25. During Solomon’s life Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, 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.
28. They also gave the king enough barley and straw for the chariot and work horses. Each person brought this grain to the required places.
29. God gave great wisdom to Solomon. Solomon could understand many things. His wisdom was as hard to measure as the sand on the seashore.
30. His wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men in the East. And his wisdom was greater than all the wisdom of the men in Egypt.