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KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
So king Solomon was
king
over all
Israel .
So King Solomon ruled
over Israel ,
And these were the
princes
which
he
had;
Azariah the
son of Zadok the priest ,
and these were his
chief
officials:
Azariah son of Zadok was
the priest ;
Elihoreph and Ahiah
, the sons of Shisha, scribes
; Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud ,
the recorder .
Elihoreph and Ahijah
, the sons of Shisha, were
secretaries
; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was
the recorder ;
And
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada was over
the host:
and
Zadok and Abiathar were the
priests :
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in
charge
of
the army;
Zadok and Abiathar were priests ;
And
Azariah the
son of Nathan was over
the officers:
and
Zabud the
son of Nathan was principal
officer,
and the king's
friend:
Azariah son of Nathan was in
charge
of
the governors;
Zabud son of Nathan was a
priest
and adviser
to
the king;
And
Ahishar was over
the household:
and Adoniram the
son of Abda was over
the tribute
.
Ahishar was in
charge
of
the palace;
and Adoniram son of Abda was in
charge
of
the forced
labor
.
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.
Solomon had twelve governors
over all Israel to
provide
food
for the king and his household .
Each one
would
arrange
provisions
for
one
month of
the
year ,
And these are
their names: The
son
of
Hur ,
in mount
Ephraim :
and these were
their names: Ben-
hur in the
hill
country
of
Ephraim ;
The
son
of
Dekar,
in Makaz, and
in Shaalbim, and
Bethshemesh
, and Elonbethhanan:
Ben-deker
in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in
Beth-shemesh
, and in
Elon-beth-hanan;
The
son
of
Hesed ,
in Aruboth;
to
him
pertained
Sochoh,
and all the land of Hepher :
Ben-
hesed in Arubboth
(Socoh
and all the land of Hepher belonged
to
him);
The
son
of
Abinadab ,
in all
the
region
of
Dor ;
which
had
Taphath the
daughter of Solomon to
wife :
Ben-
abinadab in Naphath-
dor (
Taphath ,
a
daughter of Solomon ,
was
his
wife );
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:
Baana son of Ahilud in
Taanach ,
in
Megiddo, and in
all of
Beth-shean
next
to
Zarethan
below
Jezreel, from Beth-shean
to Abel-meholah
and
on
past
Jokmeam;
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 brazen
bars :
Ben-
geber in Ramoth-gilead
(
the villages
of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged
to him ,
as
well
as
the region of Argob in Bashan with
its
sixty
great cities with walls and bronze
bars );
Ahinadab the
son of Iddo had
Mahanaim :
Ahinadab son of Iddo in
Mahanaim ;
Ahimaaz was
in Naphtali ;
he also
took
Basmath
the
daughter of Solomon to
wife:
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (
he had
married
Basemath,
a
daughter of Solomon );
Baanah
the
son of Hushai was
in Asher and in Aloth :
Baana
son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth ;
Jehoshaphat the
son of Paruah ,
in Issachar :
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar ;
Shimei the
son of Elah,
in Benjamin :
Shimei son of Ela
in Benjamin ;
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.
Geber son of Uri in the land
of Gilead, including
the territories
of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan .
There
was also
one
governor
in the land of
Judah
.
Judah and Israel were many,
as the sand which
is
by
the sea
in
multitude
, eating and drinking ,
and making
merry
.
The
people
of
Judah and Israel were as numerous
as
the sand on
the seashore
, and
they
were
eating and drinking and rejoicing
.
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.
And Solomon reigned over all the
kingdoms from the Euphrates
to
the land of the Philistines, as
far
as
the border of Egypt .
These
kingdoms
offered
tribute
and served Solomon all the days of his life.
And
Solomon's
provision
for one
day was
thirty measures
of fine flour, and
threescore
measures
of meal,
Solomon’s
provisions
for a
single
day were
thirty cors
of fine flour, sixty
cors
of meal,
Ten fat oxen, and
twenty oxen out
of
the
pastures
, and an
hundred sheep, beside
harts
, and
roebucks
, and
fallowdeer
, and fatted
fowl
.
ten fat oxen, twenty range
oxen, and a
hundred sheep, as
well
as
deer
, gazelles
, roebucks
, and fattened
poultry
.
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
.
For Solomon
had dominion over everything
west
of
the Euphrates
—over
all
the kingdoms
from Tiphsah to Gaza—
and he had peace on all sides.
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
.
Throughout
the
days
of
Solomon,
Judah and Israel dwelt securely
from
Dan
to
Beersheba
, each
man under his own
vine and his own
fig tree.
And
Solomon had forty
thousand
stalls of
horses
for his chariots,
and twelve
thousand
horsemen
.
Solomon had 4,000
stalls for his chariot
horses
and 12,000
horses
.
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.
Each
month
the
governors
in
turn
provided food
for King Solomon and all who
came to
his table.
They saw
to
it
that
nothing was
lacking
.
Barley
also and straw for the horses and dromedaries
brought
they
unto
the
place
where
the
officers
were,
every
man
according
to
his
charge
.
Each
one
also brought
to
the
required
place
their
quotas
of
barley
and straw for the chariot
horses and other
horses
.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and
understanding
exceeding
much
, and largeness
of
heart
, even
as
the sand that
is
on the sea
shore
.
And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly
deep
insight,
and understanding
beyond
measure
, like
the sand on the seashore
.
And
Solomon's
wisdom
excelled
the
wisdom of all the children
of the east country
, and
all the wisdom of Egypt.
Solomon’s
wisdom was
greater
than
that
of all the men
of the East, greater
than
all the wisdom of Egypt.
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
.
He was wiser than all men —wiser
than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser
than
Heman, Calcol
, and Darda, the sons of Mahol .
And his fame spread
throughout
the
surrounding
nations.
And
he
spake
three thousand proverbs :
and his songs were
a thousand and five.
Solomon
composed
three thousand proverbs ,
and his songs numbered
a thousand and five.
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
.
He spoke
of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to
the hyssop growing
in
the wall, and he
taught
about
animals
, birds
, reptiles,
and fish
.
And
there
came
of all people
to hear
the
wisdom of
Solomon
, from
all kings of the earth, which
had heard of his wisdom.
So
men
of all nations
came
to listen
to
Solomon’s
wisdom, sent
by
all the
kings of the earth, who
had heard of his wisdom.
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