El rey Salomón fue, pues, rey sobre todo Israel. 2 Y estos eran sus oficiales: Azarías, hijo de Sadoc, era el sacerdote^a; 3 Elihoref y Ahías, hijos de Sisa, eran secretarios; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era el cronista^1a; 4 Benaía, hijo de Joiada, estaba sobre el ejército; y Sadoc y Abiatar eran sacerdotes^a; 5 Azarías, hijo de Natán, estaba sobre los oficiales^1a; y Zabud, hijo de Natán, un sacerdote, era amigo del rey; 6 Ahisar, era el mayordomo; y Adoniram, hijo de Abda, estaba sobre los hombres sujetos a trabajos forzados.

7 Salomón tenía doce oficiales¹ sobre todo Israel, los cuales abastecían² al rey y a su casa. Cada uno tenía que hacerlo³ un mes en el año. 8 Y estos son sus nombres: Ben-hur,¹ en la región montañosa de Efraín^a; 9 Ben-decar en Macaz, en Saalbim^a, en Bet-semes^b y en Elón-bet-hanán; 10 Ben-hesed en Arubot (de él eran Soco^a y toda la tierra de Hefer^b); 11 Ben-abinadab, en toda la altura de Dor^1a (Tafat, hija de Salomón, era su mujer); 12 Baana, hijo de Ahilud, en Taanac^a y Meguido y todo Bet-seán^b, que está junto a Saretán^c, más abajo de Jezreel, desde Bet-seán hasta Abel-mehola^d, hasta el otro lado de Jocmeam^e; 13 Ben-geber en Ramot de Galaad^a (las aldeas de Jair, hijo de Manasés^b, que están en Galaad eran de él: la región de Argob que está en Basán^c, sesenta grandes ciudades con muros y cerrojos¹ de bronce eran de él); 14 Ahinadab, hijo de Iddo, en Mahanaim^a; 15 Ahimaas^a en Neftalí (también se casó con Basemat, hija de Salomón); 16 Baana, hijo de Husai^a, en Aser y Bealot¹; 17 Josafat, hijo de Parúa, en Isacar; 18 Simei^a, hijo de Ela, en Benjamín; 19 Geber, hijo de Uri, en la tierra de Galaad, la región de Sehón, rey de los amorreos, y de Og, rey de Basán^a; él era el único gobernador que estaba en aquella¹ tierra.

20 Judá e Israel eran tan numerosos como la arena que está en abundancia a la orilla del mar^a; comían, bebían y se alegraban.

21 ¹Salomón gobernaba todos los reinos desde el Río² hasta la tierra de los filisteos y hasta la frontera de Egipto^a; ellos trajeron tributo y sirvieron a Salomón todos los días de su vida^b. 22 La provisión¹ de Salomón para un día era de treinta coros² de flor de harina y sesenta coros de harina, 23 diez bueyes cebados, veinte bueyes de pasto y cien ovejas, sin contar los ciervos, gacelas, corzos y aves cebadas. 24 Porque él tenía señorío sobre todo el occidente¹ del Río, desde Tifsa hasta Gaza^a, sobre todos los reyes^b al occidente² del Río; y tuvo paz por todos lados a su alrededor^c. 25 Y Judá e Israel vivieron seguros, cada uno bajo su parra y bajo su higuera^a, desde Dan hasta Beerseba^b, todos los días de Salomón. 26 Salomón tenía cuarenta mil¹ establos de caballos para sus carros y doce mil jinetes^a. 27 Y los¹ gobernadores abastecían², cada uno un³ mes, al rey Salomón y a todos los que venían a la mesa del rey Salomón; no dejaban que faltara nada. 28 También llevaban, cada uno según su obligación, cebada y paja para los caballos de tiro y los corceles^a al lugar donde debieran estar.

29 Dios dio a Salomón sabiduría, gran discernimiento y amplitud de corazón^a como la arena que está a la orilla del mar^b. 30 Y la sabiduría de Salomón sobrepasó la sabiduría de todos los hijos del oriente^a y toda la sabiduría de Egipto^b. 31 Porque era más sabio que todos los hombres^a, más que Etán^b ezraíta, Hemán, Calcol y Darda^1c, hijos de Mahol; y su fama² fue conocida por todas las naciones de alrededor. 32 También pronunció tres mil proverbios, y sus cantares^a fueron mil cinco. 33 Disertó sobre los árboles, desde el cedro que está en el Líbano hasta el hisopo que crece en la pared; también habló de ganados, aves, reptiles y peces. 34 Y venían de todos los pueblos para oír la sabiduría de Salomón, de parte de todos los reyes de la tierra que habían oído de su sabiduría^a.

Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was ^athe priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were scribes; ^aJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the secretary; 4 and ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and ^bAbiathar were priests; 5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over ^athe deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s confidant; 6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each deputy had to provide food for a month in the year. 8 And these were their names: Ben-hur, in the ^ahill country of Ephraim; 9 Ben-deker in Makaz and ^aShaalbim, and ^bBeth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed in Arubboth ^a(Socoh was his and all the land of ^bHepher); 11 Ben-abinadab in all ¹the ^ahills of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); 12 Baana the son of Ahilud in ^aTaanach and Megiddo, and all ^bBeth-shean which is beside ^cZarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to ^dAbel-meholah as far as the other side of ^eJokmeam; 13 Ben-geber in ^aRamoth-gilead ^b(the villages of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: ^cthe region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his); 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo in ^aMahanaim; 15 ^aAhimaaz in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); 16 Baana the son of ^aHushai in Asher and ¹Bealoth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar; 18 ^aShimei the son of Ela in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri in the land of Gilead, ^athe country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only deputy who was in the land.

20 ^aJudah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the ¹seashore in abundance; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing.

21 ^1aNow Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms ^bfrom the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; ^cthey brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon’s ¹provision for one day was ²thirty kors of fine flour and ³sixty kors of meal, 23 ten fat oxen, twenty ¹pasture-fed oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened geese. 24 For he was ruling over everything ¹west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah even to ^aGaza, ^bover all the kings ²west of the River; and ^che had peace on all sides surrounding him. 25 ^aSo Judah and Israel lived securely, everyone under his vine and his fig tree, ^bfrom Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 ^aSolomon had ¹forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those deputies provided food for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they allowed nothing to be lacking. 28 They also brought barley and straw for the war horses and ^abaggage horses to the place where it was required, each deputy according to his duty.

29 Now ^aGod gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of ¹mind, ^blike the sand that is on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all ^athe ¹people of the east and ^ball the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For ^ahe was wiser than all other people, more than ^bEthan the Ezrahite, Heman, ^cCalcol, and ¹Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his ²fame was known in all the surrounding nations. 32 ^aHe also told three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005. 33 He told of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he told also of animals, birds, crawling things, and fish. 34 People ^acame from all the ¹nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

King Solomon was king over all the people of Israel. 2 These were his chief officials: Azariah the ¹son of Zadok was ^athe high priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, were scribes; ^aJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder of important events; 4 ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and ^bAbiathar were priests; 5 Azariah the son of Nathan was in charge of ^athe deputies; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and was the king’s friend and trusted advisor; 6 Ahishar was in charge of the household (palace) ; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who ¹secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year. 8 These were their names: Ben-hur, in the ^ahill country of the tribe of Ephraim; 9 Ben-deker in Makaz and ^aShaalbim and ^bBeth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged ^aSocoh and all the land of ^bHepher); 11 Ben-abinadab, in all the hills of ^aDor (Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, was his wife); 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in ^aTaanach, Megiddo, and all ^bBeth-shean which is beside ^cZarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to ^dAbel-meholah as far as beyond ^eJokmeam; 13 Ben-geber, in ^aRamoth-gilead (^bthe villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead belonged to him, also ^cthe region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in ^aMahanaim; 15 ^aAhimaaz, in the tribe of Naphtali (he also married Basemath, Solomon’s daughter); 16 Baana the son of ^aHushai, in the tribe of Asher and Bealoth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in the tribe of Issachar; 18 ^aShimei the son of Ela, in the tribe of Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, ^athe country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.

20 ^aThe people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is in abundance by the sea; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 ^1aNow Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms ^bfrom the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; ^cthey brought tribute (money) and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon’s food for the royal household for one day was thirty ¹kors of finely milled flour, sixty kors of wheat flour, 23 ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep not counting fallow deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. 24 For he was ruling over everything west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to ^aGaza, ^bover all the kings west of the Euphrates River; and ^che had peace on all sides around him. 25 ^aJudah and Israel lived in security, every man under his vine and fig tree in peace and prosperity, ^bfrom Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, during all the days of Solomon. Mic 4:3, 4 26 ^aSolomon also had ¹40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. 27 Those deputies provided food for King Solomon and for all the staff who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they let nothing be lacking. 28 They also brought the barley and straw for the horses and ^aswift steeds (warhorses, chargers) to the place where it was needed, each man according to his assignment.

29 Now ^aGod gave Solomon exceptional wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, ^blike the sand of the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all ^athe sons of the east and ^ball the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For ^ahe was wiser ¹than all other men, wiser than ^2bEthan the Ezrahite, and Heman, ^cCalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame was known in all the surrounding nations. 32 ^aHe also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. 33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon to the hyssop vine that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and fish. 34 People ^acame from all the peoples (nations) to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was ^athe priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; ^aJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 4 and ^aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and ^bAbiathar were priests; 5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over ^athe deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s friend; 6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who ¹provided for the king and his household; each man had to ²provide for a month in the year. 8 These are their names: Ben-hur, in the ^ahill country of Ephraim; 9 Ben-deker in Makaz and ^aShaalbim and ^bBeth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth ^a(Socoh was his and all the land of ^bHepher); 11 Ben-abinadab, in all ¹the ^aheight of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in ^aTaanach and Megiddo, and all ^bBeth-shean which is beside ^cZarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to ^dAbel-meholah as far as the other side of ^eJokmeam; 13 Ben-geber, in ^aRamoth-gilead ^b(the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: ^cthe region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his); 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in ^aMahanaim; 15 ^aAhimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon); 16 Baana the son of ^aHushai, in Asher and ¹Bealoth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 ^aShimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, ^athe country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only deputy who was in the land.

20 ^aJudah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the ¹seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 ^1aNow Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms ^bfrom the ²River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; ^cthey brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon’s ¹provision for one day was thirty ²kors of fine flour and sixty ³kors of meal, 23 ten fat oxen, twenty ¹pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. 24 For he had dominion over everything ¹west of the ²River, from Tiphsah even to ^aGaza, ^bover all the kings ³west of the ⁴River; and ^che had peace on all sides around about him. 25 ^aSo Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, ^bfrom Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 ^aSolomon had ¹40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. 27 Those deputies ¹provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking. 28 They also brought barley and straw for the horses and ^aswift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge.

29 Now ^aGod gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of ¹mind, ^blike the sand that is on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all ^athe sons of the east and ^ball the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For ^ahe was wiser than all men, than ^bEthan the Ezrahite, Heman, ^cCalcol and ¹Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his ²fame was known in all the surrounding nations. 32 ^aHe also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. 33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish. 34 ¹Men ^acame from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.