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| [1]And king Solomon is king over all Israel, |
[1]And king Solomon was king over all Israel. |
| [2]and these [are] the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest; |
[2]And these were his princes, Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, |
| [3]Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are] scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer; |
[3]Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha scribes, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder, |
| [4]and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests; |
[4]And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host, and Zadok and Abiathar priests, |
| [5]and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king; |
[5]And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers, and Zabud the son of Nathan priest was the king's friend, |
| [6]And Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute. |
[6]And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. |
| [7]And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance; |
[7]And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had a month in the year to provide victuals. |
| [8]and these [are] their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim; |
[8]And these are their names: the son of Hur in mount Ephraim: |
| [9]Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan. |
[9]The son of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan: |
| [10]Ben-Hesed [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; |
[10]The son of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: |
| [11]Ben-Abinadab [hath] all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife. |
[11]The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife. |
| [12]Baana Ben-Ahilud [hath] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam. |
[12]Baana the son of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, even till beyond over against Jokneam: |
| [13]Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan, sixty great cities [with] wall and brazen bar. |
[13]The son of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and under him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walls and bars of brass. |
| [14]Ahinadab son of Iddo [hath] Mahanaim. |
[14]Ahinadab the son of Iddo had to Mahanaim: |
| [15]Ahimaaz [is] in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife. |
[15]Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife: |
| [16]Baanah Ben-Hushai [is] in Asher, and in Aloth. |
[16]Baanah the son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth: |
| [17]Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar. |
[17]Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar. |
| [18]Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin. |
[18]Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin: |
| [19]Geber Ben-Uri [is] in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who [is] in the land. |
[19]Geber the son of Uri in the country of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land. |
| [20]Judah and Israel [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. |
[20]Judah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry. |
| [21]And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River [to] the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life. |
[21]And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms, from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. |
| [22]And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal; |
[22]And Solomon's victuals for one day were thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal: |
| [23]ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls, |
[23]Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and bucks, and bugles, and fat fowl. |
| [24]for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about. |
[24]For he ruled in all the region on the other side of the river, from Tiphsah even unto Azzah, over all the kings on the other side the river: and he had peace round about him on every side. |
| [25]And Judah dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon. |
[25]And Judah and Israel dwelt without fear, every man under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan, even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. |
| [26]And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. |
[26]And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. |
| [27]And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing be lacking. |
[27]And these officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon's table, every man his month, and they suffered to lack nothing. |
| [28]And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance. |
[28]Barley also and straw for the horses and mules brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. |
| [29]And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea; |
[29]And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and a large heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore, |
| [30]and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt; |
[30]And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| [31]and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about. |
[31]For he was wiser than any man: yea, than were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, than Chalcol, than Darda the sons of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about. |
| [32]And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one; |
[32]And Solomon spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. |
| [33]and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes, |
[33]And 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 fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes. |
| [34]and there come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom. |
[34]And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. |