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Solomon's Princes
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Solomon’s Officials
Now King Solomon was king over all Israel.
Now King Solomon was king over all Israel.
And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;
These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s friend;
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
Solomon's Twelve Officers
And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
Solomon 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.
And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.
These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;
Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);
Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);
Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.
Baana 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;
Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.
Ben-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);
Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and [he was] the only superintendent that was in the land.
Geber 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.
Solomon's Wealth
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
Solomon’s Power, Wealth and Wisdom
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Now 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.
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,
ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.
ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.
For 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.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
So 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.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
And those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.
Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking.
And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where [the superintendents] were, every man according to his charge.
They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge.
Solomon's Wisdom
And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.
For 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.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
He 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.