1 S o king Solomon was king over all Israel.

Now King Solomon was the king of all Israel.

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

These were the king’s men. Azariah the son of Zadok was the religious leader.

3 E lihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were the heads of meetings. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the one who wrote down the things of the nation.

4 A nd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was captain of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were religious leaders.

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

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the leaders. Zabud the son of Nathan was a religious leader and the king’s friend.

6 A nd Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

Ahishar was head of the king’s house. And Adoniram the son of Abda was head of the men who were made to work.

7 A nd 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.

Solomon had twelve men over all Israel, who brought food for the king and those of his house. Each man had to bring food for one month in the year.

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

These were their names. There was Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim,

9 T he son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

and Ben-deker in Makaz. There were Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, Elonbeth-hanan,

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

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

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

and Ben-abinadab in all Naphath-Dor (Solomon’s daughter Taphath 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:

There was 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 are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

There was Bengeber in Ramoth-gilead. (The towns of Manasseh’s son Jair which are in Gilead were his. And he had the land of Argob in Bashan, where there were sixty big cities with walls and locks of brass.)

14 A hinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

There was 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 (who married Solomon’s daughter Basemath),

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

and Baana the son of Hushai in Asher and Bealoth.

17 J ehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

And there was 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 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.

and Geber the son of Uri in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only leader in the land. Solomon’s Riches

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

There were many people in Judah and Israel, as much as the sand beside the sea. They were eating and drinking and full of joy.

21 A nd 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.

Solomon ruled over all the nations from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and to the land of Egypt. They brought taxes and worked for Solomon all the days of his life.

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

The food brought to Solomon for one day was 300 baskets of fine flour, 600 baskets of seeds,

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

ten fat bulls, twenty grass-fed bulls, 100 sheep, and deer, gazelles, roebucks and fat birds.

24 F or 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.

Solomon ruled over everything west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. He ruled over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace around him on all sides.

25 A nd 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.

So Judah and Israel were safe. Every man was safe under his vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 A nd Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

Solomon had 40, 000 rooms for his war-wagon horses, and 12, 000 horsemen.

27 A nd 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.

Those leaders brought food for King Solomon and all who came to his table, each during his month. They made sure nothing was missing.

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

They brought barley and straw for the fast horses and the war-wagon horses, where it was needed. Each man did the work he had been given to do.

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

God gave Solomon wisdom and much understanding and learning, as much as the sand beside the sea.

30 A nd Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than 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 his fame was in all nations round about.

He was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, Darda, and the sons of Mahol. His name was known in all the nations around him.

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

He spoke 3, 000 wise sayings and wrote 1, 005 songs.

33 A nd 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.

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on the wall. He spoke of animals, birds, things that moved upon the ground, and fish.

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

Men came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.