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 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 Reyes 4
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Oficiales del rey Salomón
4 El rey Salomón reinó sobre todo Israel. 2 Estos fueron los oficiales que tenía: Azarías hijo de Sadoc era el sacerdote. 3 Elijoref y Ajías, hijos de Sisa, eran los escribas. Josafat hijo de Ajilud era el cronista. 4 Benaías hijo de Joyada estaba al mando del ejército. Sadoc y Abiatar eran los sacerdotes. 5 Azarías hijo de Natán estaba al mando de los gobernadores. Zabud hijo de Natán era sacerdote y amigo del rey. 6 Ajisar era el administrador del palacio. Y Adoniram hijo de Abda estaba a cargo del tributo laboral.
Los doce gobernadores de Salomón
7 Salomón tenía doce gobernadores en todo Israel, los cuales abastecían al rey y a su casa. Cada uno de ellos estaba obligado a abastecerlo durante un mes al año. 8 Estos eran sus nombres:
Ben-hur, en la región montañosa de Efraín.
9 Ben-decar, en Macaz, Saalbim, Bet-semes y Elon-bet-janán.
10 Ben-jésed, en Arubot. Este también lo era en Soco y en toda la tierra de Hefer.
11 Ben-abinadab, en toda Nafot-dor. Este tenía por mujer a Tafat hija de Salomón.
12 Baaná hijo de Ajilud, en Taanac y Meguido, y en todo Bet-seán, que está cerca de Zaretán, más abajo de Jezreel; y desde Bet-seán hasta Abel-mejola y hasta la otra parte de Jocmeam.
13 Ben-geber, en Ramot de Galaad. Este también lo era en las aldeas de Jaír hijo de Manasés, las cuales estaban en Galaad. Tenía también la región de Argob, que estaba en Basán; sesenta grandes ciudades con muros y cerrojos de bronce.
14 Ajinadab hijo de Ido, en Majanaim.
15 Ajimaas, en Neftalí. Este también tomó por mujer a Basemat hija de Salomón.
16 Baaná hijo de Husai, en Aser y en Alot.
17 Josafat hijo de Parúaj, en Isacar.
18 Simei hijo de Ela, en Benjamín.
19 Geber hijo de Uri, en la tierra de Galaad, en la tierra de Sejón rey de los amorreos, y de Og rey de Basán.
Y había además un gobernador en la tierra de Judá[a].
Provisiones para la casa de
Salomón
20 Judá e Israel eran numerosos, abundantes como la arena que está junto al mar; y comían, bebían y se regocijaban. 21 Salomón gobernaba sobre todos los reinos, desde el Río hasta la tierra de los filisteos y hasta la frontera con Egipto. Traían tributo y servían a Salomón todos los días de su vida.
22 Las provisiones diarias de Salomón eran: seis mil seiscientos kilos de harina refinada, trece mil doscientos kilos de harina corriente, 23 diez vacunos de engorde, veinte vacunos de pasto y cien ovejas, sin contar los venados, las gacelas, los corzos y las aves engordadas. 24 Porque él dominaba en toda la región al oeste del Río, desde Tifsaj hasta Gaza, sobre todos los reyes del oeste del Río, y tuvo paz por todos los lados en derredor suyo. 25 Judá e Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, vivían seguros todos los días de Salomón, cada uno debajo de su vid y debajo de su higuera. 26 Salomón tenía cuatro mil[b] establos para los caballos de sus carros, y doce mil jinetes.
27 Los gobernadores proveían, cada uno durante un mes, al rey Salomón y a todos los que venían a la mesa del rey Salomón, haciendo que nada faltara. 28 También hacían llevar cebada y paja para los caballos y para los corceles al lugar donde él estaba, cada uno conforme a su cuota.
Salomón es famoso por su sabiduría
29 Dios dio a Salomón sabiduría, gran entendimiento y amplitud de corazón, como la arena que está a la orilla del mar. 30 La sabiduría de Salomón sobrepasaba la de todos los orientales y toda la sabiduría de los egipcios. 31 Él fue el más sabio de todos los hombres: más que Eitán el ezrajita y que Hemán, Calcol y Darda, hijos de Majol. Su nombre llegó a ser conocido en todas la naciones de alrededor.
32 Salomón compuso tres mil proverbios y mil cinco poemas. 33 También disertó acerca de las plantas, desde el cedro del Líbano hasta el hisopo que crece en la pared. Asimismo, disertó acerca de los cuadrúpedos, las aves, los reptiles y los peces. 34 De todos los pueblos venían para escuchar la sabiduría de Salomón, de parte de todos los reyes de la tierra que habían oído de su sabiduría.
Footnotes
- 1 Reyes 4:19 Cf. 2 Sam. 18:14.
- 1 Reyes 4:26 LXX y Peshita tienen tumba.
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