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25 During Solomon’s life Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,[a] lived in peace. Each man was able to sit under his own fig trees and grapevines.

26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses. And he had 12,000 chariot soldiers. 27 Each month one of the district governors gave King Solomon all the food he needed. This was enough for every person who ate at the king’s table. The governors made sure he had everything he needed.

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  1. 4:25 Dan to Beersheba Dan was the city farthest north in Israel. Beersheba was the city farthest south. So this means all the people of Israel.

25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,(A) lived in safety,(B) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.(C)

26 Solomon had four[a] thousand stalls for chariot horses,(D) and twelve thousand horses.[b]

27 The district governors,(E) each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

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  1. 1 Kings 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
  2. 1 Kings 4:26 Or charioteers