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Solomon's Princes
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Solomon’s Officials and Governors
King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,
King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,
And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
and these were his high officials:
Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries.
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.
Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
Ahishar was manager of the palace property.
Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.
Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.
Solomon's Twelve Officers
And 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.
And 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.
Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
These are the names of the twelve governors:
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Baana 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:
The 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:
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.
Geber 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.
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 Prosperity and Wisdom
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.
And 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.
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
For 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.
Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.
And 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.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
And 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.
The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.
Solomon's Wisdom
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore.
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.
For 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.
He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol — Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.
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 fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish.