And Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹהwasהָיָהrulingמוֹשֵׁלover allבְּכָלthe kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכוֹתfromמִןthe riverהַנָּהָרEuphratestothe landאֶרֶץof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםand toוְעַדthe borderגְּבוּלof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםthey broughtמַגִּשִׁיםtributeמִנְחָהand servedוְעֹבְדִיםSolomonאֶת שְׁלֹמֹהallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיof his life.חַיָּיו
1 Kings 4:21
Study it in the app“And Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:21, word by word
- And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- rulingמוֹשֵׁלmoshel
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “moshel” appears- the kingdomsמַּמְלָכוֹתmamlachot
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appears- the riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- they broughtמַגִּשִׁיםmagishim
bring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “magishim” appears- tributeמִנְחָהmincha
tribute
What a conquered people must pay the king who rules them.
Where else “mincha” appears- and servedעֹבְדִיםovdim
serve
To serve a person.
Where else “ovdim” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of his lifeחַיָּיchayay
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayay” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew numbering, chapter 5 begins here (4:21 = 5:1 Hebrew).
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
20Judah and Israel were many, like the sand that is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21 · This verse (above)
22And the food of Solomon for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,