1 K ing Solomon was king over all Israel.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 T hese were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

These were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

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

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

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

Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

5 A zariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;

Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud son of Nathan was priest and the king’s friend and private advisor;

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

Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

7 S olomon 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.

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in a year.

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

These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 B en Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

10 B en Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

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

11 B en Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);

Ben-abinadab, in Naphoth-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, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below 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, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);

Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him belonged the villages of Jair son of Manasseh which are in Gilead, also the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

14 A hinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath, Solomon’s daughter, as his wife);

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

Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 J ehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 S himei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei 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 officer who was in the land.

Geber son of Uri, in Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; only one officer was over all the country.

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

Judah and Israel were many, like the sand which is by the sea in multitude; they ate, drank, and rejoiced.

21 S olomon 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 reigned 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 cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,

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

23 t en 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.

Ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides harts, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl of choice kinds.

24 F or 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.

For he had dominion over all the region west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.

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

Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all of Solomon’s days.

26 S olomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

Solomon also had 40, 000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12, 000 horsemen.

27 T hose 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.

And those officers provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to his 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 the officers were, each man according to his duty.

Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was needed, each according to his assignment.

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

And God gave Solomon exceptionally much wisdom and understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand of the seashore.

30 S olomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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

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

32 H e spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.

He also originated 3, 000 proverbs, and his songs were 1, 005.

33 H e 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.

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

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

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