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<span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Elihoreph<MH456> and Ahijah<MH281>, the sons<MH1121> of Shisha<MH7894> <i>were</i> scribes<MH5613b>; Jehoshaphat<MH3092> the son<MH1121> of Ahilud<MH286> <i>was</i> the secretary<MH4206c>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and Benaiah<MH1141> the son<MH1121> of Jehoiada<MH3077> <i>was</i> over<MH5921> the army<MH6635>; and Zadok<MH6659> and Abiathar<MH54> <i>were</i> priests<MH3548>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and Azariah<MH5838> the son<MH1121> of Nathan<MH5416> <i>was</i> over<MH5921> the deputies<MH5324>; and Zabud<MH2071> the son<MH1121> of Nathan<MH5416>, a priest<MH3548>, <i>was</i> the king’s<MH4428> confidant<MH7463b>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and Ahishar<MH301> was over<MH5921> the household<MH1004>; and Adoniram<MH141> the son<MH1121> of Abda<MH5653> <i>was</i> over<MH5921> the forced<MH4522> labor<MH4522>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Solomon<MH8010> had twelve<MH8147, 6240> deputies<MH5324> over<MH5921> all<MH3605> Israel<MH3478>, who provided<MH3557> food<MH3557> for the king<MH4428> and his household<MH1004>; each<MH259> <i>deputy</i> had<MH1961, 5921> to provide<MH3557> food<MH3557> for a month<MH2320> in the year<MH8141>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And these<MH428> <i>were</i> their names<MH8034>: Ben-hur<MH1133>, in the hill<MH2022> country<MH2022> of Ephraim<MH669>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Ben-deker<MH1128> in Makaz<MH4739> and Shaalbim<MH8169>, and Beth-shemesh<MH1053>, and Elonbeth-hanan<MH358>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Ben-hesed<MH1136> in Arubboth<MH700> (Socoh<MH7755> <i>was</i> his and all<MH3605> the land<MH776> of Hepher<MH2660b>); <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Ben-abinadab<MH1125> <i>in</i> all<MH3605> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>the hills<MH5299b> of Dor<MH1756> (Taphath<MH2955> the daughter<MH1323> of Solomon<MH8010> was his wife<MH802>); <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Baana<MH1195> the son<MH1121> of Ahilud<MH286> <i>in</i> Taanach<MH8590> and Megiddo<MH4023b>, and all<MH3605> Beth-shean<MH1052> which<MH834> is beside<MH681a> Zarethan<MH6891> below<MH4480, 8478> Jezreel<MH3157>, from Beth-shean<MH1052> to Abel-meholah<MH65> as far<MH5704> as the other<MH5676> side<MH5676> of Jokmeam<MH3361>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Ben-geber<MH1127> in Ramoth-gilead<MH7433> (the villages<MH2333> of Jair<MH2971>, the son<MH1121> of Manasseh<MH4519>, which<MH834> are in Gilead<MH1568> were his: the region<MH2256a> of Argob<MH709b>, which<MH834> is in Bashan<MH1316>, sixty<MH8346> great<MH1419> cities<MH5892b> with walls<MH2346> and bronze<MH5178> bars<MH1280> <i>were</i> his); <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Ahinadab<MH292> the son<MH1121> of Iddo<MH5714> <i>in</i> Mahanaim<MH4266>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Ahimaaz<MH290> in Naphtali<MH5321> (he also<MH1571> married<MH3947, 802> Basemath<MH1315> the daughter<MH1323> of Solomon<MH8010>); <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Baana<MH1195> the son<MH1121> of Hushai<MH2365> in Asher<MH836> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Bealoth<MH1175>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jehoshaphat<MH3092> the son<MH1121> of Paruah<MH6515> in Issachar<MH3485>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Shimei<MH8096> the son<MH1121> of Ela<MH414> in Benjamin<MH1144>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Geber<MH1398> the son<MH1121> of Uri<MH221> in the land<MH776> of Gilead<MH1568>, the country<MH776> of Sihon<MH5511> king<MH4428> of the Amorites<MH567> and of Og<MH5747> king<MH4428> of Bashan<MH1316>; and <i>he was</i> the only<MH259> deputy<MH5333> who<MH834> <i>was</i> in the land<MH776>. <p class="hdg">Solomon’s Power, Wealth, and Wisdom</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Judah<MH3063> and Israel<MH3478> <i>were</i> as numerous<MH7227a> as the sand<MH2344> that is on the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>seashore<MH3220> in abundance<MH7230>; <i>they</i> were eating<MH398>, drinking<MH8354>, and rejoicing<MH8056>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Now Solomon<MH8010> was ruling<MH4910> over all<MH3605> the kingdoms<MH4467> from the <i>Euphrates</i> River<MH5104> <i>to</i> the land<MH776> of the Philistines<MH6430> and to the border<MH1366> of Egypt<MH4714>; <i>they</i> brought<MH5066> tribute<MH4503> and served<MH5647> Solomon<MH8010> all<MH3605> the days<MH3117> of his life<MH2425b>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Solomon’s<MH8010> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>provision<MH3899> for one<MH259> day<MH3117> was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>thirty<MH7970> kors<MH3734a> of fine<MH5560> flour<MH5560> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>sixty<MH8346> kors<MH3734a> of meal<MH7058>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>ten<MH6235> fat<MH1277> oxen<MH1241>, twenty<MH6242> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>pasture-fed<MH7471> oxen<MH1241>, and a hundred<MH3967> sheep<MH6629>, besides<MH905, 4480> deer<MH354>, gazelles<MH6643b>, roebucks<MH3180>, and fattened<MH75> geese<MH1257>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For he was ruling<MH7287a> over everything<MH3605> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>west<MH5676> of the <i>Euphrates</i> River<MH5104>, from Tiphsah<MH8607> even to Gaza<MH5804a>, over all<MH3605> the kings<MH4428> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>west<MH5676> of the River<MH5104>; and he had<MH1961> peace<MH7965> on all<MH3605> sides<MH5676> surrounding<MH5439> him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>So Judah<MH3063> and Israel<MH3478> lived<MH3427> securely<MH983>, everyone<MH376> under<MH8478> his vine<MH1612> and his fig<MH8384> tree<MH8384>, from Dan<MH1835> even to Beersheba<MH884>, all<MH3605> the days<MH3117> of Solomon<MH8010>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Solomon<MH8010> had <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>forty<MH705> thousand<MH505> stalls<MH723a> of horses<MH5483b> for his chariots<MH4817>, and twelve<MH8147, 6240> thousand<MH505> horsemen<MH6571b>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And those<MH428> deputies<MH5324> provided<MH3557> food<MH3557> for King<MH4428> Solomon<MH8010> and all<MH3605> who came<MH7131> to King<MH4428> Solomon’s<MH8010> table<MH7979>, each<MH376> in his month<MH2320>; they allowed<MH5737c> nothing<MH3808, 1697> to<MH5737c> be<MH5737c> lacking<MH5737c>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They also brought<MH935> barley<MH8184> and straw<MH8401> for the <i>war</i> horses<MH5483b> and baggage<MH7409> horses<MH7409> to the place<MH4725> where<MH834, 8033> it was <i>required,</i> each<MH376> <i>deputy</i> according to his duty<MH4941>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Now God<MH430> gave<MH5414> Solomon<MH8010> wisdom<MH2451> and very<MH3966> great<MH7235a> discernment<MH8394> and breadth<MH7341> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>mind<MH3820>, like the sand<MH2344> that is on the seashore<MH3220, 8193>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Solomon’s<MH8010> wisdom<MH2451> surpassed<MH7235a> the wisdom<MH2451> of all<MH3605> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>people<MH1121> of the east<MH6924a> and all<MH3605> the wisdom<MH2451> of Egypt<MH4714>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>For he was<MH2449> wiser<MH2449> than<MH4480> all<MH3605> <i>other</i> people<MH120>, <i>more</i> than<MH4480> Ethan<MH387> the Ezrahite<MH250>, Heman<MH1968>, Calcol<MH3633>, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>Darda<MH1862>, the sons<MH1121> of Mahol<MH4235>; and his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>fame<MH8034> was <i>known</i> in all<MH3605> the surrounding<MH5439> nations<MH1471>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>He also told<MH1696> three<MH7969> thousand<MH505> proverbs<MH4912>, and his songs<MH7892a> <i>numbered</i> 1,005<MH2568, 505>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He told<MH1696> of trees<MH6086>, from the cedar<MH730> that is in Lebanon<MH3844> even to the hyssop<MH231> that grows<MH3318> on the wall<MH7023>; he told<MH1696> also of animals<MH929>, birds<MH5775>, crawling<MH7431> things<MH7431>, and fish<MH1709>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/4-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span><i>People</i> came<MH935> from all<MH3605> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>nations<MH5971a> to hear<MH8085> the wisdom<MH2451> of Solomon<MH8010>, from all<MH3605> the kings<MH4428> of the earth<MH776> who<MH834> had heard<MH8085> of his wisdom<MH2451>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>Naphoth-dor</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>in Aloth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>sea</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Ch 5:1 in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>bread</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> About 231 cubic feet or 6.5 cubic meters<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> About 462 cubic feet or 13 cubic meters<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>oxen of the pasture</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>beyond</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>beyond</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> One LXX ms reads <i>4,000,</i> cf. 2 Chr 9:25<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Lit <i>heart</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> In 1 Chr 2:6, <i>Dara</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Lit <i>name</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">34</span> Lit <i>peoples</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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