1And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2And these were the princes whom he had:…
3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes;…
4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over…
5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over…
6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram…
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel,…
8And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the…
9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh,…
10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and…
11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he…
12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and…
13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him [pertained] the towns…
14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the…
16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and…
17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19Geber the son of Uri, in the land…
20Judah and Israel were many as the sand…
21And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from…
22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty…
23ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of…
24For he had dominion over all [the region]…
25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man…
26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses…
27And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon,…
28Barley also and straw for the horses and…
29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding…
30And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all…
31For he was wiser than all men; than…
32And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his…
33And he spake of trees, from the cedar…
34And there came of all peoples to hear…
