Twelve officers govern Solomon’s kingdom, each provisioning the royal table for one month of the year.
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Lyrics
King Solomon was king over all Israel These were the princes whom he had
Azariah the son of Zadok the priest Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha scribes Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud the recorder Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army
Zadok and Abiathar were priests Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister the king’s friend Ahishar was over the household
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel Who provided food for the king and his household Each man had to make provision for a month in the year Their names were appointed to their service
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River To the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand
Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour Sixty measures of meal ten head of fat cattle Twenty head of cattle out of the pastures One hundred sheep in addition to deer and gazelles
Solomon had dominion over all on this side of the River From Tiphsah even to Gaza over all the kings He had peace on all sides around him Judah and Israel lived safely
Every man under his vine and under his fig tree From Dan even to Beersheba all the days of Solomon Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots Twelve thousand horsemen
God gave Solomon abundant wisdom understanding and breadth of mind Like the sand that is on the seashore Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east
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