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I Regum 3-4
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I Regum 3-4
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3 Confirmatum est igitur regnum in manu Salomonis, et affinitate conjunctus est Pharaoni regi AEgypti: accepit namque filiam ejus, et adduxit in civitatem David, donec compleret aedificans domum suam, et domum Domini, et murum Jerusalem per circuitum.
2 Attamen populus immolabat in excelsis: non enim aedificatum erat templum nomini Domini usque in diem illum.
3 Dilexit autem Salomon Dominum, ambulans in praeceptis David patris sui, excepto quod in excelsis immolabat, et accendebat thymiama.
4 Abiit itaque in Gabaon, ut immolaret ibi: illud quippe erat excelsum maximum: mille hostias in holocaustum obtulit Salomon super altare illud in Gabaon.
5 Apparuit autem Dominus Salomoni per somnium nocte, dicens: Postula quod vis ut dem tibi.
6 Et ait Salomon: Tu fecisti cum servo tuo David patre meo misericordiam magnam, sicut ambulavit in conspectu tuo in veritate et justitia, et recto corde tecum: custodisti ei misericordiam tuam grandem, et dedisti ei filium sedentem super thronum ejus, sicut est hodie.
7 Et nunc Domine Deus, tu regnare fecisti servum tuum pro David patre meo: ego autem sum puer parvulus, et ignorans egressum et introitum meum.
8 Et servus tuus in medio est populi quem elegisti, populi infiniti, qui numerari et supputari non potest prae multitudine.
9 Dabis ergo servo tuo cor docile, ut populum tuum judicare possit, et discernere inter bonum et malum. Quis enim poterit judicare populum istum, populum tuum hunc multum?
10 Placuit ergo sermo coram Domino, quod Salomon postulasset hujuscemodi rem.
11 Et dixit Dominus Salomoni: Quia postulasti verbum hoc, et non petisti tibi dies multos, nec divitias, aut animas inimicorum tuorum, sed postulasti tibi sapientiam ad discernendum judicium:
12 ecce feci tibi secundum sermones tuos, et dedi tibi cor sapiens et intelligens, in tantum ut nullus ante te similis tui fuerit, nec post te surrecturus sit.
13 Sed et haec quae non postulasti, dedi tibi: divitias scilicet, et gloriam, ut nemo fuerit similis tui in regibus cunctis retro diebus.
14 Si autem ambulaveris in viis meis, et custodieris praecepta mea et mandata mea, sicut ambulavit pater tuus, longos faciam dies tuos.
15 Igitur evigilavit Salomon, et intellexit quod esset somnium: cumque venisset Jerusalem, stetit coram arca foederis Domini, et obtulit holocausta, et fecit victimas pacificas, et grande convivium universis famulis suis.
16 Tunc venerunt duae mulieres meretrices ad regem, steteruntque coram eo:
17 quarum una ait: Obsecro, mi domine: ego et mulier haec habitabamus in domo una, et peperi apud eam in cubiculo.
18 Tertia autem die postquam ego peperi, peperit et haec: et eramus simul, nullusque alius nobiscum in domo, exceptis nobis duabus.
19 Mortuus est autem filius mulieris hujus nocte: dormiens quippe oppressit eum.
20 Et consurgens intempestae noctis silentio, tulit filium meum de latere meo, ancillae tuae dormientis, et collocavit in sinu suo: suum autem filium, qui erat mortuus, posuit in sinu meo.
21 Cumque surrexissem mane ut darem lac filio meo, apparuit mortuus: quem diligentius intuens clara luce, deprehendi non esse meum quem genueram.
22 Responditque altera mulier: Non est ita ut dicis, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit. E contrario illa dicebat: Mentiris: filius quippe meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est. Atque in hunc modum contendebant coram rege.
23 Tunc rex ait: Haec dicit: Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est: et ista respondit: Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit.
24 Dixit ergo rex: Afferte mihi gladium. Cumque attulissent gladium coram rege,
25 Dividite, inquit, infantem vivum in duas partes, et date dimidiam partem uni, et dimidiam partem alteri.
26 Dixit autem mulier, cujus filius erat vivus, ad regem (commota sunt quippe viscera ejus super filio suo): Obsecro, domine, date illi infantem vivum, et nolite interficere eum. E contrario illa dicebat: Nec mihi nec tibi sit, sed dividatur.
27 Respondit rex, et ait: Date huic infantem vivum, et non occidatur: haec est enim mater ejus.
28 Audivit itaque omnis Israel judicium quod judicasset rex, et timuerunt regem, videntes sapientiam Dei esse in eo ad faciendum judicium.
4 Erat autem rex Salomon regnans super omnem Israel:
2 et hi principes quos habebat: Azarias filius Sadoc sacerdotis:
3 Elihoreph et Ahia filii Sisa scribae: Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:
4 Banaias filius Jojadae super exercitum: Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes:
5 Azarias filius Nathan super eos qui assistebant regi: Zabud filius Nathan sacerdos, amicus regis:
6 et Ahisar praepositus domus: et Adoniram filius Abda super tributa.
7 Habebat autem Salomon duodecim praefectos super omnem Israel, qui praebebant annonam regi et domui ejus: per singulos enim menses in anno, singuli necessaria ministrabant.
8 Et haec nomina eorum: Benhur in monte Ephraim.
9 Bendecar in Macces, et in Salebim, et in Bethsames, et in Elon, et in Bethanan.
10 Benhesed in Aruboth: ipsius erat Socho, et omnis terra Epher.
11 Benabinadab, cujus omnis Nephath Dor: Tapheth filiam Salomonis habebat uxorem.
12 Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo, et universam Bethsan, quae est juxta Sarthana subter Jezrahel, a Bethsan usque Abelmehula e regione Jecmaan.
13 Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: habebat Avothjair filii Manasse in Galaad: ipse praeerat in omni regione Argob, quae est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quae habebant seras aereas.
14 Ahinadab filius Addo praeerat in Manaim.
15 Achimaas in Nephthali: sed et ipse habebat Basemath filiam Salomonis in conjugio.
16 Baana filius Husi in Aser, et in Baloth.
17 Josaphat filius Pharue in Issachar.
18 Semei filius Ela in Benjamin.
19 Gaber filius Uri in terra Galaad, in terra Sehon regis Amorrhaei et Og regis Basan, super omnia quae erant in illa terra.
20 Juda et Israel innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque laetantes.
21 Salomon autem erat in ditione sua, habens omnia regna a flumine terrae Philisthiim usque ad terminum AEgypti: offerentium sibi munera, et servientium ei cunctis diebus vitae ejus.
22 Erat autem cibus Salomonis per dies singulos triginta cori similae, et sexaginta cori farinae,
23 decem boves pingues, et viginti boves pascuales, et centum arietes, excepta venatione cervorum, caprearum, atque bubalorum, et avium altilium.
24 Ipse enim obtinebat omnem regionem quae erat trans flumen, a Thaphsa usque ad Gazan, et cunctos reges illarum regionum: et habebat pacem ex omni parte in circuitu.
25 Habitabatque Juda et Israel absque timore ullo, unusquisque sub vite sua et sub ficu sua, a Dan usque Bersabee, cunctis diebus Salomonis.
26 Et habebat Salomon quadraginta millia praesepia equorum currilium, et duodecim millia equestrium.
27 Nutriebantque eos supradicti regis praefecti: sed et necessaria mensae regis Salomonis cum ingenti cura praebebant in tempore suo.
28 Hordeum quoque, et paleas equorum et jumentorum, deferebant in locum ubi erat rex, juxta constitutum sibi.
29 Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni, et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam quae est in littore maris.
30 Et praecedebat sapientia Salomonis sapientiam omnium Orientalium et AEgyptiorum,
31 et erat sapientior cunctis hominibus: sapientior Ethan Ezrahita, et Heman, et Chalcol, et Dorda filiis Mahol: et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum.
32 Locutus est quoque Salomon tria millia parabolas: et fuerunt carmina ejus quinque et mille.
33 Et disputavit super lignis a cedro quae est in Libano, usque ad hyssopum quae egreditur de pariete: et disseruit de jumentis, et volucribus, et reptilibus, et piscibus.
34 Et veniebant de cunctis populis ad audiendam sapientiam Salomonis, et ab universis regibus terrae qui audiebant sapientiam ejus.
1 Kings 3-4
New International Version
1 Kings 3-4
New International Version
Solomon Asks for Wisdom(A)
3 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married(B) his daughter.(C) He brought her to the City of David(D) until he finished building his palace(E) and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places,(F) because a temple had not yet been built for the Name(G) of the Lord. 3 Solomon showed his love(H) for the Lord by walking(I) according to the instructions(J) given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.(K)
4 The king went to Gibeon(L) to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared(M) to Solomon during the night in a dream,(N) and God said, “Ask(O) for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful(P) to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son(Q) to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child(R) and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen,(S) a great people, too numerous to count or number.(T) 9 So give your servant a discerning(U) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(V) between right and wrong. For who is able(W) to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked(X) for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment(Y) in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked.(Z) I will give you a wise(AA) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not(AB) asked for—both wealth and honor(AC)—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal(AD) among kings. 14 And if you walk(AE) in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”(AF) 15 Then Solomon awoke(AG)—and he realized it had been a dream.(AH)
He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings(AI) and fellowship offerings.(AJ) Then he gave a feast(AK) for all his court.
A Wise Ruling
16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.
19 “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. 21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”
22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”
But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.
23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved(AL) out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom(AM) from God to administer justice.
Solomon’s Officials and Governors
4 So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2 And these were his chief officials:(AN)
Azariah(AO) son of Zadok—the priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries;(AP)
Jehoshaphat(AQ) son of Ahilud—recorder;
4 Benaiah(AR) son of Jehoiada—commander in chief;
Zadok(AS) 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;(AT)
7 Solomon had twelve district governors(AW) 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(AX) of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim,(AY) Beth Shemesh(AZ) and Elon Bethhanan;
10 Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh(BA) and all the land of Hepher(BB) were his);
11 Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor(BC) (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
12 Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan(BD) next to Zarethan(BE) below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah(BF) across to Jokmeam;(BG)
13 Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair(BH) son of Manasseh in Gilead(BI) were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities(BJ) with bronze gate bars);
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;(BK)
15 Ahimaaz(BL)—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana son of Hushai(BM)—in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;
18 Shimei(BN) son of Ela—in Benjamin;
19 Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon(BO) king of the Amorites and the country of Og(BP) 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(BQ) on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.(BR) 21 And Solomon ruled(BS) over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River(BT) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.(BU) These countries brought tribute(BV) and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
22 Solomon’s daily provisions(BW) 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.(BX) 24 For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah(BY) to Gaza, and had peace(BZ) on all sides. 25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,(CA) lived in safety,(CB) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.(CC)
26 Solomon had four[c] thousand stalls for chariot horses,(CD) and twelve thousand horses.[d]
27 The district governors,(CE) 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(CF) and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand(CG) on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East,(CH) and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.(CI) 31 He was wiser(CJ) 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(CK) and his songs(CL) numbered a thousand and five. 33 He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop(CM) 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(CN) 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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