1 Kings 4

1 And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.

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

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

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are] scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer;

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

4 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests;

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

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

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

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

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

7 And Solomon hath 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;

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-Dekar in Makaz, and 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 [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh 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 [hath] all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.

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

12 Baana Ben-Ahilud [hath] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

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, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan, sixty great cities [with] wall and brazen bar.

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 [hath] Mahanaim.

Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:

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

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

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

Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:

17 Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar.

Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.

18 Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin.

Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

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 one officer who [is] 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 [are] 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 hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River [to] the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all 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 the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors 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 feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

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 is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants 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 dwelleth — and Israel — in confidence, each under his vine, and under his 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 Solomon hath 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 officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing 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 And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

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 giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge 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 and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;

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

31 and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in 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 speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;

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

33 and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the 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 come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of 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.