1 Kings 4
1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.
King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
2 And these were his princes, Azariah the sonne of Zadok the Priest,
These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder,
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
4 And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests,
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend,
Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.
6 And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.
Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
7 And Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vitailes for the King and his housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere to prouide vitailes.
Solomon had twelve area governors whose responsibilities covered the whole of Israel, providing food for the king and his household. Each one in turn arranged supplies for one month of the year.
8 And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim:
Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.
Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 Baana the sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til beyond ouer against Iokmeam:
Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to Jokmeam;
13 The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having walls and bronze bars);
14 Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:
Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife:
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
16 Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:
Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.
Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber the sonne of Vri in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land.
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).
20 Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.
Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
21 And Salomon reigned ouer all kingdomes, from the Riuer vnto the lande of the Philistims, and vnto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents, and serued Salomon all the dayes of his life.
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.
22 And Salomons vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale:
The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;
23 Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen of the pastures, and an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes, and bugles, and fat foule.
ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.
24 For he ruled in all the region on the other side of the Riuer, from Tiphsah euen vnto Azzah, ouer all the Kings on the other side the Riuer: and he had peace round about him on euery side.
For Solomon ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.
25 And Iudah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon.
During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.
26 And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.
Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
27 And these officers prouided vitaile for king Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred to lacke nothing.
Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.
28 Barley also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge.
They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
29 And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,
God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
30 And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East and all the wisedome of Egypt.
Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
31 For he was wiser then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.
He was wiser than anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.
32 And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the hyssope that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of foules, and of creeping thinges, and of fishes.
He was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. He taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
34 And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.
People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.
