1 Kings 4
1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.
And king Solomon reigned over Israel.
2 And these were his princes, Azariah the sonne of Zadok the Priest,
And these [are] the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder,
Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.
4 And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests,
And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc 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,
And Ornia the son of Nathan [was] over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan [was] the king's friend.
6 And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer 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 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 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: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim:
And these [were] their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one.
9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:
The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.
10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
The son of Esdi in Araboth; his [was] Socho, and all the land of Opher.
11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.
All Nephthador [belonged to] the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.
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:
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 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 Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him [fell] the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.
14 Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:
Achinadab son of Saddo, [had] Maanaim.
15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife:
Achimaas [was] in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.
16 Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:
Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,
17 Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.
Josaphat son of Phuasud [was] in Issachar.
18 Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
Semei 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.
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 Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.
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 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 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 Salomons vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale:
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 twentie oxen of the pastures, and an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes, and bugles, and fat foule.
and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.
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 dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.
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.
26 And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue 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.
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.
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 the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore.
30 And Salomons wisdome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East and all the wisedome of Egypt.
And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men 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.
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 And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.
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.
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 there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.
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.
