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1 Kings 4

The Message Bible MSG

1 King Solomon was off to a good start ruling Israel.

2 These were the leaders in his government: Azariah son of Zadok - the priest;

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha - secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud - historian;

4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada - commander of the army; Zadok and Abiathar - priests;

5 Azariah son of Nathan - in charge of the regional managers; Zabud son of Nathan - priest and friend to the king;

6 Ahishar - manager of the palace; Adoniram son of Abda - manager of the slave labor.

7 Solomon had twelve regional managers distributed throughout Israel. They were responsible for supplying provisions for the king and his administration. Each was in charge of bringing supplies for one month of the year.

8 These are the names: Ben-Hur in the Ephraim hills;

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

10 Ben-Hesed in Arubboth - this included Socoh and all of Hepher;

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

12 Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah over to Jokmeam;

13 Ben-Geber in Ramoth Gilead - this included the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead and the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty large walled cities with bronze-studded gates;

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath);

16 Baana son of Hushai in Asher and Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;

18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;

19 Geber son of Uri in Gilead - this was the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and also of Og king of Bashan; he managed the whole district by himself.

20 Judah and Israel were densely populated - like sand on an ocean beach! All their needs were met; they ate and drank and were happy.

21 Solomon was sovereign over all the kingdoms from the River Euphrates in the east to the country of the Philistines in the west, all the way to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and were vassals of Solomon all his life.

22 One day's food supply for Solomon's household was: 185 bushels of fine flour 375 bushels of meal 10 grain-fed cattle 20 range cattle 100 sheep and miscellaneous deer, gazelles, roebucks, and choice fowl.

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24 Solomon was sovereign over everything, countries and kings, west of the River Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza. Peace reigned everywhere.

25 Throughout Solomon's life, everyone in Israel and Judah lived safe and sound, all of them from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south - content with what they had.

26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls for chariot horses and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 The district managers, each according to his assigned month, delivered food supplies for King Solomon and all who sat at the king's table; there was always plenty.

28 They also brought to the designated place their assigned quota of barley and straw for the horses.

29 God gave Solomon wisdom - the deepest of understanding and the largest of hearts. There was nothing beyond him, nothing he couldn't handle.

30 Solomon's wisdom outclassed the vaunted wisdom of wise men of the East, outshone the famous wisdom of Egypt.

31 He was wiser than anyone - wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, wiser than Calcol and Darda the sons of Mahol. He became famous among all the surrounding nations.

32 He created three thousand proverbs; his songs added up to 1,005.

33 He knew all about plants, from the huge cedar that grows in Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows in the cracks of a wall. He understood everything about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

34 Sent by kings from all over the earth who had heard of his reputation, people came from far and near to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.

The Latin Vulgate VUL

1 erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israhel

2 et hii principes quos habebat Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdos

3 Helioreph et Ahia filii Sesa scribae Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis

4 Banaias filius Ioiadae super exercitum Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes

5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui adsistebant regi Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos amicus regis

6 et Ahisar praepositus domus et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa

7 habebat autem Salomon duodecim praefectos super omnem Israhel qui praebebant annonam regi et domui eius per singulos enim menses in anno singuli necessaria ministrabant

8 et haec nomina eorum Benhur in monte Ephraim

9 Bendecar in Macces et in Salebbim et in Bethsemes et Helon Bethanan

10 Benesed in Araboth ipsius erat Soccho et omnis terra Epher

11 Benabinadab cuius omnis Nepthad Dor Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem

12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo et universam Bethsan quae est iuxta Sarthana subter Hiezrahel a Bethsan usque Abelmeula e regione Iecmaan

13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad habebat Avothiair filii Manasse in Galaad ipse praeerat in omni regione Argob quae est in Basan sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quae habebant seras aereas

14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim

15 Ahimaas in Nepthali sed et ipse habebat Basmath filiam Salomonis in coniugio

16 Baana filius Usi in Aser et in Balod

17 Iosaphat filius Pharue in Isachar

18 Semei filius Hela in Beniamin

19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad in terra Seon regis Amorrei et Og regis Basan super omnia quae erant in illa terra

20 Iuda et Israhel innumerabiles sicut harena maris in multitudine comedentes et bibentes atque laetantes

21 Salomon autem erat in dicione sua habens omnia regna sicut a flumine terrae Philisthim usque ad terminum Aegypti offerentium sibi munera et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitae eius

22 erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta chori similae et sexaginta chori farinae

23 decem boves pingues et viginti boves pascuales et centum arietes excepta venatione cervorum caprearum atque bubalorum et avium altilium

24 ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem quae erat trans flumen quasi a Thapsa usque Gazam et cunctos reges illarum regionum et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu

25 habitabatque Iudas et Israhel absque timore ullo unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua a Dan usque Bersabee cunctis diebus Salomonis

26 et habebat Salomon quadraginta milia praesepia equorum currulium et duodecim milia equestrium

27 nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo

28 hordeum quoque et paleas equorum et iumentorum deferebant in locum ubi erat rex iuxta constitutum sibi

29 dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multam nimis et latitudinem cordis quasi harenam quae est in litore maris

30 et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Aegyptiorum

31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus sapientior Aethan Ezraita et Heman et Chalcal et Dorda filiis Maol et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum

32 locutus est quoque Salomon tria milia parabolas et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille

33 et disputavit super lignis a cedro quae est in Libano usque ad hysopum quae egreditur de pariete et disseruit de iumentis et volucribus et reptilibus et piscibus

34 et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis et ab universis regibus terrae qui audiebant sapientiam eius