1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4
1¶ So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2And these were the princes which he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest,
3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes, Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, writer of the chronicles;
4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;
5Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over the officers; and Zabud, the son of Nathan, was the priest and special companion of the king;
6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, was over the tribute.
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who maintained the king and his household. Each one of them made provision for one month in the year.
8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in Mount Ephraim;
9the son of Dekar, in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Bethshemesh and in Elon and in Bethhanan;
10the son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Hepher.
11The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife;
12Baana, 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;
13the son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which were in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brasen bars;
14Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife.
16Baanah, the son of Hushai, was in Asher and in Aloth;
17Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18Shimei, the son of Elah, in Benjamin;
19Geber, the son of Uri, was in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan; and in addition to these there was an officer over all the land.
20¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal,
23ten fat oxen and twenty oxen out of the pastures and one hundred sheep beside harts and roebucks and fallowdeer and fatted fowl.
24For he had dominion over all the region on the other side of the river and from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on the other side of the river, and he had peace on all sides {Heb. with all the slaves} round about him.
25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26And Solomon had forty thousand horses in his stables for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
27And these officers maintained King Solomon and all that came unto king Solomon’s table, each one in his month; they made sure nothing was lacking.
28They also brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden unto the place where he was, each one according to his charge.
29¶ And God gave Solomon exceedingly great wisdom and intelligence and magnanimity of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.
31For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman and Chalcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he was named in all nations round about.
32And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
33And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springs out of the wall. He also spoke of animals and of fowl and of serpents and of fishes.
34And they came from 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 Kings 4
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Solomon’s administration
1King Solomon became king of all Israel.
2These were his officials: the priest Azariah, Zadok’s son; 3the scribes Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha; Jehoshaphat, the recorder, Ahilud’s son; 4the general Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son; the priests Zadok and Abiathar; 5Azariah, Nathan’s son, who was in charge of the officials; Zabud, Nathan’s son, a priest and royal friend; 6Ahishar, who was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram, Abda’s son, who was supervisor of the work gangs.
7Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel. They supplied the king and his palace with food. Each would provide the supplies for one month per year. 8Here are their names:
Ben-hur in the highlands of Ephraim;
9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan;
10Ben-hesed in Arubboth, who had Socoh and all the land of Hepher;
11Ben-abinadab in all of Naphath-dor (Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, was his wife);
12Baana, Ahilud’s son, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and over to the region opposite Jokmeam;
13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, who controlled the villages of Jair, Manasseh’s son, which were in Gilead, and who had the Argob region that was in Bashan—sixty large walled cities with bronze bars;
14Ahinadab, Iddo’s son, in Mahanaim;
15Ahimaaz in Naphtali, who also took Solomon’s daughter Basemath as his wife;
16Baana, Hushai’s son, in Asher and Bealoth;
17Jehoshaphat, Paruah’s son, in
Issachar;
18Shimei, Ela’s son, in Benjamin;
19Geber, Uri’s son, in the land of Gilead, the land of the Amorite king Sihon and of King Og of Bashan;
and there was a single officer who was in the land of Judah.#4.19 LXX; MT lacks of Judah.
20Judah and Israel grew numerous like the sand alongside the sea. They ate, drank, and celebrated.
21 # 4.21 5:1 in Heb Solomon ruled over all the states from the Euphrates River through the Philistines’ land and as far as the border of Egypt. These areas brought tribute to Solomon and served him all the days of his life. 22Solomon’s food requirements for a single day included thirty kors#4.22 One kor is possibly equal to fifty gallons. of refined flour; sixty kors of flour; 23ten head of grain-fattened cattle; twenty head of pastured cattle; one hundred sheep; as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and the best of fowl. 24He ruled over all the lands west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all sides. 25The people of Judah and Israel from Dan all the way to Beer-sheba lived securely under their vines and fig trees throughout the days of Solomon.
26Solomon had forty thousand horse stalls for his chariots and twelve thousand additional horses. 27The officials provided King Solomon and all who joined him at the royal table with monthly food rations. They left out nothing. 28Each brought their share of barley and straw for the horses and for the chariot horses, bringing it to its proper place. 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding—insight as long as the seashore itself. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than all the famous Easterners, greater even than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31He was wiser than anyone, more wise than Ethan the Ezrahite or Mahol’s sons: Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His reputation was known throughout the region. 32Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs and one thousand five songs. 33He described the botany of trees, whether the cedar in Lebanon or the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He also described cattle, birds, anything that crawls on the ground, and fish. 34People came from everywhere to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; even the earth’s kings who had heard about his wisdom came!
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