1 Kings 4:21
19 Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
23 ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.
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- BSB
- And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- KJV
- And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- WEB
- Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- ASV
- And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- DARBY
- And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- BLB
- And Solomon was reigning over all kingdoms from the River [to] the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt. [They] brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- ÅB
- Og Salomo rådet over alle kongerikene fra elven[^5] til filistrenes land og like til Egyptemerke; de kom med gaver og tjente Salomo så lenge han levde.
- OTB
- Salomo hersket over alle rikene fra Elven til landet filisterne og til grensen av Egypt; de brakte tributt og tjente Salomo alle hans dager.
- B1930
- Og Salomo rådet over alle kongerikene fra elven til filistrenes land og like til Egyptens landemerke; de kom med gaver og tjente Salomo så lenge han levde. / < Eufrat.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Read in contextJoshua 1:4
Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.
Read in contextPsalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
Read in context2 Chronicles 9:26–31
He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
Read in context1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
Read in contextExodus 23:31
And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
Read in contextPsalms 76:11
Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
Read in contextPsalms 72:8–11
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
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