So king Solomon
was king
over all Israel
.
And these were the princes which he had; Azariah
the son
of Zadok
the priest
,
Elihoreph and Ahiah
, the sons
of Shisha
, scribes
; Jehoshaphat
the son
of Ahilud
, the recorder
.
And Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada
was over the host
: and Zadok
and Abiathar
were the 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
:
And Ahishar was over the household
: and Adoniram
the son
of Abda
was over the tribute
.
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
.
And these are their names: The son of Hur
, in mount
Ephraim
:
The son of Dekar, in Makaz
, and in Shaalbim
, and Bethshemesh
, and Elonbethhanan
:
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth
; to him pertained Sochoh
, and all the land
of Hepher
:
The son of Abinadab, in all the region
of Dor
; which had Taphath
the daughter
of Solomon
to 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
:
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
:
Ahinadab the son
of Iddo
had Mahanaim
:
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali
; he also took
Basmath
the daughter
of Solomon
to wife
:
Baanah the son
of Hushai
was in Asher
and in Aloth
:
Jehoshaphat the son
of Paruah
, in Issachar
:
Shimei the son
of Elah
, 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
.
Judah and Israel
were many
, as the sand
which is by the sea
in multitude
, eating
and drinking
, and making merry
.
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's provision
for one
day
was thirty
measures
of fine flour
, and threescore
measures
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
.
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.
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
.
And Solomon had forty
thousand
stalls
of horses
for his chariots
, and twelve
thousand
horsemen
.
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
.
Barley also and straw
for the horses
and dromedaries
brought
they unto the place
where the officers were, every man
according to his charge
.
And God gave
Solomon
wisdom
and understanding
exceeding
much
, and largeness
of heart
, even as the sand
that is on the sea
shore
.
And Solomon's wisdom
excelled
the wisdom
of all the children
of the east country
, and 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
.
And he spake three
thousand
proverbs
: and his songs
were 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
.
And there came of all people
to hear
the wisdom
of Solomon
, from all kings
of the earth
, which had heard
of his wisdom
.