1 ¶ So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 A nd these were the princes which he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest,

These were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

3 E lihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes, Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, writer of the chronicles;

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

4 B enaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

5 A zariah, the son of Nathan, was over the officers; and Zabud, the son of Nathan, was the priest and special companion of the king;

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

6 a nd Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, was over the tribute.

Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

7 A nd Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who maintained the king and his household. Each one of them made provision for one month in the year.

Solomon 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.

8 A nd these are their names: The son of Hur, in Mount Ephraim;

These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 t he son of Dekar, in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Bethshemesh and in Elon and in Bethhanan;

Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

10 t he son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Hepher.

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

11 T he son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife;

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

12 B aana, 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;

Baana 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;

13 t he son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which were in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brasen bars;

Ben-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);

14 A hinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 A himaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife.

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

16 B aanah, the son of Hushai, was in Asher and in Aloth;

Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 J ehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 S himei, the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 G eber, the son of Uri, was in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan; and in addition to these there was an officer over all the land.

Geber 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.

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

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

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

Solomon 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.

22 A nd Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal,

Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,

23 t en fat oxen and twenty oxen out of the pastures and one hundred sheep beside harts and roebucks and fallowdeer and fatted fowl.

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

24 F or he had dominion over all the region on the other side of the river and from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on the other side of the river, and he had peace on all sides round about him.

For 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.

25 A nd Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

26 A nd Solomon had forty thousand horses in his stables for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.

Solomon also had 40, 000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12, 000 horsemen.

27 A nd these officers maintained King Solomon and all that came unto king Solomon’s table, each one in his month; they made sure nothing was lacking.

And 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.

28 T hey also brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden unto the place where he was, each one according to his charge.

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

29 ¶ And God gave Solomon exceedingly great wisdom and intelligence and magnanimity of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

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

30 A nd Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.

Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 F or he was wiser than all men, than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman and Chalcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he was named in all nations round about.

For 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.

32 A nd he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

He also originated 3, 000 proverbs, and his songs were 1, 005.

33 A nd he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springs out of the wall. He also spoke of animals and of fowl and of serpents and of fishes.

He 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.

34 A nd they came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

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