1 KingsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShare1 Kings 4Webster - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹1 Kings 11 Kings 21 Kings 31 Kings 41 Kings 51 Kings 61 Kings 71 Kings 81 Kings 91 Kings 101 Kings 111 Kings 121 Kings 131 Kings 141 Kings 151 Kings 161 Kings 171 Kings 181 Kings 191 Kings 201 Kings 211 Kings 22›1 Kings 4ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehosaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests: 5And Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan [was] principal officer, [and] the king's friend: 6And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute. 7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 8And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: 10The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him [pertained] Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for a wife: 12Baana 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: 13The 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: 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim: 15Ahimaaz [was] in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon for a wife: 16Baanah the son of Hushai [was] in Asher and in Aloth: 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 19Geber 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. 20Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21And 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. 22And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal. 23Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowls. 24For 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. 25And 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. 26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27And 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. 28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries they brought to the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge. 29And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea-shore. 30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31For 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 the surrounding nations. 32And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that [is] in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping animals, and of fishes. 34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. ‹Previous chapter1 Kings 3Next chapter1 Kings 5›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Versions1 Kings 4 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. 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