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1So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel.

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

2Here's a list of his officials: Zadok's son Azariah was priest,

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

3Shisha's sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were his secretaries, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was recorder,

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

4Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as 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:

5Nathan's son Azariah supervised the governors, Nathan's son Zabud the priest was the king's counselor,

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

6Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted 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 also appointed twelve governors over all of Israel, each of whom were responsible for providing one month's food provisions to the king and to his administration during each year.

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

8Here's a list of their names: Ben-hur from the hill country of Ephraim;

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

9Ben-deker in Makaz, 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 served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher);

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

11Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon's daughter Taphath 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:

12Ahilud's son Baana served Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth-shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, including 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, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh's descendant Jair that are in Gilead;

14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

14Iddo's son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim;

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

15Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath);

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

16Hushai's son Baana served in Asher and Bealoth;

17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

17Paruah's son Jehoshaphat served in Issachar;

18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

18Ela's son Shimei served 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.

19and Uri's son Geber served in the territory of Gilead, the territory formerly ruled by King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan (he was the only governor over that territory).

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

20Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly.

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.

21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the territory of the Philistines and south to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon throughout his lifetime.

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

22Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 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 fattened oxen, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and domestic poultry.

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.

24He ruled over everything west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all of the kings west of the Euphrates River, and he enjoyed peace on all sides around 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.

25Judah and Israel lived safely, and everyone enjoyed their own vine and fig tree from Dan to Beer-sheba through all of Solomon's life.

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

26Solomon owned 40,000 stalls for the horses that drove his chariots, and he employed 12,000 men to drive them.

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.

27His officers supplied provisions for King Solomon and for everyone who visited King Solomon's palace, each in their respective month of service responsibility. Nothing ever ran out.

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 provided barley and straw for the horses and camels to their respective locations, each consistent with their responsibilities.

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

29God gave Solomon wisdom and great discernment. His insights were as numerous as sand 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 was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in 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.

31He was wiser than anyone of his day—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, and wiser than Mahol's sons Calcol and Darda. His reputation was known throughout the surrounding nations.

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

32Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

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 described trees—everything from cedars that grow in Lebanon to hyssop that grows on a garden wall. He described animals, birds, reptiles, 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.

34People came from everywhere to hear Solomon's advice. Every king on the earth heard of his wisdom.

King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.

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