1 N ow King Solomon was king over all Israel.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

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

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

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

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; 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;

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, 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.

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

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.

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

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

These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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

Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, 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 (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

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

Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as 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, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

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 (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);

14 A hinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);

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

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 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 country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who 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 numerous 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.

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

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

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

ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened 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 even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.

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.

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

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

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.

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 lacking.

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.

They also brought Barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.

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

God gave Solomon abundant wisdom and understanding, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.

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

Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children 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, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.

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

He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand 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.

He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

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.

People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.