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 Officials
1King Solomon ruled over Israel, # 2Sm 5:5; 8:15 2and these were his officials: # 1Kg 12:6
Azariah son of Zadok, priest;
3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian;
4Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army;
Zadok and Abiathar, priests;
5Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;
6Ahishar, in charge of the palace;
and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.
7Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year. # 1Kg 4:27 8These were their names:
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher);
11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);
12Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, 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;
13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon — Basemath);
16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan.
There was one deputy in the land of Judah. # LXX; MT omits of Judah
Solomon’s Provisions
20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; # Gn 22:17; 1Kg 3:8 they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. 21 # 1Kg 5:1 in HbSolomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. # Gn 15:18; 2Ch 9:26 They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. # 2Sm 8:2,6
22Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels # Lit 30 cors of fine flour and 300 bushels # Lit 60 cors of meal, 2310 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry, # Hb obscure # 1Kg 10:5; Neh 5:18 24for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. 25Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, # Jdg 20:1; 1Sm 3:20 each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. # Mc 4:3-4; Zch 3:10 26Solomon had 40,000 # 2Ch 9:25 reads 4,000 stalls stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. # Dt 17:16; 1Kg 10:26; 2Ch 1:14 27Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon’s table. They neglected nothing. 28Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses # Est 8:10,14 to the required place according to his assignment. # Lit judgment
Solomon’s Wisdom and Literary Gifts
29God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding # 1Kg 3:12 as vast as the sand on the seashore. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, # Gn 29:1 greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. # Is 19:11; Ac 7:22 31He was wiser than anyone # 1Kg 3:12 — wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, # 1Ch 15:19; Pss 88, 89 titles and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. # 1Ch 2:6 His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations. # 1Kg 10:1,6
32Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, # Pr 1:1; Ec 9:12 and his songs numbered 1,005. # Sg 1:1 33He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. 34People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomon’s wisdom. # 1Kg 10:1,6
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