| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1King Solomon ruled over Israel, | 1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. |
| 2and these were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok, priest; | 2And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok--the priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha--secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud--recorder; |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar, priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada--commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar--priests; |
| 5Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king; | 5Azariah son of Nathan--in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan--a priest and adviser to the king; |
| 6Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor. | 6Ahishar--palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda--in charge of forced labor. |
| 7Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year. | 7Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. |
| 8These 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, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; | 9Ben-Deker--in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher); | 10Ben-Hesed--in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his); |
| 11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife); | 11Ben-Abinadab--in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon); |
| 12Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, 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; | 12Baana son of Ahilud--in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam; |
| 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars); | 13Ben-Geber--in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars); |
| 14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo--in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon--Basemath); | 15Ahimaaz--in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon); |
| 16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 16Baana son of Hushai--in Asher and in Aloth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah--in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Shimei son of Ela--in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was one deputy in the land of Judah. | 19Geber son of Uri--in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district. |
| 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. | 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy. |
| 21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. | 21And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon's subjects all his life. |
| 22Solomon's provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal, |
| 23 10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry, | 23ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl. |
| 24for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. | 24For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides. |
| 25Throughout Solomon's reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. | 25During Solomon's lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree. |
| 26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses. |
| 27Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon's table. They neglected nothing. | 27The district governors, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king's table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. |
| 28Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment. | 28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses. |
| 29God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. |
| 30Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| 31He was wiser than anyone--wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations. | 31He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite--wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. |
| 32Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005. | 32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. |
| 33He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. | 33He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. |
| 34People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomon's wisdom. | 34From all nations people came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom. |
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