1 Kings 4

1 Thus was king Solomon king over all Israel.

And King Solomon is king over all Israel,

2 And these were the princes whom he had: 'Azaryahu the son of Zadok the priest;

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

3 Elichoreph and Achiyah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Achilud, the recorder;

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

4 And Benayahu the son of Yehoyada' over the army; and Zadok and Ebyathar priests;

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

5 And Azaryahu the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was an officer of state and the king's friend;

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

6 And Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of 'Abda was over the tribute.

and Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute.

7 And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household: one month in the year had the particular one to procure provisions.

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: Ben-chur on the mountain of Ephraim;

and these [are] their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Sha'albim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-chanan;

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

10 Ben-chessed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Chepher;

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

11 Ben-abinadab, in all the district of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for wife;

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

12 Ba'ana the son of Achilud in Tha'anach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zarethanah beneath Yizre'el, from Beth-shean to Abel-mecholah, as far as beyond Yokme'am;

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 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gil'ad; to him pertained the villages of Ya'ir the son of Menasseh, which are in Gil'ad; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars;

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 Achinadab the son of 'Iddo in Machanayim;

Ahinadab son of Iddo [has] Mahanaim;

15 Achima'az in Naphtali; he also took Bahsemath the daughter of Solomon for wife;

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

16 Ba'anah the son of Chushai in Asher and in Be'aloth;

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

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruach, in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar;

18 Shim'i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin;

19 Geber the son of Uri in the country of Gil'ad, the country of Sichon the king of the Emorites, and of 'Og the king of Bashan; besides the one superintendent who was 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 Judah and Israel were numerous, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude; and they ate and drank, and made merry.

Judah and Israel [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 And Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt, which brought presents, and served Solomon all the days 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 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, and sixty kors of meal,

And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal,

23 Ten fatted oxen, and twenty pasture oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

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 had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Thiphsach even to Gazzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

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 Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', all the days of Solomon.

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 Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

And Solomon has forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 And those superintendents provided for king Solomon, and for all that came near unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.

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 The barley also and the straw for the horses and the runners did they bring unto the place where he might be, every man according to his prescription.

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 gave unto Solomon wisdom and understanding exceedingly much, and largeness of heart, even 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 Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom 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 And he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrachite, and Heman, and Kalkol, and Darda', the sons of Machol: and his name was [spread] among all the 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 he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

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

33 And he spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on the Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke also concerning the beasts, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the 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 men came from all the people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

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.