1 Now when king Solomon reigned over Israel
2 these were his principal officers. Azarias son of Sadok,
3 Eliaph and Achia sons of Seba were scribes, and Josaphat son of Achilud recorder;
4 and Banaias son of Jodae captain general of the army, and Sadok and Abiathar chief priests;
5 and Ornia son of Nathan superintendant of the overseers; and Zabuth son of Nathan the king's companion,
6 and Achisar was steward; and Eliak high steward; and Eliab son of Saph was over the household; and Adoniram son of Audon was over the tribute.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel to supply the king and his household, each to furnish supplies one month in the year,
8 and these were their names. Been son of Or on mount Ephraim, one.
9 Son Dakar, at Makis, and at Salabin, and at Baithsamys, and Elon even to Bethanon, another.
10 Son Esdi at Araboth; to him belonged Socho and all the land of Opher.
11 And over all Nephador was son Aminadab, who had to wife Tephath, a daughter of Solomon, another.
12 Bana son of Achiluth had Ithanach and Mageddo and all the house of San, which is by Sephanan below Esrae, and from Bethsan to Sabelmaula even to Maeberlukam, another.
13 Son Naber at Raboth Galaad; he had the district of Ergab in Basan, containing sixty large cities with walls and brasen bars, another.
14 Achinadab son of Saddo at Maanaim.
15 Achimaas, who married Basemmath a daughter of Solomon, was in Nephthaleim, another.
16 Bana son of Chousi in Asser and in Baaloth, another.
17 Josaphat son of Phaasud in Issachar.
18 Semei son of Ela in Benjamin.
19 Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, which belonged to Seon king of Esebon and Og king of Basan, and Naseph, one; in the land of Juda;
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22 Now these were the stated portions for Solomon every day, thirty cores of fine flour and sixty cores of barley meal;
23 ten choice young beeves, and twenty beeves from the pasture, and one hundred sheep besides hinds and fallow deer, and fatted fowls;
24 for he was supreme on this side the river, and was at peace with all around.
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27 These officers thus stationed furnished supplies for king Solomon, and all things ordered for the king's table, each his month, without the least variation from what was ordered.
28 The barley and straw, for the horses and chariot mares, they carried to the place where the king happened to be, each in his course.
29 And the Lord gave Solomon understanding and very comprehensive knowledge; and the effusions of his heart were like the sand on the sea shore;
30 so that Solomon far excelled the wisdom of all the ancients and all the wise men of Egypt.
31 He gave specimens of wisdom beyond all men; far beyond Gaithan the Zarite, and Ainan, and Chelkad and Darala, the sons of Mal.
32 He uttered three thousand parables, and his odes were five thousand.
33 He spoke of trees from the cedar which is on Lebanon, to the hyssop which springeth out of the wall. He spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of reptiles, and of fishes.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth who heard the fame thereof. And Solomon took to wife the daughter of Pharao, and brought her to the city of David until he built the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the wall of Jerusalem: and Pharao king of Egypt, came up and took Gazer, and burned it, and subdued the Chananites who dwelt in Mergab, and gave them as a portion to his daughter, Solomon's wife, and Solomon rebuilt Gazer.