1 Kings 4:6 NLT,NIV,ESV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 4:1-34

1 Kings 4:16 . Two women that were harlots. The Chaldaic paraphrase reads, “two women of the tabernacle.” It would be difficult for two common women to gain the royal ear. 1 Kings 4:30 . Solomon’s wisdom. He had studied the sciences of the magi of Chaldea and Persia, from whom the brahmins derived their descent. He had studied those of Egypt also, and must have devoted his mornings to literature, to become so learned a king, surpassing all the sages of the east. 1 Kings 4:31 . Darda,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Kings 4:1-28

1 Kings 4:1-28So King Solomon was king over all Israel.A kingdom unifiedCharles Albert, we are told, went to help the Milanese. The Austrians, vastly outnumbering, drove him back toward Turin, defeated him at Novara, swayed renewed sceptre over the revolted provinces. The king abdicated in favour of his son, Victor Emanuel. When the young king accepted the crown he pointed his sword toward the Austrian camp and said, “By the grace of God there shall be a united Italy.” It seemed then but an... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 4:6

1Ki 4:6 And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute. Ver. 6. And Abishar was over the household. ] Magister Aulae magnus. Le grand maistre, comptroller of the court, or governor of the king’s house. Was over the tribute. ] Or, Levy; praefectus delectui, so Tremellius rendereth it, and referreth to 1 Kings 5:14 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Kings 4:6

Adoniram: 1 Kings 12:18, 2 Samuel 20:24, Adoram tribute: or, levy, 1 Kings 5:13, 1 Kings 5:14, 1 Kings 9:15 Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 10:18 - Hadoram Isaiah 22:15 - which read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Kings 4:6

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. Abiathar was — Steward of the king's household.Tribute — The personal tribute, or the levy of men, as appears by comparing this with chap5:13,14, it being very fit that there should be some one person to whom the chief conduct of that great business was committed. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 4:1-19

SOLOMON’S OFFICIALS, 1 Kings 4:1-19. The design of the sacred writer in introducing this list of Solomon’s chief officers seems to have been both to show the constitution of the kingdom and to indicate its power and glory. It is not likely that all these officers were appointed at the very beginning of Solomon’s reign, and continued without the occurrence of a death or change among them during the whole forty years of his reign. But this list probably contains the names of the most... read more