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23 ten calves fattened in the stall,[a] 20 calves from the pasture, and 100 sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds. 24 His royal court was so large because[b] he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah[c] to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.[d] 25 All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:23 tn The words “in the stall” are added for clarification; note the immediately following reference to cattle from the pasture.
  2. 1 Kings 4:24 tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.
  3. 1 Kings 4:24 sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.
  4. 1 Kings 4:24 tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”
  5. 1 Kings 4:25 tn Heb “Judah and Israel lived securely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beer Sheba, all the days of Solomon.”

23 ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl.(A) 24 For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah(B) to Gaza, and had peace(C) on all sides. 25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,(D) lived in safety,(E) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.(F)

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