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1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,

2And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok--the priest;

2and these were his high 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, were court secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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 in charge of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

6Ahishar--palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda--in charge of forced labor.

6Ahishar was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

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 also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.

8These are their names: Ben-Hur--in the hill country of Ephraim;

8These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.

9Ben-Deker--in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;

9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.

10Ben-Hesed--in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);

10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.

11Ben-Abinadab--in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);

11Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)

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, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to 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, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh ) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

14Ahinadab son of Iddo--in Mahanaim;

14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.

15Ahimaaz--in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);

15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)

16Baana son of Hushai--in Asher and in Aloth;

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 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, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. There was also one governor over the land of Judah. Solomon’s Prosperity and Wisdom

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 numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.

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.

21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.

22Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal,

22The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal ;

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.

23also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry.

24For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.

24Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.

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.

25During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden.

26Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.

26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 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 faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.

28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.

28They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.

29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

29God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of 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.

30In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men 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 anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.

32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

32He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 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 could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, 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.

34And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.

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