1 Reis 4

1 Reis 4

Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission 1 Kings Chart from Charles Swindoll THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL 1 Kings 4:1 Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. over all Israel: 1Ki 11:13,35,36 12:19,20 2Sa 5:5 1Ch 12:38 2Ch 9:30 Ec 1:12 Related Passages: 1 Samuel 8:10-18+ (SAMUEL'S WARNING TO ISRAEL FOR DESIRING A KING LIKE ALL THE OTHER NATIONS) -So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who had asked of him a king. 11He said, “This will be the procedure of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and they will run before his chariots. 12“He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 “He will also take your daughters for perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 “He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his servants. (COMPARE 1Ki 4:28+) 15 “He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants. 16 “He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work. 17 “He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants. 18 “Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.” Creator: Aaron Booth (CLICK ANOTHER DEPICTION COMPARING SAUL, DAVID & SOLOMON'S KINGDOMS or ESV Map) Now King Solomon was king over all Israel - Solomon's kingdom was larger than Saul's and David's kingdoms. He would need a highly organized government to assure it was governed well and 1Ki 4:2-19 give us his organization, into chief administrators (v2-6) and district governors (v11-15). Warren