1 So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.2 And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok-the priest;3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha-secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud-recorder;4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada-commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar-priests;5 Azariah son of Nathan-in charge of the district officers; Zabud son of Nathan-a priest and personal adviser to the king;6 Ahishar-in charge of the palace; Adoniram son of Abda-in charge of forced labor.7 Solomon also 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.8 These are their names: Ben-Hur-in the hill country of Ephraim;9 Ben-Deker-in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;10 Ben-Hesed-in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher were his);11 Ben-Abinadab-in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);12 Baana 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;13 Ben-Geber-in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the district of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);14 Ahinadab son of Iddo-in Mahanaim;15 Ahimaaz-in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);16 Baana son of Hushai-in Asher and in Aloth;17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah-in Issachar;18 Shimei son of Ela-in Benjamin;19 Geber 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.20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the 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.22 Solomon's daily provisions were thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,23 ten 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.24 For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.25 During Solomon's lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree.26 Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.27 The district officers, 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.28 They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.31 He was wiser than any other man, including Ethan the Ezrahite-wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.33 He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.34 Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.

1 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israël : 2 et hi principes quos habebat : Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis : 3 Elihoreph et Ahia filii Sisa scribæ : Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis : 4 Banaias filius Jojadæ super exercitum : Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes : 5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi : Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis : 6 et Ahisar præpositus domus : et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa. 7 Habebat autem Salomon duodecim præfectos super omnem Israël, qui præbebant annonam regi et domui ejus : per singulos enim menses in anno, singuli necessaria ministrabant. 8 Et hæc nomina eorum : Benhur in monte Ephraim. 9 Bendecar in Macces, et in Salebim, et in Bethsames, et in Elon, et in Bethanan. 10 Benhesed in Aruboth : ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher. 11 Benabinadab, cujus omnis Nephath Dor : Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem. 12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo, et universam Bethsan, quæ est juxta Sarthana subter Jezrahel, a Bethsan usque Abelmehula e regione Jecmaan. 13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad : habebat Avothjair filii Manasse in Galaad : ipse præerat in omni regione Argob, quæ est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quæ habebant seras æreas. 14 Ahinadab filius Addo præerat in Manaim. 15 Achimaas in Nephthali : sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in conjugio. 16 Baana filius Husi in Aser, et in Baloth. 17 Josaphat filius Pharue in Issachar. 18 Semei filius Ela in Benjamin. 19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad, in terra Sehon regis Amorrhæi et Og regis Basan, super omnia quæ erant in illa terra.20 Juda et Israël innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine : comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes. 21 Salomon autem erat in ditione sua, habens omnia regna a flumine terræ Philisthiim usque ad terminum Ægypti : offerentium sibi munera, et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitæ ejus. 22 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similæ, et sexaginta cori farinæ, 23 decem boves pingues, et viginti boves pascuales, et centum arietes, excepta venatione cervorum, caprearum, atque bubalorum, et avium altilium. 24 Ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem quæ erat trans flumen, a Thaphsa usque ad Gazan, et cunctos reges illarum regionum : et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu. 25 Habitabatque Juda et Israël absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee, cunctis diebus Salomonis. 26 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia præsepia equorum currilium, et duodecim millia equestrium. 27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis præfecti : sed et necessaria mensæ regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura præbebant in tempore suo. 28 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum et jumentorum, deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, juxta constitutum sibi.29 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni, et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam quæ est in littore maris. 30 Et præcedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et Ægyptiorum, 31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus : sapientior Ethan Ezrahita, et Heman, et Chalcol, et Dorda filiis Mahol : et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum. 32 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas : et fuerunt carmina ejus quinque et mille. 33 Et disputavit super lignis a cedro quæ est in Libano, usque ad hyssopum quæ egreditur de pariete : et disseruit de jumentis, et volucribus, et reptilibus, et piscibus. 34 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terræ qui audiebant sapientiam ejus.