1 Kings 4

1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 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:

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;

13 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:

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;

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards Mahanaim;

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

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

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

Banna son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 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.

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.

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

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

21 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

24 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.

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.

25 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.

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.

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

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

27 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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:

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

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

31 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.

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.

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

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

33 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.

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.

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

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.