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| 1King Solomon was king over all Israel, | 1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel. |
| 2and these were his high officials: Azariah the 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 the son of Ahilud was recorder; | 3Shisha's sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were his secretaries, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was recorder, |
| 4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests, |
| 5Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend; | 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 the 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 officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in 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 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, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh 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 Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his 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 that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of 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 (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 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 the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Iddo's son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); | 15Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath); |
| 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 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 Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Ela's son Shimei served in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over 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 many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. | 20Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly. |
| 21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to 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. |
| 22Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened 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 west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides 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 lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, 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 also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon owned 40,000 stalls for the horses that drove his chariots, and he employed 12,000 men to drive them. |
| 27And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, each one in his month. They let nothing be 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. |
| 28Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. | 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 understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and great discernment. His insights were as numerous as sand on the seashore. |
| 30so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people 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 other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, 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 also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. | 32Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. |
| 33He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, 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 people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from 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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