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Solomon’s Officials and Governors

So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

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Solomon’s Officials and Governors

King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,

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And these were his chief officials:
Azariah son of Zadok — the priest;

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and these were his high officials:
Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

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Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha — secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud — recorder;

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Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries.
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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Benaiah son of Jehoiada — commander in chief;
Zadok and Abiathar — priests;

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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.
Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

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Azariah son of Nathan — in charge of the district governors;
Zabud son of Nathan — a priest and adviser to the king;

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Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

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Ahishar — palace administrator;
Adoniram son of Abda — in charge of forced labor.

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Ahishar was manager of the palace property.
Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

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Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.

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Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.

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These are their names:
Ben-Hur — in the hill country of Ephraim;

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These are the names of the twelve governors:
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.

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Ben-Deker — in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;

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Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.

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Ben-Hesed — in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);

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Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.

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Ben-Abinadab — in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);

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Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor.a (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)

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Baana son of Ahilud — in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;

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Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shanb near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.

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Ben-Geber — in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);

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Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manassehc) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

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Ahinadab son of Iddo — in Mahanaim;

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Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.

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Ahimaaz — in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);

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Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)

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Baana son of Hushai — in Asher and in Aloth;

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Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

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Jehoshaphat son of Paruah — in Issachar;

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Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.

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Shimei son of Ela — in Benjamin;

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Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

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Geber son of Uri — in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.

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Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead,d including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan.
There was also one governor over the land of Judah.e

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Solomon’s Daily Provisions

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

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Solomon’s Prosperity and Wisdom

The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.

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And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River 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.

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fSolomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates Riverg in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.

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Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty corsa of the finest flour and sixty corsb of meal,

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The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of mealh;

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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.

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also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry.i

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

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Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.

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During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.

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During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden.j

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Solomon had fourc thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.d

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Solomon had 4,000k stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.l

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The district governors, 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.

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The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.

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

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They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.

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Solomon’s Wisdom

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

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God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore.

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Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

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In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.

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He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite — wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

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He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol — Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.

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He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

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He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.

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He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

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He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish.

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From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.e

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And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.

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