1 ¶ So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

Now 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 officials: Azariah the 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, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and 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;

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s friend;

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

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to 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 deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

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

These are 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 and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

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

Ben-hesed, in Arubboth ( Socoh was his 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 all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his 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 the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of 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 ( the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

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

Ahinadab the 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 also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

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

Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

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

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

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

Shimei the 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 the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only deputy who was in the land. Solomon’s Power, Wealth and Wisdom

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 as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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.

Now Solomon ruled 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 kors of fine flour and sixty kors 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 oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

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 everything west of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides around about 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.

So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

Solomon 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.

Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they left nothing 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.

They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge.

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

Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on 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 surpassed the wisdom of all the sons 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 men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

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

He also spoke 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 even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and 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, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.