1 Kings 4

1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.

And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

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

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

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

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

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

5 Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend;

6 Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.

7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

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

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

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

the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

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

the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;

11 Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife;

12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of 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, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);

the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars;

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife;

16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

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 and Geber 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 official who 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 one officer that was over all the officers in the land.

20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.

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

21 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.

And Solomon ruled over all the 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.

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

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

23 ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

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

24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as 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 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 round about him.

25 Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

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

27 Those officials 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 victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

28 They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.

Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.

29 God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.

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

30 Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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

31 He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.

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

32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five in number.

And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

33 He described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fish.

And he spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34 People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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