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1 Kings 4:27 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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. "
1 Kings 4:27
Verse in Context
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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.
28 They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
29 God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
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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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