1So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest; 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder; 4Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar—priests; 5Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king; 6Ahishar—palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor. 7Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. 8These are their names: Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim; 9Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan; 10Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his); 11Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon); 12Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam; 13Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars); 14Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim; 15Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon); 16Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth; 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar; 18Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin; 19Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.
Solomon’s Daily Provisions
20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy. 21And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life. 22Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors⚓ of the finest flour and sixty cors⚓ of meal, 23ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl. 24For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides. 25During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree. 26Solomon had four⚓ thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.⚓ 27The district governors, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. 28They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
Solomon’s Wisdom
29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. 32He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. 33He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. 34From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.⚓
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Máh Cũai Ayững Atĩ Puo Sa-lamôn
1Sa-lamôn cỡt puo nheq tữh cũai I-sarel. 2Máh cũai ayững atĩ án bữn neq: A-saria con samiang Sadôc la cũai tễng rit sang. 3E-li-harep cớp Ahi-cha la bar náq con samiang Si-sa. Alới cỡt cũai ayững atĩ dŏq chĩc máh choâiq yỗn puo. Yê-hô-saphat con samiang Ahi-lut la cũai ayững atĩ chĩc máh ranáq noau atỡng. 4Be-naya con samiang Yê-hôi-ada la cũai taniap tahan. Sadôc cớp Abia-tha la cũai tễng rit sang Yiang Sursĩ. 5A-saria con samiang Nathan la sốt máh cũai táq sốt tâng dũ vil toâr. Sabut con samiang Nathan la cũai tễng rit sang cớp cũai puo dốq sarhống. 6Ahi-sar la sốt máh cũai táq ranáq tâng dống puo. Adô-naram con samiang Ap-da la sốt máh cũai sũl. 7Puo Sa-lamôn chóh máh cũai sốt tâng dũ vil toâr chũop cruang I-sarel, la muoi chít la bar náq. Máh cũai nâi la dŏq chuaq chỡng sana yỗn puo cớp cũai ỡt tâng dống puo. Tâng muoi cumo, muoi noaq muoi casâi cóq chuaq sana yỗn dũ cha tâng casâi ki. 8Ramứh cũai muoi chít la bar náq cớp ntốq alới cỡt sốt bữn neq: Ben-hơ cỡt sốt tâng máh dũal cớp cóh cruang Ep-ra-im. 9Ben-dacơ cỡt sốt tâng máh vil Macat, Sal-bĩm, Bet Samet, cớp E-lôn Bet Hanan. 10Ben-haset cỡt sốt tâng máh vil Ar-bôt, Sô-coh, cớp máh cutễq Hê-phêr. 11Ben Abi-nadap racoâiq cớp niang Taphat, con cumũr puo Sa-lamôn; án cỡt sốt tâng máh dũal cruang Dor. 12Bana con samiang Ahi-lut cỡt sốt tâng máh vil Tanac, Maki-dô, cớp máh cutễq cheq vil Bet Sian cớp cheq vil Sarê-than coah angia pưn vil Ye-triel toau toâq pỡ vil Aben Mahô-la cớp vil Yôc-miam. 13Ben-cabơ cỡt sốt tâng vil Ramôt tâng cruang Ki-liat. Máh vil tâng Ki-liat la sâu Yai ndỡm, tŏ́ng toiq Ma-nasê. Cruang cớt Ar-côp tâng cruang Basan bữn tapoât chít vil bữn viang khâm lứq, cớp bữn raloaih ngoah toong táq toâq sapoan. 14Ahi-nadap con samiang I-dô cỡt sốt tâng cruang Maha-nêm. 15Ahi-mat racoâiq cớp niang Bat-mat con cumũr puo Sa-lamôn tê; án cỡt sốt tâng cruang Nep-tali. 16Bana con samiang Husai cỡt sốt tâng cruang Asêr cớp vil Bê-alôt. 17Yê-hô-saphat con samiang Parua cỡt sốt tâng cruang I-sacar. 18Si-mê con samiang E-la cỡt sốt tâng cruang Ben-yamin. 19Kê-bơ con samiang Uri cỡt sốt tâng cruang Ki-liat; ma tễ nhũang ki bữn Si-hôn puo tỗp Amô-rit cớp Oc puo cruang Basan cỡt sốt tâng cruang ki. Tễ muoi chít la bar náq nâi, bữn Kê-bơ táq sốt nheq dũ ntốq ki.