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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 brasen 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 Solomon was king ouer all Israel.

2  And these were the Princes which he had, Azariah the sonne of Zadok, the Priest,

3  Elihoreph, and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha, Scribes: Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud the Recorder;

4  And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the host: And Zadok and Abiathar were the Priests:

5  And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers: and Zabud the sonne of Nathan was principall officer, and the kings friend.

6  And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.

7  ¶ And Solomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided victuals for the king and his houshold: each man his moneth in a yeere made prouision.

8  And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim,

9  The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan.

10  The sonne of Heseb in Aruboth, to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher;

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

12  Baana the sonne of Ahilud, to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Iezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, euen vnto the place that is beyond Iokneam:

13  The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, to him pertained the townes of Iair the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead: to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities, with walles, and brasen barres.

14  Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had Mahanaim.

15  Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also tooke Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

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

17  Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar:

18  Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

19  Geber the sonne of Uri was in the countrey of Gilead, in the countrey of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and hee was the onely officer which was in the land.

20  ¶ Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merrie.

21  And Solomon reigned ouer all kingdoms from the riuer vnto the land of the Philistines, and vnto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and serued Solomon all the dayes of his life.

22  ¶ And Solomons prouision for one day, was thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale,

23  Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheepe, beside Harts, and Roe-buckes, and fallow Deere, and fatted foule.

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

25  And Iudah and Israel dwelt safely, euery man vnder his Uine, and vnder his Figtree, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Solomon.

26  ¶ And Solomon had fourtie thousand stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.

27  And those officers prouided victuall for king Solomon, and for all that came vnto king Solomons table, euery man in his moneth: they lacked nothing.

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

29  ¶ And God gaue Solomon wisdome, and vnderstanding, exceeding much, and largenesse of heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shoare.

30  And Solomons wisedome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East countrey, and all the wisedome of Egypt.

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

32  And he spake three thousand prouerbes: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.

33  And hee spake of trees, from the Cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the Hyssope that springeth out of the wall: hee spake also of beasts, and of foule, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

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