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^[1] King Solomon was king over all Israel. ^[2] These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; ^[3] Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; ^[4] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; ^[5] Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend; ^[6] Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor. ^[7] Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year. ^[8] These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; ^[9] Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; ^[10] Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); ^[11] Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife); ^[12] Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; ^[13] Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him); ^[14] Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; ^[15] Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife); ^[16] Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; ^[17] Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; ^[18] Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; ^[19] Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land. ^[20] Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. ^[21] Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. ^[22] Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors^ⓘ of fine flour, sixty measures of meal, ^[23] ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. ^[24] For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River; and he had peace on all sides around him. ^[25] Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. ^[26] Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. ^[27] Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking. ^[28] They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty. ^[29] God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore. ^[30] Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. ^[31] For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around. ^[32] He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five. ^[33] He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. ^[34] People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

Footnotes

1 cor is the same as a homer, or about 55.9 U. S. gallons (liquid) or 211 liters or 6 bushels

King James Version

^[1] So kingH4428 SolomonH8010 was kingH4428 over all Israel.H3478 ^[2] And these [were] the princesH8269 which he had; AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of ZadokH6659 the priest,H3548 ^[3] ElihorephH456 and Ahiah,H281 the sonsH1121 of Shisha,H7894 scribes;H5608(QalActPtc) JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of Ahilud,H286 the recorder.H2142(HiphPtc) ^[4] And BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 [was] over the host:H6635 and ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 [were] the priests:H3548 ^[5] And AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 [was] over the officers:H5324(NiphPtc) and ZabudH2071 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 [was] principal officer,H3548 [and] the king’sH4428 friend:H7463 ^[6] And AhisharH301 [was] over the household:H1004 and AdoniramH141 the sonH1121 of AbdaH5653 [was] over the tribute.H4522 ^[7] And SolomonH8010 had twelveH8147 officersH5324(NiphPtc) over all Israel,H3478 which provided victualsH3557(PilpPerf) for the kingH4428 and his household:H1004 each manH259 his monthH2320 in a yearH8141 made provision.H3557(PilpInf) ^[8] And these [are] their names:H8034 The son of Hur,H1133 in mountH2022 Ephraim:H669 ^[9] The son of Dekar,H1128(QK) in Makaz,H4739 and in Shaalbim,H8169 and Bethshemesh,H1053 and Elonbethhanan:H358 ^[10] The son of Hesed,H1136(Ketiv) in Aruboth;H700 to him [pertained] Sochoh,H7755 and all the landH776 of Hepher:H2660 ^[11] The son of Abinadab,H1125 in all the regionH5299 of Dor;H1756 which had TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wife:H802 ^[12] BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of Ahilud;H286 [to him pertained] TaanachH8590 and Megiddo,H4023 and all Bethshean,H1052 which [is] byH681 ZartanahH6891 beneath Jezreel,H3157 from BethsheanH1052 to Abelmeholah,H65 [even] unto [the place that is] beyondH5676 Jokneam:H3361 ^[13] The son of Geber,H1127 in Ramothgilead;H1568 to him [pertained] the townsH2333 of JairH2971 the sonH1121 of Manasseh,H4519 which [are] in Gilead;H1568 to him [also pertained] the regionH2256 of Argob,H709 which [is] in Bashan,H1316 threescoreH8346 greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and brasenH5178 bars:H1280 ^[14] AhinadabH292 the sonH1121 of IddoH5714 [had] Mahanaim:H4266 ^[15] AhimaazH290 [was] in Naphtali;H5321 he also tookH3947(QalPerf) BasmathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wife:H802 ^[16] BaanahH1195 the sonH1121 of HushaiH2365 [was] in AsherH836 and in Aloth:H1175 ^[17] JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of Paruah,H6515 in Issachar:H3485 ^[18] ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of Elah,H414 in Benjamin:H1144 ^[19] GeberH1398 the sonH1121 of UriH221 [was] in the countryH776 of Gilead,H1568 [in] the countryH776 of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the Amorites,H567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of Bashan;H1316 and [he was] the onlyH259 officerH5333 which [was] in the land.H776 ^[20] JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 [were] many,H7227 as the sandH2344 which [is] by the seaH3220 in multitude,H7230 eatingH398(QalActPtc) and drinking,H8354(QalActPtc) and making merry.H8056 ^[21] And SolomonH8010 reignedH4910(QalActPtc) over all kingdomsH4467 from the riverH5104 unto the landH776 of the Philistines,H6430 and unto the borderH1366 of Egypt:H4714 they broughtH5066(HiphPtc) presents,H4503 and servedH5647(QalActPtc) SolomonH8010 all the daysH3117 of his life.H2416 ^[22] And Solomon’sH8010 provisionH3899 for oneH259 dayH3117 was thirtyH7970 measuresH3734 of fine flour,H5560 and threescoreH8346 measuresH3734 of meal,H7058 ^[23] TenH6235 fatH1277 oxen,H1241 and twentyH6242 oxenH1241 out of the pastures,H7471 and an hundredH3967 sheep,H6629 beside harts,H354 and roebucks,H6643 and fallowdeer,H3180 and fattedH75(QalPasPtc) fowl.H1257 ^[24] For he had dominionH7287(QalActPtc) over all [the region] on this sideH5676 the river,H5104 from TiphsahH8607 even to Azzah,H5804 over all the kingsH4428 on this sideH5676 the river:H5104 and he had peaceH7965 on all sidesH5650(Ketiv) round aboutH5439 him. ^[25] And JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 dweltH3427(QalImpf) safely,H983 every manH376 under his vineH1612 and under his fig tree,H8384 from DanH1835 even to Beersheba,H884 all the daysH3117 of Solomon.H8010 ^[26] And SolomonH8010 had fortyH705 thousandH505 stallsH723 of horsesH5483 for his chariots,H4817 and twelveH8147 thousandH505 horsemen.H6571 ^[27] And those officersH5324(NiphPtc) provided victualH3557(PilpPerf) for kingH4428 Solomon,H8010 and for all that cameH7131 unto kingH4428 Solomon’sH8010 table,H7979 every manH376 in his month:H2320 they lackedH5737(PielImpf) nothing.H1697 ^[28] BarleyH8184 also and strawH8401 for the horsesH5483 and dromedariesH7409 broughtH935(HiphImpf) they unto the placeH4725 where [the officers] were, every manH376 according to his charge.H4941 ^[29] And GodH430 gaveH5414(QalImpf) SolomonH8010 wisdomH2451 and understandingH8394 exceedingH3966 much,H7235(HiphInf) and largenessH7341 of heart,H3820 even as the sandH2344 that [is] on the seaH3220 shore.H8193 ^[30] And Solomon’sH8010 wisdomH2451 excelledH7235(QalImpf) the wisdomH2451 of all the childrenH1121 of the east country,H6924 and all the wisdomH2451 of Egypt.H4714 ^[31] For he was wiserH2449(QalImpf) than all men;H120 than EthanH387 the Ezrahite,H250 and Heman,H1968 and Chalcol,H3633 and Darda,H1862 the sonsH1121 of Mahol:H4235 and his fameH8034 was in all nationsH1471 round about.H5439 ^[32] And he spakeH1696(PielImpf) threeH7969 thousandH505 proverbs:H4912 and his songsH7892 were a thousandH505 and five.H2568 ^[33] And he spakeH1696(PielImpf) of trees,H6086 from the cedar treeH730 that [is] in LebanonH3844 even unto the hyssopH231 that springeth outH3318(QalActPtc) of the wall:H7023 he spakeH1696(PielImpf) also of beasts,H929 and of fowl,H5775 and of creeping things,H7431 and of fishes.H1709 ^[34] And there cameH935(QalImpf) of all peopleH5971 to hearH8085(QalInf) the wisdomH2451 of Solomon,H8010 from all kingsH4428 of the earth,H776 which had heardH8085(QalPerf) of his wisdom.H2451

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