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Bishop's Bible
1 Kings 4:32
And Solomon spake three thousande prouerbes: And his songes were a thousande and fiue.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.
Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.
Hebrew Names Version
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
King James Version
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
English Standard Version
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
New Century Version
During his life he spoke three thousand wise sayings and also wrote one thousand five songs.
During his life he spoke three thousand wise sayings and also wrote one thousand five songs.
New English Translation
He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.
He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.
Amplified Bible
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
New American Standard Bible
He also told three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.
He also told three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
Legacy Standard Bible
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon wrote three thousand wise sayings and composed more than one thousand songs.
Solomon wrote three thousand wise sayings and composed more than one thousand songs.
Complete Jewish Bible
King Shlomo was king over all Isra'el, and these were his high officials: ‘Azaryah the son of Tzadok, the cohen; Elichoref and Achiyah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud, secretary of state; B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada, commander of the army; Tzadok and Evyatar, cohanim; ‘Azaryah the son of Natan, chief administrator; Zavud the son of Natan, the king's trusted counselor; Achishar, in charge of the palace; Adoniram the son of ‘Avda, in charge of forced labor. Shlomo had twelve officers over all Isra'el who were in charge of providing food and supplies for the king and his household; each one was in charge of provisions for one month out of the year. They were: the son of Hur, in the hills of Efrayim; the son of Deker, in Makatz, Sha‘albim, Beit-Shemesh and Eilon-Beit-Hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubot; he also had charge of Sokhoh and all the territory of Hefer; the son of Avinadav, in all the area of Dor; he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Achilud, in Ta‘anakh, Megiddo, and all Beit-Sh'an by Tzartan below Yizre‘el, from Beit-Sh'an to Avel-M'cholah, as far as beyond Yokme‘am; the son of Gever, in Ramot-Gil‘ad; he was in charge of the villages of Ya'ir the son of M'nasheh in Gil‘ad and in charge of the region of Argov in Bashan, sixty large cities with walls and bronze bars; Achinadav the son of ‘Iddo, in Machanayim; Achima‘atz, in Naftali; he also took Basmat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Alot; Y'hoshafat the son of Paruach, in Yissakhar; Shim‘i the son of Ela, in Binyamin; and Gever the son of Uri, in the land of Gil‘ad, the country of Sichon king of the Emori and ‘Og king of Bashan. Over all these, there was one administrator in the land. Y'hudah and Isra'el were as numerous as sand grains on the seashore; they ate, drank and enjoyed themselves.
King Shlomo was king over all Isra'el, and these were his high officials: ‘Azaryah the son of Tzadok, the cohen; Elichoref and Achiyah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud, secretary of state; B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada, commander of the army; Tzadok and Evyatar, cohanim; ‘Azaryah the son of Natan, chief administrator; Zavud the son of Natan, the king's trusted counselor; Achishar, in charge of the palace; Adoniram the son of ‘Avda, in charge of forced labor. Shlomo had twelve officers over all Isra'el who were in charge of providing food and supplies for the king and his household; each one was in charge of provisions for one month out of the year. They were: the son of Hur, in the hills of Efrayim; the son of Deker, in Makatz, Sha‘albim, Beit-Shemesh and Eilon-Beit-Hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubot; he also had charge of Sokhoh and all the territory of Hefer; the son of Avinadav, in all the area of Dor; he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Achilud, in Ta‘anakh, Megiddo, and all Beit-Sh'an by Tzartan below Yizre‘el, from Beit-Sh'an to Avel-M'cholah, as far as beyond Yokme‘am; the son of Gever, in Ramot-Gil‘ad; he was in charge of the villages of Ya'ir the son of M'nasheh in Gil‘ad and in charge of the region of Argov in Bashan, sixty large cities with walls and bronze bars; Achinadav the son of ‘Iddo, in Machanayim; Achima‘atz, in Naftali; he also took Basmat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Alot; Y'hoshafat the son of Paruach, in Yissakhar; Shim‘i the son of Ela, in Binyamin; and Gever the son of Uri, in the land of Gil‘ad, the country of Sichon king of the Emori and ‘Og king of Bashan. Over all these, there was one administrator in the land. Y'hudah and Isra'el were as numerous as sand grains on the seashore; they ate, drank and enjoyed themselves.
Darby Translation
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Easy-to-Read Version
By the end of his life, he had written 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs.
By the end of his life, he had written 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs.
George Lamsa Translation
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Good News Translation
He composed three thousand proverbs and more than a thousand songs.
He composed three thousand proverbs and more than a thousand songs.
Lexham English Bible
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
Literal Translation
And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he spake thre thousande prouerbes, & his songes were a thousande & fyue.
And he spake thre thousande prouerbes, & his songes were a thousande & fyue.
American Standard Version
And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Bible in Basic English
He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.
He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="1ki.4.1" class="versetxt"> And king Solomon was king over all Israel. And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend; and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy. And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year. And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher; the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars; Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife; Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was [over all the officers] in the land. Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="1ki.4.1" class="versetxt"> And king Solomon was king over all Israel. And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend; and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy. And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year. And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher; the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars; Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife; Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was [over all the officers] in the land. Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
King James Version (1611)
And he spake three thousand prouerbes: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
And he spake three thousand prouerbes: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.
And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.
English Revised Version
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Salomon spak thre thousynde parablis, and hise songis weren fyue thousynde;
And Salomon spak thre thousynde parablis, and hise songis weren fyue thousynde;
Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;
And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;
Update Bible Version
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
World English Bible
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
New King James Version
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
New Living Translation
He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.
He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.
New Life Bible
He spoke 3,000 wise sayings and wrote 1,005 songs.
He spoke 3,000 wise sayings and wrote 1,005 songs.
New Revised Standard
He composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
He composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he spake three thousand proverbs, - and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.
And he spake three thousand proverbs, - and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
Revised Standard Version
He also uttered three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
He also uttered three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
Contextual Overview
29 And God gaue Solomon wysdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomons wysdome excelled the wysedome of all the children of the east countrey, and al the wisdome of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser then al men, yea then Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda the sonnes of Mahol: And his name was spoken of throughout all nations on euery syde. 32 And Solomon spake three thousande prouerbes: And his songes were a thousande and fiue. 33 And he spake of trees, euen from the Cedar tree that groweth in Libanon, vnto the Isope that springeth out of the wall: He spake also of beastes, of foules, of wormes, and of fishes. 34 And there came of all nations to heare the wysdome of Solomon, and from all kinges of the earth, which had heard of his wysdome.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he spake: Proverbs 1:1 - Proverbs 31:30, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Matthew 13:35
songs: Song of Solomon 1:1-17
Reciprocal: Proverbs 10:1 - proverbs Proverbs 25:1 - proverbs
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he spake three thousand proverbs,.... Wise sayings, short and pithy sentences, instructive in morality and civil life; these were not written as the book of Proverbs, but spoken only, and were taken from his lips, and spread by those that heard them for the use of others, but in process of time were lost; whereas the above book, being written under divine inspiration, is preserved: and
his songs were a thousand and five; some things that were useful to improve the minds and morals of men he delivered in verse, to make them more pleasant and agreeable, that they might be the more easily received and retained in memory; but of all his songs, the most: excellent is the book of Canticles, called "the Song of Songs", being divine and spiritual, and dictated by the inspiration of the Spirit of God: he was both a moral philosopher and poet, as well as a botanist and naturalist, and well-skilled in medicine, as the following words suggest, 1 Kings 4:33.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Proverbs - In the collection which forms the “Book of Proverbs,” only a small portion has been preserved, less certainly than one thousand out of the three. Ecclesiastes, if it is Solomon’s, would add between one hundred and two hundred more proverbs. But the great bulk of Solomon’s proverbs has perished.
Songs - Of these, Canticles is probably one (marginal reference): Psalms 72:0; Psalms 127:1-5 may also be of the number. Probably the bulk of Solomon’s songs were of a secular character, and consequently were not introduced into the canon of Scripture.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 4:32. He spake three thousand proverbs — The book of Proverbs, attributed to Solomon, contain only about nine hundred or nine hundred and twenty-three distinct proverbs; and if we grant with some that the first nine chapters are not the work of Solomon, then all that can be attributed to him is only about six hundred and fifty.
Of all his one thousand and five songs or poems we have only one, the book of Canticles, remaining, unless we include Psalms 127:1-5, Except the Lord build the house, &c., which in the title is said to be by or for him, though it appears more properly to be a psalm of direction, left him by his father David, relative to the building of the temple.
