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1 Kings 4

1So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
1King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
2These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
5Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
6Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
7Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
7Solomon 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.
8and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
8These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;
9Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
10Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
11Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
12Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
12Baana 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;
13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
13Ben 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);
14Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;
14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
16Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
19Geber 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.
20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
20Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
21Solomon 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.
22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
22Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.
23ten 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.
24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
24For he had dominion over all on this side of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on all sides around him.
25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
25Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
26Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
27Those 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.
28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
28They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
29God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
30Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
31For 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.
32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
32He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.
33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
33He 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.
34So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
34People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.