Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
Here we have, I. Solomon upon his throne (Kg1 4:1): So king Solomon was king, that is, he was confirmed and established king over all Israel, and not, as his successors, only over two tribes. He was a king, that is, he did the work and duty of a king, with the wisdom God had given him.
Commenting on 1 Kings 4:1-19
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude,.... Being blessed with great fruitfulness in their families, and having no pestilential disease among them, nor wars to lessen their number, and so the promise to Abraham was fulfilled, Gen 22:17; and which was an emblem of Christ's spiritual subjects, especially in the latter day, whom Solomon was a type...
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: (e) Solomon did not observe the division that Joshua made, but divided it as might best serve his purposes.