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1So King Solomon ruled over Israel,

1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.

2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

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

3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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

4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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

5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was 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 was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

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

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,

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.

8and these were 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, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

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

10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

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

11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

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

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;

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 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);

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, a 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 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.

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, and they were 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.

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.

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 provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,

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

23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

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

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.

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.

28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

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, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like 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 that of all the men of the East, 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 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.

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.

32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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