Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
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Interpretation
The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, had the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his herds, his flocks, which formed the wealth of eastern kings. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry, and common persons show it in the choice of their advisers.
Glossary
- Meronoth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell en Nasbeh.