| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1So King Solomon ruled over Israel, | 1King Solomon reigned over all Israel, |
| 2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; | 2and these were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok, priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian; |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar, priests; |
| 5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king; | 5Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king; |
| 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. | 6Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor. |
| 7Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, | 7Solomon had twelve deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year. |
| 8and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); | 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife); | 11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife); |
| 12Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam; | 12Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; |
| 13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); | 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); |
| 14Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon); | 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon--Basemath); |
| 16Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth; | 16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin; | 18Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah. | 19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of King Sihon of the Amorites and of King Og of Bashan. There was one deputy in the land of Judah. |
| 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. | 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. |
| 21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. | 21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. |
| 22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, | 22Solomon's provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. | 23ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, and a hundred sheep and goats, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry, |
| 24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. | 24for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. |
| 25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. | 25Throughout Solomon's reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each person under his own vine and his own fig tree. |
| 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. | 26Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. |
| 27Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. | 27Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon's table. They neglected nothing. |
| 28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses. | 28Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment. |
| 29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore. |
| 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| 31He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. | 31He was wiser than anyone--wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations. |
| 32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. | 32Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005. |
| 33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. | 33He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. |
| 34So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. | 34Emissaries of all peoples, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to listen to Solomon's wisdom. |
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