1 Kings 4:24

“For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, etc.] Or beyond the river Euphrates, in the sense before given, (<110421>1 Kings 4:21); which accounts for the plenty of provisions he had, and the revenue with which he supported such a table he kept: from Tiphsah even to Azzah; or Gaza, one of the five principalities of the Philistines. Tiphsah is thought to be the Thapsacus of Pliny f55 which both he and Ptolemy f56 place near the river Euphrates, since called Amphipolis; the former places it in Syria, the latter in Arabia Deserta; and which Strabo f57 , from Eratosthenes, describes as 4800 furlongs or six hundred miles from Babylon, and from the place where Mesopotamia…”

“from Tiphsah--that is, Thapsacus, a large and flourishing town on the west bank of the Euphrates, the name of which was derived from a celebrated ford near it, the lowest on that river. even to Azzah--that is, Gaza, on the southwestern extremity, not far from the Mediterranean.”

“On this side the river - i. e., the region west of the Euphrates. Tiphsah, or Tiphsach, the place on the Euphrates called Thapsacus. The word means “ford,” or “passage,” being formed from פסח pâsach, “to pass over” (compare “paschal”). It is the modern Suriyeh, forty-five miles below Balls, at the point where the Euphrates changes its course from south to southeast by east. The stream is fordable here, and nowhere else in this part of its course. Solomon’s possession of Thapsacus would have been very favorable to his schemes of land commerce 1 Kings 9:19. To Azzah - i. e., Gaza. All the kings - Compare Joshua 12:9-24. In Philistia, small as it was, there were five kings 1 Samuel 6:18. Syria…”

“Tiphsah - Either that Tiphsah, Kg2 15:16, which was in the kingdom of Israel within Jordan; or, rather, another place of that name upon Euphrates, even that eminent city which is mentioned by Ptolemy, and Strabo, and Pliny, called Thapsarum. And this best agrees with the following: Azzah, which was the border of Canaan in the south and west, as Tiphsah was in the north and east. And so his dominion is described by both its borders. All kings - Who owned subjection, and paid tribute to him. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 4:25”

“4:24-25 each family had its own home and garden: Solomon’s subjects lived under ideal conditions that foreshadowed the coming messianic era (Mic 4:4), enjoying widespread prosperity and tranquility.”

“Azzah: Gen 10:19; Jdg 16:1, Gaza all the kings: Kg1 4:21; Psa 72:8, Psa 72:11 had peace: Kg1 5:4; Ch1 22:9; Psa 72:3, Psa 72:7; Isa 9:7; Luk 2:14; Heb 7:1, Heb 7:2 3 Kings (1 Kings) 4:25”