| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. | 1And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel. |
| 2These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; | 2Here's a list of his officials: Zadok's son Azariah was priest, |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was 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 army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests, |
| 5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was 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 men subject to forced labor. | 6Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 8These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8Here's a list of their names: Ben-hur from the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher); | 10Ben-hesed served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); | 11Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon's daughter Taphath was his wife); |
| 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; | 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; |
| 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); | 13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh's descendant Jair that are in Gilead; |
| 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Iddo's son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); | 15Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath); |
| 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 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 Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Ela's son Shimei served in Benjamin; |
| 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. | 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 as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. | 20Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 22Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal, | 22Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. | 23ten fattened oxen, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and domestic poultry. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon owned 40,000 stalls for the horses that drove his chariots, and he employed 12,000 men to drive them. |
| 27Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking. | 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. |
| 28They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge. | 28They also provided barley and straw for the horses and camels to their respective locations, each consistent with their responsibilities. |
| 29Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and great discernment. His insights were as numerous as sand on the seashore. |
| 30Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east 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, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations. | 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. |
| 32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. | 32Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 34Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom. | 34People came from everywhere to hear Solomon's advice. Every king on the earth heard of his wisdom. |
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