1 Kings 4:11-28 in English

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to 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 (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to 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 that 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 ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, 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 a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all the region 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 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 victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

²⁸ Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

¹¹ All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

¹² Bana son of Achiluth had Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and his was the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maëber Lucam, one.

¹³ The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

¹⁴ Achinadab son of Saddo, had Maanaim.

¹⁵ Achimaas was in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

¹⁶ Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,

¹⁷ Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

¹⁸ Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, the land of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.

¹⁹ Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar.

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.

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.

¹¹ All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

¹² Bana son of Achiluth had Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and his was the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.

¹³ The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

¹⁴ Achinadab son of Saddo, had Maanaim.

¹⁵ Achimaas was in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

¹⁶ Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,

¹⁷ Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar.

¹⁸ Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

¹⁹ Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, the land of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.

²⁰ And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing.

²¹ And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.

²² And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,

²³ and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.

²⁴ For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to 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; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim:

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to 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 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 ruled over all the 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 gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tipsah even to Gaza, 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 let nothing be lacking.

²⁸ Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab, who was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath, for all the Dor district;

¹² Ahilud's son Baana, for Taanach and Megiddo towns, and all the region near Zarethan city, and from Beth-Shan city south of Jezreel as far as Abel-Meholah town and Jokmeam city;

¹³ Ben-Geber, for Ramoth city in the Gilead region, and for the villages in Gilead that belonged to Jair, who was a descendant of Manasseh, and the Argob area in the Bashan region. There were 60 large towns in that region altogether, each town with a wall around it and bronze bars across the gates.

¹⁴ Iddo's son Ahinadab, for Mahanaim city east of the Jordan River;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, who had married Solomon's daughter Basemath, for the territory of the tribe of Naphtali;

¹⁶ Hushai's son Baana, for the territory of the tribe of Asher and for Aloth town;

¹⁷ Paruah's son Jehoshaphat, for the territory of the tribe of Issachar;

¹⁸ Ela's son Shimei, for the territory of the tribe of Benjamin;

¹⁹ Uri's son Geber, for the Gilead region, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people-group formerly ruled, and the Bashan area, which was the area that Og formerly ruled. In addition to all those, Solomon appointed one governor for the territory of the tribe of Judah.

²⁰ There were as many people in Judah and Israel as there are grains of sand HYP on the seashore. They had plenty to eat and drink and they were happy.

²¹ Solomon's kingdom extended from the Euphrates River in the northeast to the Philistia area in the west and to the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered people in those areas paid taxes and were under Solomon's control for the rest of his life.

²² To feed the people in his palace and his guests Solomon needed people to bring to him every day 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of wheat,

²³ ten cattle that were kept in stalls/barns, twenty cattle that were kept in pastures, 100 sheep, and ◄deer and gazelles and roebucks/three kinds of deer►, and poultry.

²⁴ Solomon ruled over all the area west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah city in the northeast to Gaza city in the southwest. He ruled over all the kings in that area. And there was peace between his government and the governments of nearby countries.

²⁵ All during the years that Solomon ruled, the people of Judah and Israel lived safely. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.

²⁶ Solomon had 4,000 stalls for the horses that pulled his chariots and 12,000 men who rode on horses (OR, in the chariots).

²⁷ His twelve governors supplied the food that King Solomon needed for himself and for all those who ate in the palace. Each governor supplied food for one month each year. They provided everything LIT that Solomon required.

²⁸ They also brought stalks of barley and wheat for the fast horses that pulled the chariots and for the other work horses. They brought it to the places where the horses were kept.

¹¹ All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

¹² Bana son of Achiluth had Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and his was the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.

¹³ The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

¹⁴ Achinadab son of Saddo, had Maanaim.

¹⁵ Achimaas was in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

¹⁶ Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,

¹⁷ Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar.

¹⁸ Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

¹⁹ Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, the land of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.

²⁰ And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing.

²¹ And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.

²² And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,

²³ and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.

²⁴ For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.

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.

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.

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.

¹¹ ... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.

¹² Baana, the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is by the side of Zarethan, under Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the far side of Jokmeam;

¹³ ... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass.

¹⁴ Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he took Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, as his wife;

¹⁶ Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;

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 Og, king of Bashan; and one overseer had authority over all the overseers who were in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were as great in number as the sand by the seaside, and they took their food and drink with joy in their hearts.

²¹ And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.

²² And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;

²³ Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

²⁴ For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.

²⁵ So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

²⁸ And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.

¹² Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.

¹³ Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo, at Mahanaim.

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Nephtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon as wife.

¹⁶ Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

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 land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and he was the only superintendent that 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 ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as 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 sixty measures of meal,

²³ ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.

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 food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.

²⁸ And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where the superintendents were, every man according to his charge.

¹¹ Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.

¹² Bana the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula over against Jecmaan.

¹³ Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: he had the towns of Jair the son of Manasses in Galaad, he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.

¹⁴ Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.

¹⁵ Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

¹⁶ Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.

¹⁷ Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

¹⁸ Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.

¹⁹ Gaber the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites and of Og the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.

²⁰ Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

²¹ And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him, all the days of his life.

²² And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

²³ Ten fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.

²⁴ For he had all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side round about.

²⁵ And Juda and Israel dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

²⁷ And the foresaid governors of the king fed them: and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon’s table, with great care in their time.

²⁸ They brought barley also and straw for the horses, and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them.

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, in the whole of Naphath-dor (Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

¹² Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, the whole of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and across to Jokmeam;

¹³ Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, with sixty great cities having walls and bronze bars);

¹⁴ Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had married Basemath the 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 the land of Gilead, (the former country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. There was also a governor who was over the land of Judah).

²⁰ Judah and Israel had become as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate, they drank, they were happy.

²¹ Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, right up to the border of Egypt. They presented tribute to Solomon and served him during his lifetime.

²² The food required every day for Solomon's court was thirty cors of the best flour and sixty cors of meal;

²³ ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and fattened poultry.

²⁴ For Solomon ruled over the whole region west of the Euphrates, from Tiphsah to Gaza—over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. He had peace on every border.

²⁵ During Solomon's lifetime, everyone in Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan to Beersheba. Each one had their own vine and fig tree.

²⁶ Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and 12,000 charioteers.

²⁷ Every month the area governors provided in turn food for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. They made sure that nothing was missing.

²⁸ They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart-horses.

¹¹ The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.

¹² Baana the sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, and Megiddo, and in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til beyond ouer against Iokmeam:

¹³ The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.

¹⁴ Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim:

¹⁵ Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife:

¹⁶ Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth:

¹⁷ Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.

¹⁸ Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

¹⁹ Geber the sonne of Vri in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land.

²⁰ Iudah and Israel were many, as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry.

²¹ And Salomon reigned ouer all kingdomes, from the Riuer vnto the lande of the Philistims, and vnto the border of Egypt, and they brought presents, and serued Salomon all the dayes of his life.

²² And Salomons vitailes for one day were thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale:

²³ Ten fat oxen, and twentie oxen of the pastures, and an hundreth sheepe, beside hartes, and buckes, and bugles, and fat foule.

²⁴ For he ruled in all the region on the other side of the Riuer, from Tiphsah euen vnto Azzah, ouer all the Kings on the other side the Riuer: and he had peace round about him on euery side.

²⁵ And Iudah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon.

²⁶ And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And these officers prouided vitaile for king Salomon, and for all that came to King Salomons table, euery man his moneth, and they suffred to lacke nothing.

²⁸ Barley also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge.

¹¹ the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to 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 the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars;

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to 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 one officer that was over all the officers 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 (5-1) And Solomon ruled over all the 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 (5-2) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;

²³ (5-3) ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ (5-4) For he had dominion over all the region 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 round about him.

²⁵ (5-5) 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 (5-6) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ (5-7) And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

²⁸ (5-8) Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.

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.

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, in all the district of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for wife;

¹² Ba'ana the son of Achilud in Tha'anach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zarethanah beneath Yizre'el, from Beth-shean to Abel-mecholah, as far as beyond Yokme'am;

¹³ Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gil'ad; to him pertained the villages of Ya'ir the son of Menasseh, which are in Gil'ad; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars;

¹⁴ Achinadab the son of 'Iddo in Machanayim;

¹⁵ Achima'az in Naphtali; he also took Bahsemath the daughter of Solomon for wife;

¹⁶ Ba'anah the son of Chushai in Asher and in Be'aloth;

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat the son of Paruach, in Issachar;

¹⁸ Shim'i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

¹⁹ Geber the son of Uri in the country of Gil'ad, the country of Sichon the king of the Emorites, and of 'Og the king of Bashan; besides the one superintendent who was in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were numerous, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude; and they ate and drank, and made merry.

²¹ (5:1) And Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and as far as the boundary of Egypt, which brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

²² (5:2) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, and sixty kors of meal,

²³ (5:3) Ten fatted oxen, and twenty pasture oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

²⁴ (5:4) For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Thiphsach even to Gazzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

²⁵ (5:5) And Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ (5:6) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ (5:7) And those superintendents provided for king Solomon, and for all that came near unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.

²⁸ (5:8) The barley also and the straw for the horses and the runners did they bring unto the place where he might be, every man according to his prescription.

¹¹ All Naphath-dor belonged to the son of Abinadab, Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

¹² Baana son of Ahilud had Taanach, and Megiddo, and his was the whole house of Shean which was by Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean as far as Abel-meholah, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.

¹³ The son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead, to him fell the lot of Argob in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

¹⁴ Ahinadab son of Iddo, had Mahanaim.

¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali, and he took Basemath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

¹⁶ Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Bealoth, one,

¹⁷ Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

¹⁸ Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of Heshbon, and of Og king of Bashan, and one officer in the land of Judah.

¹⁹ Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in Issachar.

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab, in all Naphoth Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

¹² Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

¹³ Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him belonged the towns of Jair son of Manasseh, that are in Gilead, and the region of Argob belonged to him, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze gate bars);

¹⁴ Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

¹⁶ Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

¹⁸ Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

¹⁹ and Geber 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 official who was in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating and drinking and were happy.

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 and sixty cors of meal,

²³ ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

²⁴ For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah as far as 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 in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ Those officials 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 to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able.

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.

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.

¹¹ The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for a 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 to 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, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars:

¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon for a 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 who 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 to the land of the Philistines, and to 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 sixty measures of meal.

²³ Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowls.

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 of the river: and he had peace on all sides around 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 victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

²⁸ Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries they brought to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

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.

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.

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, whose was all Naph-ath, had Dor Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife.

¹² Baana, the son of Ahilud, governed Taanach, and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is beside Zartanah, under Jezreel, from Bethshean unto Abelmeholah, even against Jokneam.

¹³ Ben-geber, in Ramoth of Gilead, had Havoth-jair, of the son of Man-asseh, in Gilead; he was sovereign in all the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, to sixty great cities and walled, that had brazen locks.

¹⁴ Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, was sovereign in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali, but also he had Basmath, the daughter of Solomon, in wedlock;

¹⁶ Baanah, the son of Hushai, was in Asher, and in Aloth;

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, was in Issachar;

¹⁸ Shimei, the son of Elah, was in Benjamin:

¹⁹ Geber, the son of Uri, was in the land of Gilead, and in the land of Sihon, king of Amorites, and in the land of Og, king of Bashan, and upon all things that were in that land.

²⁰ The people of Judah and Israel were unnumberable, as the sand of the sea in multitude, eating, and drinking, and being glad.

²¹ Forsooth Solomon was in his lord-ship, and had all the realms, as from the flood of the land of Philistines, unto the last part of Egypt, of men offering gifts, that is, tributes, to him, and serving to him, in all the days of his life.

²² Forsooth the meat of Solomon was by each day, thirty cors of clean flour of wheat, and sixty cors of meal,

²³ ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen of the pasture, and an hundred wethers, besides hunting of harts, of goats, and of bugles, and of birds made fat.

²⁴ For he held all the country that was beyond the flood, as from Tiphsah unto Azzah, and all the kings of those countries; and he had peace by each part in compass.

²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelled without any dread, each man under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan unto Beersheba, in all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had forty thousand cratches of horses for chariots, and twelve thousand of road horses;

²⁷ and the foresaid prefects or chief masters of the king nourished those horses. But also with great busyness they gave the necessaries to the board of king Solomon, in their time;

²⁸ also they brought barley, and forage of horses and of work beasts, into the place where the king was, after it was ordained to them.

¹¹ Ben-abinadab, whose was all Naphath, had Dor Taphath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife. (Ben-abinadab, whose had all of Naphath-dor,that is, the region of Dor, and he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, for a wife.)

¹² Baana, the son of Ahilud, governed Taanach, and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is beside Zartanah, under Jezreel, from Bethshean unto Abelmeholah, even against Jokneam (or as far as Jokneam).

¹³ Ben-geber, in Ramoth of Gilead, had Havoth-jair, of the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; he was sovereign in all the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, to sixty great cities and walled, that had brazen locks. (Ben-geber, in Ramoth of Gilead, had Havoth-jair, that is, the tent villages of Jair, who was the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; he was the sovereign, or the ruler, in all the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, yea, to sixty great walled cities that had bronze locks.)

¹⁴ Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, was sovereign in Mahanaim;

¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali, but also he had Basmath, the daughter of Solomon, in wedlock;

¹⁶ Baanah, the son of Hushai, was in Asher, and in Aloth;

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, was in Issachar;

¹⁸ Shimei, the son of Elah, was in Benjamin:

¹⁹ Geber, the son of Uri, was in the land of Gilead, and in the land of Sihon, king of Amorites, and (in the land) of Og, king of Bashan, and upon all things that were in that land.

²⁰ (The people of) Judah and Israel were unnumberable, as the sand of the sea in multitude, eating, and drinking, and being glad.

²¹ Forsooth Solomon was in his lordship, and had all the realms, as from the flood of the land of Philistines, unto the last part of Egypt, of men offering gifts, that is, tributes, to him, and serving to him, in all the days of his life. (For Solomon was in his lordship, and had all the kingdoms, from the Euphrates River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the last part of Egypt; and the men of these places offered tribute, or taxes, to him, and served him, all the days of his life.)

²² Forsooth the meat of Solomon was by each day, thirty cors of clean flour of wheat, and sixty cors of meal, (And each day the food for Solomon and his household, was thirty cors of fine wheat flour, and sixty cors of meal,)

²³ ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen of the pasture(s), and an hundred wethers, besides (the) hunting of harts, of goats, and of bugles (or and of buffalo, or wild oxen), and of birds made fat.

²⁴ For he held all the country that was beyond the flood, as from Tiphsah unto Azzah (or from Tiphsah to Azzah), and all the kings of those countries; and he had peace by each part in compass.

²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelled without any dread (or And the people of Judah and Israel lived without any fear), each man under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan unto Beersheba, in all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon had forty thousand cratches of horses for chariots, and twelve thousand of road horses; (And Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand road horses;)

²⁷ and the foresaid prefects/the chief masters of the king nourished those horses. But also with great busyness they gave the necessaries to the board of king Solomon, in their time, (or But also with great diligence they gave the necessities for King Solomon’s table, each in his turn);

²⁸ also they brought barley, and forage of horses and of work beasts, into the place where the king was, after it was ordained to them. (they also brought barley, and forage, for the horses and the work beasts, to the place where the king was, as it was ordained to them.)

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab hath all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.

¹² Baana Ben-Ahilud hath Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

¹³ Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and brazen bar.

¹⁴ Ahinadab son of Iddo hath Mahanaim.

¹⁵ Ahimaaz is in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

¹⁶ Baanah Ben-Hushai is in Asher, and in Aloth.

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah is in Issachar.

¹⁸ Shimei Ben-Elah is in Benjamin.

¹⁹ Geber Ben-Uri is in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who is in the land.

²⁰ Judah and Israel are many, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

²¹ And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River to the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.

²² And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;

²³ ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

²⁴ for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about.

²⁵ And Judah dwelleth — and Israel — in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶ And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷ And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

²⁸ And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.