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2 Chronicles 9

2 Chron. 9:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he reigned
mashal (Hebrew #4910)
to rule
KJV usage: (have, make to have) dominion, governor, X indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
Pronounce: maw-shal'
Origin: a primitive root
i over all the kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
from the θriver
nahar (Hebrew #5104)
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
KJV usage: flood, river.
Pronounce: naw-hawr'
Origin: from 5102
even unto the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
of the Philistines
Plishtiy (Hebrew #6430)
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV usage: Philistine.
Pronounce: pel-ish-tee'
Origin: patrial from 6429
, and to the border
gbuwl (Hebrew #1366)
from 1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed
KJV usage: border, bound, coast, X great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
Pronounce: gheb-ool'
Origin: or (shortened) gbul {gheb-ool'}
of Egypt
Mitsrayim (Hebrew #4714)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
KJV usage: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Pronounce: mits-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of 4693
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Gen. 15:18• 18{i}On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying,{/i} Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates, (Gen. 15:18)
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1 Kings 4:21• 21{i}And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.{/i} (1 Kings 4:21)
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Psa. 72:8• 8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea{HR}And from the river unto the ends of the earth. (Psa. 72:8)
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i.e. Euphrates.

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Egypt,
Kings,
Philistines,
River

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Ministry on This Verse

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reigned over.
1 Kings 4:21,24• 21{i}And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.{/i}
 24{i}For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.{/i} (1 Kings 4:21,24)
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Psa. 72:8‑11• 8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea{HR}And from the river unto the ends of the earth.
 9Before him shall bow dwellers in the desert,{HR}And his enemies shall lick the dust.
 10Kings of Tarshish and of the sea-coasts shall bring an offering;{HR}Kings of Sheba and of Seba shall bring near a gift.
 11Yea, all kings shall bow before him;{HR}All nations shall serve him. (Psa. 72:8‑11)
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Dan. 7:14• 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Dan. 7:14)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)
river."That is, Euphrates."
Gen. 15:18• 18{i}On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying,{/i} Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates, (Gen. 15:18)
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Ex. 23:31• 31{i}And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the river; for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, that thou mayest dispossess them from before thee.{/i} (Ex. 23:31)
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Josh. 13:2‑7• 2{i}This is the land that yet remaineth:{/i} all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
 3from Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
 4from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
 5and the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
 6All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
 7Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh. (Josh. 13:2‑7)
• Solomon's chariots and horses were not an infraction of the law of Moses (Deut. 17:16), but a means of maintaining his reign of peace over all the nations: "He ruled over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt" (2 Chron. 9:26). These limits of the kingdom of Solomon in Israel correspond to those which God's counsels had assigned to His people in Joshua 1:4; (“Solomon's Relations With the Nations: 2 Chronicles 8-9” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he ruled over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he reigned over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)