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The .iiii. Chapter.

2 The princes and rulers vnder Solomon. 22 The purueyaunce for his vittailes. 26 The number of his horses. 32 His bookes and writings.

[unspec A] 1 ANd so king Solomon was king ouer all Is∣rael.

2 And these were his lordes: Azariahu the sonne of Sadoc the priest.

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Sisa, scribes: Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder.

4 Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoast: Sadoc and * 1.1 Abiathar were the priestes.

5 And Azariahu the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers: And Zabud the sonne of Nathan was a priest, y^e kinges companion.

6 And Ahisar was steward of y^e houshold: And * 1.2 Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tributes.

7 And Solomon had twelue officers o∣uer [unspec B] all Israel, which prouided vittayles for the king and his houshold: eche man his moneth in a yere, made prouision for necessarie thinges.

8 And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim,

9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz and in Saalbin, and Bethsames, Elon, and Bethhanan.

10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom parteyned Socho and all the land of Hepher.

11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the re∣gion of Dor, whiche had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wyfe.

12 Baana the sonne of Ahilud was ouer Thaanach and Megiddo, and ouer all Bethsan, whiche is by Zarthana be∣neath Iezrael, frō Bethsan to y^e plaine of Mehola, euen vnto the place that is ouer against Ie••meam.

13 The sonne of Gaber had Ramoth Gi∣lead, and his were the townes of Iair the sonne of Manasse which are in Gi∣lead: and vnder him was the region of Argob whiche is in Basan threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.

[unspec C] 14 Ahinadab the sonne of Hiddo had Ma∣henaim.

15 Ahimaaz was in Nephthalim, and he toke Basmath the daughter of Solo∣mon to wyfe.

16 Baana the sonne of Husai was in Aser and in Aloth.

17 Iehosaphat the sonne of Paruah was in Isachar.

18 Semei the sonne of Ela was in Ben∣iamin.

19 Gaber the sonne of Vri was in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sehon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Basan, & was officer alone in the lande.

20 And Iuda and Israel were many [euen] as the sande of the sea in numbre, eating, drincking, and making mery.

21 * 1.3And Solomon raigned ouer all king∣domes from the riuer vnto the lande of [unspec D] the Philistines, [euen] vnto the border of Egypt: and they brought presents, and serued Solomon al the dayes of his life.

22 And Solomons bread for one day was thirtie “ 1.4 quarters of manchet flowre, & threescore quarters of meale:

23 Ten stalled oxen, and twentie out of the pastures, and a hundred sheepe, beside hartes, buckes, and wilde goates, and capons.

24 For he ruled in all the region on the other syde Euphrates, from Thiph¦sah to Azza, ouer al the kinges on the o∣ther syde the riuer: And he had peace * 1.5 with all his seruauntes on euery syde.

25 And Iuda and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine and vn∣der his figgetree, from Danto Beerseba all the dayes of Solomon.

26 And Solomon had * 1.6 fourtie thousand stalles of horses for charettes, & twelue thousande horsemen.

27 And the officers prouided vittayle for king Solomon and for all that came out of any place to king Solomons table, euery man his moneth, so that they lac∣ked nothing.

28 Barly also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man in his office.

9 * 1.7And God gaue Solomon wysdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 And Solomons wysdome excelled the wysedome of all the children of the east countrey, and al the wisdome of Egypt.

31 For he was wiser then al men, yea then Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chal∣col, and Darda the sonnes of Mahol: And his name was spoken of through∣out all nations on euery syde.

32 And Solomon spake three thousande (b) 1.8 prouerbes: And his songes were a thousande and fiue.

33 And he spake of trees, euen from the Cedar tree that groweth in Libanon, vnto the Isope that springeth out of the wall: He spake also of beastes, of foules, of wormes, and of fishes.

34 And there came of all nations to heare the wysdome of Solomon, and from all kinges of the earth, which had heard of his wysdome.

Notes

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  Not that 〈…〉〈…〉 had 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  iii. Reg. v. d.
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  Gen. xv. d. Exo. xxiii. d Psal. lxxii. d
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  Cor••s the Latin word cont••ineth xv. bussels.
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  Or, on e••¦ry s••de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Deu. xv••.••
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  Eccl. x••x••i. ••
• (b) 1.8

  The most part wherof are perished.