1 Kings 4:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Solomon

Brought

Psalm 76:11

General references

Bible References

Solomon

His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.

That day the Lord made a covenant with Abram: "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River --

I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

Every place you set your foot will be yours; your border will extend from the desert to Lebanon and from the River (that is, the Euphrates) as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt.

Powerful kings have been over Jerusalem who ruled throughout the entire Trans-Euphrates and who were the beneficiaries of tribute, custom, and toll.

May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

Brought

But some wicked men said, "How can this man save us?" They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.

King Shalmaneser of Assyria threatened him; Hoshea became his subject and paid him tribute.

The Lord made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.

Many were bringing presents to the Lord in Jerusalem and precious gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah. From that time on he was respected by all the nations.

as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you.

The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.

Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!

General references

Every place you set your foot will be yours; your border will extend from the desert to Lebanon and from the River (that is, the Euphrates) as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

If the Lord your God enlarges your borders as he promised your ancestors and gives you all the land he pledged to them,

Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots the Euphrates River.

A king's glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.