Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
So
King Solomon ruled
over Israel ,
King Solomon was
king
over all
Israel .
and
these were his
chief
officials
: Azariah son of Zadok was
the priest;
These were the
princes
whom
he
had
: Azariah the
son of Zadok ,
the priest;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were
secretaries
; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was
the recorder;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes
; Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud ,
the recorder;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in
charge
of
the army
; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
and
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada was over
the host
; and
Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Azariah son of Nathan was in
charge
of
the governors
; Zabud son of Nathan was a
priest
and adviser
to
the king
;
and
Azariah the
son of Nathan was over
the officers
; and
Zabud the
son of Nathan was chief
minister,
[
and ]
the king's
friend
;
Ahishar was in
charge
of
the palace
; and Adoniram son of Abda was in
charge
of
the forced labor.
and
Ahishar was over
the household
; and Adoniram the
son of Abda was over
the men
subject
to
forced labor.
Solomon had twelve governors
over all Israel to
provide
food for the king and his household .
Each one
would
arrange
provisions
for one
month of
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 a
month in
the year .
and
these were
their names: Ben -
hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
These are
their names: Ben Hur ,
in the hill -
country of Ephraim;
Ben -
deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in
Beth-shemesh, and in
Elon -
beth -
hanan;
Ben Deker ,
in Makaz, and
in Shaalbim, and
Beth-shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
Ben -
hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged
to
him
);
Ben Hesed ,
in Arubboth ( to
him
[pertained]
Socoh ,
and all the land of Hepher);
Ben -
abinadab in Naphath-
dor (Taphath ,
a
daughter of Solomon ,
was
his
wife);
Ben Abinadab ,
in all
the
height
of
Dor ( he
had
Taphath the
daughter of Solomon as
wife);
Baana son of Ahilud in
Taanach
, in Megiddo, and in
all of
Beth-shean next
to
Zarethan below
Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel -
meholah and
on
past
Jokmeam;
Baana the
son of Ahilud, in Taanach
and
Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which
is
beside
Zarethan ,
beneath
Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel Meholah ,
as
far
as
beyond
Jokmeam;
Ben -
geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages
of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged
to him ,
as
well
as
the region of Argob in Bashan with
its
sixty great cities with walls and bronze
bars);
Ben Geber ,
in Ramoth-gilead ( to
him
[pertained]
the towns
of Jair the
son of Manasseh ,
which
are
in Gilead ;
[even]
to him [pertained]
the region of Argob ,
which
is
in Bashan ,
sixty great cities with walls and brazen
bars);
Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;
Ahinadab the
son of Iddo ,
in Mahanaim;
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had
married
Basemath ,
a
daughter of Solomon);
Ahimaaz ,
in Naphtali (he also
took
Basemath the
daughter of Solomon as
wife
);
Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in
Aloth
;
Baana the
son of Hushai ,
in Asher and Bealoth
;
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
Jehoshaphat the
son of Paruah ,
in Issachar;
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
Shimei the
son of Ela ,
in Benjamin;
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including
the territories
of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan .
There
was also
one
governor
in the land of
Judah
.
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
[he
was ]
the
only
officer
who
was
in the land.
The
people
of
Judah and Israel were as
numerous
as the sand on
the seashore
, and
they
were
eating and drinking and rejoicing
.
Judah and Israel were many
as the sand which
is
by
the sea
in
multitude
, eating and drinking and making
merry
.
And
Solomon reigned
over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates
to the land of the Philistines, as
far
as
the border of Egypt .
These
kingdoms
offered
tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Solomon ruled
over all the kingdoms from the River
to the land of the Philistines, and
to
the border of Egypt :
they
brought
tribute ,
and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Solomon’s
provisions
for a
single
day were
thirty cors
of fine flour, sixty cors
of meal,
Solomon's
provision
for one
day was
thirty measures
of fine flour, and
sixty measures
of meal,
ten fat oxen, twenty range
oxen, and a
hundred sheep, as
well
as
deer
, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry
.
ten fat oxen, and
twenty oxen out
of
the
pastures
, and one
hundred sheep, besides
harts
, and
gazelles, and
roebucks, and fattened fowl
.
For Solomon
had dominion over everything
west
of
the
Euphrates
—over
all the kingdoms
from Tiphsah to Gaza —
and he had peace on all sides.
For he
had dominion over all [
the region]
on
this
side
the
River,
from Tiphsah even
to Gaza ,
over
all
the
kings
on
this
side
the
River:
and he had peace on all sides round
about
him
.
Throughout
the
days
of
Solomon,
Judah and Israel dwelt
securely
from
Dan
to
Beersheba
, each
man under his own
vine and his own
fig tree.
Judah and Israel lived
safely
, every
man under his vine and under
his fig tree ,
from
Dan
even
to
Beersheba,
all
the
days
of
Solomon
.
Solomon had 4,000
stalls for his chariot
horses
and
12
, 000
horses
.
Solomon had forty
thousand
stalls of
horses
for his chariots
, and
twelve
thousand
horsemen
.
Each
month
the
governors
in
turn
provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his
table .
They saw
to
it
that
nothing was
lacking.
Those
officers
provided food for king Solomon ,
and for
all who came to king
Solomon's
table ,
every
man
in
his
month;
they let
nothing be
lacking.
Each
one
also
brought
to
the
required
place
their
quotas
of
barley and straw for the chariot
horses and other
horses
.
Barley also
and straw for the horses and swift
steeds
brought
they
to
the
place
where
[the
officers]
were,
every
man
according
to
his
charge
.
And
God gave Solomon wisdom ,
exceedingly
deep
insight
, and understanding beyond
measure
, like
the sand on the seashore
.
God gave Solomon wisdom and
understanding
exceeding
much
, and very
great
understanding, even
as
the sand that
is
on the sea-shore
.
Solomon’s
wisdom was
greater
than
that
of all the men
of the East, greater
than
all the wisdom of Egypt.
Solomon's
wisdom excelled
the
wisdom
of all the children
of the east, and
all the wisdom of Egypt.
He was wiser than all men —wiser
than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser
than
Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol .
And his fame spread
throughout
the surrounding
nations.
For
he was wiser than all men ;
than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and
Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol :
and his fame was
in
all
the nations round
about
.
Solomon
composed
three thousand proverbs ,
and his songs numbered
a
thousand and
five.
He
spoke
three thousand proverbs ;
and his songs were
one
thousand five.
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing
in
the wall ,
and
he taught
about
animals, birds, reptiles
, and fish.
He spoke of trees, from the cedar that
is
in Lebanon even
to the hyssop that
springs
out
of
the wall ;
he spoke
also
of
animals, and
of
birds, and
of
creeping
things
, and of
fish.
So
men
of all nations
came
to
listen
to Solomon’s
wisdom, sent
by
all the
kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
There
came
of all peoples
to hear
the
wisdom of
Solomon
, from
all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
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