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1 Kings 4:28

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 4:28

Verse 28 of 34

Scripture focus

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.

1 Kings 4:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 4:28

Theological / Devotional

Barley. Barley was then, and still is, the common food of horses in the East. It was at times made into cakes or loaves (Judges 7:13; John 6:9). Wheat was the usual grain for human consumption.

Dromedaries. A more correct translation is, “swift beasts” (see margin). Probably swift horses, for the royal messenger service are here referred to (see on Esther 8:10).

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