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1 Kings 4

Solomon's Officials

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Now Kingh4428 Solomonh8010 was kingh4428 overh5921 allh3605 Israelh3478.

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Theseh428 were his officialsh8269: Azariahh5838 the sonh1121 of Zadokh6659 was  athe priesth3548;

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Elihorephh456 and Ahijahh281, the sonsh1121 of Shishah7894 were secretariesh5613b;  aJehoshaphath3092 the sonh1121 of Ahiludh286 was the recorderh2142;

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and  aBenaiahh1141 the sonh1121 of Jehoiadah3077 was overh5921 the armyh6635; and Zadokh6659 and  bAbiatharh54 were priestsh3548;

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and Azariahh5838 the sonh1121 of Nathanh5416 was overh5921  athe deputiesh5324; and Zabudh2071 the sonh1121 of Nathanh5416, a priesth3548, was the king'sh4428 friendh7463b;

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and Ahisharh301 was overh5921 the householdh1004; and Adoniramh141 the sonh1121 of Abdah5653 was overh5921 the menh4522 subject to forcedh4522 laborh4522.

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Solomonh8010 had twelveh8147h6240 deputiesh5324 overh5921 allh3605 Israelh3478, who  1providedh3557 for the kingh4428 and his householdh1004; eachh259 man hadh3557 to  2provideh3557 for a monthh2320 in the yearh8141.

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Theseh428 are their namesh8034: Ben-hurh1133, in the  ahillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669;

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Ben-dekerh1128 in Makazh4739 and  aShaalbimh8169 and  bBeth-shemeshh1053 and Elonbeth-hananh358;

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Ben-hesedh1136, in Arubbothh700aSocohh7755 was his and allh3605 the landh776 of  bHepherh2660b);

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Ben-abinadabh1125, in allh3605  1the  aheighth5299b of Dorh1756 (Taphathh2955 the daughterh1323 of Solomonh8010 was his wifeh802);

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Baanah1195 the sonh1121 of Ahiludh286, in  aTaanachh8590 and Megiddoh4023b, and allh3605  bBeth-sheanh1052 whichh834 is besideh681a  cZarethanh6891 belowh4480h8478 Jezreelh3157, from Beth-sheanh1052 to  dAbel-meholahh65 as farh5704 as the otherh5676 sideh5676 of  eJokmeamh3361;

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Ben-geberh1127, in  aRamoth-gileadh7433bthe townsh2333 of Jairh2971, the sonh1121 of Manassehh4519, whichh834 are in Gileadh1568 were his:  cthe regionh2256a of Argobh709b, whichh834 is in Bashanh1316, sixtyh8346 greath1419 citiesh5892b with wallsh2346 and bronzeh5178 barsh1280 were his);

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Ahinadabh292 the sonh1121 of Iddoh5714, in  aMahanaimh4266;

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 aAhimaazh290, in Naphtalih5321 (he alsoh1571 marriedh3947 Basemathh1315 the daughterh1323 of Solomonh8010);

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Baanah1195 the sonh1121 of  aHushaih2365, in Asherh836 and  1Bealothh1175;

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Jehoshaphath3092 the sonh1121 of Paruahh6515, in Issacharh3485;

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 aShimeih8096 the sonh1121 of Elah414, in Benjaminh1144;

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Geberh1398 the sonh1121 of Urih221, in the landh776 of Gileadh1568,  athe countryh776 of Sihonh5511 kingh4428 of the Amoritesh567 and of Ogh5747 kingh4428 of Bashanh1316; and he was the onlyh259 deputyh5333 whoh834 was in the landh776.

Solomon's Power, Wealth and Wisdom

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 aJudahh3063 and Israelh3478 were as numeroush7227a as the sandh2344 that is on the  1seashoreh3220 in abundanceh7230; they were eatingh398 and drinkingh8354 and rejoicingh8056.

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 1 aNow Solomonh8010 ruledh4910 over allh3605 the kingdomsh4467  bfrom the  2Riverh5104 to the landh776 of the Philistinesh6430 and to the borderh1366 of Egypth4714;  cthey broughth5066 tributeh4503 and servedh5647 Solomonh8010 allh3605 the daysh3117 of his lifeh2425b.

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Solomon'sh8010  1provisionh3899 for oneh259 dayh3117 was thirtyh7970  2korsh3734a of fineh5560 flourh5560 and sixtyh8346  2korsh3734a of mealh7058,

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tenh6235 fath1277 oxenh1241, twentyh6242  1pasture-fedh7471 oxenh1241, a hundredh3967 sheeph6629 besidesh905h4480 deerh354, gazellesh6643b, roebucksh3180, and fattenedh75 fowlh1257.

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For he hadh7287a dominionh7287a over everythingh3605  1westh5676 of the  2Riverh5104, from Tiphsahh8607 even to  aGazah5804a,  bover allh3605 the kingsh4428  1westh5676 of the  2Riverh5104; and  che hadh1961 peaceh7965 on allh3605 sidesh5676 aroundh5439 abouth5439 him.

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 aSo Judahh3063 and Israelh3478 livedh3427 in safetyh983, everyh376 manh376 underh8478 his vineh1612 and his figh8384 treeh8384,  bfrom Danh1835 even to Beershebah884, allh3605 the daysh3117 of Solomonh8010.

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 aSolomonh8010 had  140,000h705h505 stallsh723a of horsesh5483b for his chariotsh4817, and 12,000h8147h6240h505 horsemenh6571b.

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Thoseh428 deputiesh5324  1providedh3557 for Kingh4428 Solomonh8010 and allh3605 who cameh7131 to Kingh4428 Solomon'sh8010 tableh7979, eachh376 in his monthh2320; they lefth5737c nothingh3808h1697 lackingh5737c.

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They also broughth935 barleyh8184 and strawh8401 for the horsesh5483b and  aswifth7409 steedsh7409 to the placeh4725 whereh834h8033 it should be, eachh376 according to his chargeh4941.

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Now  aGodh430 gaveh5414 Solomonh8010 wisdomh2451 and veryh3966 greath7235a discernmenth8394 and breadthh7341 of  1mindh3820,  blike the sandh2344 that is on the seashoreh3220h8193.

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Solomon'sh8010 wisdomh2451 surpassedh7235a the wisdomh2451 of allh3605  athe sonsh1121 of the easth6924a and  ballh3605 the wisdomh2451 of Egypth4714.

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For  ahe was wiserh2449 thanh4480 allh3605 menh120, thanh4480  bEthanh387 the Ezrahiteh250, Hemanh1968,  cCalcolh3633 and  1Dardah1862, the sonsh1121 of Maholh4235; and his  2fameh8034 was known in allh3605 the surroundingh5439 nationsh1471.

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 aHe also spokeh1696 3,000h7969h505 proverbsh4912, and his songsh7892a were 1,005h2568h505.

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He spokeh1696 of treesh6086, from the cedarh730 that is in Lebanonh3844 even to the hyssoph231 that growsh3318 on the wallh7023; he spokeh1696 also of animalsh929 and birdsh5775 and creepingh7431 thingsh7431 and fishh1709.

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 1Men  acameh935 from allh3605 peoplesh5971a to hearh8085 the wisdomh2451 of Solomonh8010, from allh3605 the kingsh4428 of the earthh776 whoh834 had heardh8085 of his wisdomh2451.



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