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And Judahוַ יְהוּדָהand Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵלlivedיֵּשֶׁבsecurely,לָבֶטַחeach manאִישׁunderתַּחַתhis vineגַּפְנוֹand underוְתַחַתhis fig tree,תְּאֵנָתוֹfrom Danמִדָּןeven toוְעַדBeersheba,בְּאֵר שָׁבַעallכֹּלthe daysיְמֵיof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
1 Kings 4:25
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:25, word by word
- And Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- securelyבֶטַחvetach
security, safely
Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.
Where else “vetach” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his vineגַּפְנgafn
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gafn” appears- his fig treeתְּאֵנָתteenat
fig tree
The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.
Where else “teenat” appears- from Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- Beershebaבְּאֵרbeer
Beersheba
See it on the mapWhere else “beer” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of 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
Places in this verse
1Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
2Beersheba
Today: Beersheba (Be'er Sheva), Israel
A city at the southern edge of the land of Israel, in the Negev desert, about 47 miles (75 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham and Isaac made agreements there over a well (Gen 21:31; 26:33). "From Dan to Beersheba" meant the whole land.
The context
24For 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.
25 · This verse (above)
26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.