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1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4
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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 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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1 Reyes 4
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El reino de Salomón
4 El rey Salomón era rey de todo Israel. 2 Los líderes que le ayudaron a gobernar fueron los siguientes:
Azarías hijo de Sadoc era el sacerdote.
3 Elijoref y Ahías, hijos de Sisá, eran los secretarios de la corte.
Josafat hijo de Ajilud era el historiador.
4 Benaías hijo de Joyadá era el comandante del ejército.
Sadoc y Abiatar eran sacerdotes.
5 Azarías hijo de Natán estaba a cargo de los gobernadores de los diferentes distritos.
Zabud hijo de Natán era sacerdote y consejero del rey Salomón.
6 Ajisar era el administrador del palacio real.
Adonirán hijo de Abdá estaba a cargo de los esclavos.
7 Israel fue dividido en doce áreas llamadas distritos. Salomón nombró un gobernador para cada distrito. Mandó a los gobernadores que juntaran alimentos en cada distrito y los entregaran al rey y a su familia. Cada uno de los doce gobernadores era responsable por juntar los alimentos necesarios para un mes. 8 Los doce gobernadores eran:
Ben Jur, gobernador de la región montañosa de Efraín.
9 Ben Decar, gobernador de Macaz, Salbín,
Bet Semes y Elón Bet Janán.
10 Ben Jésed, gobernador de Arubot, Soco y Héfer.
11 Ben Abinadab, gobernador de Nafot Dor, casado con Tafat hija de Salomón.
12 Baná hijo de Ajilud era gobernador de Tanac y de Meguido y de todo Betseán junto a Saretán, abajo de Jezrel, desde Betseán a Abel Mejolá en frente de Jocmeán.
13 Ben Guéber, gobernador de Ramot de Galaad, gobernaba todas las aldeas y pueblos de Yaír hijo de Manasés que estaba en Galaad. También era el gobernador del distrito de Argob que estaba en Basán. En esta región había 60 ciudades protegidas por grandes muros con barras de bronce que reforzaban las puertas.
14 Ajinadab hijo de Idó, gobernador de Majanayin.
15 Ajimaz, gobernador de Neftalí. Estaba casado con Basemat hija de Salomón.
16 Baná hijo de Husay, gobernador de Aser y Alot.
17 Josafat hijo de Parúaj, gobernador de Isacar.
18 Simí hijo de Elá, gobernador de Benjamín.
19 Guéber hijo de Uri, gobernador de Galaad. Galaad era el país donde vivió Sijón, rey de los amorreos, y el país donde vivió Og, rey de Basán. Pero Guéber era el único gobernador de aquellos distritos.
20 Hubo tanta gente en Judá e Israel como la arena en la playa. Vivían felices con comida y bebida en abundancia.
21 Salomón dominaba todos los reinos, desde el río Éufrates hasta la tierra de los filisteos y hasta el territorio de Egipto. Los reyes de estos países le llevaban tributo a Salomón y lo sirvieron toda su vida.
22 Esta era la cantidad de comida necesaria para Salomón y los que dependían de las provisiones del rey: 5000 kilos[a] de harina fina, 10 000 kilos de harina común, 23 diez bueyes alimentados con grano, 20 bueyes alimentados en el campo, 100 ovejas; animales silvestres como ciervos, gacelas, corzos y aves de caza.
24 Salomón dominaba todos los países al occidente del río Éufrates, o sea todo el territorio y los reyes ubicados al occidente del río Éufrates, desde Tifsa hasta Gaza. Por todos lados hubo paz en su reino. 25 Durante todo el tiempo de su reinado, Judá e Israel, desde Dan hasta Berseba, gozaron de paz y seguridad. Cada cual se sentaba bajo su propia higuera y su propia vid.
26 Salomón tenía 4000[b] establos para los caballos que tiraban sus carros y tenía 12 000 jinetes. 27 Cada mes uno de los doce gobernadores de los distritos le daba al rey Salomón todo lo necesario para servir a todos los que dependían de las provisiones del rey. Nunca faltaba nada. 28 También cada uno por su lado proveía los caballos de guerra y los de carga que llevaban bultos con cebada y paja.
Sabiduría de Salomón
29 Dios le daba sabiduría y muchísimo entendimiento a Salomón. Tenía tanta inteligencia que no se puede comprender la profundidad de su entendimiento, así como no se puede contar la arena en la playa. 30 La sabiduría de Salomón era más grande que la sabiduría combinada de los sabios del oriente y que toda la sabiduría de Egipto. 31 Era más sabio que cualquier persona del mundo. Era aun más sabio que Etán el ezraíta y que Hemán, Calcol y Dardá, los hijos de Majol. El rey Salomón llegó a ser muy famoso entre las naciones del mundo de aquel entonces. 32 Durante su vida Salomón pronunció 3000 proverbios y compuso 1005 canciones.
33 Salomón también entendía la naturaleza. Enseñaba sobre las plantas, desde los cedros altos del Líbano hasta las enredaderas. También enseñaba acerca de los animales grandes, aves y bichos de toda clase. 34 Los reyes mandaban delegados de todas las naciones para escuchar su sabiduría.
1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4
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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)
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 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 5 1/2 tons or about 5 metric tons
- 1 Kings 4:22 That is, probably about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons
- 1 Kings 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
- 1 Kings 4:26 Or charioteers
- 1 Kings 4:34 In Hebrew texts 4:21-34 is numbered 5:1-14.
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