And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
Parallel translations
- WEB Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
- BSB Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
- NKJV Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,
- NASB Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,
- NLT The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal;
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Quick answer
Solomon's daily food provision was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty of meal. The vast quantity shows the scale of his court.
Overview
A cor was roughly six bushels, so this represents food for thousands daily. The detail conveys the magnificence and abundance of Solomon's household and the many he sustained. Such lavish provision illustrates the prosperity of the kingdom, though Scripture will later warn how easily such wealth can turn the heart from God.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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