1 Kings 4:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Each 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.”

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BSBPD

“Each 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each <FI>in<Fi> his month; they let nothing be lacking.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 4:27 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 8:12He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.
  2. 1 Chronicles 27:1This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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