26 Solomon had 40,000 stalls of chariot horses and 12,000 chariot soldiers.
27 Each of the twelve regional officers brought food to Solomon and his household for one month of the year. They provided everything he needed,
28 as well as barley and straw for the horses.
29 Solomon was brilliant. God had blessed him with insight and understanding.
30-31 He was wiser than anyone else in the world, including the wisest people of the east and of Egypt. He was even wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Mahol's three sons, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. Solomon became famous in every country around Judah and Israel.
32 Solomon wrote 3,000 wise sayings and composed more than 1,000 songs.
33 He could talk about all kinds of plants, from large trees to small bushes, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.