1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. Cross refs
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Cross refs
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Cross refs
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: Cross refs
5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: Cross refs
6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. Cross refs
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. Cross refs
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: Cross refs
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: Cross refs
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: Cross refs
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: Cross refs
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: Cross refs
13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: Cross refs
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: Cross refs
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: Cross refs
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: Cross refs
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: Cross refs
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: Cross refs
19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. Cross refs
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. Cross refs
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. Cross refs
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, Cross refs
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. Cross refs
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. Cross refs
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. Cross refs
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. Cross refs
27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. Cross refs
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. Cross refs
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. Cross refs
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. Cross refs
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. Cross refs
32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. Cross refs
33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. Cross refs
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. Cross refs