1 Kings 4

1 And he was the king Solomon king over all Israel.

King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 And these [were] the officials who [belonged] to him Azariah [the] son of Zadok [was] the priest.

These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah [the] sons of Shisha [were] scribes Jehoshaphat [the] son of Ahilud [was] the recorder.

Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha, were secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

4 And Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada [was] over the army and Zadok and Abiathar [were] priests.

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

5 And Azariah [the] son of Nathan [was] over the overseers and Zabud [the] son of Nathan [was] a priest [the] friend of the king.

Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend.

6 And Ahishar [was] over the house and Adoniram [the] son of Abda [was] over the forced labor.

Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.

7 And [belonged] to Solomon two [plus] ten overseers over all Israel and they supplied the king and household his a month in the year it was on (the one *Q(K)*) to supply.

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

8 And these [are] names their Ben-Hur in [the] hill country of Ephraim.

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

9 Ben-Deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Beth Shemesh and Elon Beth Hanan.

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

10 Ben-Hesed in Arubboth [belonged] to him Socoh and all [the] land of Hepher.

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

11 Ben-Abinadab all Naphath of Dor Taphath [the] daughter of Solomon she became of him a wife.

Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

12 Baana [the] son of Ahilud Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth Shean which [is] beside Zarethan from under to Jezreel from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah to from [the] other side of Jokmeam.

Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

13 Ben-Geber in Ramoth Gilead [belonged] to him [the] villages of Jair [the] son of Manasseh which [are] in Gilead [belonged] to him [the] region of Argob which [is] in Bashan sixty cities large a wall and bar[s] of bronze.

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

14 Ahinadab [the] son of Iddo Mahanaim.

Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali also he he took Basemath [the] daughter of Solomon to a wife.

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

16 Baana [the] son of Hushai in Asher and Bealoth.

Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 Jehoshaphat [the] son of Paruah in Issachar.

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei [the] son of Ela in Benjamin.

Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber [the] son of Uri in [the] land of Gilead [the] land of Sihon - [the] king of the Amorite[s] and Og [the] king of Bashan and an overseer one who [was] in the land.

and Geber 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 official who was in the land.

20 Judah and Israel [were] numerous like the sand which [is] at the sea for multitude [they were] eating and [were] drinking and [were] joyful.

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.

21 And Solomon he was ruling over all the kingdoms from the River [the] land of [the] Philistines and to [the] border of Egypt [they were] bringing tribute and [were] serving Solomon all [the] days of life his.

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 it was [the] food of Solomon for a day one thirty cor[s] of fine flour and sixty cor[s] of flour.

Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,

23 Ten cattle fat and twenty cattle pasture and one hundred sheep apart from deer and gazelle and roe-deer and birds fattened.

ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

24 For he [was] ruling - over all [the] other side of the River from Tiphsah and to Gaza over all [the] kings of [the] other side of the River and peace it belonged to him from all sides his from round about.

For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.

25 And it dwelt Judah and Israel to security everyone under own vine his and under own fig tree his from Dan and to Beer Sheba all [the] days of Solomon.

Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 And it belonged to Solomon forty thousand stalls of horses for chariotry his and two [plus] ten thousand horsemen.

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

27 And they supplied the overseers these the king Solomon and every [person] approaching to [the] table of the king Solomon each month his not they left lacking anything.

Those officials 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 the horses and for the steed[s] they brought to the place where it was there each according to measure his.

They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.

29 And he gave God wisdom to Solomon and understanding great very and breadth of heart like the sand which [is] on [the] shore of the sea.

God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore.

30 And it was great [the] wisdom of Solomon more than [the] wisdom of all [the] people of [the] east and more than all [the] wisdom of Egypt.

Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 And he was wise more than any human more than Ethan the Ezrachite and Heman and Kalkol and Darda [the] sons of Mahol and it was name his among all the nations around.

He was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol—and his fame reached all the surrounding nations.

32 And he spoke three thousand proverb[s] and it was song his five and one thousand.

He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five in number.

33 And he spoke on the trees from the cedar which [is] in Lebanon and to the hyssop which [is] coming out in the wall and he spoke on the animal[s] and on the bird[s] and on the creeping thing[s] and on the fish.

He described the plants, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He explained also about beasts, birds, creeping things, and fish.

34 And people came from all the peoples to hear [the] wisdom of Solomon from with all [the] kings of the earth who they had heard wisdom his.

People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon. They came from all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.