| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1So King Solomon ruled over Israel, | 1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. |
| 2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; | 2And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok--the priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha--secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud--recorder; |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada--commander in chief; 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 district governors; 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--palace administrator; 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 district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. |
| 8and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8These are 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 Bethhanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); | 10Ben-Hesed--in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his); |
| 11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife); | 11Ben-Abinadab--in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon); |
| 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 and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to 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 (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate 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 had married Basemath daughter of Solomon); |
| 16Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth; | 16Baana son of Hushai--in Asher and in Aloth; |
| 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 Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district. |
| 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 numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they 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. | 21And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon's subjects all his life. |
| 22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. | 23ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl. |
| 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 ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides. |
| 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. | 25During Solomon's lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree. |
| 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. | 26Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand 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, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king's table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. |
| 28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses. | 28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other 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 insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless 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, and 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 else, including Ethan the Ezrahite--wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. |
| 32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. | 32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. |
| 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 plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and 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. | 34From all nations people came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom. |
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