SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:21
Y Salomón señoreaba sobre todos los reinos, desde el río de la tierra de los filisteos, hasta el término de Egipto; y traían presentes, y sirvieron a Salomón todos los días que vivió.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 4:21
Verse 21. Solomon reigned over all kingdoms] The meaning of this verse appears to be, that Solomon reigned over all the provinces from the river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, even to the frontiers of Egypt. The Euphrates was on the east of Solomon's dominions; the Philistines were westward on the Mediterranean sea; and Egypt was on the south.
Solomon had, therefore, as tributaries, the kingdoms of Syria, Damascus, Moab, and Ammon, which lay between the Euphrates and the Mediterranean. See Calmet. Thus he appears to have possessed all the land that God covenanted with Abraham to give to his posterity.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms , etc.] Not only over Judah and Israel, but all people round about him, they standing in fear of him; or who brought him presents, or paid tribute to him, which was an acknowledgment of superiority over them, and doing homage to him: from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt ; that is, from the river Euphrates, as the Targum, which was the border of his proper domains to the east, to Palestine, inhabited by the Philistines, which lay to the west, and as far as the border of Egypt, which was the southern boundary; a like and larger extent of Christ’s kingdom is given, ( Psalm 72:8 Zechariah 9:10); and they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life ; this explains in what sense other kingdoms besides were ruled by Solomon, and subject to him; of Christ his antitype, (see Psalm 72:10,11).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 20-28 - Never did the crown of Israel shine so bright, as when Solomon wore it He had peace on all sides. Herein, his kingdom was a type of the Messiah's; for to Him it is promised that he shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and that princes shall worship him. The spiritual peace, and joy, and holy security, of all the faithful subjects of the Lord Jesus, were typified by that of Israel. The kingdom of God is not as Solomon's was, meat and drink, but, what is infinitely better righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. The vast number of his attendants, and the great resort to him, are shown by the provisio daily made. Herein Christ far outdoes Solomon, that he feeds all his subjects, not with the bread that perishes, but with that which endure to eternal life.
Original Hebrew
ושׁלמה 8010 היה 1961 מושׁל 4910 בכל 3605 הממלכות 4467 מן 4480 הנהר 5104 ארץ 776 פלשׁתים 6430 ועד 5704 גבול 1366 מצרים 4714 מגשׁים 5066 מנחה 4503 ועבדים 5647 את 853 שׁלמה 8010 כל 3605 ימי 3117 חייו׃ 2416
