7 things about Solomon that left the Queen of Sheba overwhelmed
1 Kings 10:4, 5
When the queen of Sheba saw
all the wisdom of Solomon
and the palace he had built,
the food on his table,
the seating of his officials,
the attending servants in their robes,
his cupbearers,
and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD,
she was overwhelmed.
12 District Governors under King Solomon
1 Kings 4:7-20 Solomon had twelve district governors 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. These are their names:
Ben-Hur - in the hill country of Ephraim;
Ben-Deker - in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;
Ben-Hesed - in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);
Ben-Abinadab - in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
Baana son of Ahilud - in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;
Ben-Geber - in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);
Ahinadab son of Iddo - in Mahanaim;
Ahimaaz - in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
Baana son of Hushai - in Asher and in Aloth;
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah - in Issachar;
Shimei son of Ela - in Benjamin;
Geber son of Uri - in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.
11 chief officials under King Solomon
1 Kings 4:1-6 So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. And these were his chief officials:
Azariah son of Zadok - the priest;
Elihoreph
and Ahijah, sons of Shisha - secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud - recorder;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada - commander in chief;
Zadok
and Abiathar - priests;
Azariah son of Nathan - in charge of the district governors;
Zabud son of Nathan - a priest and adviser to the king;
Ahishar - palace administrator;
Adoniram son of Abda - in charge of forced labour.
Elihoreph
and Ahijah, sons of Shisha - secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud - recorder;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada - commander in chief;
Zadok
and Abiathar - priests;
Azariah son of Nathan - in charge of the district governors;
Zabud son of Nathan - a priest and adviser to the king;
Ahishar - palace administrator;
Adoniram son of Abda - in charge of forced labour.
3 Amorites allied with Abraham in Lot's Day, Genesis 14:13
Genesis 14:13 A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of
Mamre the Amorite,
a brother of Eshkol
and Aner,
all of whom were allied with Abram.
6 tribes defeated by Kederlaomer and his allies in Abraham and Lot's Day, Genesis 14
In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated
the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim,
the Zuzites in Ham,
the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert.
Then they turned back and went
to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites,
as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.
5 kings who fought four in the days of Abraham and Lot, Genesis 14
Genesis 14:2-4 ... these kings went to war against
Bera king of Sodom,
Birsha king of Gomorrah,
Shinab king of Admah,
Shemeber king of Zeboyim,
and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea Valley). For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
(Also see verse 8)
(Also see verse 8)
4 Kings who fought five in the days of Abraham and Lot, Genesis 14
Amraphel was king of Shinar,
Arioch king of Ellasar,
Kedorlaomer king of Elam
and Tidal king of Goyim,...
(See also verse 9 Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar--four kings against five)
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