New Living Translation

King James Bible

1King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,

1So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2and these were his high officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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

4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

6Ahishar was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.

7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

8These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.

8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.

9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.

10The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

11Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)

11The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

12Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.

12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh ) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

13The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.

14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)

15Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

16Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.

17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. There was also one governor over the land of Judah. Solomon’s Prosperity and Wisdom

19Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.

20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.

21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal ;

22And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

23also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry.

23Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

24Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.

24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

25During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden.

25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.

26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.

27And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

28They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.

28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore.

29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.

30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.

31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

32He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.

32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

33He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish.

33And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.

34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

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