1 Kings 4

1 And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:

And king Solomon reigned over Israel.

2 And these were the princes which he had: Azarias the son of Sadoc the priest:

And these [are] the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.

3 Elihoreph, and Ahia, the sons of Sisa, scribes: Josaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder:

Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.

4 Banaias the son of Joiada, over the army: and Sadoc and Abiathar priests.

And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar [were] priests.

5 Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king’s friend:

And Ornia the son of Nathan [was] over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan [was] the king's friend.

6 And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.

And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the [chief] steward; and Eliab the son of Saph [was] over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute.

7 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his household: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a month in the year.

8 And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim,

And these [were] their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one.

9 Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.

The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.

10 Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.

The son of Esdi in Araboth; his [was] Socho, and all the land of Opher.

11 Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.

All Nephthador [belonged to] the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

12 Bana the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula over against Jecmaan.

Bana son of Achiluth [had] Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and [his was] the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.

13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: he had the towns of Jair the son of Manasses in Galaad, he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.

The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him [fell] the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

14 Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.

Achinadab son of Saddo, [had] Maanaim.

15 Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

Achimaas [was] in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

16 Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.

Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,

17 Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

Josaphat son of Phuasud [was] in Issachar.

18 Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.

Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

19 Gaber the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites and of Og the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.

Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, [the land] of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.

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

And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and [they execute] every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing.

21 And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him, all the days of his life.

And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.

22 And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

And these [were] the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,

23 Ten fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.

and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.

24 For he had all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side round about.

For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.

25 And Juda and Israel dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon.

26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

27 And the foresaid governors of the king fed them: and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon’s table, with great care in their time.

28 They brought barley also and straw for the horses, and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them.

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

And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore.

30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians,

And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt.

31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

And he was wiser than all [other] men: and he was wiser than Gaethan the Zarite, and [than] Aenan, and [than] Chalcad and Darala the son of Mal.

32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.

And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.

33 And he treated about trees from the cedar that is in Libanus, unto the hyssop that cometh out of the wall: and he discoursed of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes.

34 And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who heard of his wisdom.

And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and [ambassadors] from all the kings of the earth, as many as heard of his wisdom.