1 Kings 4

1 And so it came to pass, that, King Solomon, was king, over all Israel.

And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.

2 Now, these, were his chief officers of state, —Azariah son of Zadok, the priest;

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

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

Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder,

4 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, over the army, —and Zadok and Abiathar priests;

And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests,

5 And Azariah son of Nathan, over the governors, —and Zabud son of Nathan, minister, king’s friend;

And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend,

6 And Ahishar, over the household, —and Adoniram son of Abda, over the tribute.

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

7 And, Solomon, had twelve governors over all Israel, who used to sustain the king and his household, —for a month in the year, was it appointed unto each one, to find sustenance.

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.

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

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

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

The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:

10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, —to him, pertaineth Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;

The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

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

The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.

12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, and Megiddo, —and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean as far as Abel-meholah, as far as over against Jokmeam;

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:

13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, —to him, belonged the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, his, was the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities, with walls and with bars of bronze;

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.

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:

15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, —moreover, he, took Basemath daughter of Solomon, to wife;

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

16 Banna son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;

Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:

17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.

18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

19 Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, —the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, being, the one governor, that was in the land.

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.

20 Judah and Israel, were many, as the sand that is by the sea, for multitude, —eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

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

21 And, Solomon, became ruler over all the kingdoms, from the River [even unto] the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt, —and these were bringing presents, and serving Solomon, all the days of his life.

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.

22 And it came to pass, that Solomon’s provision for one day was, —thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal;

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

23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, —besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

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

24 For, he, had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even as far as Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, —and he had, peace, on all sides of him, round about.

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.

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

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.

26 And it came to pass that, Solomon, had forty thousand stalls of horses, for his chariots, —and twelve thousand horsemen.

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

27 And these governors provided sustenance for King Solomon, and for all that drew near unto the table of King Solomon, every man in his month, —they let, nought, be lacking.

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.

28 Barley also and crushed straw, for the horses and for the swift beasts, brought they in unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.

Barley also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge.

29 And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart, —like the sand that is on the shore of the sea:

And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,

30 so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East, —and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,

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

31 so that he was wiser than any man—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol, —and it came to pass that, his name, was throughout all the nations round about.

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.

32 And he spake three thousand proverbs, —and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.

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

33 And he discoursed of trees—from the cedar that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop, that springeth out in the wall, —and he discoursed of beasts and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

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.

34 And there came in, of all the peoples, to hear the wisdom of Solomon—of all the kings of the earth, who heard his wisdom.

And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.