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
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Funcţionarii şi administratorii lui Solomon
4 Aşadar, regele Solomon domnea peste tot Israelul. 2 Aceştia erau dregătorii pe care-i avea în slujba lui:
Azaria, fiul preotului Ţadok;
3 Elihoref şi Ahia, fiii lui Şişa, erau scribi;
Iehoşafat, fiul lui Ahilud, era cronicar;
4 Benaia, fiul lui Iehoiada, era conducătorul oştirii;
Ţadok şi Abiatar erau preoţi;
5 Azaria, fiul lui Natan, răspundea de administratorii ţinuturilor;
Zabud, fiul lui Natan, era preot şi prieten al regelui;
6 Ahişar răspundea de palat, iar Adoniram, fiul lui Abda, era mai mare peste oamenii de corvoadă.
7 Solomon avea în tot Israelul doisprezece administratori de ţinuturi, care se îngrijeau de hrana regelui şi a familiei sale, fiecare timp de o lună pe an. 8 Acestea sunt numele lor:
Ben-Hur – în regiunea muntoasă a lui Efraim;
9 Ben-Deker – în Makaţ, în Şaalbim, în Bet-Şemeş şi în Elon Bet-Hanan;
10 Ben-Hesed – în Arubot; (Soco şi toată ţara Hefer erau ale lui);
11 Ben-Abinadab avea toate înălţimile Dorului[a]; (Tafat, fiica lui Solomon, era soţia lui);
12 Baana, fiul lui Ahilud – în Taanah, în Meghido şi în tot Bet-Şanul care este lângă Ţortan, sub Izreel; apoi de la Bet-Şan până la Abel-Mehola, până dincolo de Iokmeam;
13 Ben-Gheber – în Ramot-Ghilad; el avea aşezările lui Iair, fiul lui Manase, care sunt în Ghilad, precum şi ţinutul Argob, care este în Başan – şaizeci de cetăţi mari cu ziduri şi zăvoare de bronz;
14 Ahinadab, fiul lui Ido – în Mahanayim;
15 Ahimaaţ – în Neftali; el o luase de soţie pe Bosmat, fiica lui Solomon;
16 Baana, fiul lui Huşai – în Aşer şi în Bealot;
17 Iehoşafat, fiul lui Paruah – în Isahar;
18 Şimei, fiul lui Ela – în Beniamin;
19 Gheber, fiul lui Uri – în ţinutul Ghiladului, ţara lui Sihon, regele amoriţilor, şi a lui Og, regele Başanului; era singurul administrator în acest ţinut.
Bogăţia şi înţelepciunea lui Solomon
20 Oamenii din Iuda şi din Israel erau foarte numeroşi, ca nisipul de pe ţărmul mării. Ei mâncau, beau şi se înveseleau. 21 Solomon mai domnea şi peste toate regatele de la râu[b], până în ţara filistenilor şi până la hotarul Egiptului; acestea îi plăteau tribut şi i-au fost supuse lui Solomon toată viaţa lui. 22 Hrana de fiecare zi a lui Solomon era următoarea: treizeci de cori[c] de făină fină şi şaizeci de cori[d] de făină integrală, 23 zece boi îngrăşaţi în grajd, douăzeci de boi îngrăşaţi la păşune şi o sută de oi, în afară de cerbi, gazele, căpriori şi păsări îngrăşate. 24 El stăpânea peste toată regiunea de dincoace de râu, de la Tifsah până la Gaza, peste toţi regii de dincoace de râu şi avea pace din toate părţile. 25 Iuda şi Israel, de la Dan până la Beer-Şeba[e], au locuit în siguranţă, fiecare sub via şi sub smochinul lui, în tot timpul domniei lui Solomon. 26 Solomon avea patru mii[f] de iesle pentru caii de la carele sale şi douăsprezece mii de cai[g]. 27 Administratorii ţinuturilor se îngrijeau, fiecare în luna lui, de hrana regelui şi a tuturor celor ce veneau la masa regelui Solomon, urmărind ca nimic să nu lipsească. 28 Ei aduceau şi orz şi paie pentru cai şi pentru armăsari, fiecare potrivit sarcinii care i se ceruse. 29 Dumnezeu i-a dat lui Solomon înţelepciune, o foarte mare pricepere şi o înţelegere nemăsurată, ca nisipul de pe ţărmul mării. 30 Înţelepciunea lui Solomon era mai mare decât înţelepciunea tuturor fiilor Răsăritului şi decât toată înţelepciunea Egiptului. 31 El era mai înţelept decât oricare alt om, mai înţelept decât ezrahitul Etan, decât Heman, Calcol şi Darda, fiii lui Mahol. Faima lui s-a răspândit printre toate neamurile din jur. 32 El a alcătuit trei mii de proverbe şi a compus o mie cinci cântări. 33 A vorbit despre copaci, de la cedrul din Liban până la isopul care creşte pe ziduri, despre animale, despre păsări, despre reptile şi despre peşti. 34 Oameni din toate neamurile, trimişi de toţi regii pământului, care auziseră despre înţelepciunea lui Solomon, veneau ca să asculte înţelepciunea sa.
Footnotes
- 1 Regi 4:11 Sau: Nafot-Dor
- 1 Regi 4:21 Eufrat; şi în v. 24
- 1 Regi 4:22 Aproximativ 6,6 kilolitri
- 1 Regi 4:22 Aproximativ 13,2 kilolitri
- 1 Regi 4:25 Sau: de la un capăt la celălalt, Dan marcând extremitatea nordică a Israelului iar Beer-Şeba pe cea sudică
- 1 Regi 4:26 Câteva mss LXX (vezi şi 2 Cron. 9:25); TM: patruzeci de mii
- 1 Regi 4:26 Sau: călăreţi
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.
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