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Now King Solomon was king over all Israel.

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;

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

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

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

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

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

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's confidant;

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

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.

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

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each deputy had to provide food for a month in the year.

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.

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

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

Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

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

Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);

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

Ben-abinadab in all the hills of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);

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

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

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:

Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

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 brasen bars:

Ahinadab the son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

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

Baana the son of Hushai in Asher and Bealoth;

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

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Shimei the son of Ela in Benjamin;

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

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 deputy who was in the land.

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.

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing.

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

Now Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates 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.

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.

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

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

ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened geese.

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

For he was ruling over everything west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides surrounding him.

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.

So Judah and Israel lived securely, everyone under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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.

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

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

And those deputies provided food for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they allowed nothing to be lacking.

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.

They also brought barley and straw for the war horses and baggage horses to the place where it was required, each deputy according to his duty.

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

Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

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

Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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

For he was wiser than all other people, more than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

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.

He also told three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

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

He told of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he told also of animals, birds, crawling things, and fish.

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.

People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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