And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Solomon's crown shone brighter than ever it had in David's days or would again in his successors'. His kingdom was a living type of Christ's: dominion from sea to sea, neighboring princes in homage, wealth flowing in, and peace on all sides because the fool serves the wise in heart.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Kings 4:20-28
Barley also, and straw for the horses and dromedaries,.... Or rather mules, by comparing the passage with Ch2 9:24; the particular kind of creatures meant is not agreed on; though all take them to be a swifter sort of creatures than horses; or the swifter of horses, as race horses or posts horses: barley was for their provender, that being the common food of horses...
every man under his vine and . . . fig tree--This is a common and beautiful metaphor for peace and security (Mic 4:4; Zac 3:10), founded on the practice, still common in modern Syria, of training these fruit trees up the walls and stairs of houses, so as to make a shady arbor, beneath which the people sit and relax.