1 Kings 4:21–34

^21lSolomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. ^mThey offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. ⁿ

²²Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels ^oof fine flour and 300 bushels ^pof meal, ²³10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry, ^qr24for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. ²⁵Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, ^seach man under his own vine and his own fig tree. ^t26Solomon had 40,000 ^ustalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. ^v27Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon’s table. They neglected nothing. ²⁸Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses ^wto the required place according to his assignment. ^x

Solomon’s Wisdom and Literary Gifts

²⁹God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding ^yas vast as the sand on the seashore. ³⁰Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, ^zgreater than all the wisdom of Egypt. ^a31He was wiser than anyone ^b—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, ^cand Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. ^dHis reputation extended to all the surrounding nations. ^e

³²Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, ^fand his songs numbered 1,005. ^g33He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. ³⁴People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomon’s wisdom. ^h