1 Kings 4

1 And so it came to pass, that, King Solomon, was king, over all Israel.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 Now, these, were his chief officers of state, —Azariah son of Zadok, the priest;

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

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

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

4 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, over the army, —and Zadok and Abiathar priests;

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

5 And Azariah son of Nathan, over the governors, —and Zabud son of Nathan, minister, 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 And Ahishar, over the household, —and Adoniram son of Abda, over the tribute.

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

7 And, Solomon, had twelve governors over all Israel, who used to sustain the king and his household, —for a month in the year, was it appointed unto each one, to find sustenance.

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 And, these, are their names, Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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

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

Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, —to him, pertaineth Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;

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

11 Ben-abinadab, all the height of Dor, —Taphath daughter of Solomon, had he to wife;

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

12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, and Megiddo, —and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean as far as Abel-meholah, as far as over against 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 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, —to him, belonged the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, his, was the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities, with walls and with bars of bronze;

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 Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, —moreover, he, took Basemath daughter of Solomon, to wife;

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

16 Banna son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;

Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, —the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, being, the one governor, that was in the land.

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 Judah and Israel, were many, as the sand that is by the sea, for multitude, —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 And, Solomon, became ruler over all the kingdoms, from the River [even unto] the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt, —and these were bringing presents, and serving 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 And it came to pass, that Solomon’s provision for one day was, —thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal;

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

23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, —besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

24 For, he, had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even as far as Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, —and he had, peace, on all sides of him, round about.

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 And Judah and Israel dwelt securely, every man under his own vine, and under his own fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-sheba, —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 And it came to pass that, Solomon, had forty thousand stalls of horses, for his chariots, —and twelve thousand horsemen.

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

27 And these governors provided sustenance for King Solomon, and for all that drew near unto the table of King Solomon, every man in his month, —they let, nought, be 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 Barley also and crushed straw, for the horses and for the swift beasts, brought they in unto the place where it should be, every man 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 And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart, —like the sand that is on the shore of the sea:

God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.

30 so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East, —and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,

Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 so that he was wiser than any man—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol, —and it came to pass that, his name, was throughout all the nations round about.

For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.

32 And he spake three thousand proverbs, —and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.

He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five.

33 And he discoursed of trees—from the cedar that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop, that springeth out in the wall, —and he discoursed of beasts and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

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 And there came in, of all the peoples, to hear the wisdom of Solomon—of all the kings of the earth, who heard 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.