1 N ow King Solomon was king over all Israel.

And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;

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

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

4 a nd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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

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

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;

6 a nd Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.

7 S olomon 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.

And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

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

And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.

9 B en-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.

10 B en-hesed, in Arubboth ( Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);

Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.

11 B en-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);

Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.

12 B aana 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;

Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.

13 B en-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);

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.

14 A hinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.

15 A himaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.

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

Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

17 J ehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar.

18 S himei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.

19 G eber 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

Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and the only superintendent that was in the land.

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

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

21 N ow 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.

And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as 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 kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,

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

23 t en fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

24 F or 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.

For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.

25 S o 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.

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

26 S olomon 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 T hose deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking.

And those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.

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

And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where were, every man according to his charge.

29 N ow God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

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

30 S olomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled 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, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

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

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

And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

33 H e 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.

And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

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

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