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Judah and Israel
were
many, as the sand which
is
by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking,
and making merry.
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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.
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And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore
measures of meal,
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Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep,
beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
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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.
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And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man
under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
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And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen.
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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.
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Barley also and straw for the
horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where
the officers
were, every man according
to his charge.
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And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart,
even as the sand that
is
on the sea shore.
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And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the
children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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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.
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And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand
and five.
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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.
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And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which
had heard of his wisdom.
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And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed
him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
2
And Solomon sent to
Hiram, saying,
3
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name
of the L
ORD
his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the L
ORD
put them
under the soles of his feet.
4
But now the L
ORD
my God hath given me rest on every side,
so that
there is
neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
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And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the
name of the L
ORD
my God, as the L
ORD
spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will
set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
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Now therefore command
thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and
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