And 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.

1 KINGS 4:27KJV
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1 Kings 4:27 (KJV)

What does 1 Kings 4:27 mean?

1 Kings 4:27 describes how Solomon’s appointed officers made sure that the king, his household, and all his guests always had enough food, with each officer taking responsibility for one month at a time. The verse emphasizes that there was never any shortage; everything needed was provided.

This verse is part of a larger section showing the organization and prosperity of Solomon’s kingdom. The writer is describing how the administration worked smoothly, with different officials (the “officers”) supplying food for the royal court in turn. This arrangement highlights both the abundance in Solomon’s reign and the careful planning that kept the royal household running without lack.

The Hebrew behind 1 Kings 4:27

  • The word for “officers” is נָצַב (natsav), which often means someone who is appointed or set in place. Here, it refers to officials assigned to oversee provisions, showing their responsibility and authority.
  • “Victual” comes from כּוּל (kul), meaning to provide or supply food. This word stresses the active role of the officers in making sure the king’s needs were met.
  • “Lacked” is from פָּסַק (pasak), which means to withhold or be lacking. The verse uses this word to stress that nothing was ever missing or insufficient at Solomon’s table.

Why 1 Kings 4:27 matters

  • This verse clears up any idea that Solomon’s wealth and abundance happened by accident; it was the result of careful planning and the work of many officials.
  • The verse highlights the scale of Solomon’s court and the resources needed to support it, giving a glimpse into the daily life and organization of ancient Israel’s monarchy.
  • It connects to the wider passage by showing how Solomon’s wisdom extended not just to spiritual matters but also to practical governance and administration.

Where else these words appear

“came” Hebrew H7131 · used in 11 verses

  • Numbers 1:51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
  • Numbers 17:13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
  • 1 Samuel 17:41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

“lacked” Hebrew H5737 · used in 11 verses

  • 1 Samuel 30:19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
  • 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
  • Isaiah 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

“victual” Hebrew H3557 · used in 36 verses

  • Genesis 45:11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
  • 1 Kings 8:64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
  • Psalms 112:5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

“table” Hebrew H7979 · used in 62 verses

  • Exodus 25:23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
  • 1 Samuel 20:29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
  • Job 36:16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.