1:2a Then Solomon spoke to all Israel,

Then Solomon spoke to all the people of Israel.
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One day King Solomon called all the Israelites to be present in one place.

1:2b to the commanders of thousands

This included the ⌊army⌋ commanders of thousands
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⌊He called⌋ the ⌊army⌋ officers of 1000 ⌊soldiers⌋,

1:2c and of hundreds,

and the ⌊army⌋ commanders of hundreds,
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and the ⌊army⌋ officers of a hundred (100) soldiers.

1:2d to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—

the judges, and every leader in Israel,
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He called the judges and all the leaders in Israel,

1:2e the heads of the families.

and the heads of clans.
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and the leaders of families.
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and the big/important people of each family.

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