4 He had dominion over all the land west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and all its kings, and he had peace on all his borders round about.
5 Thus Judah and Israel lived in security, everyone under their own vine and fig tree from Dan to Beer-sheba, as long as Solomon lived.
6 Solomon had forty thousand stalls for horses for chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
7 The governors, one for each month, provided food for King Solomon and for all the guests at King Solomon’s table. They left nothing unprovided.
8 For the chariot horses and draft animals also, each brought his quota of barley and straw to the required place.
9 Moreover, God gave Solomon wisdom, exceptional understanding, and knowledge, as vast as the sand on the seashore.
10 Solomon’s wisdom surpassed that of all the peoples of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.