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1 Kings 4
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Kings 4
GOD’S WORD Translation
Solomon’s Administration(A)
4 When King Solomon was the king of all Israel, 2 these were his officials:
Azariah, son of Zadok, was the ⌞chief⌟ priest.
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes.
Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the royal historian.
4 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was commander of the army.
Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5 Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the district governors.
Zabud, son of Nathan, was the king’s adviser.
6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace.
Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.
7 Solomon appointed 12 district governors in Israel. They were to provide food for the king and his palace. Each one had to supply food for one month every year. 8 Their names were
Benhur, who was in charge of the hills of Ephraim,
9 Bendeker, who was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan, and
10 Benhesed, who was in charge of Arubboth, Socoh, and the entire region of Hepher.
11 Benabinadab had the entire region of Dor.
(Solomon’s daughter Taphath was his wife.)
12 Baana, son of Ahilud, had Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth Shean.
(This was near Zarethan, below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah and over to Jokmeam.)
13 Bengeber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he had the settlements of Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, in Gilead.
He ⌞also⌟ had the territory of Argob in Bashan, 60 large cities with walls and bronze bars across their gates.
14 Ahinadab, son of Iddo, was in charge of Mahanaim.
15 Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali.
(He also married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.)
16 Baana, son of Hushai, was in charge of Asher and Aloth.
17 Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, was in charge of Issachar.
18 Shimei, son of Ela, was in charge of Benjamin.
19 Geber, son of Uri, was in charge of Gilead, the territory of King Sihon the Amorite and King Og of Bashan. (There was only one governor in that territory.) [a]
20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily.[b]
21 Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.
22 Solomon’s food supply for one day was 180 bushels of flour, 360 bushels of coarse flour, 23 10 fattened cows, 20 cows from the pasture, and 100 sheep in addition to deer, gazelles, fallow deer, and fattened birds. 24 He controlled all the territory west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza and all of its kings. So he lived in peace with all the neighboring countries. 25 As long as Solomon lived, Judah and Israel (from Dan to Beersheba) lived securely, everyone under his own vine and fig tree.
26 Solomon had stalls for 40,000 chariot horses. He also had 12,000 chariot soldiers.[c] 27 Each of the governors provided food for one month every year for King Solomon and all who ate at his table. The governors saw to it that nothing was in short supply. 28 They brought their quota of barley and straw for the chariot horses to the proper places.
Solomon’s Wisdom
29 God gave Solomon wisdom—keen insight and a mind as limitless as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the eastern people and all the wisdom of the Egyptians. 31 He was wiser than anyone, than Ethan the Ezrahite, or Heman, Calcol, or Darda, Mahol’s sons. His fame spread to all the nations around him.
32 Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. 33 He described and classified trees—from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He described and classified animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. 34 People came from every nation to hear his wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who had heard about his wisdom.
Footnotes
- 4:19 “There was … territory” Masoretic Text; Greek “There was also one governor in the territory of Judah.”
- 4:20 1 Kings 4:21–34 in English Bibles is 1 Kings 5:1–14 in the Hebrew Bible.
- 4:26 Or “12,000 cavalry horses.”
1 Kings 4
English Standard Version
1 Kings 4
English Standard Version
Solomon's Officials
4 King Solomon was king over all Israel, 2 and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was (A)the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; (B)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 4 (C)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; (D)Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over (E)the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and (F)king's friend; 6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and (G)Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of (H)the forced labor.
7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. 8 These were their names: Ben-hur, in (I)the hill country of Ephraim; 9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); 11 Ben-abinadab, in all (J)Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in (K)Taanach, Megiddo, and all (L)Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; 13 Ben-geber, (M)in Ramoth-gilead (he had (N)the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had (O)the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); 16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 (P)Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, (Q)the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land.
Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom
20 Judah and Israel were as many (R)as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. 21 [a] (S)Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the (T)Euphrates[b] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. (U)They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors[c] of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, 23 ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates[d] from Tiphsah to (V)Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. (W)And he had peace on all sides around him. 25 And Judah and Israel (X)lived in safety, (Y)from Dan even to Beersheba, (Z)every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. 26 (AA)Solomon also had 40,000[e] stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. 27 And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon's table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and (AB)swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty.
29 (AC)And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind (AD)like the sand on the seashore, 30 so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all (AE)the people of the east (AF)and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was (AG)wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. 32 (AH)He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, (AI)and his songs were 1,005. 33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. 34 And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from (AJ)all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 4:21 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
- 1 Kings 4:21 Hebrew the River
- 1 Kings 4:22 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
- 1 Kings 4:24 Hebrew the River; twice in this verse
- 1 Kings 4:26 Hebrew; one Hebrew manuscript (see 2 Chronicles 9:25 and Septuagint of 1 Kings 10:26) 4,000
1 Kings 4
King James Version
1 Kings 4
King James Version
4 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
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 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
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 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12 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:
13 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:
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
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 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 Beersheba, 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.
1 Reyes 4
Reina-Valera 1960
1 Reyes 4
Reina-Valera 1960
4 Reinó, pues, el rey Salomón sobre todo Israel. 2 Y estos fueron los jefes que tuvo: Azarías hijo del sacerdote Sadoc; 3 Elihoref y Ahías, hijos de Sisa, secretarios; Josafat hijo de Ahilud, canciller; 4 Benaía hijo de Joiada sobre el ejército; Sadoc y Abiatar, los sacerdotes; 5 Azarías hijo de Natán, sobre los gobernadores; Zabud hijo de Natán, ministro principal y amigo del rey; 6 Ahisar, mayordomo; y Adoniram hijo de Abda, sobre el tributo.
7 Tenía Salomón doce gobernadores sobre todo Israel, los cuales mantenían al rey y a su casa. Cada uno de ellos estaba obligado a abastecerlo por un mes en el año. 8 Y estos son los nombres de ellos: el hijo de Hur en el monte de Efraín; 9 el hijo de Decar en Macaz, en Saalbim, en Bet-semes, en Elón y en Bet-hanán; 10 el hijo de Hesed en Arubot; este tenía también a Soco y toda la tierra de Hefer; 11 el hijo de Abinadab en todos los territorios de Dor; este tenía por mujer a Tafat hija de Salomón; 12 Baana hijo de Ahilud en Taanac y Meguido, en toda Bet-seán, que está cerca de Saretán, más abajo de Jezreel, desde Bet-seán hasta Abel-mehola, y hasta el otro lado de Jocmeam; 13 el hijo de Geber en Ramot de Galaad; este tenía también las ciudades de Jair hijo de Manasés, las cuales estaban en Galaad; tenía también la provincia de Argob que estaba en Basán, sesenta grandes ciudades con muro y cerraduras de bronce; 14 Ahinadab hijo de Iddo en Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaas en Neftalí; este tomó también por mujer a Basemat hija de Salomón. 16 Baana hijo de Husai, en Aser y en Alot; 17 Josafat hijo de Parúa, en Isacar; 18 Simei hijo de Ela, en Benjamín; 19 Geber hijo de Uri, en la tierra de Galaad, la tierra de Sehón rey de los amorreos y de Og rey de Basán; este era el único gobernador en aquella tierra.
20 Judá e Israel eran muchos, como la arena que está junto al mar en multitud, comiendo, bebiendo y alegrándose. 21 Y Salomón señoreaba sobre todos los reinos desde el Éufrates hasta la tierra de los filisteos y el límite con Egipto;(A) y traían presentes, y sirvieron a Salomón todos los días que vivió.
22 Y la provisión de Salomón para cada día era de treinta coros de flor de harina, sesenta coros de harina, 23 diez bueyes gordos, veinte bueyes de pasto y cien ovejas; sin los ciervos, gacelas, corzos y aves gordas. 24 Porque él señoreaba en toda la región al oeste del Éufrates, desde Tifsa hasta Gaza, sobre todos los reyes al oeste del Éufrates; y tuvo paz por todos lados alrededor. 25 Y Judá e Israel vivían seguros, cada uno debajo de su parra y debajo de su higuera, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, todos los días de Salomón. 26 Además de esto, Salomón tenía cuarenta mil caballos en sus caballerizas para sus carros, y doce mil jinetes.(B) 27 Y estos gobernadores mantenían al rey Salomón, y a todos los que a la mesa del rey Salomón venían, cada uno un mes, y hacían que nada faltase. 28 Hacían también traer cebada y paja para los caballos y para las bestias de carga, al lugar donde él estaba, cada uno conforme al turno que tenía.
29 Y Dios dio a Salomón sabiduría y prudencia muy grandes, y anchura de corazón como la arena que está a la orilla del mar. 30 Era mayor la sabiduría de Salomón que la de todos los orientales, y que toda la sabiduría de los egipcios. 31 Aun fue más sabio que todos los hombres, más que Etán ezraíta,(C) y que Hemán, Calcol y Darda, hijos de Mahol; y fue conocido entre todas las naciones de alrededor. 32 Y compuso tres mil proverbios,(D) y sus cantares fueron mil cinco.(E) 33 También disertó sobre los árboles, desde el cedro del Líbano hasta el hisopo que nace en la pared. Asimismo disertó sobre los animales, sobre las aves, sobre los reptiles y sobre los peces. 34 Y para oír la sabiduría de Salomón venían de todos los pueblos y de todos los reyes de la tierra, adonde había llegado la fama de su sabiduría.
3-я Царств 4
Russian Synodal Version
3-я Царств 4
Russian Synodal Version
4 И был царь Соломон царем над всем Израилем.
2 И вот начальники, которые [были] у него: Азария, сын Садока священника;
3 Елихореф и Ахия, сыновья Сивы, писцы; Иосафат, сын Ахилуда, дееписатель;
4 Ванея, сын Иодая, военачальник; Садок и Авиафар--священники;
5 Азария, сын Нафана, начальник над приставниками, и Завуф, сын Нафана священника--друг царя;
6 Ахисар--начальник над домом [царским], и Адонирам, сын Авды, --над податями.
7 И было у Соломона двенадцать приставников над всем Израилем, и они доставляли продовольствие царю и дому его; каждый должен был доставлять продовольствие на один месяц в году.
8 Вот имена их: Бен-Хур--на горе Ефремовой;
9 Бен-Декер--в Макаце и в Шаалбиме, в Вефсамисе и в Елоне и в Беф-Ханане;
10 Бен-Хесед--в Арюбофе; ему же принадлежал Соко и вся земля Хефер;
11 Бен-Авинадав--[над] всем Нафаф-Дором; Тафафь, дочь Соломона, была его женою;
12 Ваана, сын Ахилуда, в Фаанахе и Мегиддо и во всем Беф-Сане, что близ Цартана ниже Иезрееля, от Беф-Сана до Абел-Мехола, и даже за Иокмеам;
13 Бен-Гевер--в Рамофе Галаадском; у него были селения Иаира, сына Манассиина, что в Галааде; у него также область Аргов, что в Васане, шестьдесят больших городов со стенами и медными затворами;
14 Ахинадав, сын Гиддо, в Маханаиме;
15 Ахимаас--в [земле] Неффалимовой; он взял себе в жену Васемафу, дочь Соломона;
16 Ваана, сын Хушая, в [земле] Асировой и в Баалофе;
17 Иосафат, сын Паруаха, в [земле] Иссахаровой;
18 Шимей, сын Елы, в [земле] Вениаминовой;
19 Гевер, сын Урия, в земле Галаадской, в земле Сигона, царя Аморрейского, и Ога, царя Васанского. Он был приставник в этой земле.
20 Иуда и Израиль, многочисленные как песок у моря, ели, пили и веселились.
21 Соломон владел всеми царствами от реки [Евфрата] до земли Филистимской и до пределов Египта. Они приносили дары и служили Соломону во все дни жизни его.
22 Продовольствие Соломона на каждый день составляли: тридцать коров муки пшеничной и шестьдесят коров прочей муки,
23 десять волов откормленных и двадцать волов с пастбища, и сто овец, кроме оленей, и серн, и сайгаков, и откормленных птиц;
24 ибо он владычествовал над всею землею по эту сторону реки, от Типсаха до Газы, над всеми царями по эту сторону реки, и был у него мир со всеми окрестными странами.
25 И жили Иуда и Израиль спокойно, каждый под виноградником своим и под смоковницею своею, от Дана до Вирсавии, во все дни Соломона.
26 И было у Соломона сорок тысяч стойл для коней колесничных и двенадцать тысяч для конницы.
27 И те приставники доставляли царю Соломону все принадлежащее к столу царя, каждый в свой месяц, и не допускали недостатка ни в чем.
28 И ячмень и солому для коней и для мулов доставляли каждый в свою очередь на место, где находился царь.
29 И дал Бог Соломону мудрость и весьма великий разум, и обширный ум, как песок на берегу моря.
30 И была мудрость Соломона выше мудрости всех сынов востока и всей мудрости Египтян.
31 Он был мудрее всех людей, мудрее и Ефана Езрахитянина, и Емана, и Халкола, и Дарды, сыновей Махола, и имя его было в славе у всех окрестных народов.
32 И изрек он три тысячи притчей, и песней его было тысяча и пять;
33 и говорил он о деревах, от кедра, что в Ливане, до иссопа, вырастающего из стены; говорил и о животных, и о птицах, и о пресмыкающихся, и о рыбах.
34 И приходили от всех народов послушать мудрости Соломона, от всех царей земных, которые слышали о мудрости его.
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