1 K ing Solomon was king over all Israel.

And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

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

and these the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok the priest;

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

Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud remembrancer;

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

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar 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 son of Nathan over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan minister, friend of the king;

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

And Ahishar over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda 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 hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

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

and these their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

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

Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

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

Ben-Hesed in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

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

Ben-Abinadab all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his 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 Ben-Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto 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);

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that in Bashan, sixty great cities wall and brazen bar.

14 A hinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo Mahanaim.

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

Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

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

Baanah Ben-Hushai in Asher, and in Aloth.

17 J ehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah in Issachar.

18 S himei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei Ben-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 Ben-Uri in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who 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 many, as the sand that by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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 hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.

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

And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors 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 feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

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 is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about.

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 dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

And Solomon hath 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 these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each his month; they let nothing be lacking.

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.

And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

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

And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that on the edge of the sea;

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

and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than 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.

and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.

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

And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs five, and the chief one;

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 speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the 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 come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.