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Solomon’s Officials and Governors

King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,

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Solomon’s Officials and Governors

So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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These are their names:
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, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.

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

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

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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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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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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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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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Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.

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Ahinadab son of Iddo — in Mahanaim;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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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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