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1 erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israhel
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King Solomon was king over all Israel,
2 et hii principes quos habebat Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdos
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and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;
3 Helioreph et Ahia filii Sesa scribae Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
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Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui adsistebant regi Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos amicus regis
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Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend;
6 et Ahisar praepositus domus et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa
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Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
7 habebat autem Salomon duodecim praefectos super omnem Israhel qui praebebant annonam regi et domui eius per singulos enim menses in anno singuli necessaria ministrabant
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Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.
8 et haec nomina eorum Benhur in monte Ephraim
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These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Bendecar in Macces et in Salebbim et in Bethsemes et Helon Bethanan
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Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;
10 Benesed in Araboth ipsius erat Soccho et omnis terra Epher
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Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);
11 Benabinadab cuius omnis Nepthad Dor Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem
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Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo et universam Bethsan quae est iuxta Sarthana subter Hiezrahel a Bethsan usque Abelmeula e regione Iecmaan
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Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad habebat Avothiair filii Manasse in Galaad ipse praeerat in omni regione Argob quae est in Basan sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quae habebant seras aereas
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Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim
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Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaas in Nepthali sed et ipse habebat Basmath filiam Salomonis in coniugio
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Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
16 Baana filius Usi in Aser et in Balod
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Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Iosaphat filius Pharue in Isachar
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Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Semei filius Hela in Beniamin
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Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad in terra Seon regis Amorrei et Og regis Basan super omnia quae erant in illa terra
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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 there was one governor who was over the land.
20 Iuda et Israhel innumerabiles sicut harena maris in multitudine comedentes et bibentes atque laetantes
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Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.
21 Salomon autem erat in dicione sua habens omnia regna sicut a flumine terrae Philisthim usque ad terminum Aegypti offerentium sibi munera et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitae eius
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Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta chori similae et sexaginta chori farinae
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Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,
23 decem boves pingues et viginti boves pascuales et centum arietes excepta venatione cervorum caprearum atque bubalorum et avium altilium
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ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
24 ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem quae erat trans flumen quasi a Thapsa usque Gazam et cunctos reges illarum regionum et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu
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For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him.
25 habitabatque Iudas et Israhel absque timore ullo unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis
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And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.
26 et habebat Salomon quadraginta milia praesepia equorum currulium et duodecim milia equestrium
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Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
27 nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo
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And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
28 hordeum quoque et paleas equorum et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex iuxta constitutum sibi
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Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty.
29 dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis et latitudinem cordis quasi harenam quae est in litore maris
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And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore,
30 et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum
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so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus sapientior Aethan Ezraita et Heman et Chalcal et Dorda filiis Maol et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum
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For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.
32 locutus est quoque Salomon tria milia parabolas et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille
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He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
33 et disputavit super lignis a cedro quae est in Libano usque ad hysopum quae egreditur de pariete et disseruit de iumentis et volucribus et reptilibus et piscibus
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He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish.
34 et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis et ab universis regibus terrae qui audiebant sapientiam eius
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And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
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