Solomon’s Princes 1 CPDV Now king Solomon was reigning over all of Israel. BSB BSB: So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
2 CPDV And these were the leaders that he had: Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest; BSB BSB: and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
3 CPDV Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records; BSB BSB: Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
4 CPDV Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, over the army; and Zadok, and Abiathar, priests; BSB BSB: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 CPDV Azariah, the son of Nathan, over those who were assisting the king; Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the friend of the king; BSB BSB: Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
6 CPDV and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute. BSB BSB: Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
Solomon’s Twelve Officers 7 CPDV And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year. BSB BSB: 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,
8 CPDV And these are their names: Benhur, on mount Ephraim; BSB BSB: and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 CPDV Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan; BSB BSB: Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;
10 CPDV Benhesed, in Arubboth: his was Socoh and the entire land of Hepher; BSB BSB: Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
11 CPDV Benabinadab, to whom was all of Naphath-Dor, who had Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, as wife; BSB BSB: Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 CPDV Baana, the son of Ahilud, who was reigning in Taanach, and Megiddo, and all of Bethshean, which is beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Bethshean as far as Abelmeholah, opposite Jokmeam; BSB BSB: 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;
13 CPDV Bengeber, in Ramoth Gilead, who had the town of Jair, the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; the same was first in the entire region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls that had bronze bars; BSB BSB: 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);
14 CPDV Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, who was first in Mahanaim; BSB BSB: Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;
15 CPDV Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, and he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, in marriage; BSB BSB: Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
16 CPDV Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth; BSB BSB: Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
17 CPDV Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar; BSB BSB: Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
18 CPDV Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin; BSB BSB: Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
19 CPDV Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan, over all who were in that land. BSB BSB: 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.
Solomon’s Prosperity 20 CPDV Judah and Israel were innumerable, like the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing. BSB BSB: The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21 CPDV Now Solomon had, in his dominion, all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt. And they offered gifts to him, and they served him all the days of his life. BSB BSB: 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.
22 CPDV And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal, BSB BSB: Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
23 CPDV ten fattened oxen, and twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred rams, aside from the venison of stags, roe deer, and gazelles, and fattened poultry. BSB BSB: ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.
24 CPDV For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around. BSB BSB: 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.
25 CPDV And so, Judah and Israel were living without any fear, each one under his own vine and under his own fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, during all the days of Solomon. BSB BSB: 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.
26 CPDV And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand riding horses. BSB BSB: Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
27 CPDV And the above-stated commanders of the king nourished these. And they also offered the necessities for the table of king Solomon, with immense diligence, each in his time. BSB BSB: 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.
28 CPDV Also, they brought barley and straw for the horses and beasts of burden, to the place where the king was, just as it was appointed to them. BSB BSB: Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
Solomon’s Wisdom 29 CPDV And God gave wisdom to Solomon, and an exceedingly great prudence, and a spacious heart, like the sand which is on the shore of the sea. BSB BSB: And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
30 CPDV And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians. BSB BSB: Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 CPDV And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And he was renowned in all the nations on every side. BSB BSB: 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.
32 CPDV Solomon also spoke three thousand parables. And his verses were one thousand and five. BSB BSB: Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
33 CPDV And he discoursed about trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, to the hyssop which grows out from the wall. And he explained about beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fish. BSB BSB: 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.
34 CPDV And they came from all the peoples in order to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who were hearing about his wisdom. BSB BSB: 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.
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