| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1King Solomon was king over all Israel, | 1King Solomon ruled over Israel, |
| 2and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; | 2and these were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok, priest; |
| 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; | 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian; |
| 4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; | 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar, priests; |
| 5Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend; | 5Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king; |
| 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. | 6Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor. |
| 7Solomon 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. | 7Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year. |
| 8These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; | 8These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; |
| 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; | 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; |
| 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); | 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher); |
| 11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); | 11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife); |
| 12Baana 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; | 12Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; |
| 13Ben-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); | 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars); |
| 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; | 14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; |
| 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); | 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon--Basemath); |
| 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; | 16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; |
| 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; | 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar; |
| 18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; | 18Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin; |
| 19Geber 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. | 19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was one deputy in the land of Judah. |
| 20Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. | 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. |
| 21Solomon 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. | 21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. |
| 22Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, | 22Solomon's provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal, |
| 23ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. | 23 10 fattened oxen, 20 range oxen, and 100 sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry, |
| 24For 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. | 24for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. |
| 25And 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. | 25Throughout Solomon's reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. |
| 26Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. | 26Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. |
| 27And 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. | 27Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon's table. They neglected nothing. |
| 28Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. | 28Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses to the required place according to his assignment. |
| 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, | 29God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore. |
| 30so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. | 30Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| 31For 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. | 31He was wiser than anyone--wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations. |
| 32He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. | 32Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005. |
| 33He 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. | 33He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. |
| 34And 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. | 34People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomon's wisdom. |
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