1 Kings 4:24

1Ki 4:24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

Ver. 24. On this side the river,] viz., Euphrates.

From Tiphsah.] Called afterwards Amphipolis. {a}

Even to Azzah.] Called also Gaza. {Jer 25:20}

And he had peace on all sides.] Wherein also he became a lively type of Christ the Prince of Peace, {Isa 9:6} who as he was brought from heaven with that song of peace, {Luk 2:14} so he returned up again with that farewell of peace, {Joh 14:27} leaving to the world the doctrine of peace, the gospel of peace, {Eph 2:17} which worketh that peace that passeth understanding. {Php 4:7}

{a} Plin., lib. v. cap. 24.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

1Ki 4:24. From Tiphsah even to Azzah — Either that Tiphsah (2Ki 15:16) which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or, rather, another place of that name upon the Euphrates, even that eminent city which is mentioned by Ptolemy, and Strabo, and Pliny, called Thapsarum. And this best agrees with the following Azzah, which was the border of Canaan in the south and west, as Tiphsah was in the north and east. And so his dominion is described by both its borders. Over all kings — Who owned subjection, and payed tribute to him.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

4:24-25 each family had its own home and garden: Solomon’s subjects lived under ideal conditions that foreshadowed the coming messianic era (Mic 4:4), enjoying widespread prosperity and tranquility.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Or, Gaza.

For they were all tributaries unto him.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

from Tiphsah--that is, Thapsacus, a large and flourishing town on the west bank of the Euphrates, the name of which was derived from a celebrated ford near it, the lowest on that river.

even to Azzah--that is, Gaza, on the southwestern extremity, not far from the Mediterranean.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

(24) Azzah is the well-known Philistine city, Gaza.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

24. on this side the river] The side intended is of course here quite plain. It is the country west of the Euphrates towards Palestine. But the same Hebrew came to be used by those who were dwelling east of the Euphrates (cp. Ezr_4:6; Ezr_6:6; Ezr_7:21; Ezr_7:25; Ezr_8:36; Neh_2:7) when they spake of Palestine. So Cisalpina was used of Gaul south of the Alps, not only by those living there, but by those who lived on the other side of the Alpine range.

Tiphsah] i.e. Thapsacus on the west side of the river Euphrates. It was here that Cyrus crossed the river in the expedition of the Ten Thousand.

to Azzah] i.e. Gaza, one of the five famous cities of the Philistines toward the south of the Holy Land.

and he had peace on all sides] According to the promise implied in his name. See 1Ch_22:9 ‘His name shall be Solomon and I will give peace (shalom) and quietness unto Israel in his days.’

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And these officers provided victuals for King Solomon,.... The twelve before mentioned; and this is repeated here, after the account of his horses, to observe, that they provided for them also, as well as for the sake of what follows; that the large provision made by them was not only for Solomon's family and domestic servants, but for strangers from different arts, who came upon messages to him, or to visit him, and to behold the splendour of his court:

and for all that came to Solomon's table; which was an open table for all comers, as there were some from all parts of the earth, Kg1 4:34;

every man in his month; each of the twelve officers provided food in the month assigned to him:

they lacked nothing; they always had enough to supply the king with, and they failed not in the performance of their duty, nor came short of their salaries, being fully and punctually paid them.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

On this side the river - i. e., the region west of the Euphrates.

Tiphsah, or Tiphsach, the place on the Euphrates called Thapsacus. The word means “ford,” or “passage,” being formed from פסח pâsach, “to pass over” (compare “paschal”). It is the modern Suriyeh, forty-five miles below Balls, at the point where the Euphrates changes its course from south to southeast by east. The stream is fordable here, and nowhere else in this part of its course. Solomon’s possession of Thapsacus would have been very favorable to his schemes of land commerce 1Ki 9:19.

To Azzah - i. e., Gaza.

All the kings - Compare Josh. 12:9-24. In Philistia, small as it was, there were five kings 1Sa 6:18. Syria was divided into numerous small states, as many as thirty-two kings being mentioned on one occasion 1Ki 20:1. The Hittites were ruled by a great number of chieftains or princes 1Ki 10:29; 2Ki 7:6. twelve are mentioned in the Assyrian inscriptions.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Beyond. Hebrew, "on the side of," without determining on which, Deuteronomy i. --- Thaphsa. The famous Thapsacus, on the Euphrates. --- To Gazan. Hebrew Hazza. This name is written in a different manner from Gaza, and may signify a country of the Medes, on the frontiers of Armenia. But, as it is pronounced almost alike and the parallel passage determines for the country of the Philistines, (ver. 21,) we may explain it of Gaza. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Tiphsah; either that Tiphsah, 2Ki 15:16, which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or rather, another place of that name upon the river now mentioned, to wit, Euphrates, even that eminent city which is mentioned by Ptolemy, and Strabo, and Pliny, called Thapsarum. And this best agrees with the following

Azzah, which was the border of Canaan in the south and west, Gen 10:19; Deu 2:23, as Tiphsah was in the north and east. And so his dominion is described by both its borders.

All the kings on this side the river; who owned subjection and paid tribute to him.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

24. On this side the river — Literally, beyond the river. The phrase designates the country west of the Euphrates; and in the time of our author it had already come to be used in this fixed geographical sense. Compare the phrase beyond Jordan, Jos_1:14, note. So, says Rawlinson, “a Gaul, writing at Narbo or Lugdunum under the early Roman empire, must have spoken of his own country as Gallia transalpina.” Compare Ezr_4:10, note.

Tiphsah — Formerly a large and important city on the western bank of the Euphrates, more than three hundred miles above Babylon; the Thapsacus of the Greeks and Romans, and the modern Suriyeh. Here was the great crossing place for the armies or caravans, and perhaps Solomon’s occupation of the place was for the purpose of establishing commercial intercourse with Central Asia. “A paved causeway is visible on either side of the river at Suriyeh, and a long line of mounds may be traced, disposed, something like those of Nineveh, in the form of an irregular parallelogram. These mounds probably mark the site of the ancient city.” — G. Rawlinson.

Azzah — The same as Gaza, and a more correct form of anglicising the Hebrew name. On Gaza, the chief capital of the Philistines, see at Gen_10:19, and Jdg_16:1.

Over all the kings — Many petty kings dwelt in this territory. Compare note on Jdg_1:7.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

For the connexion seems to be: Solomon could well support such lavish expenditure, because he had dominion over all the region on this side rbeB strictly means, on the other side, beyond (rb, transiit). But here it must obviously mean on the west side, for Solomon"s rule did not extend east of the Euphrates. The use of this word in this sense (Jos_5:1 Jos_9:1 Jos_12:7; 1Ch_26:30; Ezr_8:36; Neh_2:7) is generally accounted for on the supposition that the writers were living in Babylon in the time of the captivity; but this appears to be by no means certain. (See, e.g., Ezr_4:10, Ezr_4:11) The truth seems to be, not that "the expression belonged to the time of the captivity, but was retained after the return anti without regard to its geographical signification, just, for instance, like the expression, Gallia Trans-alpina (Bahr), but that from the first it was employed, now of one side, now of the other, of the Jordan; of the west in Gen_1:10, Gen_1:11; Jos_9:1, etc.; of the east in Num_22:1 Num_32:32; "and even in the same chapter is used first of one and then of the other Deu_3:8, Deu_3:20, 25" (Spk. Comm. on, Deu_1:1) and that it was subsequently applied, with similar variations of meaning, to the Euphrates. See Introduction, sect. 5. from Tiphsah cf.P; 2Ki_15:16, apparently the town on the west bank of the Euphrates, known to the Greeks as Thapsacus. It derived its name from the fact that the river at that point was fordable js = pass over; hspTi= crossing. A bridge of boats was maintained here by the Persians. It was here that the river was forded by Cyrus and the Ten Thousand, and was crossed by the armies of Darius Codomannus and Alexander to Azzah i.e., Gaza, now called Guzzeh, the southernmost city of Philistia, ten miles from the Mediterranean, and the last town in Palestine on the Egyptian frontier. Cf. ver. 21, over the kings on this side the river "Petty kings were numerous at this time in all the countries dependent upon Judaea" (Rawlinson). Cf. 1Sa_6:16; 2Sa_8:3-10 1Ki_20:1. The "kings on this side the river" were those of Syria (2Sa_8:6. Cf. 10:19) conquered by David, and of Philistia,: 2Sa_8:1 and he had peace on all sides Heb. from all his servants round about him in fulfilment of 1Ch_22:9. The objection of Thenius that this statement contradicts that of ch. 11:23, sqq., is hardly deserving of serious notice. The reign of Solomon, on the whole, was undoubtedly a peaceful one.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Tiphsah - Either that Tiphsah, 2 Kings xv, 16, which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or, rather, another place of that name upon Euphrates, even that eminent city which is mentioned by Ptolemy, and Strabo, and Pliny, called Thapsarum. And this best agrees with the following: Azzah, which was the border of Canaan in the south and west, as Tiphsah was in the north and east. And so his dominion is described by both its borders. All kings - Who owned subjection, and paid tribute to him.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

Tiphsah

name of a piece of land

Judah and Israel

The words "Judah" and "Israel" are metonyms for the people of Judah and Israel. (See: Metonymy)

every man under his vine and under his fig tree

"each family had their own garden with grapevines and fig trees," This showed that the people lived in safety and peace, since they were not at war and had time to grow their gardens.

from Dan to Beersheba

This represents the whole land of Israel from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south. (See: Merism)

translationWords

dominion

Gaza

peace

vine

fig

Dan

Beersheba

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