1 Kings 4

1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.

Now Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 And these were his princes, Azariah the sonne of Zadok the Priest,

And these were his chief men: Azariah, the son of Zadok, was the priest;

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder,

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder;

4 And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests,

Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

5 And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend,

Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend;

6 And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.

Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

7 And Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vitailes for the King and his housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere to prouide vitailes.

And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year.

8 And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim:

And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:

... the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

... the son of Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control;

11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.

... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.

12 Baana the sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til beyond ouer against Iokmeam:

Baana, the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is by the side of Zarethan, under Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the far side of Jokmeam;

13 The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.

... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass.

14 Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:

Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife:

Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he took Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, as his wife;

16 Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:

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

17 Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.

Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber the sonne of Vri in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land.

Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan; and one overseer had authority over all the overseers who were in the land.

20 Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.

Judah and Israel were as great in number as the sand by the seaside, and they took their food and drink with joy in their hearts.

21 And Salomon reigned ouer all kingdomes, from the Riuer vnto the lande of the Philistims, and vnto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents, and serued Salomon all the dayes of his life.

And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.

22 And Salomons vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale:

And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;

23 Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen of the pastures, and an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes, and bugles, and fat foule.

Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

24 For he ruled in all the region on the other side of the Riuer, from Tiphsah euen vnto Azzah, ouer all the Kings on the other side the Riuer: and he had peace round about him on euery side.

For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.

25 And Iudah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon.

So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.

And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 And these officers prouided vitaile for king Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred to lacke nothing.

And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

28 Barley also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge.

And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.

29 And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,

And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

30 And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East and all the wisedome of Egypt.

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 For he was wiser then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.

For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

32 And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.

He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.

33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the hyssope that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of foules, and of creeping thinges, and of fishes.

He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth.

34 And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.

People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.