1 Kings 4:25

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

²⁰Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand by the sea, eating and drinking and rejoicing. ²¹And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. ²²Solomon's provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, ²³ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. ²⁴For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates-over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza-and he had peace on all sides. ²⁵Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.²⁶Solomon had four thousand stalls for his chariot horses and twelve thousand 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.

Bible Verse Review
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safely: Heb. confidently, Isaiah 60:18, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:15, Jeremiah 33:16, Ezekiel 38:11, *marg.

every man: 2 Kings 18:31, Micah 4:4, Zechariah 3:10

from Dan: Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 17:11, 2 Samuel 24:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:31 - Beersheba Genesis 49:11 - he washed Deuteronomy 12:10 - ye dwell 2 Samuel 3:10 - from Dan 1 Kings 12:4 - our yoke 1 Kings 19:3 - Beersheba 1 Chronicles 21:2 - Beersheba 1 Chronicles 22:9 - I will give 2 Chronicles 1:13 - reigned 2 Chronicles 10:4 - grievous Psalms 72:7 - abundance Psalms 80:9 - and it Isaiah 36:16 - eat ye Ezekiel 28:26 - safely Ezekiel 39:26 - when they Hebrews 7:2 - King of righteousness

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man," she said.

Genesis 4:3
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

Genesis 4:4
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Genesis 4:8
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

Genesis 4:10
"What have you done?" replied the LORD. "The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Seth, Enosh,

Luke 3:38
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Judah and Israel dwelt safely,.... Without fear of any injury done to their persons or properties by any enemy; which is, and will be, more abundantly fulfilled in Christ, the antitype of Solomon, Jeremiah 23:5;

every man under his vine, and under his fig tree; which were principal trees in the land of Judea, put for all the rest; and the phrase denotes the happy, safe, quiet, full, and peaceable enjoyment of all outward blessings, and is used of the times of the Messiah, Micah 4:4;

from Dan even to Beersheba; which were the two extremities of the land of Israel, north and south:

all the days of Solomon; so long this peace and safety continued, there being no wars in his time.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Under his vine ... - This phrase seems to have been common among the Jews, and even among neighboring nations 2 Kings 18:31, to express a time of quiet and security. It is used by the prophets in descriptions of the Messianic kingdom (marginal references).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 4:25. Every man under his vine — They were no longer obliged to dwell in fortified cities for fear of their enemies; they spread themselves over all the country, which they everywhere cultivated; and had always the privilege of eating the fruits of their own labours. This is the meaning of the phrase.