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1 Kings 4:25 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. "
1 Kings 4:25
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23 ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
24 For he had dominion over all on this side of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on all sides around him.
25 Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
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1 Kings 4:1
"King Solomon was king over all Israel."
1 Kings 4:2
"These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;"
1 Kings 4:3
"Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;"
1 Kings 4:4
"Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;"
1 Kings 4:5
"Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;"
1 Kings 4:6
"Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor."
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