{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/1-kings/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:26:25.895Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"1 Kings","bookSlug":"1-kings","chapter":4,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":5,"totalChapters":22,"totalVerses":34},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"So king Solomon was king over all Israel."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And these <i>were</i> the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada <i>was</i> over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar <i>were</i> the priests:"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And Azariah the son of Nathan <i>was</i> over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan <i>was</i> principal officer, <i>and</i> the king's friend:"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Ahishar <i>was</i> over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda <i>was</i> over the tribute."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And these <i>are</i> their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him <i>pertained</i> Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Baana the son of Ahilud; <i>to him pertained</i> Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which <i>is</i> by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, <i>even</i> unto <i>the place that is</i> beyond Jokneam:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him <i>pertained</i> the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which <i>are</i> in Gilead; to him <i>also pertained</i> the region of Argob, which <i>is</i> in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Ahinadab the son of Iddo <i>had</i> Mahanaim:"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Ahimaaz <i>was</i> in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Baanah the son of Hushai <i>was</i> in Asher and in Aloth:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Geber the son of Uri <i>was</i> in the country of Gilead, <i>in</i> the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and <i>he was</i> the only officer which <i>was</i> in the land."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Judah and Israel <i>were</i> many, as the sand which <i>is</i> by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"For he had dominion over all <i>the region</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where <i>the officers</i> were, every man according to his charge."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that <i>is</i> on the sea shore."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that <i>is</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Kings 4 (KJV)","markdown":"[1 Kings 4](https://primebible.com/kjv/1-kings/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/1-kings/4 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}