| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1So King Solomon ruled over Israel, | 1King Solomon ruled over all Israel. |
| 2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; | 2These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest. |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records. |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were 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 was supervisor of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan was 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 was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews. |
| 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 district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year. |
| 8and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8These were their names: Ben-Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim. |
| 9Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; | 9Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan. |
| 10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); | 10Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher. |
| 11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife); | 11Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath.) |
| 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 was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past 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 was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates. |
| 14Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim. |
| 15Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon); | 15Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon's daughter Basemath.) |
| 16Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth; | 16Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth. |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar. |
| 18Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin; | 18Shimei son of Ela was in charge of 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 was in charge of the land of Gilead (the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area. |
| 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. | 20The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy. |
| 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, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon's subjects throughout his lifetime. |
| 22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, | 22Each day Solomon's royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. | 23ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds. |
| 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. | 24His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. |
| 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. | 25All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon's lifetime. |
| 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. | 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. |
| 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. | 27The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking. |
| 28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses. | 28Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses. |
| 29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite 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 was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages 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 any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations. |
| 32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. | 32He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. |
| 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 produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, 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. | 34People from all nations came to hear Solomon's display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom. |
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