| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1So King Solomon ruled over Israel, | 1Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. |
| 2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; | 2These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; |
| 5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king; | 5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend; |
| 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. | 6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced 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 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 were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); | 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife); | 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon 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; | 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; |
| 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 (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 son of Iddo in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon); | 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); |
| 16Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth; | 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin; | 18Shimei the son of Ela, 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. | 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. |
| 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 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 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. | 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. |
| 22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, | 22Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. | 23ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. | 26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. |
| 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. | 27Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking. |
| 28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses. | 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, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. | 29Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is 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's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of 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. | 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. |
| 32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. | 32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. | 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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