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For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
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Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
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Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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Those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
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Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they to the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.
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God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
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Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.
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He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
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He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish.
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There came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.