Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Solomon' s empire, like all the great empires of Asia down to the time of the Persians, consisted of a congeries of small kingdoms, all ruled by their own kings I Kings 4:24, who admitted the suzerainty of the Jewish monarch, and paid him "presents," i. e., an annual tribute (see I Kings 10:25).
Unto the land of the Philistines - There is no word corresponding to "unto" in the Hebrew. The construction should be, "Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the river (i. e., the Euphrates: see the marginal references), over the land of the Philistines," etc. The writer draws attention to the fact that the extent of Solomon' s kingdom was in accordance with the promises made to Abraham, Moses, and Joshua.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Judges 3:15
1 Samuel 10:27
1 Kings 4:20
1 Kings 10:15
1 Kings 10:25
1 Kings 12:4
1 Kings 14:15
1 Kings 22:47
2 Kings 17:3
2 Chronicles 9:23
2 Chronicles 17:11
Psalms 80:11
Ecclesiastes 2:8
Isaiah 11:15
Isaiah 48:19
Daniel 2:46
Amos 1:6
Micah 7:11-12
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