1 Kings 4:7-28

7SolomonH8010 had twelveH8147H6240 deputiesH5324 overH5921 allH3605 IsraelH3478, who providedH3557 foodH3557 for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004; eachH259 deputy hadH1961H5921 to provideH3557 foodH3557 for a monthH2320 in the yearH8141. 8And theseH428 were their namesH8034: Ben-hurH1133, in the 1hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669; 9Ben-dekerH1128 in MakazH4739 and 2ShaalbimH8169, and 3Beth-shemeshH1053, and Elonbeth-hananH358; 10Ben-hesedH1136 in ArubbothH700 (4SocohH7755 was his and allH3605 the landH776 of 5HepherH2660); 11Ben-abinadabH1125 in allH3605 6the 7hillsH5299 of DorH1756 (TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 was his wifeH802); 12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286 in 8TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and allH3605 9Beth-sheanH1052 whichH834 is besideH681 10ZarethanH6891 belowH4480H8478 JezreelH3157, from Beth-sheanH1052 to 11Abel-meholahH65 as farH5704 as the otherH5676 sideH5676 of 12JokmeamH3361; 13Ben-geberH1127 in 13Ramoth-gileadH7433 (14the villagesH2333 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, whichH834 are in GileadH1568 were his: 15the regionH2256 of ArgobH709, whichH834 is in BashanH1316, sixtyH8346 greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and bronzeH5178 barsH1280 were his); 14AhinadabH292 the sonH1121 of IddoH5714 in 16MahanaimH4266; 1517AhimaazH290 in NaphtaliH5321 (he alsoH1571 marriedH3947H802 BasemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010); 16BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of 18HushaiH2365 in AsherH836 and 19BealothH1175; 17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of ParuahH6515 in IssacharH3485; 1820ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of ElaH414 in BenjaminH1144; 19GeberH1398 the sonH1121 of UriH221 in the landH776 of GileadH1568, 21the countryH776 of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the onlyH259 deputyH5333 whoH834 was in the landH776.

2022JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 were as numerousH7227 as the sandH2344 that is on the 23seashoreH3220 in abundanceH7230; they were eatingH398, drinkingH8354, and rejoicingH8056.

212425Now SolomonH8010 was rulingH4910 over allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 26from the Euphrates RiverH5104 to the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430 and to the borderH1366 of EgyptH4714; 27they broughtH5066 tributeH4503 and servedH5647 SolomonH8010 allH3605 the daysH3117 of his lifeH2425.

22Solomon’sH8010 28provisionH3899 for oneH259 dayH3117 was 29thirtyH7970 korsH3734 of fineH5560 flourH5560 and 30sixtyH8346 korsH3734 of mealH7058, 23tenH6235 fatH1277 oxenH1241, twentyH6242 31pasture-fedH7471 oxenH1241, and a hundredH3967 sheepH6629, besidesH905H4480 deerH354, gazellesH6643, roebucksH3180, and fattenedH75 geeseH1257. 24For he was rulingH7287 over everythingH3605 32westH5676 of the Euphrates RiverH5104, from TiphsahH8607 even to 33GazaH5804, 34over allH3605 the kingsH4428 35westH5676 of the RiverH5104; and 36he hadH1961 peaceH7965 on allH3605 sidesH5676 surroundingH5439 him. 2537So JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 livedH3427 securelyH983, everyoneH376 underH8478 his vineH1612 and his figH8384 treeH8384, 38from DanH1835 even to BeershebaH884, allH3605 the daysH3117 of SolomonH8010. 2639SolomonH8010 had 40fortyH705 thousandH505 stallsH723 of horsesH5483 for his chariotsH4817, and twelveH8147H6240 thousandH505 horsemenH6571. 27And thoseH428 deputiesH5324 providedH3557 foodH3557 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 and allH3605 who cameH7131 to KingH4428 Solomon’sH8010 tableH7979, eachH376 in his monthH2320; they allowedH5737 nothingH3808H1697 toH5737 beH5737 lackingH5737. 28They also broughtH935 barleyH8184 and strawH8401 for the war horsesH5483 and 41baggageH7409 horsesH7409 to the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 it was required, eachH376 deputy according to his dutyH4941.