1 King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; 4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend; 6 Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year. 8 These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; 9 Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; 10 Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); 11 Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife); 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; 13 Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him); 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife); 16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the 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 Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. 21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal, 23 ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River; and he had peace on all sides around him. 25 Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 Those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking. 28 They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty. 29 God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around. 32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five. 33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. 34 People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who 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.