Verse 21
21. The river The great Euphrates, far to the east. Compare Genesis 15:18.
Land of the Philistines On the Mediterranean coast to the west of Judea.
Border of Egypt At the south. Within these limits there were now many kingdoms.
Brought presents, and served Solomon These subject kingdoms doubtless preserved their separate organization and nationality, as when independent, but were ever ready both to contribute to the annual revenues of Solomon, and also to furnish, when occasion offered, their quota of men for any public service. Thus, too, the fame of Solomon became registered in the records of the kings of the East. Ezra 4:20.
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