¹ So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

² And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

³ Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

⁴ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

⁵ And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

⁶ And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

⁷ And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

⁸ And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

⁹ The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

¹⁰ The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

¹¹ The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

¹² Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

¹³ The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars:

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

¹⁶ Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

¹⁸ Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

¹⁹ Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

²¹ And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

²² And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

²³ Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

²⁸ Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

³⁰ And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

³¹ For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

³² And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

³³ And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

³⁴ And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

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¹ So king ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 was king ^H4428 over all Israel. ^H3478

² And these were the princes ^H8269 which he had; Azariah ^H5838 the son ^H1121 of Zadok ^H6659 the priest, ^H3548

³ Elihoreph ^H456 and Ahiah, ^H281 the sons ^H1121 of Shisha, ^H7894 scribes; ^H5608 Jehoshaphat ^H3092 the son ^H1121 of Ahilud, ^H286 the recorder. ^H2142

⁴ And Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada ^H3077 was over the host: ^H6635 and Zadok ^H6659 and Abiathar ^H54 were the priests: ^H3548

⁵ And Azariah ^H5838 the son ^H1121 of Nathan ^H5416 was over the officers: ^H5324 and Zabud ^H2071 the son ^H1121 of Nathan ^H5416 was principal officer, ^H3548 and the king's ^H4428 friend: ^H7463

⁶ And Ahishar ^H301 was over the household: ^H1004 and Adoniram ^H141 the son ^H1121 of Abda ^H5653 was over the tribute. ^H4522

⁷ And Solomon ^H8010 had twelve ^{H8147 H6240} officers ^H5324 over all Israel, ^H3478 which provided victuals ^H3557 for the king ^H4428 and his household: ^H1004 each man ^H259 his month ^H2320 in a year ^H8141 made provision. ^H3557

⁸ And these are their names: ^H8034 The son of Hur, ^H1133 in mount ^H2022 Ephraim: ^H669

⁹ The son of Dekar, ^{H1128 H1857} in Makaz, ^H4739 and in Shaalbim, ^H8169 and Bethshemesh, ^H1053 and Elonbethhanan: ^H358

¹⁰ The son of Hesed, ^{H1136 H2618} in Aruboth; ^H700 to him pertained Sochoh, ^H7755 and all the land ^H776 of Hepher: ^H2660

¹¹ The son of Abinadab, ^H1125 in all the region ^H5299 of Dor; ^H1756 which had Taphath ^H2955 the daughter ^H1323 of Solomon ^H8010 to wife: ^H802

¹² Baana ^H1195 the son ^H1121 of Ahilud; ^H286 to him pertained Taanach ^H8590 and Megiddo, ^H4023 and all Bethshean, ^H1052 which is by ^H681 Zartanah ^H6891 beneath Jezreel, ^H3157 from Bethshean ^H1052 to Abelmeholah, ^H65 even unto the place that is beyond ^H5676 Jokneam: ^H3361

¹³ The son of Geber, ^H1127 in Ramothgilead; ^{H1568 H7433} to him pertained the towns ^H2333 of Jair ^H2971 the son ^H1121 of Manasseh, ^H4519 which are in Gilead; ^H1568 to him also pertained the region ^H2256 of Argob, ^H709 which is in Bashan, ^H1316 threescore ^H8346 great ^H1419 cities ^H5892 with walls ^H2346 and brasen ^H5178 bars: ^H1280

¹⁴ Ahinadab ^H292 the son ^H1121 of Iddo ^H5714 had Mahanaim: ^H4266

¹⁵ Ahimaaz ^H290 was in Naphtali; ^H5321 he also took ^H3947 Basmath ^H1315 the daughter ^H1323 of Solomon ^H8010 to wife: ^H802

¹⁶ Baanah ^H1195 the son ^H1121 of Hushai ^H2365 was in Asher ^H836 and in Aloth: ^H1175

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat ^H3092 the son ^H1121 of Paruah, ^H6515 in Issachar: ^H3485

¹⁸ Shimei ^H8096 the son ^H1121 of Elah, ^H414 in Benjamin: ^H1144

¹⁹ Geber ^H1398 the son ^H1121 of Uri ^H221 was in the country ^H776 of Gilead, ^H1568 in the country ^H776 of Sihon ^H5511 king ^H4428 of the Amorites, ^H567 and of Og ^H5747 king ^H4428 of Bashan; ^H1316 and he was the only ^H259 officer ^H5333 which was in the land. ^H776

²⁰ Judah ^H3063 and Israel ^H3478 were many, ^H7227 as the sand ^H2344 which is by the sea ^H3220 in multitude, ^H7230 eating ^H398 and drinking, ^H8354 and making merry. ^H8056

²¹ And Solomon ^H8010 reigned ^H4910 over all kingdoms ^H4467 from the river ^H5104 unto the land ^H776 of the Philistines, ^H6430 and unto the border ^H1366 of Egypt: ^H4714 they brought ^H5066 presents, ^H4503 and served ^H5647 Solomon ^H8010 all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416

²² And Solomon's ^H8010 provision ^H3899 for one ^H259 day ^H3117 was thirty ^H7970 measures ^H3734 of fine flour, ^H5560 and threescore ^H8346 measures ^H3734 of meal, ^H7058

²³ Ten ^H6235 fat ^H1277 oxen, ^H1241 and twenty ^H6242 oxen ^H1241 out of the pastures, ^H7471 and an hundred ^H3967 sheep, ^H6629 beside harts, ^H354 and roebucks, ^H6643 and fallowdeer, ^H3180 and fatted ^H75 fowl. ^H1257

²⁴ For he had dominion ^H7287 over all the region on this side ^H5676 the river, ^H5104 from Tiphsah ^H8607 even to Azzah, ^H5804 over all the kings ^H4428 on this side ^H5676 the river: ^H5104 and he had peace ^H7965 on all sides ^{H5650 H5676} round about ^H5439 him.

²⁵ And Judah ^H3063 and Israel ^H3478 dwelt ^H3427 safely, ^H983 every man ^H376 under his vine ^H1612 and under his fig tree, ^H8384 from Dan ^H1835 even to Beersheba, ^H884 all the days ^H3117 of Solomon. ^H8010

²⁶ And Solomon ^H8010 had forty ^H705 thousand ^H505 stalls ^H723 of horses ^H5483 for his chariots, ^H4817 and twelve ^{H8147 H6240} thousand ^H505 horsemen. ^H6571

²⁷ And those officers ^H5324 provided victual ^H3557 for king ^H4428 Solomon, ^H8010 and for all that came ^H7131 unto king ^H4428 Solomon's ^H8010 table, ^H7979 every man ^H376 in his month: ^H2320 they lacked ^H5737 nothing. ^H1697

²⁸ Barley ^H8184 also and straw ^H8401 for the horses ^H5483 and dromedaries ^H7409 brought ^H935 they unto the place ^H4725 where the officers were, every man ^H376 according to his charge. ^H4941

²⁹ And God ^H430 gave ^H5414 Solomon ^H8010 wisdom ^H2451 and understanding ^H8394 exceeding ^H3966 much, ^H7235 and largeness ^H7341 of heart, ^H3820 even as the sand ^H2344 that is on the sea ^H3220 shore. ^H8193

³⁰ And Solomon's ^H8010 wisdom ^H2451 excelled ^H7235 the wisdom ^H2451 of all the children ^H1121 of the east country, ^H6924 and all the wisdom ^H2451 of Egypt. ^H4714

³¹ For he was wiser ^H2449 than all men; ^H120 than Ethan ^H387 the Ezrahite, ^H250 and Heman, ^H1968 and Chalcol, ^H3633 and Darda, ^H1862 the sons ^H1121 of Mahol: ^H4235 and his fame ^H8034 was in all nations ^H1471 round about. ^H5439

³² And he spake ^H1696 three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 proverbs: ^H4912 and his songs ^H7892 were a thousand ^H505 and five. ^H2568

³³ And he spake ^H1696 of trees, ^H6086 from the cedar tree ^H730 that is in Lebanon ^H3844 even unto the hyssop ^H231 that springeth out ^H3318 of the wall: ^H7023 he spake ^H1696 also of beasts, ^H929 and of fowl, ^H5775 and of creeping things, ^H7431 and of fishes. ^H1709

³⁴ And there came ^H935 of all people ^H5971 to hear ^H8085 the wisdom ^H2451 of Solomon, ^H8010 from all kings ^H4428 of the earth, ^H776 which had heard ^H8085 of his wisdom. ^H2451

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¹ And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

² And 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 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

⁵ and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, `and' the king's friend;

⁶ and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.

⁷ And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

⁸ And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

⁹ Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

¹⁰ Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him `pertained' Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to 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 (to him `pertained' the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; `even' to him `pertained' the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to 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 that was in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

²¹ And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

²² And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

²³ ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all `the region' 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 round about him.

²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

²⁸ Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where `the officers' were, every man according to his charge.

²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

³⁰ And 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; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

³² And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

³³ And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

³⁴ And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

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¹ And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

² and these `are' the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok `is' the priest;

³ Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha `are' scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud `is' remembrancer;

⁴ and Benaiah son of Jehoiada `is' over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar `are' priests;

⁵ and Azariah son of Nathan `is' over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan `is' minister, friend of the king;

⁶ And Ahishar `is' over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda `is' over the tribute.

⁷ And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

⁸ and these `are' their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

⁹ Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

¹⁰ Ben-Hesed `is' in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab `hath' all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.

¹² Baana Ben-Ahilud `hath' Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which `is' by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

¹³ Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which `are' in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that `is' in Bashan, sixty great cities `with' wall and brazen bar.

¹⁴ Ahinadab son of Iddo `hath' Mahanaim.

¹⁵ Ahimaaz `is' in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

¹⁶ Baanah Ben-Hushai `is' in Asher, and in Aloth.

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah `is' in Issachar.

¹⁸ Shimei Ben-Elah `is' in Benjamin.

¹⁹ Geber Ben-Uri `is' in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who `is' in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel `are' many, as the sand that `is' by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

²¹ And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River `to' the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.

²² And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;

²³ ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

²⁴ for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about.

²⁵ And Judah dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each `in' his month; they let nothing be lacking.

²⁸ And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

²⁹ And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that `is' on the edge of the sea;

³⁰ and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;

³¹ and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.

³² And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs `are' five, and the chief one;

³³ and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that `is' in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,

³⁴ and there come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.

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¹ And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

² And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;

³ Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler;

⁴ and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

⁵ and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;

⁶ and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.

⁷ And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

⁸ And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.

⁹ Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.

¹⁰ Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.

¹² Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.

¹³ Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.

¹⁶ Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

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 land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and [he was] the only superintendent that was in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

²¹ And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

²² And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

²³ ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.

²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And 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 wanting.

²⁸ And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where [the superintendents] were, every man according to his charge.

²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

³⁰ And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

³¹ For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.

³² And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

³³ And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

³⁴ And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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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 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

⁵ and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, [and] the king's friend;

⁶ and 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, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

¹⁰ Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);

¹¹ Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon 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 (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars);

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 many 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 measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

²³ ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all [the region] 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 round about 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 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they to the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.

²⁹ God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

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; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

³² He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.

³³ He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish.

³⁴ There came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

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¹ Now Solomon was king over all Israel.

² And these were his chief men: Azariah, the son of Zadok, was the priest;

³ Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder;

⁴ Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

⁵ Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend;

⁶ Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

⁷ And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year.

⁸ And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

⁹ ... the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

¹⁰ ... the son of Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control;

¹¹ ... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.

¹² Baana, the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is by the side of Zarethan, under Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the far side of Jokmeam;

¹³ ... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass.

¹⁴ Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he took Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, as his wife;

¹⁶ Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;

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 Og, king of Bashan; and one overseer had authority over all the overseers who were in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were as great in number as the sand by the seaside, and they took their food and drink with joy in their hearts.

²¹ And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.

²² And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;

²³ Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

²⁴ For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.

²⁵ So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

²⁸ And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.

²⁹ And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

³⁰ And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

³¹ For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

³² He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.

³³ He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth.

³⁴ People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.