1 Kings 4

1 And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:

And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;

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

Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler;

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

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok 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 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;

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

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

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 superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

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

And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.

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

Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.

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

Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.

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

Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.

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.

Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.

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.

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.

14 Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.

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

Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.

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

Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

17 Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar.

18 Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.

Shimei the 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.

Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and [he was] the only superintendent that was in the land.

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

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

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 Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of 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.

ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

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 over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had 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.

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

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

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.

And those 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 wanting.

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.

And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where [the superintendents] were, every man according to his charge.

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

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

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons 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 Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

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

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

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 the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, 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 there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.