| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1So King Solomon was king over all Israel. | 1So King Solomon ruled over Israel, |
| 2And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; | 2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; |
| 4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; |
| 5Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king’s friend; | 5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king; |
| 6Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force. | 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. |
| 7And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. | 7Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, |
| 8These are their names: Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; | 8and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; | 9Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; | 10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); |
| 11Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; | 11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife); |
| 12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; | 12Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam; |
| 13Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; | 13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); |
| 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; | 15Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon); |
| 16Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; | 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 Elah, in Benjamin; | 18Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land. | 19Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah. |
| 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. | 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. |
| 21So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. | 21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. |
| 22Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal, | 22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, |
| 23ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl. | 23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. |
| 24For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on every side all around him. | 24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. |
| 25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. | 25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. |
| 26Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. | 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. |
| 27And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply. | 27Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. |
| 28They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge. | 28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses. |
| 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. | 29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. |
| 30Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| 31For he was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. | 31He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. |
| 32He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. | 32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. |
| 33Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. | 33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. |
| 34And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon. | 34So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. |
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