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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. 1 Kings 4:21 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
  2. 1 Kings 4:21 Hebrew the River
  3. 1 Kings 4:22 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
  4. 1 Kings 4:24 Hebrew the River; twice in this verse
  5. 1 Kings 4:26 Hebrew; one Hebrew manuscript (see 2 Chronicles 9:25 and Septuagint of 1 Kings 10:26) 4,000
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记所罗门诸臣之名

4 所罗门做以色列众人的王。 2 他的臣子记在下面：撒督的儿子亚撒利雅做祭司， 3 示沙的两个儿子以利何烈、亚希亚做书记，亚希律的儿子约沙法做史官， 4 耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅做元帅，撒督和亚比亚他做祭司长， 5 拿单的儿子亚撒利雅做众吏长，王的朋友拿单的儿子撒布得做领袖， 6 亚希煞做家宰，亚比大的儿子亚多尼兰掌管服苦的人。

7 所罗门在以色列全地立了十二个官吏，使他们供给王和王家的食物，每年各人供给一月。 8 他们的名字记在下面：在以法莲山地有便户珥； 9 在玛迦斯、沙宾、伯示麦、以伦伯哈南有便底甲； 10 在亚鲁泊有便希悉，他管理梭哥和希弗全地； 11 在多珥山冈[a]有便亚比拿达，他娶了所罗门的女儿她法为妻； 12 在他纳和米吉多，并靠近撒拉他拿，耶斯列下边的伯善全地，从伯善到亚伯米何拉直到约念之外，有亚希律的儿子巴拿； 13 在基列的拉末有便基别，他管理在基列的玛拿西子孙睚珥的城邑，巴珊的亚珥歌伯地的大城六十座，都有城墙和铜闩； 14 在玛哈念有易多的儿子亚希拿达； 15 在拿弗他利有亚希玛斯，他也娶了所罗门的一个女儿巴实抹为妻； 16 在亚设和亚禄有户筛的儿子巴拿； 17 在以萨迦有帕路亚的儿子约沙法； 18 在便雅悯有以拉的儿子示每； 19 在基列地，就是从前属亚摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩之地，有乌利的儿子基别一人管理。

所罗门之富强

20 犹大人和以色列人如同海边的沙那样多，都吃喝快乐。 21 所罗门统管诸国，从大河到非利士地，直到埃及的边界。所罗门在世的日子，这些国都进贡服奉他。 22 所罗门每日所用的食物，细面三十歌珥，粗面六十歌珥， 23 肥牛十只，草场的牛二十只，羊一百只，还有鹿、羚羊、狍子并肥禽。 24 所罗门管理大河西边的诸王，以及从提弗萨直到加沙的全地，四境尽都平安。 25 所罗门在世的日子，从但到别是巴的犹大人和以色列人，都在自己的葡萄树下和无花果树下安然居住。 26 所罗门有套车的马四万，还有马兵一万二千。 27 那十二个官吏各按各月供给所罗门王，并一切与他同席之人的食物，一无所缺。 28 众人各按各分，将养马与快马的大麦和干草送到官吏那里。

所罗门之智能

29 神赐给所罗门极大的智慧、聪明和广大的心，如同海沙不可测量。 30 所罗门的智慧超过东方人和埃及人的一切智慧。 31 他的智慧胜过万人，胜过以斯拉人以探并玛曷的儿子希幔、甲各、达大的智慧。他的名声传扬在四围的列国。 32 他作箴言三千句，诗歌一千零五首。 33 他讲论草木，自黎巴嫩的香柏树直到墙上长的牛膝草，又讲论飞禽走兽、昆虫水族。 34 天下列王听见所罗门的智慧，就都差人来听他的智慧话。

Footnotes

  1. 列王纪上 4:11 或作：全境。
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Solomon’s Administration

4 So King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, [a]scribes; (A)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; 4 (B)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and (C)Abiathar, the priests; 5 Azariah the son of Nathan, over (D)the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, (E)a priest and (F)the king’s friend; 6 Ahishar, over the household; and (G)Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.

7 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. 8 These are their names: [b]Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; 9 [c]Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; 10 [d]Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; 11 [e]Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; 13 [f]Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged (H)the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged (I)the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 (J)Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 16 Baanah the son of (K)Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 (L)Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in (M)the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.

Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon’s Reign

20 Judah and Israel were as numerous (N)as the sand by the sea in multitude, (O)eating and drinking and rejoicing. 21 So (P)Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from (Q)the[g] River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. (R)They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 (S)Now Solomon’s [h]provision for one day was thirty [i]kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal, 23 ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of [j]the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over (T)all the kings on this side of the River; and (U)he had peace on every side all around him. 25 And Judah and Israel (V)dwelt[k] safely, (W)each man under his vine and his fig tree, (X)from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 (Y)Solomon had [l]forty thousand stalls of (Z)horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And (AA)these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply. 28 They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.

29 And (AB)God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. 30 Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men (AC)of the East and all (AD)the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was (AE)wiser than all men—(AF)than Ethan the Ezrahite, (AG)and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. 32 (AH)He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his (AI)songs were one thousand and five. 33 Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. 34 And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, (AJ)came to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:3 secretaries
  2. 1 Kings 4:8 Lit. Son of Hur
  3. 1 Kings 4:9 Lit. Son of Deker
  4. 1 Kings 4:10 Lit. Son of Hesed
  5. 1 Kings 4:11 Lit. Son of Abinadab
  6. 1 Kings 4:13 Lit. Son of Geber
  7. 1 Kings 4:21 The Euphrates
  8. 1 Kings 4:22 Lit. bread
  9. 1 Kings 4:22 Each about 5 bushels
  10. 1 Kings 4:24 The Euphrates
  11. 1 Kings 4:25 lived in safety
  12. 1 Kings 4:26 So with MT, most other authorities; some LXX mss. four thousand; cf. 2 Chr. 9:25
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Salomos ämbetsmän

4 Kung Salomo var nu kung över hela Israel. 2 Dessa var hans förnämsta män: Asarja, Sadoks son, var präst. 3 Shishas söner Elihoref och Ahia var sekreterare.[a] Joshafat, Ahiluds son, var kansler[b]. 4 (A) Benaja, Jojadas son, var överbefälhavare. Sadok och Ebjatar var präster. 5 Asarja, Natans son, var satt över fogdarna. Sabud, Natans son, en präst, var kungens vän. 6 (B) Ahishar var överförvaltare. Adoniram, Abdas son, hade uppsikt över de allmänna arbetena.

7 Salomo hade tolv fogdar över hela Israel som sörjde för vad kungen och hans hus behövde. Var och en hade en månad om året då han skulle sörja för deras behov. 8 Detta var deras namn: Ben-Hur var fogde i Efraims bergsbygd, 9 Ben-Deker i Makas, Shaalbim, Bet-Shemesh, Elon och Bet-Hanan, 10 Ben-Hesed i Arubbot, med Soko och hela Heferlandet. 11 Ben-Abinadab var fogde i hela Nafat-Dor. Han fick Salomos dotter Tafat till hustru. 12 Baana, Ahiluds son, var fogde i Taanak och Megiddo och i hela den del av Bet-Shan som ligger nära Saretan, nedanför Jisreel, från Bet-Shan ända till Abel-Mehola och bortom Jokmeam. 13 Ben-Geber var fogde i Ramot i Gilead. Han hade Manasses son Jairs byar i Gilead och landsträckan Argob i Bashan, sextio stora städer med murar och kopparbommar. 14 Ahinadab, Iddos son, var fogde i Mahanajim 15 och Ahimaas i Naftali. Också han hade tagit en dotter till Salomo, Basemat, till hustru. 16 Baana, Hushajs son, var fogde i Asher och Alot, 17 Joshafat, Paruas son, i Isaskar, 18 Shimei, Elas son, i Benjamin. 19 Geber, Uris son, hade Gileads land, det land som hade tillhört Sichon, amoreernas kung, och Og, kungen i Bashan. Det var bara en fogde i det landet.

Salomos makt och visdom

20 (C) Juda och Israel var talrika som sanden vid havet. De åt och drack och var glada. 21 (D) Salomo regerade över alla riken från floden till filisteernas land och ända ner till Egyptens gräns.[c] De förde gåvor till Salomo och tjänade honom så länge han levde.

22 De livsmedel som Salomo behövde för varje dag var trettio korer fint mjöl och sextio korer[d] vanligt mjöl, 23 tio gödda oxar, tjugo valloxar och hundra får förutom hjortar, gaseller, dovhjortar och gödda fåglar.

24 Han rådde över hela landet på denna sidan floden, från Tifsa[e] ända till Gaza, över alla kungar på denna sidan floden. Han hade fred på alla sidor runt omkring 25 (E) så att Juda och Israel bodde i trygghet, var och en under sin vinstock och sitt fikonträd, från Dan till Beer-Sheba[f] så länge Salomo levde.

26 (F) Salomo hade 40 000[g] stallplatser för sina vagnshästar och 12 000 ridhästar. 27 Och fogdarna sörjde var sin månad för kung Salomos behov och för alla som kom till kung Salomos bord. De lät ingenting fattas. 28 Säden och halmen för hästarna och travarna förde de i tur och ordning till den plats där han uppehöll sig.

29 Gud gav Salomo vishet och mycket stort förstånd och kunskap så rik som sanden på havets strand. 30 Salomos vishet var större än alla österlänningars vishet och alla egyptiers vishet. 31 (G) Han var visare än alla andra människor, visare än esraiten Etan[h] och Mahols söner Heman[i], Kalkol och Darda. Hans namn var känt bland alla hednafolk runt omkring. 32 Han författade 3 000 ordspråk[j] och 1 005 sånger.[k] 33 Han talade om träden, från cedern på Libanon till isopen som växer ur väggen. Han talade om fyrfotadjuren, om fåglarna, om kräldjuren och om fiskarna. 34 (H) Från alla folk kom man för att höra Salomos visdom, från jordens alla kungar som hade hört talas om hans vishet.

Footnotes

  1. 4:3 sekreterare   Kan ha haft hand om utrikeskorrespondens.
  2. 4:3 kansler   Kan ha skött förvaltningens dokument. Annan översättning: ”historieskrivare”.
  3. 4:21 från floden … till Egyptens gräns   Området från Eufrat till Egypten, de gränser som Gud utlovade i Sinaiförbundet (2 Mos 23:31, jfr 5 Mos 1:7, Jos 1:4).
  4. 4:22 trettio … sextio korer   Ca 6 500 liter och 13 000 liter.
  5. 4:24 Tifsa   Troligen Thapsakos vid Eufrat i norra Syrien, nära gränsen till Turkiet.
  6. 4:25 från Dan till Beer-Sheba   Dvs hela Israel från norr till söder (jfr ”från Smygehuk till Treriksröset”).
  7. 4:26 40 000   Kanske ett avskrivningsfel för 4 000 (jfr 2 Krön 9:25).
  8. 4:31 esraiten Etan   Troligen identisk med Davids lovsångsledare (1 Krön 15:19) som skrev Ps 89, enligt dess överskrift.
  9. 4:31 Heman   En av Davids profeter (1 Krön 25:4f) och lovsångsledare (1 Krön 16:41) som skrev Ps 88, enligt dess överskrift.
  10. 4:32 3 000 ordspråk   Ett urval av dessa finns samlade i Ords 10-29.
  11. 4:32 1 005 sånger   Andra handskrifter (Septuaginta): ”5 000 sånger”. Salomo anges som författare till Ps 72 och 127 samt Höga Visan.
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Solomon’s Officials and Governors

4 So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2 And these were his chief officials:(A)

Azariah(B) son of Zadok—the priest;

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries;(C)

Jehoshaphat(D) son of Ahilud—recorder;

4 Benaiah(E) son of Jehoiada—commander in chief;

Zadok(F) and Abiathar—priests;

5 Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors;

Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;

6 Ahishar—palace administrator;(G)

Adoniram(H) son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.(I)

7 Solomon had twelve district governors(J) over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. 8 These are their names:

Ben-Hur—in the hill country(K) of Ephraim;

9 Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim,(L) Beth Shemesh(M) and Elon Bethhanan;

10 Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh(N) and all the land of Hepher(O) were his);

11 Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor(P) (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);

12 Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan(Q) next to Zarethan(R) below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah(S) across to Jokmeam;(T)

13 Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair(U) son of Manasseh in Gilead(V) were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities(W) with bronze gate bars);

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;(X)

15 Ahimaaz(Y)—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);

16 Baana son of Hushai(Z)—in Asher and in Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;

18 Shimei(AA) son of Ela—in Benjamin;

19 Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon(AB) king of the Amorites and the country of Og(AC) king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.

Solomon’s Daily Provisions

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand(AD) on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.(AE) 21 And Solomon ruled(AF) over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River(AG) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.(AH) These countries brought tribute(AI) and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.

22 Solomon’s daily provisions(AJ) were thirty cors[a] of the finest flour and sixty cors[b] of meal, 23 ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl.(AK) 24 For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah(AL) to Gaza, and had peace(AM) on all sides. 25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,(AN) lived in safety,(AO) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.(AP)

26 Solomon had four[c] thousand stalls for chariot horses,(AQ) and twelve thousand horses.[d]

27 The district governors,(AR) each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. 28 They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.

Solomon’s Wisdom

29 God gave Solomon wisdom(AS) and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand(AT) on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East,(AU) and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.(AV) 31 He was wiser(AW) than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. 32 He spoke three thousand proverbs(AX) and his songs(AY) numbered a thousand and five. 33 He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop(AZ) that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. 34 From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings(BA) of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.[e]

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 5 1/2 tons or about 5 metric tons
  2. 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons
  3. 1 Kings 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
  4. 1 Kings 4:26 Or charioteers
  5. 1 Kings 4:34 In Hebrew texts 4:21-34 is numbered 5:1-14.
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