19. Geber son of Uri was in charge of the land of Gilead (the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area.
20. The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.
21. (5:1) Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime.
22. Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal,