Or, in Aloth.

I.e., the Euphrates. So also in v. 24. Solomon’s dominion extended from the great river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines (at the seashore of the Mediterranean) and to the border of Egypt (2 Chron. 9:26) as the fulfillment of the promise of God to His elect Israel (Gen. 15:18; Exo. 23:31; Deut. 11:24). The ultimate fulfillment of this promise will be in the millennium, at the restoration of Israel, after the second coming of Christ (see note Gen. 15:18¹).

Equal to a homer or to ten ephahs, approximately five bushels.

Solomon’s wisdom was absolutely in the physical realm, without any spiritual element. His wisdom was altogether different from the wisdom of Paul, which was a spiritual wisdom concerning Christ making His home in our hearts (Eph. 3:17), our walking and having our being according to the spirit (Rom. 8:4), and the two spirits — the divine Spirit and the human spirit (Rom. 8:16). Solomon’s wisdom was a shadow of the real wisdom that was to come. The real wisdom is God, and God is embodied in Christ (Col. 2:9), who has become our wisdom to be in us (1 Cor. 1:24, 30), making us one with God and making us the same as God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead. What wisdom this is!

Solomon’s splendid kingdom, with his prosperity under the rich blessing of God (1 Kings 4:20-34; 5:1-18 chs. 1 Kings 9, 1 Kings 10), is a type of Christ’s kingdom in the millennium. During the millennium all the nations will come to Christ (Zech. 14:16).