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Now
King Solomon was
king over all Israel.
lea'r.fIy -l'K -l;[ .$,l,m h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h yih.y;w
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These were his
officials:
Azariah the
son of
Zadok was the
priest;
qw{d'c -n,b .Wh'y.r;z][ w{l -r,v]a ~yir'F;h h,Lea.w ? !eh{K;h
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Elihoreph and
Ahijah, the
sons of
Shisha were
secretaries;
Jehoshaphat the
son of
Ahilud was the
recorder;
j'p'vw{h.y ~yir.p{s a'vyiv yen.B h'Yix]a;w @,r{xyil/a ? ryiK.z;M;h d.Wlyix]a -n,B
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and
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada was
over the
army; and
Zadok and
Abiathar were
priests;
qw{d'c.w a'b'C;h -l;[ ['d'yw{h.y -n,b .Wh'y'n.b.W ? ~yin]h{K r't'y.b,a.w
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and
Azariah the
son of
Nathan was
over the
deputies; and
Zabud the
son of
Nathan, a
priest, was the
king's friend;
d.Wb'z.w ~yib'CiN;h -l;[ !'t'n -n,b .Wh'y.r;z][;w ? .$,l,M;h h,[er !eh{K !'t'n -n,B
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and
Ahishar was
over the
household; and
Adoniram the
son of
Abda was
over the
men subject to
forced labor.
a'D.b;[ -n,B ~'ryin{d]a;w tIy'B;h -l;[ r'vyix]a;w ? s;M;h -l;[
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Solomon had
twelve * deputies over all Israel, who
provided for the
king and his
household;
each man
had to
provide for a
month in the
year.
lea'r.fIy -l'K -l;[ ~yib'Cin r'f'[ -myen.v h{m{l.vil.w ? h'n'V;B v,d{x w{tyeB -t,a.w .$,l,M;h -t,a .Wl.K.lik.w ? leK.l;k.l d'x,a -l;[ h,y.hIy
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These are their
names:
Ben-hur, in the
hill country of
Ephraim;
~Iy'r.p,a r;h.B r.Wx -n,B ~'tw{m.v h,Lea.w
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Ben-deker in
Makaz and
Shaalbim and
Beth-shemesh and
Elonbeth-hanan;
v,m'v tyeb.W ~yib.l;[;v.b.W #;q'm.B r,q,D -n,B ? !'n'x tyeB !w{lyea.w
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Ben-hesed, in
Arubboth (
Socoh was his and
all the
land of
Hepher );
#,r,a -l'k.w h{k{f w{l tw{BUr]a'B d,s,x -n,B ? r,pex
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Ben-abinadab, in
all the
height of
Dor (
Taphath the
daughter of
Solomon was his
wife );
h{m{l.v -t;B t;p'j ra{D t;p'n -l'K b'd'nyib]a -n,B ? h'Via.l w{L h't.y'h
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Baana the
son of
Ahilud, in
Taanach and
Megiddo, and
all Beth-shean which is
beside Zarethan below * Jezreel, from
Beth-shean to
Abel-meholah as
far as the
other side of
Jokmeam;
tyeB -l'k.w w{Dig.m.W .$;n.[;T d.Wlyix]a -n,B a'n][;B ? la,[.r.zIy.l t;x;Tim h'n;t.r'c l,cea r,v]a !'a.v ? ~'[\m.q'y.l r,be[em d;[ h'lw{x.m leb'a d;[ !'a.v tyeBim
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Ben-geber, in
Ramoth-gilead (the
towns of
Jair, the
son of
Manasseh,
which are in
Gilead were his: the
region of
Argob,
which is in
Bashan,
sixty great cities with
walls and
bronze bars were his);
h,V;n.m -n,B ryia'y t{.W;x w{l d'[.liG t{m'r.B r,b,G -n,B ? !'v'B;B r,v]a b{G.r;a l,b,x ]w{l d'[.liG;B r,v]a ? t,v{x.n ;xyir.b.W h'mw{x tw{l{d.G ~yir'[ ~yiViv
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Ahinadab the
son of
Iddo, in
Mahanaim;
h'm.y'n]x;m a{Di[ -n,B b'd'nyix]a
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Ahimaaz, in
Naphtali (he
also married Basemath the
daughter of
Solomon );
t;m.f'B -t,a x;q'l a.Wh -m;G yil'T.p;n.B #;[;myix]a ? h'Via.l h{m{l.v -t;B
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Baana the
son of
Hushai, in
Asher and
Bealoth;
tw{l'[.b.W rev'a.B y'v.Wx -n,B a'n][;B
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Jehoshaphat the
son of
Paruah, in
Issachar;
r'kf'fIy.B ;x.Wr'P -n,B j'p'vw{h.y
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Shimei the
son of
Ela, in
Benjamin;
!im'y.nib.B a'lea -n,b yi[.miv
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Geber the
son of
Uri, in the
land of
Gilead, the
country of
Sihon king of the
Amorites and of
Og king of
Bashan; and he was the
only deputy who was in the
land.
!w{xyis #,r,a d'[.liG #,r,a.B yirUa -n,B r,b,G ? d'x,a byic.n.W !'v'B;h .$,l,m g{[.w yir{m/a'h .$,l,m ? #,r'a'B r,v]a
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Judah and
Israel were as
numerous as the
sand that is on the
seashore in
abundance; they were
eating and
drinking and
rejoicing.
~'Y;h -l;[ -r,v]a lw{x;K ~yiB;r lea'r.fIy.w h'd.Wh.y ? ~yixem.f.W ~yit{v.w ~yil.k{a b{r'l
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Now
Solomon ruled over
all the
kingdoms from the
River to the
land of the
Philistines and to the
border of
Egypt; they
brought tribute and
served Solomon all the
days of his
life.
r'h'N;h -nim tw{k'l.m;M;h -l'k.B levw{m h'y'h h{m{l.v.W ? ~yiviG;m ~Iy'r.cim l.Wb.G d;[.w ~yiT.vil.P #,r,a ? wy'Y;x yem.y -l'K h{m{l.v -t,a ~yid.b{[.w h'x.nim
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Solomon's provision for
one day was
thirty kors of
fine flour and
sixty kors of
meal,
r{K ~yiv{l.v d'x,a ~w{y.l h{m{l.v -m,x,l yih.y;w ? x;m'q r{K ~yiViv.w t,l{s
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ten fat oxen,
twenty pasture-fed oxen, a
hundred sheep besides * deer,
gazelles,
roebucks, and
fattened fowl.
h'aem.W yi[.r r'q'B ~yir.f,[.w ~yiair.B r'q'b h'r'f][ ? ~yirUB.r;b.W r.Wm.x;y.w yib.c.W l'Y;aem d;b.l !a{c ? ~yis.Wb]a
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For he
had dominion over
everything west of the
River, from
Tiphsah even to
Gaza, over
all the
kings west of the
River; and he
had peace on
all sides around about him.
x;s.piTim r'h'N;h r,be[ -l'k.B h,d{r a.Wh -yiK ? ~w{l'v.w r'h'N;h r,be[ yek.l;m -l'k.B h'Z;[ -d;[.w ? byib'Sim wy'r'b][ -l'Kim w{l h'y'h
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So
Judah and
Israel lived in
safety,
every man under his
vine and his
fig tree, from
Dan even to
Beersheba,
all the
days of
Solomon.
t;x;T vyia x;j,b'l lea'r.fIy.w h'd.Wh.y b,veY;w ? [;b'v rea.B -d;[.w !'Dim w{t'nea.T t;x;t.w w{n.p;G ? h{m{l.v yem.y l{K
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Solomon had
40,000 * stalls of
horses for his
chariots, and
12,000 * * horsemen.
~yis.Ws t{w.rUa @,l,a ~yi['B.r;a h{m{l.vil yih.y;w ? ~yiv'r'P @,l,a r'f'[ -myen.v.W w{b'K.r,m.l
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Those deputies provided for
King Solomon and
all who
came to
King Solomon's table,
each in his
month; they
left nothing * lacking.
h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h -t,a h,Lea'h ~yib'CiN;h .Wl.K.lik.w ? h{m{l.v -.k,l,M;h !;x.lUv -l,a ber'Q;h -l'K tea.w ? r'b'D .Wr.D;[.y a{l w{v.d'x vyia
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They also
brought barley and
straw for the
horses and
swift steeds to the
place where * it should be,
each according to his
charge.
.Waib'y v,k'r'l.w ~yis.WS;l !,b,T;h.w ~yir{[.F;h.w ? w{j'P.vim.K vyia ~'V -h,y.hIy r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -l,a
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Now
God gave Solomon wisdom and
very great discernment and
breadth of
mind, like the
sand that is on the
seashore *.
heB.r;h h'n.Wb.t.W h{m{l.vil h'm.k'x ~yih{l/a !eTiY;w ? ~'Y;h t;p.f -l;[ r,v]a lw{x;K bel b;x{r.w d{a.m
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Solomon's wisdom surpassed the
wisdom of
all the
sons of the
east and
all the
wisdom of
Egypt.
~,d,q -yen.B -l'K t;m.k'xem h{m{l.v t;m.k'x b,reT;w ? ~Iy'r.cim t;m.k'x l{Kim.W
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For he was
wiser than all men,
than Ethan the
Ezrahite,
Heman,
Calcol and
Darda, the
sons of
Mahol; and his
fame was known in
all the
surrounding nations.
!'myeh.w yix'r.z,a'h !'tyeaem ~'d'a'h -l'Kim ~;K.x,Y;w ? w{m.v -yih.y;w lw{x'm yen.B [;D.r;d.w l{K.l;k.w ? byib's ~Iyw{G;h -l'k.b
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He also
spoke 3,000 * proverbs, and his
songs were
1,005 *.
w{ryiv yih.y;w l'v'm ~yip'l]a t,v{l.v reB;d.y;w ? @,l'a'w h'Vim]x
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He
spoke of
trees, from the
cedar that is in
Lebanon even to the
hyssop that
grows on the
wall; he
spoke also of
animals and
birds and
creeping things and
fish.
!w{n'b.L;B r,v]a z,r,a'h -nim ~yice['h -l;[ reB;d.y;w ? h'meh.B;h -l;[ reB;d.y;w ryiQ;B aec{y r,v]a bw{zea'h d;[.w ? ~yig'D;h -l;[.w f,m,r'h -l;[.w @w{['h -l;[.w
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Men
came from
all peoples to
hear the
wisdom of
Solomon, from
all the
kings of the
earth who had
heard of his
wisdom.
t;m.k'x tea ;[{m.vil ~yiM;['h -l'Kim .Wa{b'Y;w ? w{t'm.k'x -t,a .W[.m'v r,v]a #,r'a'h yek.l;m -l'K teaem h{m{l.v