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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:9
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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9 Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
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Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(A)
Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(A)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(B)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be diligent to know the state of your (A)flocks,
And attend to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25 (B)When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26 The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.
Proverbs 13:23
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Proverbs 13:23
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23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
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Proverbs 13:23
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Proverbs 13:23
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23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:23
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Proverbs 13:23
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- Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
- Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away
Psalm 115:16
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Psalm 115:16
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16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
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Psalm 115:16
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Psalm 115:16
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Psalm 115:16
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Psalm 115:16
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16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s;
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
Psalm 104:14-15
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Psalm 104:14-15
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14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
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Psalm 104:14-15
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Psalm 104:14-15
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14 (A)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (B)food from the earth,
15 And (C)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.
1 Chronicles 27:26-31
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1 Chronicles 27:26-31
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26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
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1 Chronicles 27:26-31
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1 Chronicles 27:26-31
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26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig(A) trees in the western foothills.
Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.(B)
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Jaziz the Hagrite(C) was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
1 Chronicles 27:26-31
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1 Chronicles 27:26-31
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26 Ezri the son of Chelub was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground. 27 And Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards for the supply of wine. 28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands, and Joash was over the store of oil. 29 And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon, and Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in the valleys. 30 Obil the Ishmaelite was over the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite was over the donkeys, 31 and Jaziz the (A)Hagrite was over the flocks. All these were the officials over King David’s property.
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1 Kings 4:7-23
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1 Kings 4:7-23
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7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
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1 Kings 4:7-23
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1 Kings 4:7-23
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7 Solomon had twelve district governors(A) over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. 8 These are their names:
Ben-Hur—in the hill country(B) of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim,(C) Beth Shemesh(D) and Elon Bethhanan;
10 Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh(E) and all the land of Hepher(F) were his);
11 Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor(G) (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
12 Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan(H) next to Zarethan(I) below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah(J) across to Jokmeam;(K)
13 Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair(L) son of Manasseh in Gilead(M) were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities(N) with bronze gate bars);
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;(O)
15 Ahimaaz(P)—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana son of Hushai(Q)—in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;
18 Shimei(R) son of Ela—in Benjamin;
19 Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon(S) king of the Amorites and the country of Og(T) king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.
Solomon’s Daily Provisions
20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand(U) on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.(V) 21 And Solomon ruled(W) over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River(X) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.(Y) These countries brought tribute(Z) and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
22 Solomon’s daily provisions(AA) were thirty cors[a] of the finest flour and sixty cors[b] of meal, 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.(AB)
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- 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 5 1/2 tons or about 5 metric tons
- 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons
1 Kings 4:7-23
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1 Kings 4:7-23
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7 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. 8 These are their names: [a]Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; 9 [b]Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; 10 [c]Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; 11 [d]Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; 13 [e]Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged (A)the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged (B)the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 (C)Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 16 Baanah the son of (D)Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 (E)Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in (F)the 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 (G)as the sand by the sea in multitude, (H)eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21 So (I)Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from (J)the[f] River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. (K)They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 (L)Now Solomon’s [g]provision for one day was thirty [h]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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- 1 Kings 4:8 Lit. Son of Hur
- 1 Kings 4:9 Lit. Son of Deker
- 1 Kings 4:10 Lit. Son of Hesed
- 1 Kings 4:11 Lit. Son of Abinadab
- 1 Kings 4:13 Lit. Son of Geber
- 1 Kings 4:21 The Euphrates
- 1 Kings 4:22 Lit. bread
- 1 Kings 4:22 Each about 5 bushels
1 Samuel 8:12-17
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1 Samuel 8:12-17
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12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
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1 Samuel 8:12-17
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1 Samuel 8:12-17
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12 Some he will assign to be commanders(A) of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your(B) fields and vineyards(C) and olive groves and give them to his attendants.(D) 15 He will take a tenth(E) of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[a] and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
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- 1 Samuel 8:16 Septuagint; Hebrew young men
1 Samuel 8:12-17
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1 Samuel 8:12-17
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12 He will (A)appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. 14 And (B)he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. 16 And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest [a]young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants.
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- 1 Samuel 8:16 LXX cattle
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