1 Kings 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 

Ge 10:19; Jud 16:1; 1Ki 4:21; 1Ki 5:4; 1Ch 22:9; Ps 72:3,7; Ps 72:8,11; Isa 9:7; Lu 2:14; Heb 7:1,2

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.”