1 Kings 4

1 King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.

And he was the king Solomon king over all Israel.

2 These were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the priest;

And these [were] the officials who [belonged] to him Azariah [the] son of Zadok [was] the priest.

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were the king's secretaries. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the royal records.

Elihoreph and Ahijah [the] sons of Shisha [were] scribes Jehoshaphat [the] son of Ahilud [was] the recorder.

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

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

5 Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.

And Azariah [the] son of Nathan [was] over the overseers and Zabud [the] son of Nathan [was] a priest [the] friend of the king.

6 Ahishar was the palace manager. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of those forced to work for the king.

And Ahishar [was] over the house and Adoniram [the] son of Abda [was] over the forced labor.

7 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.

And [belonged] to Solomon two [plus] ten overseers over all Israel and they supplied the king and household his a month in the year it was on (the one *Q(K)*) to supply.

8 Their names were: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

And these [are] names their Ben-Hur in [the] hill country of Ephraim.

9 Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;

Ben-Deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Beth Shemesh and Elon Beth Hanan.

10 Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher was his);

Ben-Hesed in Arubboth [belonged] to him Socoh and all [the] land of Hepher.

11 Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

Ben-Abinadab all Naphath of Dor Taphath [the] daughter of Solomon she became of him a wife.

12 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;

Baana [the] son of Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth Shean which [is] beside Zarethan from under to Jezreel from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah to from [the] other side of Jokmeam.

13 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);

Ben-Geber in Ramoth Gilead [belonged] to him [the] villages of Jair [the] son of Manasseh which [are] in Gilead [belonged] to him [the] region of Argob which [is] in Bashan sixty cities large a wall and bar[s] of bronze.

14 Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab [the] son of Iddo Mahanaim.

15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

Ahimaaz in Naphtali also he he took Basemath [the] daughter of Solomon to a wife.

16 Baana, son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;

Baana [the] son of Hushai in Asher and Bealoth.

17 Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat [the] son of Paruah in Issachar.

18 Shimei, son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei [the] son of Ela in Benjamin.

19 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).

Geber [the] son of Uri in [the] land of Gilead [the] land of Sihon - [the] king of the Amorite[s] and Og [the] king of Bashan and an overseer one who [was] in the land.

20 Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.

Judah and Israel [were] numerous like the sand which [is] at the sea for multitude [they were] eating and [were] drinking and [were] joyful.

21 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.

And Solomon he was ruling over all the kingdoms from the River [the] land of [the] Philistines and to [the] border of Egypt [they were] bringing tribute and [were] serving Solomon all [the] days of life his.

22 The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;

And it was [the] food of Solomon for a day one thirty cor[s] of fine flour and sixty cor[s] of flour.

23 ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.

Ten cattle fat and twenty cattle pasture and one hundred sheep apart from deer and gazelle and roe-deer and birds fattened.

24 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.

For he [was] ruling - over all [the] other side of the River from Tiphsah and to Gaza over all [the] kings of [the] other side of the River and peace it belonged to him from all sides his from round about.

25 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.

And it dwelt Judah and Israel to security everyone under own vine his and under own fig tree his from Dan and to Beer Sheba all [the] days of Solomon.

26 Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.

And it belonged to Solomon forty thousand stalls of horses for chariotry his and two [plus] ten thousand horsemen.

27 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.

And they supplied the overseers these the king Solomon and every [person] approaching to [the] table of the king Solomon each month his not they left lacking anything.

28 They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.

And the barley and the straw for the horses and for the steed[s] they brought to the place where it was there each according to measure his.

29 God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.

And he gave God wisdom to Solomon and understanding great very and breadth of heart like the sand which [is] on [the] shore of the sea.

30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than that of all the Eastern wise men, greater than all of Egypt's wisdom.

And it was great [the] wisdom of Solomon more than [the] wisdom of all [the] people of [the] east and more than all [the] wisdom of Egypt.

31 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.

And he was wise more than any human more than Ethan the Ezrachite and Heman and Kalkol and Darda [the] sons of Mahol and it was name his among all the nations around.

32 Solomon composed three thousand proverbs and one thousand and five songs.

And he spoke three thousand proverb[s] and it was song his five and one thousand.

33 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.

And he spoke on the trees from the cedar which [is] in Lebanon and to the hyssop which [is] coming out in the wall and he spoke on the animal[s] and on the bird[s] and on the creeping thing[s] and on the fish.

34 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.

And people came from all the peoples to hear [the] wisdom of Solomon from with all [the] kings of the earth who they had heard wisdom his.