| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1King Solomon ruled over Israel, | 1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel. |
| 2and these were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok, priest; | 2Here's a list of his officials: Zadok's son Azariah was priest, |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian; | 3Shisha's sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were his secretaries, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was recorder, |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar, priests; | 4Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests, |
| 5Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king; | 5Nathan's son Azariah supervised the governors, Nathan's son Zabud the priest was the king's counselor, |
| 6Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor. | 6Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor. |
| 7Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year. | 7Solomon also appointed twelve governors over all of Israel, each of whom were responsible for providing one month's food provisions to the king and to his administration during each year. |
| 8These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8Here's a list of their names: Ben-hur from the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher); | 10Ben-hesed served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife); | 11Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon's daughter Taphath was his wife); |
| 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; | 12Ahilud's son Baana served Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth-shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, including 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 son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars); | 13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh's descendant Jair that are in Gilead; |
| 14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Iddo's son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon--Basemath); | 15Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath); |
| 16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 16Hushai's son Baana served in Asher and Bealoth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar; | 17Paruah's son Jehoshaphat served in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Ela's son Shimei served in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was one deputy in the land of Judah. | 19and Uri's son Geber served in the territory of Gilead, the territory formerly ruled by King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan (he was the only governor over that territory). |
| 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. | 20Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly. |
| 21Solomon ruled over 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. | 21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the territory of the Philistines and south to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon throughout his lifetime. |
| 22Solomon's provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal, |
| 23 10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry, | 23ten fattened oxen, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and domestic poultry. |
| 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. | 24He ruled over everything west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all of the kings west of the Euphrates River, and he enjoyed peace on all sides around him. |
| 25Throughout Solomon's reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. | 25Judah and Israel lived safely, and everyone enjoyed their own vine and fig tree from Dan to Beer-sheba through all of Solomon's life. |
| 26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon owned 40,000 stalls for the horses that drove his chariots, and he employed 12,000 men to drive them. |
| 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. | 27His officers supplied provisions for King Solomon and for everyone who visited King Solomon's palace, each in their respective month of service responsibility. Nothing ever ran out. |
| 28Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment. | 28They also provided barley and straw for the horses and camels to their respective locations, each consistent with their responsibilities. |
| 29God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and great discernment. His insights were as numerous as sand on the seashore. |
| 30Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt. |
| 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. | 31He was wiser than anyone of his day—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, and wiser than Mahol's sons Calcol and Darda. His reputation was known throughout the surrounding nations. |
| 32Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005. | 32Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. |
| 33He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. | 33He described trees—everything from cedars that grow in Lebanon to hyssop that grows on a garden wall. He described animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. |
| 34People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomon's wisdom. | 34People came from everywhere to hear Solomon's advice. Every king on the earth heard of his wisdom. |
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