| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1King Solomon ruled over all Israel. | 1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel. |
| 2These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest. | 2Here's a list of his officials: Zadok's son Azariah was priest, |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records. | 3Shisha's sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were his secretaries, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was recorder, |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests. | 4Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests, |
| 5Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan was 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 was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews. | 6Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor. |
| 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. | 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 was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim. | 8Here's a list of their names: Ben-hur from the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan. | 9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher. | 10Ben-hesed served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath.) | 11Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon's daughter Taphath was his wife); |
| 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. | 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 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. | 13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh's descendant Jair that are in Gilead; |
| 14Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim. | 14Iddo's son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon's daughter Basemath.) | 15Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath); |
| 16Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth. | 16Hushai's son Baana served in Asher and Bealoth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar. | 17Paruah's son Jehoshaphat served in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin. | 18Ela's son Shimei served in Benjamin; |
| 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. | 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). |
| 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. | 20Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 22Each day Solomon's royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal, |
| 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. | 23ten fattened oxen, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and domestic poultry. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. | 26Solomon owned 40,000 stalls for the horses that drove his chariots, and he employed 12,000 men to drive them. |
| 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. | 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 one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses. | 28They also provided barley and straw for the horses and camels to their respective locations, each consistent with their responsibilities. |
| 29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and great discernment. His insights were as numerous as sand on the seashore. |
| 30Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. | 30Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 32He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. | 32Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. |
| 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. | 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 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. | 34People came from everywhere to hear Solomon's advice. Every king on the earth heard of his wisdom. |
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