<t /><p class="bodytext">Solomon sat on his father David&#8217;s throne, and his royal authority<n id="1" /> was firmly solidified.p>

<v id="(5:1)" /><n id="1" /> Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River<n id="2" /> to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon&#8217;s subjects throughout his lifetime.<n id="3" />

and Solomon supplied Hiram annually with 20,000 cors<n id="1" /> of wheat as provision for his royal court,<n id="2" /> as well as 20,000 baths<n id="3" /> of pure<n id="4" /> olive oil.<n id="5" />