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1 Kings 4:20
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18 aShimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;  
19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in athe country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.  

Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon’s Reign

20 Judah and Israel were as numerous aas the sand by the sea in multitude, beating and drinking and rejoicing.  
21 So aSolomon reigned over all kingdoms from bthe River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. cThey brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.  
22 aNow Solomon’s1 provision for one day was thirty2 kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,  
23 ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.
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I & II Kings

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septuagint and the Vulgate they are called the Third and Fourth Books of Kings. The authorship of these books is unknown; but the prevailing opinion is that they were compiled by Ezra, or one of the later prophets, from the ancient documents that are so frequently referred to in the course of the history as of public and established authority. Their inspired character was acknowledged by the Jewish Church, which ranked them in the sacred canon; and, besides, it is attested by our Lord, who frequently quotes from them (compare I Kings 17:9; II Kings 5:14 with Luke 4:24-27; I Kings 10:1 with Matthew 12:42).

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