2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Compare verse1 commentary
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Compare verse1 commentary
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: Compare verse2 commentaries
5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: Compare verse1 commentary
6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. Compare verse1 commentary
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. Compare verse1 commentary
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: Compare verse1 commentary
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: Compare verse1 commentary
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: Compare verse1 commentary
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even to the place that is beyond Jokneam: Compare verse1 commentary
13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, three score great cities with walls and brazen bars: Compare verse1 commentary
19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. Compare verse1 commentary
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. Compare verse
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. Compare verse1 commentary
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and three score measures of meal, Compare verse
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl. Compare verse
24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. Compare verse
25 And Judah and Israel dwelled safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. Compare verse
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. Compare verse
27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. Compare verse
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. Compare verse
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. Compare verse3 commentaries
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. Compare verse3 commentaries
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. Compare verse3 commentaries
32 And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. Compare verse4 commentaries
33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. Compare verse3 commentaries
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. Compare verse3 commentaries