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1 Kings 4:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Every day, Solomon needed five thousand litres of fine flour, ten thousand litres of coarsely-ground flour,

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Solomon ruled every kingdom between the River Euphrates and the land of the Philistines down to Egypt. These kingdoms paid him taxes as long as he lived.

ten grain-fed cattle, twenty pasture-fed cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, and geese.

In return, Solomon gave Hiram two thousand tonnes of wheat and four hundred thousand litres of pure olive oil each year.

Each day one ox, six of the best sheep, and lots of chickens were prepared. Then every ten days, a large supply of wine was brought in. I knew what a heavy burden this would have been for the people, and so I did not ask for my food allowance as governor.

let good sense fill the rooms with priceless treasures.

The more you have, the more everyone expects from you. Your money won't do you any good—others will just spend it for you.

and give them the same food and wine that I am served. Train them for three years, and then they can become court officials.”

Some of them will be officers in charge of a thousand soldiers, and others will be in charge of fifty. Still others will have to farm the king's land and harvest his crops, or make weapons and parts for his chariots.




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