Passage Research
1 Kings 4 — Sermon Preparation
The administrative structure of Solomon's kingdom is detailed, with twelve regional governors responsible for provisioning the royal household. Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 200 / 119
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
1 Kings 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֵּית שְׁאָן | Bêyth Shᵉʼân | H1052 | 3 | Beth-Shean, Beth-Shan |
| שְׁלֹמֹה | Shᵉlômôh | H8010 | 4 | Shelomah |
| אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן | ʼÊylôwn Bêyth Chânân | H358 | 2 | Elon of Beth-chanan |
| בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב | Ben-ʼĂbîynâdâb | H1125 | 2 | Ben-Abinadab |
| בֶּן־גֶּבֶר | Ben-Geber | H1127 | 2 | Ben-Geber |
| בֶּן־דֶּקֶר | Ben-Deqer | H1128 | 2 | Ben-Deker |
| בֶּן־חֶסֶד | Ben-Cheçed | H1136 | 2 | Ben-Chesed |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was exhausted to supply his court, though each sent its portion.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 4:1–19 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Arubboth— 1 Kgs 4:10
- Hepher— 1 Kgs 4:10
- Socoh 3— 1 Kgs 4:10
- Naphoth-dor— 1 Kgs 4:11
- Abel-meholah— 1 Kgs 4:12
- Beth-shan— 1 Kgs 4:12
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