| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. | 1King Solomon ruled over all Israel. |
| 2And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok--the priest; | 2These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest. |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha--secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud--recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records. |
| 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada--commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar--priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests. |
| 5Azariah son of Nathan--in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan--a priest and adviser to the king; | 5Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king. |
| 6Ahishar--palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda--in charge of forced labor. | 6Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews. |
| 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. | 7Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year. |
| 8These are their names: Ben-Hur--in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8These were their names: Ben-Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim. |
| 9Ben-Deker--in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan; | 9Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan. |
| 10Ben-Hesed--in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his); | 10Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher. |
| 11Ben-Abinadab--in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon); | 11Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath.) |
| 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; | 12Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam. |
| 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); | 13Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates. |
| 14Ahinadab son of Iddo--in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim. |
| 15Ahimaaz--in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon); | 15Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon's daughter Basemath.) |
| 16Baana son of Hushai--in Asher and in Aloth; | 16Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth. |
| 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah--in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar. |
| 18Shimei son of Ela--in Benjamin; | 18Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin. |
| 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. | 19Geber son of Uri was in charge of the land of Gilead (the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area. |
| 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy. | 20The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy. |
| 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. | 21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon's subjects throughout his lifetime. |
| 22Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal, | 22Each day Solomon's royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal, |
| 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. | 23ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds. |
| 24For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides. | 24His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. |
| 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. | 25All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon's lifetime. |
| 26Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses. | 26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. |
| 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. | 27The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking. |
| 28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses. | 28Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses. |
| 29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. | 29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. |
| 30Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. |
| 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. | 31He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations. |
| 32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. | 32He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. |
| 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. | 33He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish. |
| 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. | 34People from all nations came to hear Solomon's display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom. |
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