
meviimH935 →2568 times
אִ֣ישׁeach
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מִנְחָת֡וֹgift his
minchatoH4503 →211 times
כְּלֵ֣יarticles of
keleiH3627 →325 times
כֶסֶף֩silver
khesefH3701 →403 times
וּכְלֵ֨יand articles of
ukheleiH3627 →325 times
זָהָ֤בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙and garments
uselamotH8008 →16 times
וְנֵ֣שֶׁקand weaponry
veneshekH5402 →
וּבְשָׂמִ֔יםand spices
uvesamimH1314 →29 times
סוּסִ֖יםhorses
susimH5483 →140 times
וּפְרָדִ֑יםand mules
uferadimH6505 →
דְּבַר־[the] matter of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
שָׁנָ֖הa year
shanahH8141 →877 times
בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סin a year
beshanahH8141 →877 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense…
it 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Luke 2:16
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Matthew 2:2
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
- Psalms 95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Isaiah 60:6
Through
Job 42:11All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And…
it leads to
- Job 19:13–14
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- Job 2:11
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together…
- Job 19:13–14
Through
Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
it leads to
- Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
- Psalms 68:29
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); F. W. Farrar, The First Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.