1 Kings 4

1 And King Solomon is king over all Israel,

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

These were the princes whom 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 Ahijah, 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;

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

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

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;

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

Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to 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;

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

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

These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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

Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

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

Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

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

Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as 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, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

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;

Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo [has] Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);

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

Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

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 Ela, 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, in the land of Gilead, 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 numerous 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.

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute 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,

Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, 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 head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

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 on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side 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.

Judah and Israel lived 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.

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.

Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.

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.

They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.

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;

God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.

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;

Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east 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—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.

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

He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one 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,

He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

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.

People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.