| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1King Solomon was king over all Israel, | 1Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. |
| 2and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; | 2These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; |
| 4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; |
| 5Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend; | 5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend; |
| 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. | 6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor. |
| 7Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. | 7Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year. |
| 8These 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, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); | 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); | 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); |
| 12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; | 12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and 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 (he had the villages of Jair the 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); | 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his); |
| 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); | 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); |
| 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land. | 19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only deputy who was in the land. |
| 20Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. | 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. |
| 21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. | 21Now Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. |
| 22Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, | 22Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. | 23ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. |
| 24For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. | 24For he had dominion over everything west of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides around about him. |
| 25And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. | 25So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. |
| 26Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. |
| 27And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. | 27Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking. |
| 28Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. | 28They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge. |
| 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, | 29Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore. |
| 30so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| 31For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. | 31For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations. |
| 32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. | 32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. |
| 33He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. | 33He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish. |
| 34And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. | 34Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. |
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