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1 And king Solomon reigned over Israel. King Solomon was king over all Israel, So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.
2 And these are the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc. and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest;
3 Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder. Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder;
4 And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar—priests;
5 And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan was the king's friend. Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend; Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;
6 And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the chief steward; and Eliab the son of Saph was over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute. Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. Ahishar—palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a month in the year. Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. Solomon 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.
8 And these were their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one. These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; These are their names: Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one. Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;
10 The son of Esdi in Araboth; his was Socho, and all the land of Opher. Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);
11 All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one. Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
12 Bana son of Achiluth had Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and his was the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one. Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; Baana 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;
13 The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one. Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); Ben-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);
14 Achinadab son of Saddo, had Maanaim. Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;
15 Achimaas was in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one, Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;
18 Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin. Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin;
19 Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, the land of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda. Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land. Geber 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.
20 Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.
21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. And 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.
22 And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal, Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal,
23 and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does. ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. ten 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.
24 For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about. For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.
25 And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.
26 Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.
27 And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing. And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. The 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.
28 And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge. Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
29 And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore. And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
30 And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt. so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 And he was wiser than all other men: and he was wiser than Gaethan the Zarite, and than Aenan, and than Chalcad and Darala the son of Mal. For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. He 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.
32 And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand. He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes. He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. He 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.
34 And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and ambassadors from all the kings of the earth, as many as heard of his wisdom. And Solomon took to himself the daughter of Pharao to wife, and brought her into the city of David until he had finished the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the wall of Jerusalem. Then went up Pharao the king of Egypt, and took Gazer, and burnt it and the Chananite dwelling in Mergab; and Pharao gave them as a dowry to his daughter the wife of Solomon: and Solomon rebuilt Gazer. And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. From 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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