1 Kings 4:27

What does 1 Kings 4:27 mean?

Q: What does 1 Kings 4:27 mean?

1 Kings 4:27 reads, “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.” Read it in seven English translations with cross-references and historical context on Devine Scripture.

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 4:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the foresaid governors of the king fed them; and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon's table, with great care, in their time.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.

Context

v.26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

v.27This passage

v.28Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

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