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bosome. 21 And when I rose in the morning to Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til
giue my sonne sucke, beholde, he was dead: and beyond ouer against Iokmeam: 13 The sonne of
when I had well considered him in the morning, Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes
beholde, it was not my sonne, whom I had borne. of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in
Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob,
22 Then the other woman sayd, Nay, but my sonne which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with
liueth, and thy sonne is dead. Againe she sayde, walles and barres of brasse. 14 Ahinadab the
No, but thy sonne is dead, and mine aliue: thus sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim: 15 Ahimaaz in
they spake before the King. 23 Then sayde the Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of
King, She sayth, This that liueth is my sonne, Salomon to wife: 16 Baanah the sonne of Hushai
and the dead is thy sonne: and the other sayth, in Asher and in Aloth: 17 Iehoshaphat the sonne
Nay, but the dead is thy sonne, and the liuing of Paruah in Issachar. 18 Shimei the sonne of
is my sonne. 24 Then the King said, Bring me a Elah in Beniamin: 19 Geber the sonne of Vri in
sworde: and they brought out a sworde before the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of
the King. 25 And the King sayde, Deuide ye the the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was
liuing child in twaine, and giue the one halfe to officer alone in the land. 20 Iudah and Israel were
the one, and the other halfe to the other. 26 Then many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating,
spake the woman, whose the liuing child was, drinking, and making merry. 21 And Salomon
vnto the King, for her compassion was kindled reigned ouer all kingdomes, from the Riuer vnto
toward her sonne, and she sayde, Oh my lorde, the lande of the Philistims, and vnto the border
giue her the liuing childe, and slay him not: but of Egypt, and they brought presents, and serued
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the other sayde, Let it be neither mine nor thine, Salomon all the dayes of his life. And Salomons
but deuide it. 27 Then the King answered, and vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine
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sayde, Giue her the liuing childe, and slay him floure, and threescore measures of meale: Ten
fat oxen, and twentie oxen of the pastures, and
not: this is his mother. 28 And all Israel heard the an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes,
iudgement, which the King had iudged, and they and bugles, and fat foule. 24 For he ruled in
feared the King: for they sawe that the wisedome all the region on the other side of the Riuer,
of God was in him to doe iustice. from Tiphsah euen vnto Azzah, ouer all the Kings

4 on the other side the Riuer: and he had peace
1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Is- round about him on euery side. 25 And Iudah
rael. 2 And these were his princes, Azariah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder
the sonne of Zadok the Priest, 3 Elihoreph and his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen
Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon. 26 And
the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder, 4 And Bena- Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses
iah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.
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and Zadok and Abiathar Priests, 5 And Azariah And these officers prouided vitaile for king
the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons
Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred
friend, And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and to lacke nothing. 28 Barley also and strawe for
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Adoniramthe sonneof Abda was ouerthe tribute. the horses and mules brought they vnto the place
7 And Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, where the officers were, euery man according to
which prouided vitailes for the King and his his charge. 29 And God gaue Salomon wisdome
housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large
to prouide vitailes. And these are their names: heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,
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the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim: The sonne 30 And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome
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of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth- of all the children of the East and all the wise-
shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan: 10 The sonne dome of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser then any man:
of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman,
and all the land of Hepher: 11 The sonne of Abi- then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol:
nadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath and he was famous throughout all nations round
the daughter of Salomon to wife. 12 Baana the about. 32 And Salomon spake three thousand
sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and
in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath