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The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.

And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River ^(F7) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon's subjects all his life.

Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors ^(F8) of fine flour and sixty cors ^(F9) of meal,

ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl.

For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.

During Solomon's lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree.

Solomon had four ^(F10) thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.

The district officers, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king's table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.