1 K ing Solomon was king over all Israel.

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 T hese were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

3 E lihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

4 B enaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

5 A zariah son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud son of Nathan was priest and the king’s friend and private advisor;

And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

6 A hishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7 S olomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in a year.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

8 T hese were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9 B en-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10 B en-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

11 B en-abinadab, in Naphoth-dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);

The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

12 B aana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as beyond Jokmeam;

Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13 B en-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him belonged the villages of Jair son of Manasseh which are in Gilead, also the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

14 A hinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

15 A himaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath, Solomon’s daughter, as his wife);

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

16 B aana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17 J ehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18 S himei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19 G eber son of Uri, in Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; only one officer was over all the country.

Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

20 J udah and Israel were many, like the sand which is by the sea in multitude; they ate, drank, and rejoiced.

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21 S olomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 S olomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

23 T en fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides harts, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl of choice kinds.

Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

24 F or he had dominion over all the region west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.

For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

25 J udah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all of Solomon’s days.

And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 S olomon also had 40, 000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12, 000 horsemen.

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 A nd those officers provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to his table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

28 B arley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was needed, each according to his assignment.

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 A nd God gave Solomon exceptionally much wisdom and understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand of the seashore.

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 S olomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 F or he was wiser than all other men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame was in all the nations round about.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

32 H e also originated 3, 000 proverbs, and his songs were 1, 005.

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

33 H e spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34 M en came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.