style="font-size:15px;"> 11:003:028 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
11:004:001 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
11:004:002 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
11:004:003 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
11:004:004 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
11:004:005 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
11:004:006 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
11:004:007 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.
11:004:008 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
11:004:009 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
11:004:010 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11:004:011 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
11:004:012 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 unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
11:004:013 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, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
11:004:014 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
11:004:015 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
11:004:016 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
11:004:017 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
11:004:018 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
11:004:019 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.
11:004:020 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
11:004:021 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
11:004:022 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
11:004:023 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
11:004:024 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.
11:004:025 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
11:004:026 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
11:004:027 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
11:004:028 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
11:004:029 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
11:004:030 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
11:004:031 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.
11:004:032 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
11:004:033 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
11:004:034 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
11:005:001 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
11:005:002 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
11:005:003 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
11:005:004 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
11:005:005 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
11:005:006 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
11:005:007 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
11:005:008 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
11:005:009 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
11:005:010 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
11:005:011 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
11:005:012 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
11:005:013 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
