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ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.
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A Kingdom of Abundance
The detailed list of daily provisions—including stall-fed and pasture-fed oxen, sheep, and various kinds of wild game—vividly illustrates the immense peace and prosperity of Solomon's reign. Commentators see this as a tangible sign of God's lavish blessing and the fulfillment of His promises to Israel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Harts ... - The exact kinds of wild land animals intended here are very uncertain. Perhaps it would be best to translate this as “wild-goats…
19th Century
Anglican
On this side the river. —This translation, although it expresses the true reference, namely, to the country west of the Euphrates,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ten fat oxen Such as were kept up in the stall and fatted:
and twenty oxen out of the pastures
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