1 Kings 4
1 And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:
King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had: Azarias the son of Sadoc the priest:
These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;
3 Elihoreph, and Ahia, the sons of Sisa, scribes: Josaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder:
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.
4 Banaias the son of Joiada, over the army: and Sadoc and Abiathar priests.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander. 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:
Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.
6 And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.
Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.
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.
Solomon had twelve area governors whose responsibilities covered the whole of Israel, providing food for the king and his household. Each one in turn arranged supplies for one month of the year.
8 And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim,
Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);
11 Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.
Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-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, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to Jokmeam;
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 (the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having walls and bronze bars);
14 Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.
Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.
Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.
Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.
Shimei, 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 son of Uri in the land of Gilead, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).
20 Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.
Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.
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.
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.
22 And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors 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 fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.
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 Solomon ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.
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.
During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.
Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.
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.
Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.
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.
They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.
29 And God gave to Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart as the sand that is on the sea shore.
God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.
30 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians,
Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.
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.
He was wiser than anyone, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation spread through the nations around.
32 Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.
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.
He was able to discuss knowledge of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall. He taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
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.
People from all nations came to hear Solomon's wisdom. They were sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard about his wisdom.
