1Ki 5:3 | TNotes | STEP | 5:3 gave him victory over all his enemies (literally put them under the soles of his feet ): Ancient Near Eastern inscriptions and paintings often depict victorious kings with their feet upon the necks of vanquished foes or with enemies subdued at their feet.

‏ 1 Kings 5:3

5:3 ^a gave him victory over all his enemies (literally put them under the soles of his feet): Ancient Near Eastern inscriptions and paintings often depict victorious kings with their feet upon the necks of vanquished foes or with enemies subdued at their feet.