1 Kings 4

1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.

And he was the king Solomon king over all Israel.

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

And these [were] the officials who [belonged] to him 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,

And Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] over the army and 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,

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

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

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

And these [are] names their 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-Deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in 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 Arubboth [belonged] to him Socoh 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 all Naphath of Dor Taphath [the] daughter of Solomon she became of him a 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 [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 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 [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 the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:

Ahinadab [the] son of Iddo Mahanaim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And it belonged to Solomon forty thousand stalls of horses for chariotry his and two [plus] ten 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 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 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 the horses and for the steed[s] they brought to the place where it was there each according to measure his.

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

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

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