KJV King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
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1 Kings 4:1
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
WEB World English Bible
King Solomon was king over all Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king Solomon is king over all Israel,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 4
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:
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1 Kings 11:35-36But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, [even] ten tribes.1 Kings 12:19-20So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.2 Chronicles 9:30And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.Ecclesiastes 1:12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.1 Kings 11:13Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but] will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.1 Chronicles 12:38All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.2 Samuel 5:5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
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