1 Kings, 4

1. So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

1. King Solomon was king over all Israel

2. And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

2. and had the following for his high officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;

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

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

4. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:

4. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was general of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

5. And Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan [was] principal officer, [and] the king's friend:

5. Azariah, son of Nathan, was head of the officers; Zabud, son of Nathan, was priest and the king's personal adviser;

6. And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.

6. Abishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram, son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

7. And 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.

7. Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel who provided food for the king and his household; each one of them making provisions for one month during the year.

8. And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

8. These were their names: Benhur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

9. The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

9. Bendeker, in Makaz; Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

10. The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him [pertained] Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

10. Benhesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);

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

11. Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphath-dor (he had Taphath, daughter of Solomon, for his wife);

12. Baana 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:

12. Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach; Megiddo and all of Beth-shean beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, as far as Jokmeam and beyond;

13. The 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:

13. Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair, son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, as also the region of Argob in Bashan, sixty big towns, walled and barred with brazen bars);

14. Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim:

14. Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15. Ahimaaz [was] in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

15. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath, daughter of Solomon, for his wife);

16. Baanah the son of Hushai [was] in Asher and in Aloth:

16. Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

17. Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18. Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

18. Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19. Geber 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.

19. Geber, son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was also an attendant in the land of Judah.

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

20. Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21. And 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.

21. Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and on to the frontiers of Egypt. All these paid tribute and served Solomon during his lifetime.

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

22. Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,

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

23. ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides harts, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

24. For 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.

24. He ruled over all the region west of the Euphrates, from Tipshah to Gaza and over all its kings, and he had peace on all frontiers.

25. And 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.

25. Judah and Israel lived in security, from Dan to Beersheba, and everyone was safe under his vine and under his fig tree, for as long as Solomon lived.

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

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

27. And 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.

27. All these governors supplied provisions for King Solomon and for all his guests at table, each one providing during his assigned month and seeing that nothing was lacking.

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

28. They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift studs wherever the king stayed, each one doing this during his appointed month.

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

29. God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sand on the shore,

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

30. so that his wisdom surpassed that of all the people of the east and of the Egyptians.

31. For 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.

31. He was wiser than any man; wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcot and Darda, sons of Mahol; and his fame spread among all the surrounding nations.

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

32. He composed three thousand proverbs and knew a thousand and five songs.

33. And 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.

33. He took his examples from all the trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he spoke also of the beasts and birds, and reptiles and fish.

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

34. People from all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon; all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom sent messengers to listen to him.