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Solomon’s Administration

So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

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Solomon's Princes

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

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

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Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, [a]scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

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

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

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

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Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king’s friend;

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

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Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.

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

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And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year.

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Solomon's Twelve Officers

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.

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These are their names: [b]Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim;

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

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[c]Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

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

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[d]Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

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

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[e]Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

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

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Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam;

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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:

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[f]Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob in Bashan — sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars;

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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:

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Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

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Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

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

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Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;

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

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Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

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Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

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Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

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Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

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Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.

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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.

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Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon’s Reign

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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Solomon's Wealth

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

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So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the[g] River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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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.

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Now Solomon’s [h]provision for one day was thirty [i]kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,

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

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ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

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

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For he had dominion over all the region on this side of [j]the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on every side all around him.

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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.

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And Judah and Israel dwelt[k] safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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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.

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

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

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And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply.

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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.

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They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.

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

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And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.

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Solomon's Wisdom

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

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Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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

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For he was wiser than all men — than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.

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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.

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He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

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

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Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

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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.

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

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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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