1 Kings 4:27

Verse

Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

American Standard Version (1901)

And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

Bible in Basic English

And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

Free Bible Version

Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.

Geneva Bible 1599

And these officers prouided vitaile for king Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred to lacke nothing.

King James (Authorized) Version

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

Translation for Translators

His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything [LIT] that Solomon required.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Those officials provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.

Noah Webster Bible

And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

World English Bible

Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.

Young's Literal Translation

And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing be lacking.

Context

Solomon’s Prosperity

²⁶Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.²⁷Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.²⁸Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

Summary

This verse highlights the abundance and prosperity during King Solomon's reign, as it describes the daily provisions for his royal court. The mention of the vast amount of food for his household and the well-fed animals symbolizes the wealth and success of Solomon's kingdom. It showcases God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to bless Solomon with wisdom and prosperity. The verse serves as a testament to the fulfillment of God's covenant with King David and the establishment of a flourishing kingdom under Solomon's rule.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east,.... The Arabians, and Persians, famous for wisdom, and who lay to the east of the land of Judea; whose wisdom lay in the knowledge of the stars, in divination by birds, and soothsaying (m): and all the wisdom of Egypt; which it was eminent for in the times of Moses, and in which he was learned and well-skilled, Act 7:22; and hence in later times the philosophers of the Gentiles travelled to get knowledge, as Pherecydes, Pythagoras, Anaxagoras, Plato, and others to Egypt, said to be the mother of arts and sciences (n). (m) Midrash Kohelet. fol. 76. 3. (n) Macrob. in Som. Scip. c. 19. 21. & Saturnal l. 1. c. 15.