1 Kings 4

1 Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest;

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

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;

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

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

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

5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king;

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

6 and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.

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

7 And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year.

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.

8 And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim;

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

9 Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;

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

10 Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher;

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

11 Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife;

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

12 Baana, the son of Ahilud, who was reigning in Taanach, and Megiddo, and all of Bethshean, which is beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Bethshean as far as Abelmeholah, opposite Jokmeam;

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;

13 Bengeber, in Ramoth Gilead, who had the town of Jair, the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; the same was first in the entire region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls that had bronze bars;

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);

14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage;

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

16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth;

Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, over all who were in that land.

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.

20 Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

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

21 Now Solomon had, in his dominion, all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt. And they offered gifts to him, and they served him 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 the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,

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

23 ten fattened oxen, and twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred rams, aside from the venison of stags, roe deer, and gazelles, and fattened poultry.

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

24 For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around.

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.

25 And so, Judah and Israel were living without any fear, each one under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, during all the days of Solomon.

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.

26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses.

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

27 And the above-stated commanders of the king nourished these. And they also offered the necessities for the table of king Solomon, with immense diligence, each in his time.

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.

28 Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden, to the place where the king was, just as it was appointed to them.

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.

29 And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea.

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

30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians.

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

31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was renowned in all the nations on every side.

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.

32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five.

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

33 And he discoursed about trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, to the hyssop which grows out from the wall. And he explained about beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.

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.

34 And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom.

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.