Solomon’s Officials and Governors
1So King Solomon ruled over the whole nation of Israel.
2Here are the names of his chief officials.
Azariah was the priest. He was the son of Zadok.
3Elihoreph and Ahijah were secretaries. They were the sons of Shisha.
Jehoshaphat kept the records. He was the son of Ahilud.
4Benaiah was the commander in chief. He was the son of Jehoiada.
Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5Azariah was in charge of the local governors. He was the son of Nathan.
Zabud was a priest. He was also the king’s adviser. He was the son of Nathan.
6Ahishar was in charge of the palace.
Adoniram was in charge of those who were forced to work for the king. He was the son of Abda.
7Solomon had 12 local governors over the whole land of Israel. They provided supplies for the king and the royal family. Each governor had to provide supplies for one month out of each year.
8Here are their names and areas.
Ben-Hur’s area was the hill country of Ephraim.
9Ben-Deker’s area was Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan.
10Ben-Hesed’s area was Arubboth. Sokoh and the whole land of Hepher were included in his area.
11Ben-Abinadab’s area was Naphoth Dor. He married Solomon’s daughter Taphath.
12Baana’s area was Taanach, Megiddo and the whole territory of Beth Shan. Beth Shan was next to Zarethan below Jezreel. Baana’s area reached from Beth Shan all the way to Abel Meholah. It also went across to Jokmeam. Baana was the son of Ahilud.
13Ben-Geber’s area was Ramoth Gilead. The settlements of Jair, the son of Manasseh, were included in his area in Gilead. The area of Argob in Bashan was also included. That area had 60 large cities that had high walls around them. The city gates were made secure with heavy bronze bars.
14Ahinadab’s area was Mahanaim. He was the son of Iddo.
15Ahimaaz’s area was Naphtali. He had married Basemath. She was Solomon’s daughter.
16Baana’s area was Asher and Aloth. He was the son of Hushai.
17Jehoshaphat’s area was Issachar. He was the son of Paruah.
18Shimei’s area was Benjamin. He was the son of Ela.
19Geber’s area was Gilead. He was the only governor over the area. He was the son of Uri. Gilead had been the country of Sihon and Og. Sihon had been king of the Amorites. Og had been king of Bashan.
Solomon’s Daily Supplies
20There were many people in Judah and Israel. In fact, they were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They ate, drank and were happy. 21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines. He ruled as far as the border of Egypt. All those countries brought the gifts he required them to bring him. And Solomon ruled over those countries for his whole life.
22Here are the supplies Solomon required every day.
five and a half tons of the finest flour
11 tons of meal
23ten oxen that had been fed by hand
20 oxen that had been fed on grasslands
100 sheep and goats
deer, antelopes and roebucks
the finest birds
24Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms that were west of the Euphrates River. He ruled from Tiphsah all the way to Gaza. And he had peace and rest on every side. 25While Solomon was king, Judah and Israel lived in safety. They were secure from Dan all the way to Beersheba. Everyone had their own vine and their own fig tree.
26Solomon had 4,000 spaces where he kept his chariot horses. He had a total of 12,000 horses.
27The local governors provided supplies for King Solomon. They provided them for all who ate at the king’s table. Each governor provided supplies for one month every year. The governors made sure the king had everything he needed. 28They also brought barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses. Each of the governors brought the amounts required of them. They brought them to the proper places.
God Makes Solomon Very Wise
29God made Solomon very wise. His understanding couldn’t even be measured. It was like the sand on the seashore. People can’t measure that either. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east. It was greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31Solomon was wiser than anyone else. He was wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite. He was wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda. They were the sons of Mahol. Solomon became famous in all the nations around him. 32He spoke 3,000 proverbs. He wrote 1,005 songs. 33He spoke about plants. He knew everything about them, from the cedar trees in Lebanon to the hyssop plants that grow out of walls. He spoke about animals and birds. He also spoke about reptiles and fish. 34The kings of all the world’s nations heard about how wise Solomon was. So they sent their people to listen to him.
Ang mga Pinuno ni Solomon
1Naghari si Solomon sa buong Israel. 2At ito ang kanyang matataas na pinuno:
Si Azaria ang punong pari mula sa angkan ni Zadok.
3Sina Elihoref at Ahia na mga anak ni Sisha, ang mga kalihim ng hari.
Si Jehoshafat na anak ni Ahilud, ang namamahala ng mga kasulatan ng kaharian.
4Si Benaya na anak ni Jehoyada ang kumander ng mga sundalo.
Sina Zadok at Abiatar ang mga pari.
5Si Azaria na anak ni Natan ang pinuno ng mga gobernador sa mga distrito ng Israel.
Ang paring si Zabud na anak din ni Natan ang personal na tagapayo ng hari.
6Si Ahisar ang tagapamahala ng palasyo.
At si Adoniram na anak ni Abda, ang namamahala sa mga aliping sapilitang pinagtatrabaho.
7Mayroon ding 12 gobernador si Solomon sa mga distrito ng buong Israel. Sila ang nagbibigay ng pagkain sa hari at sa sambahayan niya. Bawat isa sa kanila ay nagbibigay ng pagkain sa isang buwan bawat taon. 8Ito ang kanilang mga pangalan:
Si Ben Hur, na namamahala sa kabundukan ng Efraim.
9Si Ben Deker na namamahala sa Makaz, Saalbim, Bet Shemesh at sa Elon Bet Hanan.
10Si Ben Hesed na namamahala sa Arubot, kasama na rito ang Soco at ang buong lupain ng Hefer.
11Si Ben Abinadab na namamahala sa Nafat Dor. (Asawa siya ni Tafat na anak ni Solomon.)
12Si Baana na anak ni Ahilud, na namamahala sa Taanac, Megido, sa buong Bet Shan malapit sa Zaretan sa ibaba ng Jezreel at sa mga lugar na mula sa Bet Shan hanggang Abel Mehola at patawid sa Jokmeam.
13Si Ben Geber, na namamahala sa Ramot Gilead, kasama na rito ang mga bayan ni Jair na anak ni Manase, at sa mga distrito ng Argob sa Bashan, kasama na ang 60 malalaki at napapaderang bayan, na ang mga pintuan ay may tarangkahang tanso.
14Si Ahinadab na anak ni Iddo, na namamahala sa Mahanaim.
15Si Ahimaaz, na namamahala sa Naftali. (Asawa siya ni Basemat na anak ni Solomon.)
16Si Baana na anak ni Hushai, na namamahala sa Asher at sa Alot.
17Si Jehoshafat na anak ni Parua, na namamahala sa Isacar.
18Si Shimei na anak ni Ela, na namamahala sa Benjamin.
19Si Geber na anak ni Uri, na namamahala sa Gilead na sakop noon ni Sihon na hari ng mga Amoreo at ni Haring Og ng Bashan. Si Geber lang ang gobernador sa buong distritong ito.4:19 Si Geber lang … distritong ito: o, At may isang gobernador na pinagkatiwalaan sa buong lupain ng Juda. Itoʼy ayon sa ibang mga tekstong Griego.
Ang Kasaganaan at ang Karunungan ni Solomon
20Ang bilang ng mga tao sa Juda at Israel ay tulad ng buhangin sa dalampasigan na hindi mabilang. Sagana sila sa pagkain at inumin, at masaya sila. 21Si Solomon ang namamahala sa lahat ng kaharian mula sa Ilog ng Eufrates hanggang sa lupain ng mga Filisteo, hanggang sa hangganan ng Egipto. Ang mga kahariang ito ay nagbabayad ng buwis kay Solomon at nagpapasakop sa kanya habang nabubuhay siya.
22Ito ang mga pagkaing kailangan ni Solomon sa kanyang palasyo bawat araw: 100 sako ng magandang klaseng harina, 200 sako ng ordinaryong harina, 23sampung pinatabang baka sa kulungan, 20 baka na galing sa pastulan, 100 tupa o kambing, hindi pa kasama ang ibaʼt ibang uri ng mga usa at magandang uri ng ibon at manok.
24Sakop ni Solomon ang buong lupain sa kanlurang Ilog ng Eufrates mula sa Tifsa hanggang sa Gaza. At maganda ang pakikitungo niya sa lahat ng bansa sa palibot niya. 25Kaya habang nabubuhay si Solomon, may kapayapaan sa Juda at sa Israel, mula Dan hanggang sa Beersheba. Ang bawat tao ay payapang nakaupo sa ilalim ng kanyang tanim na ubas at puno ng igos.
26May 40,0004:26 40,000: Sa ibang mga tekstong Septuagint, 4,000. Tingnan din ang 2 Cro. 9:25. kwadra si Solomon para sa kanyang mga kabayong pangkarwahe at may 12,000 siyang mangangabayo.4:26 siyang mangangabayo: o, mga kabayo. 27Ang mga gobernador sa mga distrito ang nagbibigay ng pangangailangan ni Haring Solomon at ng lahat ng nasa palasyo. Ang bawat isa sa kanila ay may responsibilidad sa pagbibigay bawat buwan. Tinitiyak nilang maibibigay ang mga pangangailangan ni Solomon. 28Nagbibigay din sila ng sebada at dayami para sa mga kabayo. Dinadala nila ito sa lugar na dapat nitong pagdalhan sa oras na kailangan ito.
29Binigyan ng Dios si Solomon ng di-pangkaraniwang karunungan at pang-unawa, at kaalaman na hindi masukat. 30Ang kaalaman niya ay higit pa sa kaalaman ng lahat ng matatalino sa silangan at sa Egipto. 31Siya ang pinakamatalino sa lahat. Mas matalino pa siya kaysa kay Etan na Ezrano at sa mga anak ni Mahol na sina Heman, Calcol at Darda. At naging tanyag siya sa mga nakapaligid na bansa. 32Gumawa siya ng 3,000 kawikaan at 1,005 awit. 33Makapagsasabi siya ng tungkol sa lahat ng uri ng pananim, mula sa malalaking punongkahoy hanggang sa maliliit na pananim.4:33 mula sa malalaking … pananim: sa literal, mula sa sentro ng Lebanon hanggang sa isopo na tumutubo sa dingding. Makapagsasabi rin siya tungkol sa lahat ng uri ng hayop na lumalakad, gumagapang, lumilipad, at lumalangoy. 34Nabalitaan ng lahat ng hari sa mundo ang karunungan ni Solomon, kaya nagpadala sila ng mga tao para makinig sa kanyang karunungan.
