| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. | 1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. |
| 2These were his officials: Azariah the 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 the son of Ahilud was the recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha--secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud--recorder; |
| 4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada--commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar--priests; |
| 5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend; | 5Azariah son of Nathan--in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan--a priest and adviser to the king; |
| 6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor. | 6Ahishar--palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda--in charge of forced labor. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 8These are 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 and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; | 9Ben-Deker--in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher); | 10Ben-Hesed--in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his); |
| 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); | 11Ben-Abinadab--in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon); |
| 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; | 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 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); | 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 the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo--in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); | 15Ahimaaz--in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon); |
| 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 16Baana son of Hushai--in Asher and in Aloth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah--in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Shimei 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 he was the only deputy who was in the land. | 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. |
| 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; 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. |
| 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. | 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 provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. | 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 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. | 24For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides. |
| 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. | 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 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses. |
| 27Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they left nothing 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. |
| 28They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge. | 28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses. |
| 29Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is 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 surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. | 32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 34Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from 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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