King James Version KJV
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
1
King Solomon was king over all Israel,
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
2
and these were his high officials: Azari'ah the son of Zadok was the priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
3
Elihor'eph and Ahi'jah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was recorder;
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
4
Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abi'athar were priests;
5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
5
Azari'ah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king's friend;
6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
6
Ahi'shar was in charge of the palace; and Adoni'ram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
7 And 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.
7
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.
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
8
These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of E'phraim;
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
9
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Sha-al'bim, Beth-she'mesh, and E'lonbeth-ha'nan;
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
10
Ben-hesed, in Arub'both (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
11
Ben-abin'adab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
12 Baana 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:
12
Ba'ana the son of Ahi'lud, in Ta'anach, Megid'do, and all Beth-she'an which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-she'an to A'bel-meho'lah, as far as the other side of Jok'meam;
13 The 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:
13
Ben-geber, in Ra'moth-gil'ead (he had the villages of Ja'ir the son of Manas'seh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
14
Ahin'adab the son of Iddo, in Mahana'im;
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
15
Ahi'ma-az, in Naph'tali (he had taken Bas'emath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
16
Ba'ana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
17
Jehosh'aphat the son of Paru'ah, in Is'sachar;
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
18
Shim'e-i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber 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.
19
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 officer in the land of Judah.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
20
Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy.
21 And 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 Euphra'tes to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
22
Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, and sixty cors of meal,
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
23
ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides harts, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.
24 For 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.
24
For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphra'tes from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphra'tes; and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25 And 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.
25
And Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
26
Solomon also had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 And 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.
27
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.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
28
Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his charge.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
29
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and largeness of mind like the sand on the seashore,
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
30
so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 For 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.
31
For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ez'rahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.
32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
32
He also uttered three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
33 And 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.
33
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.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
34
And men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.