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* And king Solomon reigned over Israel . * And these are the princes which he had ; Azarias son of Sadoc . * Eliaph , and Achia son of Seba , scribes ; and Josaphat son of Achilud , recorder . * And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host ; and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests . * And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the (note :)Gr . appointed ones (:note ) officers ; and Zabuth son of Nathan was Hebrews . and Alex . insert «priest ’ the king ’s Or , companion friend . * And Achisar was steward , and Eliac the chief steward ; and Eliab the son of Saph was over the family : and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute . * And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel , to provide for the king and his household ; each one ’s turn came to supply for a month in the year . * And these were their names : Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim , one . * The son of Dacar , in Makes , and in Salabin , and Baethsamys , and Elon as far as Bethanan , one . * The son of Esdi in Araboth ; his was Socho , and all the land of Opher . * All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab , Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife , one . * Bana son of Achiluth had Ithaanach , and Mageddo , and his was the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae , and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula , as far as Maeber Lucam , one . * The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad , to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan , sixty great cities with walls , and brazen bars , one . * Achinadab son of Saddo , had Maanaim . * Achimaas was in Nephthalim , and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife , one . * Baana son of Chusi , in Aser and in Baaloth , one , * Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar . * Semei son of Ela , in Benjamin . * Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad , the land of Seon king of Esebon , and of Og king of Basan , and one officer in the land of Juda . bes @1Kings:4:20 " /> bes @1Kings:4:21 " /> * And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon : in one day thirty measures of fine flour , and sixty measures of fine pounded meal , * and ten choice calves , and twenty pastured oxen , and a hundred sheep , besides stags , and choice fatted does . * For he had dominion on this side the river , and he was at peace on all sides round about . bes @1Kings:4:25 " /> bes @1Kings:4:26 " /> * And thus the officers provided king Solomon : and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king , they (note :)Gr . change (:note ) omit nothing . * And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be , each according to his charge . * And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon , and very much wisdom , and enlargement of heart , as the sand on the seashore . * And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients , and beyond all the wise men of Egypt . * And he was wiser than all other men : and he was wiser than Gaethan the Zarite , and than Ænan , and than Chalcad and Darala the son of Malachi . * And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs , and his songs were five thousand . * And he spoke of trees , from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall : he spoke also of cattle , and of birds , and of reptiles , and of fishes . * And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon , and ambassadors from all the kings of the earth , as many as heard of his wisdom . (note :)(4:34AA )(:note )Here the chapter ends , according to the Hebrews . and Alex . * And Solomon took to himself the daughter of Pharao to wife , and brought her into the city of David until he had finished the house of the Lord , and his own house , and the wall of Jerusalem . (note :)(4:34BA )(:note ) Then went up Pharao the king of Egypt , and took Gazer , and burnt it and the Chananite dwelling in Mergab ; and Pharao gave them as a dowry to his daughter the wife of Solomon : and Solomon rebuilt Gazer .

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