1 Kings 4:24

“For he was ruling over all the other side of the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, over all the kings of the other side of the river; and he had peace on all his sides all around.”

1 Kings 4:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 4:24, word by word

was rulingרֹדֶהrode

rule

To hold sway, govern.

Where else “rode” appears
the other sideעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

Where else “ever” appears
of the riverנָּהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

Where else “nahar” appears
from Tiphsahתִּפְסַחtifsach

Tiphsah

Tiphsah: a city by the Euphrates River, the limit of the territory Solomon ruled (1 Kings 4:24). Another city of the same name appears in 2 Kings 15:16.

Where else “tifsach” appears
the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “malche” appears
and he hadהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “haya” appears
peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears
all aroundסָּבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “saviv” appears

Translation note

“The other side of the river”: the lands west of the Euphrates, seen from Mesopotamia.

Places in this verse

JerusalemGaza
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gaza

    Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip

    A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.

    There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).

    Judges 16:21Judges 16:1Jeremiah 47:5

The context

23ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, and gazelle, and roebuck, and fattened fowl.

24 · This verse (above)

25And Judah and Israel lived securely, each man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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