1 Kings 4

1 And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:

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

And these were the princes which he had: Azarias the son of Sadoc the priest:

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

Elihoreph, and Ahia, the sons of Sisa, scribes: Josaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder:

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

Banaias the son of Joiada, over the army: and Sadoc and Abiathar priests.

5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was priest, [and] the king’s friend;

Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king’s friend:

6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.

And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.

7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year:

And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his household: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.

8 And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim:

And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim,

9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:

Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.

10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth; to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher:

Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.

11 Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.

12 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:

Bana the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula over against Jecmaan.

13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: he had the towns of Jair the son of Manasses in Galaad, he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim:

Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.

15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth:

Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin:

Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.

19 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 which was in the land.

Gaber the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites and of Og the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.

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

Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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

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

And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

Ten fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.

24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tipsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

For he had all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side round about.

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

And Juda and Israel dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon.

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

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they let nothing be lacking.

And the foresaid governors of the king fed them: and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon’s table, with great care in their time.

28 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.

They brought barley also and straw for the horses, and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them.

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

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

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

And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians,

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

And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

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

Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.

33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

And he treated about trees from the cedar that is in Libanus, unto the hyssop that cometh out of the wall: and he discoursed of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34 And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who heard of his wisdom.