1 N ow King Solomon was king over all Israel.

And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

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

and these the heads whom he hath: Azariah 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 Ahiah sons of Shisha scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud remembrancer;

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

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar 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 son of Nathan over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan minister, friend of the king;

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

And Ahishar over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda over the tribute.

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 hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

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

and these 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-Dekar in Makaz, and 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 Aruboth, hath 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 all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became 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 Ben-Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto 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, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that in Bashan, sixty great cities wall and brazen bar.

14 A hinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo Mahanaim.

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

Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

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

Baanah Ben-Hushai in Asher, and in Aloth.

17 J ehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah in Issachar.

18 S himei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei Ben-Elah 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 Ben-Uri in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who 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 many, as the sand that by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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 hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.

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

And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;

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

ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

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 is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants 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 dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto 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 hath 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 these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each 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.

And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

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 giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that on the edge of the sea;

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

and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than 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.

and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.

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

And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs five, and the chief one;

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 speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the 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 come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.