Verse 5
5. Meat of his table The vast quantity and variety of his provisions.
See 1 Kings 4:22-23.
The sitting of his servants Rather, the seats, or dwelling-places, of his servants. The apartments in the royal palace where they kept themselves ready at any moment to obey the orders of the king.
The attendance Or, the standing-places. The serving posts or positions of duty assigned to the ministers. All of these were doubtless arranged and adorned in a splendid style.
His ministers משׁרתיו , a higher order of servants than those whose sitting-places have just been mentioned. They were attendants on the king’s person, stood in his presence, and all their duties brought them more or less into immediate proximity to Solomon.
Cup-bearers Or butlers; whose office it was to take charge of the royal plate, and to pour out and bring wine to the king. See note on Nehemiah 1:11. Some understand the word of the drinking-vessels which he used.
His ascent Not the king’s gravity and pious demeanour as he went up to worship in the temple, ( Henry,) nor the burnt offering which he offered in the house of the Lord, as the older versions and many commentators thought, but the private entrance or passage-way, magnificently wrought, by which he ascended to the temple from some part of his own house. Compare 2 Kings 16:18; 1 Chronicles 26:16. From this it appears that the palace was at a lower elevation than the temple, and probably on the southern slope of Moriah. See note at the beginning of chap. 7.
No more spirit in her She was completely overwhelmed with wonder and astonishment.
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