1 Kings 4:7-28

7SolomonH8010 had twelveH8147H6240 deputiesH5324 overH5921 allH3605 IsraelH3478, who 1providedH3557 for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004; eachH259 man hadH3557 to 2provideH3557 for a monthH2320 in the yearH8141. 8TheseH428 are their namesH8034: Ben-hurH1133, in the 3hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669; 9Ben-dekerH1128 in MakazH4739 and 4ShaalbimH8169 and 5Beth-shemeshH1053 and Elonbeth-hananH358; 10Ben-hesedH1136, in ArubbothH700 (6SocohH7755 was his and allH3605 the landH776 of 7HepherH2660); 11Ben-abinadabH1125, in allH3605 8the 9heightH5299 of DorH1756 (TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 was his wifeH802); 12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, in 10TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and allH3605 11Beth-sheanH1052 whichH834 is besideH681 12ZarethanH6891 belowH4480H8478 JezreelH3157, from Beth-sheanH1052 to 13Abel-meholahH65 as farH5704 as the otherH5676 sideH5676 of 14JokmeamH3361; 13Ben-geberH1127, in 15Ramoth-gileadH7433 (16the townsH2333 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, whichH834 are in GileadH1568 were his: 17the regionH2256 of ArgobH709, whichH834 is in BashanH1316, sixtyH8346 greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and bronzeH5178 barsH1280 were his); 14AhinadabH292 the sonH1121 of IddoH5714, in 18MahanaimH4266; 1519AhimaazH290, in NaphtaliH5321 (he alsoH1571 marriedH3947 BasemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010); 16BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of 20HushaiH2365, in AsherH836 and 21BealothH1175; 17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of ParuahH6515, in IssacharH3485; 1822ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of ElaH414, in BenjaminH1144; 19GeberH1398 the sonH1121 of UriH221, in the landH776 of GileadH1568, 23the countryH776 of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the onlyH259 deputyH5333 whoH834 was in the landH776.

2024JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 were as numerousH7227 as the sandH2344 that is on the 25seashoreH3220 in abundanceH7230; they were eatingH398 and drinkingH8354 and rejoicingH8056.

212627Now SolomonH8010 ruledH4910 over allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 28from the 29RiverH5104 to the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430 and to the borderH1366 of EgyptH4714; 30they broughtH5066 tributeH4503 and servedH5647 SolomonH8010 allH3605 the daysH3117 of his lifeH2425.

22Solomon’sH8010 31provisionH3899 for oneH259 dayH3117 was thirtyH7970 32korsH3734 of fineH5560 flourH5560 and sixtyH8346 33korsH3734 of mealH7058, 23tenH6235 fatH1277 oxenH1241, twentyH6242 34pasture-fedH7471 oxenH1241, a hundredH3967 sheepH6629 besidesH905H4480 deerH354, gazellesH6643, roebucksH3180, and fattenedH75 fowlH1257. 24For he hadH7287 dominionH7287 over everythingH3605 35westH5676 of the 36RiverH5104, from TiphsahH8607 even to 37GazaH5804, 38over allH3605 the kingsH4428 39westH5676 of the 40RiverH5104; and 41he hadH1961 peaceH7965 on allH3605 sidesH5676 aroundH5439 aboutH5439 him. 2542So JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 livedH3427 in safetyH983, everyH376 manH376 underH8478 his vineH1612 and his figH8384 treeH8384, 43from DanH1835 even to BeershebaH884, allH3605 the daysH3117 of SolomonH8010. 2644SolomonH8010 had 4540,000H705H505 stallsH723 of horsesH5483 for his chariotsH4817, and 12,000H8147H6240H505 horsemenH6571. 27ThoseH428 deputiesH5324 46providedH3557 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 and allH3605 who cameH7131 to KingH4428 Solomon’sH8010 tableH7979, eachH376 in his monthH2320; they leftH5737 nothingH3808H1697 lackingH5737. 28They also broughtH935 barleyH8184 and strawH8401 for the horsesH5483 and 47swiftH7409 steedsH7409 to the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 it should be, eachH376 according to his chargeH4941.