The Meaning of 1 Kings 4:7 Explained

1 Kings 4:7

KJV: And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

YLT: And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

Darby: And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

ASV: And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 4:7?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 4:7 mean?

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What is the context of 1 Kings 4:7?

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And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

What does 1 Kings 4:7 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 4:1-7 - A Prosperous Nation

What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome voice of the myriad-peopled land, teeming with young life and laden with golden harvests. It was the summer of their national existence. The sacred scribe enumerates first the high officials of the court, then the daily provision of the king, his studies, and his fame. Abundant proof was yielded by all these circumstances to the manner in which God kept the pledges which had been made to David, his father.

Here is Solomon "in all his glory," but as we turn from him to the lowly Carpenter of Nazareth, who had nowhere to lay His head; who found His friends among the poor; and who ultimately laid down His life a ransom for many, we realize that, even apart from His divine nature, His was the nobler ideal and the richer existence. "A greater than Solomon is here." Who can measure His empire or resources? What tongue can recount His wisdom? Happy and safe are they that sit at His table, hear His words, and are joint-heirs with Him in His Kingdom! Romans 8:17.

1 Kings 4:1-34 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 4

¹ Solomon's princes
⁷ His twelve officers for provision
²⁰ The peace and largeness of his kingdom
²² His daily provision
²⁶ His stable
²⁹ His wisdom

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 4:7 mean?

And had Solomon two [and] ten governors over all Israel and who provided food for the king and his household one month of the year become for one [each] one made provision -

וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤ר נִצָּבִים֙ עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ אֶת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְאֶת־ בֵּית֑וֹ חֹ֧דֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־ [אחד] (הָאֶחָ֖ד) לְכַלְכֵּֽל ס

וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה	And had Solomon
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
שְׁנֵים־	two
Parse: Number, md Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֤ר	[and] ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
נִצָּבִים֙	governors
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural Root: הֻצַּב Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
עַל־	over
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ	and who provided food
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: כּוּל Sense: to seize, contain, measure.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
בֵּית֑וֹ	his household
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
חֹ֧דֶשׁ	one month
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה	of the year
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
יִהְיֶ֥ה	become
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
[אחד]	one
Parse: Number, masculine singular
(הָאֶחָ֖ד)	[each] one
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
לְכַלְכֵּֽל	made provision
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: כּוּל Sense: to seize, contain, measure.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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