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1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.

2And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok--the priest;

2Here's a list of his officials: Zadok's son Azariah was priest,

3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha--secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud--recorder;

3Shisha's sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were his secretaries, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was recorder,

4Benaiah son of Jehoiada--commander in chief; 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 district governors; 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--palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda--in charge of forced labor.

6Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor.

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.

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 are 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 Bethhanan;

9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

10Ben-Hesed--in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);

10Ben-hesed served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher);

11Ben-Abinadab--in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);

11Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon's daughter Taphath was his wife);

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;

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 (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);

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 had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);

15Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath);

16Baana son of Hushai--in Asher and in Aloth;

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 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.

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 numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.

20Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly.

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.

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 daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal,

22Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal,

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.

23ten fattened oxen, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and domestic poultry.

24For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.

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.

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.

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 four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand 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, 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.

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.

28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other 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 insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless 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, and 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 else, including Ethan the Ezrahite--wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread 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.

32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

32Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

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.

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.

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.

34People came from everywhere to hear Solomon's advice. Every king on the earth heard of his wisdom.

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