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CHAP. IIII.
1 Solomons Princes. 7 His twelue Officers
for prouision. 20. 24 The peace and largenesse
of his kingdome. 22 His daily prouision.
26 His stables. 29 His wisedome.
1
So King Solomon was
king ouer all Israel.
2
And these were the
Princes which he had, Azariah
the sonne of Zadok, note
the Priest,
3
Elihoreph, and Ahiah the sonnes of
Shisha, note Scribes: Iehoshaphat the
sonne of Ahilud the note Recorder;
4
And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada
was ouer the host: And Zadok
-- --
Solomons officers, and prouision.
and Abiathar were the Priests:
5
And Azariah the sonne of Nathan
was ouer the officers: and Zabud
the sonne of Nathan was principall officer,
and the kings friend.
6
And Ahishar was ouer the houshold:
and note Adoniram the sonne of Abda
was ouer the note tribute.
7
¶ And Solomon had twelue officers
ouer all Israel, which prouided
victuals for the king and his houshold:
each man his moneth in a yeere made
prouision.
8
And these are their names: note the
sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim,
9
The note sonne of Dekar in Makaz,
and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh,
and Elon-Bethhanan.
10
The note sonne of Heseb in Aruboth,
to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land
of Hepher;
11
The note sonne of Abinadab in all the
region of Dor, which had Taphath the
daughter of Solomon to wife:
12
Baana the sonne of Ahilud, to him
pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and
all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah
beneath Iezreel, from Beth-shean to
Abel-Meholah, euen vnto the place that is
beyond Iokneam:
13
The note sonne of Geber in Ramoth
Gilead, to him pertained the townes of
Iair the sonne of Manasseh, which are
in Gilead: to him also pertained the region
of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore
great cities, with walles, and brasen
barres.
14
Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had
note Mahanaim.
15
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also
tooke Basmath the daughter of Solomon
to wife.
16
Baanah the sonne of Hushai was
in Asher and in Aloth:
17
Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah
in Issachar:
18
Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
19
Geber the sonne of Uri was in the
countrey of Gilead, in the countrey of
Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og
king of Bashan; and hee was the onely
officer which was in the land.
20
¶ Iudah and Israel were many,
as the sand which is by the sea in multitude,
eating and drinking and making
merrie.
21
And note Solomon reigned ouer all
kingdoms from the riuer vnto the land
Solomons officers, and prouision.
of the Philistines, and vnto the border
of Egypt: they brought presents, and
serued Solomon all the dayes of his
life.
22
¶ And Solomons note prouision for
one day, was thirtie measures of fine
floure, and threescore note measures of
meale,
23
Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen
out of the pastures, and an hundred
sheepe, beside Harts, and Roe-buckes,
and fallow Deere, and fatted foule.
24
For he had dominion ouer all the
region on this side the Riuer, from Tiphsah
euen to Azzah ouer all the kings on
this side the Riuer: and he had peace on
all sides round about him.
25
And Iudah and Israel dwelt
note safely, euery man vnder his Uine, and
vnder his Figtree, from Dan euen to
Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Solomon.
26
¶And note Solomon had fourtie
thousand stalles of horses for his charets,
and twelue thousand horsemen.
27
And those officers prouided victuall
for king Solomon, and for all that
came vnto king Solomons table, euery
man in his moneth: they lacked nothing.
28
Barley also and straw for the horses
and note dromedaries, brought they vnto
the place where the officers were, euery
man according to his charge.
29
¶And note God gaue Solomon wisdome,
and vnderstanding, exceeding
much, and largenesse of heart, euen as
the sand that is on the sea shoare.
30
And Solomons wisedome excelled
the wisedome of all the children of
the East countrey, and all the wisedome
of Egypt.
31
For hee was wiser then all men;
then Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman,
and Chalcol, and Darda the sonnes of
Mahol: and his fame was in all nations
round about.
32
And he spake three thousand prouerbes:
and his songs were a thousand
and fiue.
33
And hee spake of trees, from the
Cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto
the Hyssope that springeth out of the
wall: hee spake also of beasts, and of
foule, and of creeping things, and of
fishes.
34
And there came of all people to
heare the wisedome of Solomon, from
all kings of the earth, which had heard
of his wisedome.
-- --
Hirams promise to Solomon.
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King James Bible, 1611 [1611], THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Testament, AND THE NEW: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised by his Maiesties speciall C&obar;mandement Appointed to be read in Churches (Imprinted... by Robert Barker [etc.], London) [word count] [B10000].
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