1 Kings 4

1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.

And King Solomon is king over all Israel,

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

and these [are] the heads whom he has: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest;

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

Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are] scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer;

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

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests;

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

and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;

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

and Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] 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 has twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household—a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

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

and these [are] their names: Ben-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:

Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan;

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

Ben-Hesed, in Aruboth, has Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

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

Ben-Abinadab [has] all the elevation of Dor; Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife;

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 Ben-Ahilud [has] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean to Abel-Meholah, to beyond Jokneam;

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.

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, has the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he has a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan—sixty great cities [with] wall and bronze bar;

14 Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:

Ahinadab son of Iddo [has] Mahanaim;

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

Ahimaaz [is] in Naphtali; he also has taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife;

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

Baanah Ben-Hushai [is] in Asher, and in Aloth;

17 Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.

Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar;

18 Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

Shimei Ben-Elah [is] 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 Ben-Uri [is] in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and [he is] the one officer who [is] 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 [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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 has been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River [to] the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt: they are bringing a present near, and serving Solomon, 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 provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors 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 feeding oxen, and one hundred sheep, apart from deer, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

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 is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and to Gaza, over all the kings beyond the River, and he has peace from all his surrounding servants.

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.

And Judah dwells—and Israel—in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan even to 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 has forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, 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 these officers have sustained King Solomon and everyone drawing near to the table of King Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing be lacking.

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 the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring to the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

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 gives very much wisdom and understanding to Solomon, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea;

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

and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and [greater] than 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.

and he is wiser than all men, [wiser] than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the surrounding nations.

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

And he speaks three thousand allegories, and his songs [are] one 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.

and he speaks concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even to the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaks concerning the livestock, and concerning the bird, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the 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 there come out [those] of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.