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Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
23
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.
24
Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.
25
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
26
And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphra'tes to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.