Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(See on I Kings 1:1). The image is taken from man and wife, but applies universally to the warm sympathy derived from social ties. So Christian ties (Luke 24:32; Acts 28:15).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 4:11:
1 Kings 1:1-2
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