4:1 So king 4428 Solomon 8010 was king 4428 over all Israel 3478.

4:2 And these [were] the princes 8269 which he had; Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Zadok 6659 the priest 3548,(priest: or, chief officer)

4:3 Elihoreph 456 and Ahiah 281, the sons 1121 of Shisha 7894, scribes 5608 8802; Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286, the recorder 2142 8688.(scribes: or, secretaries)(recorder: or, remembrancer)

4:4 And Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 [was] over the host 6635: and Zadok 6659 and Abiathar 54 [were] the priests 3548:

4:5 And Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Nathan 5416 [was] over the officers 5324 8737: and Zabud 2071 the son 1121 of Nathan 5416 [was] principal officer 3548, [and] the king's 4428 friend 7463:

4:6 And Ahishar 301 [was] over the household 1004: and Adoniram 141 the son 1121 of Abda 5653 [was] over the tribute 4522.(tribute: or, levy)

4:7 And Solomon 8010 had twelve 8147 6240 officers 5324 8737 over all Israel 3478, which provided victuals 3557 8773 for the king 4428 and his household 1004: each man 259 his month 2320 in a year 8141 made provision 3557 8771.

4:8 And these [are] their names 8034: The son of Hur 1133, in mount 2022 Ephraim 669:(The son…: or, Benhur)

4:9 The son of Dekar 1128 8677 1857, in Makaz 4739, and in Shaalbim 8169, and Bethshemesh 1053, and Elonbethhanan 358:(The son…: or, BenDekar)

4:10 The son of Hesed 1136 8676 2618, in Aruboth 700; to him [pertained] Sochoh 7755, and all the land 776 of Hepher 2660:(The son…: or, BenHeseb)

4:11 The son of Abinadab 1125, in all the region 5299 of Dor 1756; which had Taphath 2955 the daughter 1323 of Solomon 8010 to wife 802:(The son…: or, BenaBinadab)

4:12 Baana 1195 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286; [to him pertained] Taanach 8590 and Megiddo 4023, and all Bethshean 1052, which [is] by 681 Zartanah 6891 beneath Jezreel 3157, from Bethshean 1052 to Abelmeholah 65, [even] unto [the place that is] beyond 5676 Jokneam 3361:

4:13 The son of Geber 1127, in Ramothgilead 1568 7433; to him [pertained] the towns 2333 of Jair 2971 the son 1121 of Manasseh 4519, which [are] in Gilead 1568; to him [also pertained] the region 2256 of Argob 709, which [is] in Bashan 1316, threescore 8346 great 1419 cities 5892 with walls 2346 and brasen 5178 bars 1280:(The son…: or, BenGeber)

4:14 Ahinadab 292 the son 1121 of Iddo 5714 [had] Mahanaim 4266:(Mahanaim: or, to Mahanaim)

4:15 Ahimaaz 290 [was] in Naphtali 5321; he also took 3947 8804 Basmath 1315 the daughter 1323 of Solomon 8010 to wife 802:

4:16 Baanah 1195 the son 1121 of Hushai 2365 [was] in Asher 836 and in Aloth 1175:

4:17 Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Paruah 6515, in Issachar 3485:

4:18 Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Elah 414, in Benjamin 1144:

4:19 Geber 1398 the son 1121 of Uri 221 [was] in the country 776 of Gilead 1568, [in] the country 776 of Sihon 5511 king 4428 of the Amorites 567, and of Og 5747 king 4428 of Bashan 1316; and [he was] the only 259 officer 5333 which [was] in the land 776.

4:20 Judah 3063 and Israel 3478 [were] many 7227, as the sand 2344 which [is] by the sea 3220 in multitude 7230, eating 398 8802 and drinking 8354 8802, and making merry 8056.

4:21 And Solomon 8010 reigned 4910 8802 over all kingdoms 4467 from the river 5104 unto the land 776 of the Philistines 6430, and unto the border 1366 of Egypt 4714: they brought 5066 8688 presents 4503, and served 5647 8802 Solomon 8010 all the days 3117 of his life 2416.

4:22 And Solomon's 8010 provision 3899 for one 259 day 3117 was thirty 7970 measures 3734 of fine flour 5560, and threescore 8346 measures 3734 of meal 7058,(provision: Heb. bread)(measures: Heb. cors)

4:23 Ten 6235 fat 1277 oxen 1241, and twenty 6242 oxen 1241 out of the pastures 7471, and an hundred 3967 sheep 6629, beside harts 354, and roebucks 6643, and fallowdeer 3180, and fatted 75 8803 fowl 1257.

4:24 For he had dominion 7287 8802 over all [the region] on this side 5676 the river 5104, from Tiphsah 8607 even to Azzah 5804, over all the kings 4428 on this side 5676 the river 5104: and he had peace 7965 on all sides 5650 8676 5676 round about 5439 him.

4:25 And Judah 3063 and Israel 3478 dwelt 3427 8799 safely 983, every man 376 under his vine 1612 and under his fig tree 8384, from Dan 1835 even to Beersheba 884, all the days 3117 of Solomon 8010.(safely: Heb. confidently)

4:26 And Solomon 8010 had forty 705 thousand 505 stalls 723 of horses 5483 for his chariots 4817, and twelve 8147 6240 thousand 505 horsemen 6571.

4:27 And those officers 5324 8737 provided victual 3557 8773 for king 4428 Solomon 8010, and for all that came 7131 unto king 4428 Solomon's 8010 table 7979, every man 376 in his month 2320: they lacked 5737 8762 nothing 1697.

4:28 Barley 8184 also and straw 8401 for the horses 5483 and dromedaries 7409 brought 935 8686 they unto the place 4725 where [the officers] were, every man 376 according to his charge 4941.(dromedaries: or, mules, or, swift beasts)

4:29 And God 430 gave 5414 8799 Solomon 8010 wisdom 2451 and understanding 8394 exceeding 3966 much 7235 8687, and largeness 7341 of heart 3820, even as the sand 2344 that [is] on the sea 3220 shore 8193.

4:30 And Solomon's 8010 wisdom 2451 excelled 7235 8799 the wisdom 2451 of all the children 1121 of the east country 6924, and all the wisdom 2451 of Egypt 4714.

4:31 For he was wiser 2449 8799 than all men 120; than Ethan 387 the Ezrahite 250, and Heman 1968, and Chalcol 3633, and Darda 1862, the sons 1121 of Mahol 4235: and his fame 8034 was in all nations 1471 round about 5439.

4:32 And he spake 1696 8762 three 7969 thousand 505 proverbs 4912: and his songs 7892 were a thousand 505 and five 2568.

4:33 And he spake 1696 8762 of trees 6086, from the cedar tree 730 that [is] in Lebanon 3844 even unto the hyssop 231 that springeth out 3318 8802 of the wall 7023: he spake 1696 8762 also of beasts 929, and of fowl 5775, and of creeping things 7431, and of fishes 1709.

4:34 And there came 935 8799 of all people 5971 to hear 8085 8800 the wisdom 2451 of Solomon 8010, from all kings 4428 of the earth 776, which had heard 8085 8804 of his wisdom 2451.

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