1 Kings 4

1 and to be [the] king Solomon king upon all Israel

King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.

2 and these [the] ruler which to/for him Azariah son: child Zadok [the] priest

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

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah son: child Shisha secretary Jehoshaphat son: child Ahilud [the] to remember

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.

4 and Benaiah son: child Jehoiada upon [the] army and Zadok and Abiathar priest

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

5 and Azariah son: child Nathan upon [the] to stand and Zabud son: child Nathan priest friend [the] king

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 upon [the] house: home and Adoniram son: child Abda upon [the] taskworker

Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.

7 and to/for Solomon two ten to stand upon all Israel and to sustain [obj] [the] king and [obj] house: household his month in/on/with year to be upon ([the] one *QK) to/for to sustain

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 name their Ben-hur Ben-hur in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim

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

9 Ben-deker Ben-deker in/on/with Makaz and in/on/with Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan Elonbeth-hanan Elonbeth-hanan

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

10 son: child Hesed in/on/with Arubboth to/for him Socoh and all land: country/planet Hepher

Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);

11 Ben-Abinadab Ben-Abinadab all Naphath Dor Taphath daughter Solomon to be to/for him to/for woman: wife

Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

12 Baana son: child Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean Beth-shean which beside Zarethan [to] from underneath: under to/for Jezreel from Beth-shean Beth-shean till Abel-meholah Abel-meholah till from side: beside to/for Jokmeam

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 Ben-Geber Ben-Geber in/on/with Ramoth (Ramoth)-gilead to/for him village Jair son: child Manasseh which in/on/with Gilead to/for him cord Argob which in/on/with Bashan sixty city great: large wall and bar bronze

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 son: child Iddo Mahanaim [to]

Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz in/on/with Naphtali also he/she/it to take: marry [obj] Basemath daughter Solomon to/for woman: wife

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

16 Baana son: child Hushai in/on/with Asher and Bealoth

Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat son: child Paruah in/on/with Issachar

Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei son: child Ela in/on/with Benjamin

Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber son: child Uri in/on/with land: country/planet Gilead land: country/planet Sihon king [the] Amorite and Og king [the] Bashan and garrison one which in/on/with land: country/planet

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 Judah and Israel many like/as sand which upon [the] sea to/for abundance to eat and to drink and glad

Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.

21 and Solomon to be to rule in/on/with all [the] kingdom from [the] River land: country/planet Philistine and till border: boundary Egypt to approach: bring offering: tribute and to serve [obj] Solomon all day life his

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 to be food: allowance Solomon to/for day one thirty kor fine flour and sixty kor flour

The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;

23 ten cattle fat and twenty cattle pasture and hundred flock to/for alone from deer and gazelle and roebuck and fowl to fatten

ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.

24 for he/she/it to rule in/on/with all side: west [the] River from Tiphsah and till Gaza in/on/with all king side: west [the] River and peace to be to/for him from all side: beside his from around

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 to dwell Judah and Israel to/for security man: anyone underneath: under vine his and underneath: under fig his from Dan and till Beersheba Beersheba all day Solomon

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 to be to/for Solomon forty thousand stall horse to/for chariot his and two ten thousand horseman

Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.

27 and to sustain [the] to stand [the] these [obj] [the] king Solomon and [obj] all [the] approaching to(wards) table [the] king Solomon man: anyone month his not to lack word: thing

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 and [the] barley and [the] straw to/for horse and to/for steed to come (in): bring to(wards) [the] place which to be there man: anyone like/as justice: custom his

They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.

29 and to give: give God wisdom to/for Solomon and understanding to multiply much and width heart like/as sand which upon lip: shore [the] sea

God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.

30 and to multiply wisdom Solomon from wisdom all son: descendant/people front: east and from all wisdom Egypt

Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.

31 and be wise from all [the] man from Ethan [the] Ezrahite and Heman and Calcol and Darda son: child Mahol and to be name his in/on/with all [the] nation around

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 to speak: speak three thousand proverb and to be song his five and thousand

Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.

33 and to speak: speak upon [the] tree from [the] cedar which in/on/with Lebanon and till [the] hyssop which to come out: issue in/on/with wall and to speak: speak upon [the] animal and upon [the] bird and upon [the] creeping and upon [the] fish

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 to come (in): come from all [the] people to/for to hear: hear [obj] wisdom Solomon from with all king [the] land: country/planet which to hear: hear [obj] wisdom his

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.