What does 1 Kings 4:28 mean?

1 Kings 4:28 highlights themes such as provision, administration, responsibility when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Kings 4:28 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

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

27And 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.

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

29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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