1 Kings 4:27

27 Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon's table.^[a] They neglected nothing.

1 Kings 4:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:27

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, ( 1 Kings 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.

1 Kings 4:27 In-Context

25 Throughout Solomon's [reign], Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

26 Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.

27 Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon's table. They neglected nothing.

28 Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment.

29 God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as [vast] as the sand on the seashore.

Footnotes

• [a]. 1 Kg 4:7