1 Kings 4

1 And King Solomon is king over all Israel,

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

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

Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

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

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

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

And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:

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

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labour.

7 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;

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

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

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

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

The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

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

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

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

The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:

12 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;

Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even to the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13 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;

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brasen bars:

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo [has] Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

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

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:

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

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17 Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18 Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin;

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19 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.

Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.

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

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21 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.

And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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

And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

23 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,

Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowls.

24 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.

For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side of the river: and he had peace on all sides around him.

25 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.

And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

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

27 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.

And those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

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

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries they brought to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 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;

And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 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;

And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 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.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.

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

And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

33 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,

And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34 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.

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.