Bible Strands
1 Kings 4:22
Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the daily logistical output of Solomon’s royal court during the period of his tributary reign over territories from the Euphrates to Egypt.
The words — לְ/י֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד (le./Yom 'e.Chad) translates literally as “for a single day,” while כֹּ֖ר (kor) denotes a specific dry measure of capacity used for the fine flour.
The thread — This accounting of daily rations continues directly in 1 Kings 4:23 with livestock and game, and parallels the daily manna collection described in Exodus 16:21.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the administrative precision required to sustain a centralized monarchy, contrasting human provisioning systems with reliance on divine supply.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,