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1 Kings 4:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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Solomon

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1-6: Solomon's princes.

7-19: His twelve officers for provision.

20-21: The peace and largeness of his kingdom.

22-25: His daily provision.

26-28: His stables.

29-34: His wisdom.

over all Israel.

1 Kings 11:13,35‑36• ¹³Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
³⁵But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
³⁶And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. (1 Kings 11:13,35‑36)

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1 Kings 12:19‑20• ¹⁹So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
²⁰And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. (1 Kings 12:19‑20)

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2 Sam. 5:5• ⁵In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. (2 Sam. 5:5)

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1 Chron. 12:38• ³⁸All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. (1 Chron. 12:38)

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2 Chron. 9:30• ³⁰And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. (2 Chron. 9:30)

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Eccl. 1:12• ¹²I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. (Eccl. 1:12)

• This chapter tells us of the internal order and of the splendor of Solomon’s kingdom, but also of its moral glory characterized by the wisdom of the king. (“The Glory of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 4” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And king Solomon was king over all Israel.