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1So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.

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

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

3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

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

4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests;

4Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests,

5Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king’s friend;

5Nathan's son Azariah supervised the governors, Nathan's son Zabud the priest was the king's counselor,

6Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.

6Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted 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 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 mountains 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; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

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

11Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

11Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon's daughter Taphath 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;

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; 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, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh's descendant Jair that are in Gilead;

14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

14Iddo's son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim;

15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

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

16Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;

16Hushai's son Baana served in Asher and Bealoth;

17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

17Paruah's son Jehoshaphat served in Issachar;

18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

18Ela's son Shimei served 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.

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 in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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

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.

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.

22Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,

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

23ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

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

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.

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.

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 forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

26Solomon owned 40,000 stalls for the horses that drove his chariots, and he employed 12,000 men to drive them.

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.

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 barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.

28They also provided barley and straw for the horses and camels to their respective locations, each consistent with their responsibilities.

29And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.

29God gave Solomon wisdom and great discernment. His insights were as numerous as 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 was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in 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 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 were one thousand and five.

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

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 described trees—everything from cedars that grow in Lebanon to hyssop that grows on a garden wall. He described 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.

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

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