King James Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

1Now King Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

2These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;

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

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

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

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

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

5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend;

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

6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

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.

7Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

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

8These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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

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

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

10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);

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

11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);

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:

12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

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:

13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

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

15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

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

16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

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.

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 he was the only deputy who was in the land.

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

20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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.

21Now Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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

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

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

23ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

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.

24For he had dominion over everything west of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides around about him.

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.

25So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.

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.

27Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking.

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

28They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge.

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

29Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

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

30Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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.

31For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

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

32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

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.

33He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish.

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

34Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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