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Solomon’s Administration

So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

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Solomon’s Officials

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 his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was 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 Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

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

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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were 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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Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and 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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Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

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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 had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.

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

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These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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

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Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

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

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Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh 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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Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his 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, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

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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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Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

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Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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

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Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

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Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;

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Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

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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 Ela, 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, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over 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 and Wisdom

Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.

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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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a Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphratesb to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute 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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Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty corsc of fine flour and sixty cors 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 pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened 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 west of the Euphratesd from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around 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 lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, 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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Solomon also had 40,000e stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 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 supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking.

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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 swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty.

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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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And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore,

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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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so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east 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 other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.

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

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He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

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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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He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish.

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

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