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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.
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27 The district officers, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king's table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
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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.
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28 They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
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29 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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29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
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30 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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30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
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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.
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31 He was wiser than any other man, including Ethan the Ezrahite--wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.
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32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
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32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
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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.
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33 He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
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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.
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34 Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.
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