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Ang Kanyang mga Pinuno

Si Haring Solomon ay hari sa buong Israel,

at ito ang kanyang mga naging matataas na pinuno: si Azarias na anak ni Zadok, ang pari;

sina Elioref at Ahia na mga anak ni Sisa ay mga kalihim; si Jehoshafat na anak ni Ahilud ay tagapagtala;

si Benaya na anak ni Jehoiada ay pinuno ng hukbo; at sina Zadok at Abiatar ay mga pari;

si Azarias na anak ni Natan ay namamahala sa mga pinuno; at si Zabud na anak ni Natan ay pari at kaibigan ng hari;

si Ahisar ay katiwala sa kanyang palasyo; at si Adoniram na anak ni Abda ay tagapamahala ng sapilitang paggawa.

Ang Kapangyarihan at Kayamanan ni Solomon

Si Solomon ay may labindalawang katiwala sa buong Israel at sila ang nagbibigay ng pagkain para sa hari at sa kanyang sambahayan. Bawat isa sa kanila'y nagbibigay ng pagkain sa loob ng isang buwan sa bawat taon.

Ito ang kanilang mga pangalan: si Ben-hur sa lupaing maburol ng Efraim;

si Ben-deker sa Macas, Shaalbim, Bet-shemes, at Elon-bet-hanan;

10 si Ben-hesed sa Arubot (sa kanya'y nauukol ang Socoh, at ang buong lupain ng Hefer),

11 si Ben-abinadab sa buong kataasan ng Dor (na ang asawa'y si Tafat na anak na babae ni Solomon);

12 si Baana na anak ni Ahilud sa Taanac, Megido, at sa buong Bet-shan na nasa tabi ng Zaretan, sa ibaba ng Jezreel, mula sa Bet-shan hanggang sa Abel-mehola na may layong hanggang sa dako roon ng Jocmeam;

13 si Ben-geber sa Ramot-gilead; (sa kanya ang mga nayon ni Jair na anak ni Manases, na nasa Gilead; samakatuwid ay sa kanya ang lupain ng Argob na nasa Basan, animnapung malalaking lunsod na may mga pader at mga bakod na tanso);

14 si Ahinadab, anak ni Iddo sa Mahanaim;

15 si Ahimaaz sa Neftali; (siya ang kumuha kay Basemat na anak na babae ni Solomon bilang asawa),

16 si Baana na anak ni Husai, sa Aser at sa Bealot;

17 si Jehoshafat na anak ni Parua, sa Isacar;

18 si Shimei na anak ni Ela, sa Benjamin;

19 si Geber na anak ni Uri sa lupain ng Gilead, na lupain ni Sihon na hari ng mga Amoreo, at ni Og na hari ng Basan; at siya lamang ang katiwala sa lupaing iyon.

20 Ang Juda at ang Israel ay marami na gaya ng buhangin sa tabi ng dagat sa dami, na nagkakainan, at nag-iinuman, at nagkakatuwaan.

21 At(A) si Solomon ay naghari sa lahat ng mga kaharian mula sa Ilog Eufrates hanggang sa lupain ng mga Filisteo, at hanggang sa hangganan ng Ehipto. Sila'y nagdala ng mga buwis at naglingkod kay Solomon sa lahat ng araw ng kanyang buhay.

22 Ang pagkaing panustos ni Solomon sa isang araw ay tatlumpung takal ng magandang uri ng harina, at animnapung takal na harina,

23 sampung matatabang baka, dalawampung baka mula sa pastulan, isandaang tupa, bukod pa ang mga usang lalaki at babae, at mga usang masungay, at mga pinatabang hayop na may pakpak.

24 Sapagkat sakop niya ang buong lupain sa kanluran ng Ilog Eufrates mula sa Tifsa hanggang sa Gaza, sa lahat ng mga hari sa kanluran ng Ilog Eufrates at siya'y may kapayapaan sa lahat ng mga dako sa palibot niya.

25 Ang Juda at ang Israel ay nanirahang tiwasay, ang bawat tao'y nasa ilalim ng kanyang puno ng ubas at sa ilalim ng kanyang puno ng igos, mula sa Dan hanggang sa Beer-seba, sa lahat ng mga araw ni Solomon.

26 Si(B) Solomon ay mayroon ding apatnapung libong kabayo sa kanyang mga kuwadra para sa kanyang mga karwahe, at labindalawang libong mangangabayo.

27 At ipinaghanda ng mga katiwalang iyon si Haring Solomon at ang lahat ng dumudulog sa hapag ni Haring Solomon, bawat isa sa kanyang buwan; hindi nila hinahayaang magkulang ng anuman.

28 Nagdala rin sila ng sebada at dayami para sa mga kabayo at sa matutuling kabayo sa mga lugar na kinakailangan ang mga iyon, bawat isa'y ayon sa kanyang katungkulan.

Ang Karunungan ni Solomon

29 Binigyan ng Diyos si Solomon ng karunungan, at ng di masukat na pang-unawa at kalawakan ng pag-iisip, gaya ng buhanging nasa tabing-dagat,

30 kaya't ang karunungan ni Solomon ay higit pa kaysa karunungan ng lahat ng tao sa silangan at kaysa lahat ng karunungan ng Ehipto.

31 Sapagkat(C) higit siyang pantas kaysa lahat ng mga tao; higit na pantas kaysa kay Etan na Ezrahita, kay Heman, kay Calcol, at kay Darda, na mga anak ni Mahol. At ang kanyang katanyagan ay kumalat sa lahat ng mga bansang nakapalibot.

32 Nagsalita(D) rin siya ng tatlong libong kawikaan; at ang kanyang mga awit ay isang libo at lima.

33 Siya'y nagsalita tungkol sa mga punungkahoy, mula sa sedro na nasa Lebanon hanggang sa isopo na sumisibol sa pader. Siya'y nagsalita rin tungkol sa mga hayop, at sa mga ibon, sa mga gumagapang at sa mga isda.

34 At naparoon ang mga taong mula sa lahat ng bayan upang makinig sa karunungan ni Solomon, mula sa lahat ng hari sa daigdig na nakabalita ng kanyang karunungan.

Сановники и наместники Сулеймана

Царь Сулейман правил всем Исраилом. Вот его главные сановники:

Азария, сын Цадока, – священнослужитель;

Элихореф и Ахия, сыновья Шиши, – писари;

Иосафат, сын Ахилуда, – летописец;

Беная, сын Иодая, – начальник войска;

Цадок и Авиатар – священнослужители;

Азария, сын Нафана, – начальник над наместниками;

Завуд, сын Нафана, – священнослужитель и личный советник царя;

Ахишар – смотритель дворца;

Адонирам, сын Авды, – надсмотрщик за подневольными рабочими.

Ещё у Сулеймана было двенадцать наместников над всем Исраилом, которые поставляли для царя и для царского дома продовольствие. Каждый из них должен был поставлять припасы на один месяц в году. Вот их имена:

Бен-Хур управлял в нагорьях Ефраима;

Бен-Декер – в Макаце, Шаалбиме, Бет-Шемеше и Елон-Бет-Ханане;

10 Бен-Хесед – в Арубботе (ему принадлежали Сохо и вся земля Хефер);

11 Бен-Авинадав – на возвышенностях Дора[a] (его женой была Тафат, дочь Сулеймана);

12 Баана, сын Ахилуда, – в Таанахе, и в Мегиддо, и во всей территории вокруг Бет-Шеана, что рядом с Цартаном, ниже Изрееля, и от Бет-Шеана до Авель-Мехолы, и даже за Иокмеамом;

13 Бен-Гевер – в Рамоте Галаадском (ему принадлежали селения Иаира, сына Манассы, в Галааде, а также область Аргова в Башане, включая шестьдесят больших, обнесённых стенами городов с бронзовыми засовами на воротах);

14 Ахинадав, сын Иддо, – в Маханаиме;

15 Ахимаац – в земле рода Неффалима (он женился на Басемафе, дочери Сулеймана);

16 Баана, сын Хушая, – в земле рода Ашира и в Алоте;

17 Иосафат, сын Паруаха, – в земле рода Иссахара;

18 Шимей, сын Елы, – в земле рода Вениамина;

19 Гевер, сын Ури, – в Галааде (в стране Сигона, царя аморреев, и Ога, царя Башана). Он один был наместником над этими землями.

Величие царства Сулеймана

20 Народ Иудеи и Исраила был многочислен, как песок на морском берегу; они ели, пили и веселились. 21 И Сулейман правил всеми царствами от реки Евфрата до земли филистимлян и до самой границы Египта. Эти страны платили дань и служили Сулейману во все дни его жизни.

22 Каждый день ко двору Сулеймана поставлялось более четырёх тонн лучшей муки и более восьми тонн[b] муки крупного помола, 23 десять голов крупного скота, откормленного в стойле, двадцать голов крупного скота с пастбища и сто голов мелкого, не считая оленей, серн, косулей и откормленной птицы.

24 Ведь он правил всеми царствами к западу от реки Евфрата, от Тифсаха до Газы, и пребывал в мире со всеми окрестными странами. 25 Во времена жизни Сулеймана Иудея и Исраил жили в безопасности от Дана на севере до Беэр-Шевы на юге – каждый человек под своей виноградной лозой и инжиром.

26 У Сулеймана было четыре[c] тысячи стойл для колесничных коней и двенадцать тысяч коней[d].

27 Наместники, каждый в свой месяц, поставляли продовольствие для царя Сулеймана и для всех, кто приходил есть за царским столом. Они смотрели, чтобы ни в чём не было недостатка. 28 Ещё они доставляли в нужное место ячмень и сено для колесничных и прочих коней, каждый свою долю.

Мудрость Сулеймана

29 Аллах даровал Сулейману мудрость, великую проницательность и глубокий ум, неизмеримый, как песок на морском берегу. 30 Мудрость Сулеймана превосходила мудрость всех людей Востока и всю мудрость Египта. 31 Он был мудрее любого человека, считая и Етана Эзрахитянина, и Емана, и Халкола, и Дарды, сыновей Махола. Его слава прошла по всем окрестным народам. 32 Он произнёс три тысячи мудрых изречений, а песен его было тысяча и пять. 33 Он исследовал жизнь растений – от ливанского кедра до иссопа, что растёт из стен. Он изучал животных и птиц, пресмыкающихся и рыб. 34 Мудрость Сулеймана приходили послушать люди из всех народов, от всех царей мира, которые прослышали о ней.

Footnotes

  1. 4:11 Или: «в Нафот-Доре».
  2. 4:22 Букв.: «тридцать… шестьдесят ко́ров».
  3. 4:26 В других рукописях: «сорок», но см. 2 Лет. 9:25.
  4. 4:26 Или: «колесничих»; или: «всадников».

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

King Solomon ruled over all Israel. These were his officials:

Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened.[a]

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of[b] the army.

Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of[c] the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to[d] the king.

Ahishar was supervisor of the palace.[e]

Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of[f] the work crews.[g]

Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year. These were their names:

Ben Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.

Ben Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.

10 Ben Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.

11 Ben Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, as well as all of Beth Shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

13 Ben Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

14 Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim.

15 Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He 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 the land of Gilead (the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area.

Solomon’s Wealth and Fame

20 The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy. 21 (5:1)[h] Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River[i] to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime.[j] 22 Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed[k] thirty cors[l] of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal, 23 ten calves fattened in the stall,[m] 20 calves from the pasture, and 100 sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds. 24 His royal court was so large because[n] he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah[o] to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.[p] 25 All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime.[q] 26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls[r] for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. 27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace.[s] Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking. 28 Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses.[t]

29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding[u] was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.[v] 31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.[w] 32 He composed[x] 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. 33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant,[y] from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing[z] animals, birds, insects, and fish. 34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom;[aa] they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:3 tn Heb “were scribes”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “secretaries”; TEV, NLT “court secretaries.”
  2. 1 Kings 4:4 tn Heb “was over.”
  3. 1 Kings 4:5 tn Heb “was over.”
  4. 1 Kings 4:5 tn Heb “close associate of”; KJV, ASV, NASB “the king’s friend” (a title for an adviser, not just an acquaintance).
  5. 1 Kings 4:6 tn Heb “over the house.”
  6. 1 Kings 4:6 tn Heb “was over.”
  7. 1 Kings 4:6 sn The work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.
  8. 1 Kings 4:21 sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.
  9. 1 Kings 4:21 tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.
  10. 1 Kings 4:21 tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”
  11. 1 Kings 4:22 tn Heb “the food of Solomon for each day was.”
  12. 1 Kings 4:22 tn As a unit of dry measure a cor was roughly equivalent to six bushels.
  13. 1 Kings 4:23 tn The words “in the stall” are added for clarification; note the immediately following reference to cattle from the pasture.
  14. 1 Kings 4:24 tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.
  15. 1 Kings 4:24 sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.
  16. 1 Kings 4:24 tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”
  17. 1 Kings 4:25 tn Heb “Judah and Israel lived securely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beer Sheba, all the days of Solomon.”
  18. 1 Kings 4:26 tn The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Some Greek mss of the OT and the parallel in 2 Chr 9:25 read “4,000” (cf. NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT).
  19. 1 Kings 4:27 tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”
  20. 1 Kings 4:28 tn Heb “barley and straw for the horses and the steeds they brought to the place which was there, each according to his measure.”
  21. 1 Kings 4:29 tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)
  22. 1 Kings 4:30 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
  23. 1 Kings 4:31 tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”
  24. 1 Kings 4:32 tn Heb “spoke.”
  25. 1 Kings 4:33 tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”
  26. 1 Kings 4:33 tn Heb “he spoke about.”
  27. 1 Kings 4:34 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”

Solomon’s Officials and Governors

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

Azariah(B) son of Zadok—the priest;

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

Jehoshaphat(D) son of Ahilud—recorder;

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

Zadok(F) and Abiathar—priests;

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

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

Ahishar—palace administrator;(G)

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

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. These are their names:

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

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.