KJV ¹ So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

WLC ¹ וַֽיְהִי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

KJV ² And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

WLC ² וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־ ל֑וֹ עֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־ צָד֖וֹק הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

KJV ³ Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

WLC ³ אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י שִׁישָׁ֖א סֹפְרִ֑ים יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־ אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

KJV ⁴ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

WLC ⁴ וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע עַל־ הַצָּבָ֑א וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃

KJV 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:

WLC ⁵ וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־ נָתָ֖ן עַל־ הַנִּצָּבִ֑ים וְזָב֧וּד בֶּן־ נָתָ֛ן כֹּהֵ֖ן רֵעֶ֥ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

KJV ⁶ And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

WLC ⁶ וַאֲחִישָׁ֖ר עַל־ הַבָּ֑יִת וַאֲדֹנִירָ֥ם בֶּן־ עַבְדָּ֖א עַל־ הַמַּֽס׃

KJV 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.

WLC ⁷ וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤ר נִצָּבִים֙ עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ אֶת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְאֶת־ בֵּית֑וֹ חֹ֧דֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־ לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃

KJV ⁸ And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

WLC ⁸ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם בֶּן־ ח֖וּר בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

KJV ⁹ The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

WLC ⁹ בֶּן־ דֶּ֛קֶר בְּמָקַ֥ץ וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֵיל֖וֹן בֵּ֥ית חָנָֽן׃

KJV ¹⁰ The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

WLC ¹⁰ בֶּן־ חֶ֖סֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת ל֥וֹ שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃

KJV ¹¹ The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

WLC ¹¹ בֶּן־ אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב כָּל־ נָ֣פַת דֹּ֑אר טָפַת֙ בַּת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה הָ֥יְתָה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

KJV ¹² Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

WLC ¹² בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־ אֲחִיל֔וּד תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ וְכָל־ בֵּ֣ית שְׁאָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵ֨צֶל צָרְתַ֜נָה מִתַּ֣חַת לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙ עַ֚ד אָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה עַ֖ד מֵעֵ֥בֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃

KJV ¹³ The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; 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:

WLC ¹³ בֶּן־ גֶּ֖בֶר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֺּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד ל֚וֹ חֶ֤בֶל אַרְגֹּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן שִׁשִּׁים֙ עָרִ֣ים גְּדֹל֔וֹת חוֹמָ֖ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

KJV ¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

WLC ¹⁴ אֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב בֶּן־ עִדֹּ֖א מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃

KJV ¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

WLC ¹⁵ אֲחִימַ֖עַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑י גַּם־ ה֗וּא לָקַ֛ח אֶת־ בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

KJV ¹⁶ Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

WLC ¹⁶ בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־ חוּשָׁ֔י בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃

KJV ¹⁷ Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

WLC ¹⁷ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־ פָּר֖וּחַ בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃

KJV ¹⁸ Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

WLC ¹⁸ שִׁמְעִ֥י בֶן־ אֵלָ֖א בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃

KJV 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.

WLC ¹⁹ גֶּ֥בֶר בֶּן־ אֻרִ֖י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֶ֜רֶץ סִיח֣וֹן ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֗י וְעֹג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן וּנְצִ֥יב אֶחָ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

KJV ²⁰ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

WLC ²⁰ יְהוּדָ֤ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַבִּ֔ים כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ עַל־ הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב אֹכְלִ֥ים וְשֹׁתִ֖ים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃

KJV 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.

KJV ²² And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

KJV ²³ Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

KJV 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.

KJV ²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

KJV 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.

KJV 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.

KJV ²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

KJV ³⁰ And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

KJV 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.

KJV ³² And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

KJV 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.

KJV 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.