1 Kings
1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4 — Scripture text (King James Version)
So king4428 8010 was king4428 over all 3478. And these were the princes8269 which he had; Azariah5838 the son1121 of Zadok6659 the priest3548, priest: or, chief officer Elihoreph456 and Ahiah281, the sons1121 of Shisha7894, 5608; 3092 the son1121 of Ahilud286, the recorder2142. : or, secretaries recorder: or, remembrancer And Benaiah1141 the son1121 of Jehoiada3077 was over the host6635: and Zadok6659 and Abiathar54 were the priests3548: And Azariah5838 the son1121 of 5416 was over the officers5324: and Zabud2071 the son1121 of 5416 was principal officer3548, and the king's4428 friend7463: And Ahishar301 was over the household1004: and Adoniram141 the son1121 of Abda5653 was over the tribute4522. tribute: or, levy And 8010 had twelve8147 6240 officers5324 over all 3478, which provided victuals3557 for the king4428 and his household1004: each man259 his month2320 in a year8141 made provision3557. And these are their names8034: The son of Hur1133, in mount2022 669: The son: or, Benhur The son of Dekar1128 1857, in Makaz4739, and in Shaalbim8169, and Bethshemesh1053, and Elonbethhanan358: The son: or, Ben The son of 1136 2618, in Aruboth700; to him pertained Sochoh7755, and all the land776 of Hepher2660: The son: or, Ben The son of Abinadab1125, in all the region5299 of Dor1756; which had Taphath2955 the daughter1323 of 8010 to wife802: The son: or, Bena Baana1195 the son1121 of Ahilud286; to him pertained Taanach8590 and 4023, and all Bethshean1052, which is by681 Zartanah6891 beneath 3157, from Bethshean1052 to Abelmeholah65, even unto the place that is beyond5676 Jokneam3361: The son of Geber1127, in Ramothgilead1568 7433; to him pertained the towns2333 of Jair2971 the son1121 of 4519, which are in 1568; to him also pertained the region2256 of Argob709, which is in 1316, threescore8346 great1419 cities5892 with walls2346 and brasen5178 bars1280: The son: or, Ben Ahinadab292 the son1121 of Iddo5714 had 4266: : or, to Ahimaaz290 was in 5321; he also took3947 Basmath1315 the daughter1323 of 8010 to wife802: Baanah1195 the son1121 of Hushai2365 was in 836 and in Aloth1175: 3092 the son1121 of Paruah6515, in 3485: Shimei8096 the son1121 of Elah414, in 1144: Geber1398 the son1121 of Uri221 was in the country776 of 1568, in the country776 of Sihon5511 king4428 of the 567, and of Og5747 king4428 of 1316; and he was the only259 officer5333 which was in the land776. 3063 and 3478 were many7227, as the sand2344 which is by the sea3220 in multitude7230, eating398 and drinking8354, and making merry8056. And 8010 reigned4910 over all kingdoms4467 from the river5104 unto the land776 of the 6430, and unto the border1366 of 4714: they brought5066 presents4503, and served5647 8010 all the days3117 of his life2416. And 's8010 provision3899 for one259 day3117 was thirty7970 measures3734 of fine flour5560, and threescore8346 measures3734 of meal7058, provision: Heb. bread measures: Heb. cors Ten6235 fat1277 oxen1241, and twenty6242 oxen1241 out of the pastures7471, and an hundred3967 6629, beside harts354, and roebucks6643, and fallowdeer3180, and fatted75 fowl1257. For he had dominion7287 over all the region this side5676 the river5104, from Tiphsah8607 even to Azzah5804, over all the kings4428 this side5676 the river5104: and he had peace7965 all sides5650 5676 round about5439 him. And 3063 and 3478 dwelt3427 safely983, every man376 under his vine1612 and under his fig tree8384, from 1835 even to 884, all the days3117 of 8010. safely: Heb. confidently And 8010 had forty705 thousand505 stalls723 of horses5483 for his chariots4817, and twelve8147 6240 thousand505 horsemen6571. And those officers5324 provided victual3557 for king4428 8010, and for all that came7131 unto king4428 's8010 table7979, every man376 in his month2320: they lacked5737 nothing1697. Barley8184 also and straw8401 for the horses5483 and dromedaries7409 brought935 they unto the place4725 where the officers were, every man376 according to his charge4941. dromedaries: or, mules, or, swift beasts And God430 gave5414 8010 2451 and understanding8394 exceeding3966 much7235, and largeness7341 of heart3820, even as the sand2344 that is the sea3220 shore8193. And 's8010 2451 excelled7235 the 2451 of all the children1121 of the east country6924, and all the 2451 of 4714. For he was wiser2449 than all men120; than Ethan387 the Ezrahite250, and Heman1968, and Chalcol3633, and Darda1862, the sons1121 of Mahol4235: and his fame8034 was in all nations1471 round about5439. And he spake1696 three7969 thousand505 proverbs4912: and his songs7892 were a thousand505 and five2568. And he spake1696 of trees6086, from the cedar tree730 that is in Lebanon3844 even unto the hyssop231 that springeth out3318 of the wall7023: he spake1696 also of beasts929, and of fowl5775, and of creeping things7431, and of fishes1709. And there came935 of all people5971 to hear8085 the 2451 of 8010, from all kings4428 of the earth776, which had heard8085 of his 2451.