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ylt @1Kings:1:1 @And king David [is ] old , entering into days , and they cover him with garments , and he hath no heat , ylt @1Kings:1:2 @and his servants say to him , 'Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman , a virgin , and she hath stood before the king , and is to him a companion , and hath lain in thy bosom , and my lord the king hath heat .' ylt @1Kings:1:3 @And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel , and find Abishag the Shunammite , and bring her in to the king , ylt @1Kings:1:4 @and the young woman [is ] very very fair , and she is to the king a companion , and serveth him , and the king hath not known her . ylt @1Kings:1:5 @And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up , saying , 'I do reign ;' and he prepareth for himself a chariot and horsemen , and fifty men running before him , ylt @1Kings:1:6 @and his father hath not grieved him [all ] his days , saying , 'Wherefore thus hast thou done ?' and he also [is ] of a very good form , and [his mother ] bare him after Absalom . ylt @1Kings:1:7 @And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah , and with Abiathar the priest , and they help after Adonijah ; ylt @1Kings:1:8 @and Zadok the priest , and Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and Nathan the prophet , and Shimei , and Rei , and the mighty ones whom David hath , have not been with Adonijah . ylt @1Kings:1:9 @And Adonijah sacrificeth sheep and oxen and fatlings near the stone of Zoheleth , that [is ] by En-Rogel , and calleth all his brethren , sons of the king , and for all the men of Judah , servants of the king ; ylt @1Kings:1:10 @and Nathan the prophet , and Benaiah , and the mighty ones , and Solomon his brother , he hath not called . ylt @1Kings:1:11 @And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba , mother of Solomon , saying , 'Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned , and our lord David hath not known ? ylt @1Kings:1:12 @and now , come , let me counsel thee , I pray thee , and deliver thy life , and the life of thy son Solomon ; ylt @1Kings:1:13 @go and enter in unto king David , and thou hast said unto him , Hast thou not , my lord , O king , sworn to thy handmaid , saying , Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne ? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned ? ylt @1Kings:1:14 @Lo , thou are yet speaking there with the king , and I come in after thee , and have completed thy words .' ylt @1Kings:1:15 @And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king , to the inner chamber , and the king [is ] very aged , and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king : ylt @1Kings:1:16 @and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king , and the king saith , 'What -- to thee ?' ylt @1Kings:1:17 @And she saith to him , 'My lord , thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid : Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne ; ylt @1Kings:1:18 @and now , lo , Adonijah hath reigned , and now , my lord , O king , thou hast not known ; ylt @1Kings:1:19 @and he sacrificeth ox , and fatling , and sheep in abundance , and calleth for all the sons of the king , and for Abiathar the priest , and for Joab head of the host -- and for Solomon thy servant he hath not called . ylt @1Kings:1:20 @And thou , my lord , O king , the eyes of all Israel [are ] on thee , to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ; ylt @1Kings:1:21 @and it hath been , when my lord the king lieth with his fathers , that I have been , I and my son Solomon -- [reckoned ] sinners .' ylt @1Kings:1:22 @And lo , she is yet speaking with the king , and Nathan the prophet hath come in ; ylt @1Kings:1:23 @and they declare to the king , saying , 'Lo , Nathan the prophet ;' and he cometh in before the king , and boweth himself to the king , on his face to the earth . ylt @1Kings:1:24 @And Nathan saith , 'My lord , O king , thou hast said , Adonijah doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne ; ylt @1Kings:1:25 @for he hath gone down to-day , and doth sacrifice ox , and fatling , and sheep , in abundance , and calleth for all the sons of the king , and for the heads of the host , and for Abiathar the priest , and lo , they are eating and drinking before him , and they say , Let king Adonijah live ! ylt @1Kings:1:26 @'And for me -- me , thy servant , and for Zadok the priest , and for Benaiah , son of Jehoiada , and for Solomon thy servant , he hath not called ; ylt @1Kings:1:27 @if from my lord the king this thing hath been , then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him .' ylt @1Kings:1:28 @And king David answereth and saith , 'Call for me for Bath-Sheba ;' and she cometh in before the king , and standeth before the king . ylt @1Kings:1:29 @And the king sweareth and saith , 'Jehovah liveth , who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity ; ylt @1Kings:1:30 @surely as I sware to thee by Jehovah , God of Israel , saying , Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne in my stead ; surely so I do this day .' ylt @1Kings:1:31 @And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king , and saith , 'Let my lord , king David , live to the age .' ylt @1Kings:1:32 @And king David saith , 'Call for me for Zadok the priest , and for Nathan the prophet , and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada ;' and they come in before the king . ylt @1Kings:1:33 @And the king saith to them , 'Take with you the servants of your lord , and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule , and caused him to go down unto Gihon , ylt @1Kings:1:34 @and anointed him there hath Zadok the priest -- and Nathan the prophet -- for king over Israel , and ye have blown with a trumpet , and said , Let king Solomon live ; ylt @1Kings:1:35 @and ye have come up after him , and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne , and he doth reign in my stead , and him I have appointed to be leader over Israel , and over Judah .' ylt @1Kings:1:36 @And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king , and saith , 'Amen ! so doth Jehovah , God of my lord the king , say ; ylt @1Kings:1:37 @as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king , so is He with Solomon , and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David .' ylt @1Kings:1:38 @And Zadok the priest goeth down , and Nathan the prophet , and Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and the Cherethite , and the Pelethite , and they cause Solomon to ride on the mule of king David , and cause him to go unto Gihon , ylt @1Kings:1:39 @and Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent , and anointeth Solomon , and they blow with a trumpet , and all the people say , 'Let king Solomon live .' ylt @1Kings:1:40 @And all the people come up after him , and the people are piping with pipes , and rejoicing -- great joy , and the earth rendeth with their voice . ylt @1Kings:1:41 @And Adonijah heareth , and all those called , who [are ] with him , and they have finished to eat , and Joab heareth the noise of the trumpet , and saith , 'Wherefore [is ] the noise of the city roaring ?' ylt @1Kings:1:42 @He is yet speaking , and lo , Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in , and Adonijah saith , 'Come in , for a man of valour thou [art ], and thou bearest good tidings .' ylt @1Kings:1:43 @And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah , 'Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign , ylt @1Kings:1:44 @and the king sendeth with him Zadok the priest , and Nathan the prophet , and Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and the Cherethite , and the Pelethite , and they cause him to ride on the king 's mule , ylt @1Kings:1:45 @and they anoint him -- Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet -- for king in Gihon , and are come up thence rejoicing , and the city is moved ; it [is ] the noise that ye have heard . ylt @1Kings:1:46 @'And also Solomon hath sat on the throne of the kingdom , ylt @1Kings:1:47 @and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David , saying , Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name , and his throne greater than thy throne ; and the king boweth himself on the bed , ylt @1Kings:1:48 @and also thus hath the king said , Blessed [is ] Jehovah , God of Israel , who hath given to-day [one ] sitting on my throne , and mine eyes seeing .' ylt @1Kings:1:49 @And they tremble , and rise -- all those called who [are ] for Adonijah -- and go , each on his way ; ylt @1Kings:1:50 @and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon , and riseth , and goeth , and layeth hold on the horns of the altar . ylt @1Kings:1:51 @And it is declared to Solomon , saying , 'Lo , Adonijah feareth king Solomon , and lo , he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar , saying , Let king Solomon swear to me as to-day -- he doth not put to death his servant by the sword .' ylt @1Kings:1:52 @And Solomon saith , 'If he becometh a virtuous man -- there doth not fall of his hair to the earth , and if evil is found in him -- then he hath died .' ylt @1Kings:1:53 @And king Solomon sendeth , and they bring him down from off the altar , and he cometh in and boweth himself to king Solomon , and Solomon saith to him , 'Go to thy house .' ylt @1Kings:2:1 @And draw near do the days of David to die , and he chargeth Solomon his son , saying , ylt @1Kings:2:2 @'I am going in the way of all the earth , and thou hast been strong , and become a man , ylt @1Kings:2:3 @and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God , to walk in His ways , to keep His statutes , His commands , and His judgments , and His testimonies , as it is written in the law of Moses , so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost , and whithersoever thou turnest , ylt @1Kings:2:4 @so that Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake unto me , saying , If thy sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth , with all their heart , and with all their soul ; saying , There is not cut off a man of thine from the throne of Israel . ylt @1Kings:2:5 @'And also , thou hast known that which he did to me -- Joab son of Zeruiah -- that which he did to two heads of the hosts of Israel , to Abner son of Ner , and to Amasa son of Jether -- that he slayeth them , and maketh the blood of war in peace , and putteth the blood of war in his girdle , that [is ] on his loins , and in his sandals that [are ] on his feet ; ylt @1Kings:2:6 @and thou hast done according to thy wisdom , and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol . ylt @1Kings:2:7 @'And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness , and they have been among those eating at thy table , for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother . ylt @1Kings:2:8 @'And lo , with thee [is ] Shimei son of Gera , the Benjamite of Bahurim , and he reviled me -- a grievous reviling -- in the day of my going to Mahanaim ; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan , and I swear to him by Jehovah , saying , I do not put thee to death by the sword ; ylt @1Kings:2:9 @and now , acquit him not , for a wise man thou [art ], and thou hast known that which thou dost to him , and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol .' ylt @1Kings:2:10 @And David lieth down with his fathers , and is buried in the city of David , ylt @1Kings:2:11 @and the days that David hath reigned over Israel [are ] forty years , in Hebron he hath reigned seven years , and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years . ylt @1Kings:2:12 @And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father , and his kingdom is established greatly , ylt @1Kings:2:13 @and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba , mother of Solomon , and she saith , 'Is thy coming peace ?' and he saith , 'Peace .' ylt @1Kings:2:14 @And he saith , 'I have a word unto thee ,' and she saith , 'Speak .' ylt @1Kings:2:15 @And he saith , 'Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine , and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning , and the kingdom is turned round about , and is my brother 's , for from Jehovah it was his ; ylt @1Kings:2:16 @and now , one petition I am asking of thee -- turn not back my face ;' and she saith unto him , 'Speak .' ylt @1Kings:2:17 @And he saith , 'Speak , I pray thee , to Solomon the king , for he doth not turn back thy face , and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife .' ylt @1Kings:2:18 @And Bath-Sheba saith , 'Good ; I do speak for thee unto the king .' ylt @1Kings:2:19 @And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah , and the king riseth to meet her , and boweth himself to her , and sitteth on his throne , and placeth a throne for the mother of the king , and she sitteth at his right hand . ylt @1Kings:2:20 @And she saith , 'One small petition I ask of thee , turn not back my face ;' and the king saith to her , 'Ask , my mother , for I do not turn back thy face .' ylt @1Kings:2:21 @And she saith , 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife .' ylt @1Kings:2:22 @And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother , 'And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah ? also ask for him the kingdom -- for he [is ] mine elder brother -- even for him , and for Abiathar the priest , and for Joab son of Zeruiah .' ylt @1Kings:2:23 @And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah , saying , 'Thus doth God to me , and thus He doth add -- surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word ; ylt @1Kings:2:24 @and now , Jehovah liveth , who hath established me , and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father , and who hath made for me an house as He spake -- surely to-day is Adonijah put to death .' ylt @1Kings:2:25 @And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and he falleth upon him , and he dieth . ylt @1Kings:2:26 @And to Abiathar the priest said the king , 'To Anathoth go , unto thy fields ; for a man of death thou [art ], but in this day I do not put thee to death , because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father , and because thou wast afflicted in all that my father was afflicted in .' ylt @1Kings:2:27 @And Solomon casteth out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah , to fulfil the word of Jehovah which He spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh . ylt @1Kings:2:28 @And the report hath come unto Joab -- for Joab hath turned aside after Adonijah , though after Absalom he did not turn aside -- and Joab fleeth unto the tent of Jehovah , and layeth hold on the horns of the altar . ylt @1Kings:2:29 @And it is declared to king Solomon that Joab hath fled unto the tent of Jehovah , and lo , near the altar ; and Solomon sendeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada , saying , 'Go , fall upon him .' ylt @1Kings:2:30 @And Benaiah cometh in unto the tent of Jehovah , and saith unto him , 'Thus said the king , Come out ;' and he saith , 'Nay , but here I die .' And Benaiah bringeth back the king word , saying , 'Thus spake Joab , yea , thus he answered me .' ylt @1Kings:2:31 @And the king saith to him , 'Do as he hath spoken , and fall upon him , and thou hast buried him , and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed , from off me , and from off the house of my father ; ylt @1Kings:2:32 @and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head , who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he , and slayeth them with the sword , -- and my father David knew not -- Abner son of Ner , head of the host of Israel , and Amasa son of Jether , head of the host of Judah ; ylt @1Kings:2:33 @yea , turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab , and on the head of his seed to the age ; and for David , and for his seed , and for his house , and for his throne , there is peace unto the age , from Jehovah .' ylt @1Kings:2:34 @And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up and falleth upon him , and putteth him to death , and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness , ylt @1Kings:2:35 @and the king putteth Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host , and Zadok the priest hath the king put in the stead of Abiathar . ylt @1Kings:2:36 @And the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei , and saith to him , 'Build for thee a house in Jerusalem , and thou hast dwelt there , and dost not go out thence any where ; ylt @1Kings:2:37 @and it hath been , in the day of thy going out , and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron , thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die -- thy blood is on thy head .' ylt @1Kings:2:38 @And Shimei saith to the king , 'The word [is ] good ; as my lord the king hath spoken so doth thy servant do ;' and Shimei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days . ylt @1Kings:2:39 @And it cometh to pass , at the end of three years , that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah , king of Gath , and they declare to Shimei , saying , 'Lo , thy servants [are ] in Gath ;' ylt @1Kings:2:40 @and Shimei riseth , and saddleth his ass , and goeth to Gath , unto Achish , to seek his servants , and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath . ylt @1Kings:2:41 @And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath , and doth return , ylt @1Kings:2:42 @and the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei , and saith unto him , 'Have I not caused thee to swear by Jehovah -- and I testify against thee , saying , In the day of thy going out , and thou hast gone anywhere , thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die ; and thou sayest unto me , The word I have heard [is ] good ? ylt @1Kings:2:43 @and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah , and the charge that I charged upon thee ?' ylt @1Kings:2:44 @And the king saith unto Shimei , 'Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known , which thou didest to David my father , and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head , ylt @1Kings:2:45 @and king Solomon [is ] blessed , and the throne of David is established before Jehovah unto the age .' ylt @1Kings:2:46 @And the king chargeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and he goeth out and falleth on him , and he dieth , and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon . ylt @1Kings:3:1 @And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt , and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh , and bringeth her in unto the city of David , till he completeth to build his own house , and the house of Jehovah , and the wall of Jerusalem round about . ylt @1Kings:3:2 @Only , the people are sacrificing in high places , for there hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days . ylt @1Kings:3:3 @And Solomon loveth Jehovah , to walk in the statutes of David his father -- only , in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume -- ylt @1Kings:3:4 @and the king goeth to Gibeon , to sacrifice there , for it [is ] the great high place ; a thousand burnt-offerings cause to ascend doth Solomon on that altar . ylt @1Kings:3:5 @In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon , in a dream of the night , and God saith , 'Ask -- what do I give to thee ?' ylt @1Kings:3:6 @And Solomon saith , 'Thou hast done with Thy servant David my father great kindness , as he walked before Thee in truth and in righteousness , and in uprightness of heart with Thee , and Thou dost keep for him this great kindness , and dost give to him a son sitting on his throne , as [at ] this day . ylt @1Kings:3:7 @And now , O Jehovah my God , Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father ; and I [am ] a little child , I do not know to go out and to come in ; ylt @1Kings:3:8 @and Thy servant [is ] in the midst of thy people , whom Thou hast chosen , a people numerous , that is not numbered nor counted for multitude , ylt @1Kings:3:9 @and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart , to judge Thy people , to discern between good and evil ; for who is able to judge this Thy great people ?' ylt @1Kings:3:10 @And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord , that Solomon hath asked this thing , ylt @1Kings:3:11 @and God saith unto him , 'Because that thou hast asked this thing , and hast not asked for thee many days , nor asked for thee riches , nor asked the life of thine enemies , and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment , ylt @1Kings:3:12 @lo , I have done according to thy words ; lo , I have given to thee a heart , wise and understanding , that like thee there hath not been before thee , and after thee there doth not arise like thee ; ylt @1Kings:3:13 @and also , that which thou hast not asked I have given to thee , both riches and honour , that there hath not been like thee a man among the kings all thy days ; ylt @1Kings:3:14 @and if thou dost walk in My ways to keep My statutes , and My commands , as David thy father walked , then I have prolonged thy days .' ylt @1Kings:3:15 @And Solomon awaketh , and lo , a dream ; and he cometh in to Jerusalem , and standeth before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah , and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings , and maketh peace-offerings . And he maketh a banquet for all his servants , ylt @1Kings:3:16 @then come in do two women , harlots , unto the king , and stand before him , ylt @1Kings:3:17 @and the one woman saith , 'O , my lord , I and this woman are dwelling in one house , and I bring forth with her , in the house ; ylt @1Kings:3:18 @and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth , that this woman also bringeth forth , and we [are ] together , there is no stranger with us in the house , save we two , in the house . ylt @1Kings:3:19 @And the son of this woman dieth at night , because she hath lain upon it , ylt @1Kings:3:20 @and she riseth in the middle of the night , and taketh my son from beside me -- and thy handmaid is asleep -- and layeth it in her bosom , and her dead son she hath laid in my bosom ; ylt @1Kings:3:21 @and I rise in the morning to suckle my son , and lo , dead ; and I consider concerning it in the morning , and lo , it was not my son whom I did bear .' ylt @1Kings:3:22 @And the other woman saith , 'Nay , but my son [is ] the living , and thy son the dead ;' and this [one ] saith , 'Nay , but thy son [is ] the dead , and my son the living .' And they speak before the king . ylt @1Kings:3:23 @And the king saith , 'This [one ] saith , This [is ] my son , the living , and thy son [is ] the dead ; and that [one ] saith , Nay , but thy son [is ] the dead , and my son the living .' ylt @1Kings:3:24 @And the king saith , 'Take for me a sword ;' and they bring the sword before the king , ylt @1Kings:3:25 @and the king saith , 'Cut the living child into two , and give the half to the one , and the half to the other .' ylt @1Kings:3:26 @And the woman whose son [is ] the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son ), yea , she saith , 'O , my lord , give to her the living child , and put it not at all to death ;' and this [one ] saith , 'Let it be neither mine or thine -- cut [it ].' ylt @1Kings:3:27 @And the king answereth and saith , 'Give ye to her the living child , and put it not at all to death ; she [is ] its mother .' ylt @1Kings:3:28 @And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged , and fear because of the king , for they have seen that the wisdom of God [is ] in his heart , to do judgment . ylt @1Kings:4:1 @And king Solomon is king over all Israel , ylt @1Kings:4:2 @and these [are ] the heads whom he hath : Azariah son of Zadok [is ] the priest ; ylt @1Kings:4:3 @Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are ] scribes ; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is ] remembrancer ; ylt @1Kings:4:4 @and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is ] over the host ; and Zadok and Abiathar [are ] priests ; ylt @1Kings:4:5 @and Azariah son of Nathan [is ] over the officers ; and Zabud son of Nathan [is ] minister , friend of the king ; ylt @1Kings:4:6 @And Ahishar [is ] over the household , and Adoniram son of Abda [is ] over the tribute . ylt @1Kings:4:7 @And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel , and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance ; ylt @1Kings:4:8 @and these [are ] their names : Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim ; ylt @1Kings:4:9 @Ben-Dekar in Makaz , and Shaalbim , and Beth-Shemesh , and Elon-Beth-Hanan . ylt @1Kings:4:10 @Ben-Hesed [is ] in Aruboth , hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher ; ylt @1Kings:4:11 @Ben-Abinadab [hath ] all the elevation of Dor , Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife . ylt @1Kings:4:12 @Baana Ben-Ahilud [hath ] Taanach and Megiddo , and all Beth-Shean , which [is ] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel , from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah , unto beyond Jokneam . ylt @1Kings:4:13 @Ben-Geber , in Ramoth-Gilead , hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh , which [are ] in Gilead ; he hath a portion of Argob that [is ] in Bashan , sixty great cities [with ] wall and brazen bar . ylt @1Kings:4:14 @Ahinadab son of Iddo [hath ] Mahanaim . ylt @1Kings:4:15 @Ahimaaz [is ] in Naphtali ; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife . ylt @1Kings:4:16 @Baanah Ben-Hushai [is ] in Asher , and in Aloth . ylt @1Kings:4:17 @Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is ] in Issachar . ylt @1Kings:4:18 @Shimei Ben-Elah [is ] in Benjamin . ylt @1Kings:4:19 @Geber Ben-Uri [is ] in the land of Gilead , the land of Sihon king of the Amorite , and of Og king of Bashan : and one officer who [is ] in the land . ylt @1Kings:4:20 @Judah and Israel [are ] many , as the sand that [is ] by the sea for multitude , eating and drinking and rejoicing . ylt @1Kings:4:21 @And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms , from the River [to ] the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt : they are bringing nigh a present , and serving Solomon , all days of his life . ylt @1Kings:4:22 @And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour , and sixty cors of meal ; ylt @1Kings:4:23 @ten fat oxen , and twenty feeding oxen , and a hundred sheep , apart from hart , and roe , and fallow-deer , and fatted beasts of the stalls , ylt @1Kings:4:24 @for he is ruling over all beyond the river , from Tiphsah and unto Gaza , over all the kings beyond the river , and he hath peace from all his servants round about . ylt @1Kings:4:25 @And Judah dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence , each under his vine , and under his fig-tree , from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba , all the days of Solomon . ylt @1Kings:4:26 @And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots , and twelve thousand horsemen . ylt @1Kings:4:27 @And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon , each [in ] his month ; they let nothing be lacking . ylt @1Kings:4:28 @And the barley and the straw , for horses and for dromedaries , they bring in unto the place where they are , each according to his ordinance . ylt @1Kings:4:29 @And God giveth wisdom to Solomon , and understanding , very much , and breadth of heart , as the sand that [is ] on the edge of the sea ; ylt @1Kings:4:30 @and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east , and than all the wisdom of Egypt ; ylt @1Kings:4:31 @and he is wiser than all men , than Ethan the Ezrahite , and Heman , and Chalcol , and Darda , sons of Mahol , and his name is in all the nations round about . ylt @1Kings:4:32 @And he speaketh three thousand similes , and his songs [are ] five , and the chief one ; ylt @1Kings:4:33 @and he speaketh concerning the trees , from the cedar that [is ] in Lebanon , even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall , and he speaketh concerning the cattle , and concerning the fowl , and concerning the creeping things , and concerning the fishes , ylt @1Kings:4:34 @and there come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon , from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom . ylt @1Kings:5:1 @And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon , for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father , for Hiram was a lover of David all the days ;

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