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1 Kings 4
4:1

So king4428 Solomon8010 was king4428 over all Israel.3478

4:2

And these were the princes8269 which he had; Azariah5838 the son1121 of Zadok6659 the priest,3548

4:3

Elihoreph456 and Ahiah,281 the sons1121 of Shisha,7894 scribes;5608 Jehoshaphat3092 the son1121 of Ahilud,286 the recorder.2142

4:4

And Benaiah1141 the son1121 of Jehoiada3077 was over the host:6635 and Zadok6659 and Abiathar54 were the priests:3548

4:5

And Azariah5838 the son1121 of Nathan5416 was over the officers:5324 and Zabud2071 the son1121 of Nathan5416 was principal officer,3548 and the king's4428 friend:7463

4:6

And Ahishar301 was over the household:1004 and Adoniram141 the son1121 of Abda5653 was over the tribute.4522

4:7

And Solomon8010 had twelve8147 officers5324 over all Israel,3478 which provided victuals3557 for the king4428 and his household:1004 each man259 his month2320 in a year8141 made provision.3557

4:8

And these are their names:8034 The son of Hur,1121 in mount2022 Ephraim:669

4:9

The son1121 of Dekar,1857 in Makaz,4739 and in Shaalbim,8169 and Bethshemesh,1053 and Elonbethhanan:358

4:10

The son1121 of Hesed,2618 in Aruboth;700 to him pertained Sochoh,7755 and all the land776 of Hepher:2660

4:11

The son1121 of Abinadab,41 in all the region5299 of Dor;1756 which had Taphath2955 the daughter1323 of Solomon8010 to wife:802

4:12

Baana1195 the son1121 of Ahilud;286 to him pertained Taanach8590 and Megiddo,4023 and all Bethshean,1052 which is by681 Zartanah6891 beneath Jezreel,3157 from Bethshean1052 to Abelmeholah,65 even unto the place that is beyond5676 Jokneam:3361

4:13

The son of Geber,1127 in Ramothgilead;1568 to him pertained the towns2333 of Jair2971 the son1121 of Manasseh,4519 which are in Gilead;1568 to him also pertained the region2256 of Argob,709 which is in Bashan,1316 threescore8346 great1419 cities5892 with walls2346 and brasen5178 bars:1280

4:14

Ahinadab292 the son1121 of Iddo5714 had Mahanaim:4266

4:15

Ahimaaz290 was in Naphtali;5321 he also took3947 Basmath1315 the daughter1323 of Solomon8010 to wife:802

4:16

Baanah1195 the son1121 of Hushai2365 was in Asher836 and in Aloth:1175

4:17

Jehoshaphat3092 the son1121 of Paruah,6515 in Issachar:3485

4:18

Shimei8096 the son1121 of Elah,414 in Benjamin:1144

4:19

Geber1398 the son1121 of Uri221 was in the country776 of Gilead,1568 in the country776 of Sihon5511 king4428 of the Amorites,567 and of Og5747 king4428 of Bashan;1316 and he was the only259 officer5333 which was in the land.776

4:20

Judah3063 and Israel3478 were many,7227 as the sand2344 which is by the sea3220 in multitude,7230 eating398 and drinking,8354 and making merry.8056

4:21

And Solomon8010 reigned4910 over all kingdoms4467 from the river5104 unto the land776 of the Philistines,6430 and unto the border1366 of Egypt:4714 they brought5066 presents,4503 and served5647 Solomon8010 all the days3117 of his life.2416

4:22

And Solomon's8010 provision3899 for one259 day3117 was thirty7970 measures3734 of fine flour,5560 and threescore8346 measures3734 of meal,7058

4:23

Ten6235 fat1277 oxen,1241 and twenty6242 oxen1241 out of the pastures,7471 and an hundred3967 sheep,6629 beside harts,354 and roebucks,6643 and fallowdeer,3180 and fatted75 fowl.1257

4:24

For he had dominion7287 over all the region on this side5676 the river,5104 from Tiphsah8607 even to Azzah,5804 over all the kings4428 on this side5676 the river:5104 and he had peace7965 on all sides5650 round about5439 him.

4:25

And Judah3063 and Israel3478 dwelt3427 safely,983 every man376 under his vine1612 and under his fig tree,8384 from Dan1835 even to Beersheba,884 all the days3117 of Solomon.8010

4:26

And Solomon8010 had forty705 thousand505 stalls723 of horses5483 for his chariots,4817 and twelve8147 thousand505 horsemen.6571

4:27

And those officers5324 provided victual3557 for king4428 Solomon,8010 and for all that came7131 unto king4428 Solomon's8010 table,7979 every man376 in his month:2320 they lacked5737 nothing.1697

4:28

Barley8184 also and straw8401 for the horses5483 and dromedaries7409 brought935 they unto the place4725 where the officers were, every man376 according to his charge.4941

4:29

And Elohim430 gave5414 Solomon8010 wisdom2451 and understanding8394 exceeding3966 much,7235 and largeness7341 of heart,3820 even as the sand2344 that is on the sea3220 shore.8193

4:30

And Solomon's8010 wisdom2451 excelled7235 the wisdom2451 of all the children1121 of the east6924 country, and all the wisdom2451 of Egypt.4714

4:31

For he was wiser2449 than all men;120 than Ethan387 the Ezrahite,250 and Heman,1968 and Chalcol,3633 and Darda,1862 the sons1121 of Mahol:4235 and his fame8034 was in all nations1471 round about.5439

4:32

And he spake1696 three7969 thousand505 proverbs:4912 and his songs7892 were a thousand505 and five.2568

4:33

And he spake1696 of trees,6086 from the cedar tree730 that is in Lebanon3844 even unto the hyssop231 that springeth out3318 of the wall:7023 he spake1696 also of beasts,929 and of fowl,5775 and of creeping things,7431 and of fishes.1709

4:34

And there came935 of all people5971 to hear8085 the wisdom2451 of Solomon,8010 from all kings4428 of the earth,776 which had heard8085 of his wisdom.2451