| 1 Salamon király tehát egész Izraelnek volt a királya | 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. |
| 2 és ezek voltak a főemberei: Azarja, Szádok papnak a fia; | 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, |
| 3 Elihóref és Áhia, Sisának a fiai, az íródeákok; Jozafát, Áhilud fia, a jegyző; | 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. |
| 4 Benája, Jojáda fia, a hadsereg vezére; Szádok és Abjatár, a papok; | 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: |
| 5 Azarja, Nátán fia, a királyi kamarások feje; Zábud, Nátán fia, a pap, a király barátja; | 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: |
| 6 Ahisár, a háznagy és Adonirám, Abda fia, a robotfelügyelő. | 6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. |
| 7 Volt továbbá Salamonnak tizenkét kamarása egész Izraelen; ezek látták el élelemmel a királyt és házát, mindegyik az év egy-egy hónapjában gondoskodott a szükségesekről. | 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. |
| 8 Nevük a következő: Benhúr, akihez Efraim hegysége tartozott; | 8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: |
| 9 Bendekár, akihez Mákkes, Szálebim, Bétsemes, Élon és Bétánán tartozott, | 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: |
| 10 az Arubótban levő Benheszed, akihez Szokó és az egész Éferföld tartozott; | 10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: |
| 11 Benabinádáb, akihez az egész Nefát-Dór tartozott, ennek Táfet, Salamon lánya volt a felesége; | 11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: |
| 12 Bána, Áhilud fia, akihez Tánák, Megiddó és az egész Bétsán vidék tartozott, amely Szártána mellett Jezreel alatt van, Bétsántól egészen Ábelmehuláig, Jekmaánnal szemben; | 12 Baana 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 unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: |
| 13 a Rámót-Gileádban levő Bengáber, akihez Jaírnak, Manassze fiának Gileádban levő Ávótja tartozott, ő állt az egész, Básánban levő Árgob vidék élén, hatvan nagy, kőfallal kerített, fémzárral ellátott város élén; | 13 The 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, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: |
| 14 Ahinádáb, Addó fia, aki Mánaim élén állt; | 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: |
| 15 Ahimaász, akihez Naftali tartozott; ennek szintén Salamon egyik lánya, Bászemát volt a felesége; | 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: |
| 16 Baána, Húsi fia, akihez Áser és Bálót tartozott; | 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: |
| 17 Jozafát, Fárue fia, akihez Isszakár tartozott; | 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: |
| 18 Szemei, Éla fia, akihez Benjamin tartozott; | 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: |
| 19 Gáber, Úri fia, akihez Gileád földje, Szihonnak, az amoriták királyának és Ógnak, Básán királyának a földje, mindaz, ami azon a földön volt, tartozott. | 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. |
| 20 Júda és Izrael megszámlálhatatlan volt, olyan sok, mint a tenger fövenye – s evett, ivott, s vigadozott. | 20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. |
| 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. |
| 22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, |
| 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. |
| 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. |
| 25 And 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. |
| 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. |
| 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. |
| 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. |
| 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. |
| 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. |
| 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. |