1 Kings Chapter 4
So King Solomon was the top dog over all of Israel, no cap.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
These were his ride-or-dies: Azariah, son of Zadok the priest, kickin' it with the crew.
And these {were} the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, {priest: or, chief officer}
Elihoreph and Ahiah, sons of Shisha, were the scribes; Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the recorder, keeping it hype.
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. {scribes: or, secretaries} {recorder: or, remembrancer}
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was leading the squad; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests, straight up legendary.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada {was} over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar {were} the priests:
Azariah, son of Nathan, was managing the officers; Zabud, son of Nathan, was the main officer and the king’s homie.
And Azariah the son of Nathan {was} over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan {was} principal officer, {and} the king's friend:
Ahishar was running the household; Adoniram, son of Abda, was handling the tribute, you feel?
And Ahishar {was} over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda {was} over the tribute. {tribute: or, levy}
Solomon had twelve officers keeping the king and his crew fed; each one had a month to bring the supplies.
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.
And here are their names: The son of Hur, holding it down in mount Ephraim, periodt.
And these {are} their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: {The son...: or, Benhur}
The son of Dekar, vibing in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; that’s the squad.
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: {The son...: or, Bendekar}
The son of Hesed was in Aruboth; he had Sochoh and all the Hepher region on lock, fr.
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him {pertained} Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: {The son...: or, Benhesed}
Abinadab's kid was posted up in Dor; he had Taphath, Solomon's daughter, as his lady.
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: {The son...: or, Benabinadab}
Baana, son of Ahilud, had Taanach and Megiddo secured, plus all of Beth-shean near Zartanah, from there to Abel-meholah, all the way past Jokneam.
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:
Geber's son was keeping it real in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, Manasseh's kid, and the Argob area in Bashan, with plenty of cities and solid walls.
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: {The son...: or, Bengeber}
Ahinadab, son of Iddo, was repping Mahanaim.
Ahinadab the son of Iddo {had} Mahanaim: {Mahanaim: or, to Mahanaim}
Ahimaaz was posted in Naphtali; he also vibed with Basmath, Solomon's daughter, as his lady.
Ahimaaz {was} in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Baanah, son of Hushai, was chilling in Asher and Aloth.
Baanah the son of Hushai {was} in Asher and in Aloth:
Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, was repping Issachar.
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
Shimei, son of Elah, was keeping it steady in Benjamin.
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
Geber, son of Uri, was in Gilead, chilling in Sihon's and Og's territory; he was the only boss in the area.
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.
Judah and Israel were thriving, like the sand by the sea, just eating, drinking, and living it up.
Judah and Israel {were} many, as the sand which {is} by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
Solomon was the king of all the kingdoms from the river to the Philistines and Egypt, and they were always sending him gifts, no cap.
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.
For one day, Solomon was flexing thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal, straight up.
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, {provision: Heb. bread} {measures: Heb. cors}
He had ten fat oxen, twenty chill oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, plus some deer and fancy birds. It was fire.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
He ruled the whole area by the river, from Tiphsah to Azzah, with peace all around him, vibing hard.
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.
Judah and Israel were living their best lives, chilling under their vines and fig trees, all good from Dan to Beer-sheba during Solomon’s reign.
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. {safely: Heb. confidently}
Solomon had forty thousand stalls for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, that’s just legendary.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
His officers had the food game on lock for King Solomon and everyone at his table, nobody was left hungry, periodt.
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.
They brought barley and straw for the horses and camels to where the officers were, each one doing their part, fr.
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where {the officers} were, every man according to his charge. {dromedaries: or, mules, or, swift beasts}
God blessed Solomon with mad wisdom and understanding, like, more than all the sand on the shore.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that {is} on the sea shore.
Solomon's wisdom was on a different level, way superior to all the wisdom from the east and Egypt, straight fire.
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Bro was way smarter than everyone, even Ethan, Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the Mahol crew: his rep was known everywhere, no cap.
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.
He dropped three thousand proverbs and his hits? A solid thousand and five.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
He flexed on trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop chilling on the wall; he also talked about beasts, birds, and all the creepy crawlies, plus fish.
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.
People from all over came through to catch Solomon's wisdom, even kings who had heard about his game.
And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.