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| 4:1 |
 o King Solomon was king ouer all Israel. |
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| 4:2 |
And these were the Princes which he had, Azariah the sonne of Zadok, the Priest, |
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| 4:3 |
Elihoreph, and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha, Scribes: Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud the Recorder; |
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| 4:4 |
And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the host: And Zadok and Abiathar were the Priests: |
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| 4:5 |
And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers: and Zabud the sonne of Nathan was principall officer, and the kings friend. |
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| 4:6 |
And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute. |
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| 4:7 |
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. |
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| 4:8 |
And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim, |
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| 4:9 |
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan. |
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The sonne of Heseb in Aruboth, to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher; |
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The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: |
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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: |
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| 4:13 |
The 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. |
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Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had Mahanaim. |
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| 4:15 |
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also tooke Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife. |
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Baanah the sonne of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: |
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Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar: |
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Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin: |
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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. |
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| 4:20 |
Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merrie. |
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| 4:21 |
And Solomon reigned ouer all kingdoms from the riuer vnto the land of the Philistines, and vnto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and serued Solomon all the dayes of his life. |
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And Solomons prouision for one day, was thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale, |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 4:25 |
And Iudah and Israel dwelt safely, euery man vnder his Uine, and vnder his Figtree, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Solomon. |
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| 4:26 |
And Solomon had fourtie thousand stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen. |
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| 4:27 |
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. |
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| 4:28 |
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries, brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge. |
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| 4:29 |
And God gaue Solomon wisdome, and vnderstanding, exceeding much, and largenesse of heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shoare. |
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| 4:30 |
And Solomons wisedome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East countrey, and all the wisedome of Egypt. |
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| 4:31 |
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. |
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| 4:32 |
And he spake three thousand prouerbes: and his songs were a thousand and fiue. |
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| 4:33 |
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. |
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| 4:34 |
And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome. |
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