1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:21-27

21And SolomonH8010H1961 reignedH4910 over allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 fromH4480 theH5104 Euphrates1 to the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430, as far asH5704 the borderH1366 of EgyptH4714. These kingdoms offeredH5066 tributeH4503 and servedH5647 SolomonH8010 allH3605 the daysH3117 of his lifeH2416.

22Solomon’sH8010 provisionsH3899 for a singleH259 dayH3117 wereH1961 thirtyH7970 corsH3734 of fine flourH5560,2 sixtyH8346 corsH3734 of mealH7058,3 23tenH6235 fatH1277 oxenH1241, twentyH6242 rangeH7471 oxenH1241, and a hundredH3967 sheepH6629, as well asH905 deerH354, gazellesH6643, roebucksH3180, and fattenedH75 poultryH1257. 24ForH3588 Solomon had dominionH7287 over everythingH3605 westH5676 of the EuphratesH51044—over allH3605 the kingdomsH4428 from TiphsahH8607 toH5704 GazaH5804—and he hadH1961 peaceH7965 on allH3605H5439 sidesH5676. 25ThroughoutH3605 the daysH3117 of SolomonH8010, JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 dweltH3427 securelyH983 from DanH1835 toH5704 BeershebaH884, each manH376 underH8478 his own vineH1612 andH8478 his own fig treeH8384.

26SolomonH8010 hadH1961 4,000H705H5055 stallsH723 for his chariotH4817 horsesH5483 and 12,000H8147H6240H505 horsesH6571.6 27EachH376 monthH2320 the governorsH5324 in turn provided foodH3557 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 and allH3605 who cameH7131 toH413 his tableH7979. They saw to it thatH5737 nothing was lackingH3808H1697.

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  1. 1. 1 Kings 4:21 Hebrew the River; also in verse 24 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 4:22 30 cors is approximately 187 bushels or 6,600 liters (probably about 5.5 tons or 5 metric tons of flour). ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 4:22 60 cors is approximately 375 bushels or 13,200 liters (probably about 11 tons or 10 metric tons of meal). ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 4:24 Or beyond the River ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 4:26 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 2 Chronicles 9:25); Hebrew 40,000 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 4:26 Or horsemen or charioteers ↩

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