Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Beyond the river - That is, the Euphrates. Both David and Solomon carried their conquests beyond this river. See II Samuel 8:3, etc., and I Kings 4:21, where it is said, Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river (Euphrates) unto the land of the Philistines; and unto the borders of Egypt.
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