23. 10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry,
24. for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders.
25. Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
26. Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
27. Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon’s table. They neglected nothing.
28. Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment.
29. God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.
30. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
31. He was wiser than anyone — wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations.
32. Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.
33. He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.