1 Kings 4:24

4:24 His royal court was so large because 1  he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah 2  to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. 3 

1 tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.

2 sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.

3 tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”