1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend: 6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: 10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: 13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

1 So was koning Salomo dan koning oor die hele Israel.

2 En d¡t was sy hoofamptenare: As rja, die seun van Sadok, was die priester;

3 Elihoref en Ah¡a, die seuns van Sisa, was skrywers; Josafat, die seun van Ah¡lud, was kanselier.

4 En Ben ja, die seun van Jojada, was oor die leër, en Sadok en Abjatar was priesters.

5 En As rja, die seun van Natan, was oor die bestuurders; en Sabud, die seun van Natan, 'n priester, was die vriend van die koning.

6 En Ah¡sar was oor die paleis; en Adon¡ram, die seun van Abda, was oor die dwangarbeid.

7 Verder het Salomo oor die hele Israel twaalf bestuurders gehad wat die koning en sy paleis onderhou het; elkeen het 'n maand in die jaar die onderhoud op hom gehad.

8 En dit is hulle name: Ben-Hur op die gebergte van Efraim;

9 Ben-Deker in Makas en in Sa„lbim en Bet-Semes en Elon-Bet-Hanan;

10 Ben-Hesed in Arubbot; hy het Sogo en die hele land Hefer gehad;

11 Ben-Abin dab, die hele hoëveld van Dor; hy het Tafat, die dogter van Salomo, as vrou gehad.

12 B äna, die seun van Ah¡lud, het gehad: T änag en Meg¡ddo en die hele Bet-Sean wat langs Sartan onderkant J¡sreël lê, van Bet-Sean af tot by Abel-Mehola, tot verby Jokmeam.

13 Ben-Geber was in Ramot in G¡lead; hy het die dorpe van Ja‹r, die seun van Manasse, gehad wat in G¡lead lê; hy het die landstreek Argob gehad wat in Basan lê: sestig groot stede met mure en kopergrendels.

14 Ah¡nadab, die seun van Iddo, was in Mahan im.

15 Ah¡ma„s in N ftali; hy het ook 'n dogter van Salomo, Basmat, as vrou geneem.

16 B äna, die seun van Husai, was in Aser en in Alot;

17 Josafat, die seun van Paruag, in Issaskar;

18 S¡me‹, die seun van Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber, die seun van Uri, in die land G¡lead, die land van Sihon, die koning van die Amoriete, en van Og, die koning van Basan; en hy was die enigste bestuurder in die land.

20 Juda en Israel was talryk soos die sand wat aan die seestrand is in menigte; hulle het geëet en gedrink en was bly.

21 Verder was Salomo heerser oor al die koninkryke van die Eufraat af tot by die land van die Filistyne, en tot by die grens van Egipte; hulle het belasting aangebring en Salomo gedien al die dae van sy lewe.

22 En Salomo se voedsel vir een dag was dertig kor fynmeel en sestig kor meel;

23 tien vetgemaakte beeste en twintig veldbeeste en honderd stuks kleinvee, behalwe die takbokke en gemsbokke en gestippelde takbokke en vetgemaakte ganse.

24 Want hy het geheers oor alles wes van die Eufraat, van Tifsag af tot by Gasa, oor al die konings wes van die Eufraat, en vrede gehad aan alle kante rondom;

25 sodat Juda en Israel veilig gewoon het, elkeen onder sy wingerdstok en onder sy vyeboom, van Dan tot Bers,ba, al die dae van Salomo.

26 Verder het Salomo veertig duisend krippe gehad vir sy trekperde, en twaalf duisend ryperde.

27 En daardie bestuurders het elkeen in sy maand koning Salomo onderhou en almal wat aan die tafel van koning Salomo kom; hulle het niks laat kortkom nie.

28 En die gars en die strooi vir die perde en die renperde het hulle gebring op die plek waar dit moes wees, elkeen volgens sy orde.

29 En God het aan Salomo wysheid gegee en 'n baie groot verstand en 'n ruimte van insig soos die sand wat aan die seestrand lê,

30 sodat die wysheid van Salomo groter was as die wysheid van al die kinders van die Ooste en as al die wysheid van Egipte.

31 Ja, hy was wyser as al die mense, as Etan, die Esrahiet, en Heman en Kalkol en Darda, die seuns van Mahol, sodat hy beroemd was onder al die nasies rondom.

32 En hy het drie duisend spreuke uitgespreek, en sy liedere was duisend en vyf.

33 En hy het oor die bome gespreek, van die seder op die L¡banon tot die hisop wat teen die muur uitspruit; ook het hy gespreek oor die vee en oor die voëls en oor die kruipende diere en oor die visse.

34 En van al die volke het hulle gekom om na die wysheid van Salomo te luister, van al die konings van die aarde wat van sy wysheid gehoor het.