1 Kings 4
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- 1Now Solomon was king over all Israel.
- 2And these were his chief men: Azariah, the son of Zadok, was the priest;
- 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder;
- אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף
- אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף'e.li.Cho.refElihorephH0456
- וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה
- בְּנֵ֥י
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- שִׁישָׁ֖א
- שִׁישָׁ֖אshi.Sha'ShishaH7894
- סֹפְרִ֑ים
- סֹפְרִ֑יםso.fe.Rim[were] scribesH5608B
- יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט
- יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092G
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- אֲחִיל֖וּד
- אֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudAhiludH0286
- הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃
- אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף
- 4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 5Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend;
- 6Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.
- 7And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year.
- וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה
- שְׁנֵים־
- שְׁנֵיםshe.neim-two [plus]H8147
- עָשָׂ֤ר
- עָשָׂ֤ר'a.SartenH6240
- נִצָּבִים֙
- נִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimoverseersH5324
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
- וְאֶת־
- בֵּית֑וֹ
- חֹ֧דֶשׁ
- חֹ֧דֶשׁCho.desha monthH2320G
- בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה
- יִהְיֶ֥ה
- יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit wasH1961
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הָאֶחָ֖דQere, written (Ketiv): אֶחָד
- לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃
- 8And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
- 9... the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;
- 10... the son of Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control;
- 11... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-Ben-H1125
- אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב
- אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavAbinadabH1125
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- נָ֣פַת
- נָ֣פַתNa.fatNaphath ofH5316H
- דֹּ֑אר
- דֹּ֑ארDorDorH1756H
- טָפַת֙
- טָפַת֙ta.FatTaphathH2955
- בַּת־
- בַּתbat-[the] daughter ofH1323G
- שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
- שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- הָ֥יְתָה
- הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahshe becameH1961
- לּ֖וֹ
- לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
- בֶּן־
- 12Baana, the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is by the side of Zarethan, under Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the far side of Jokmeam;
- בַּֽעֲנָא֙
- בַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'BaanaH1195G
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- אֲחִיל֔וּד
- אֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudAhiludH0286
- תַּעְנַ֖ךְ
- תַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhTaanachH8590
- וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ
- וְכָל־
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1052
- שְׁאָ֡ן
- שְׁאָ֡ןshe.'AnSheanH1052
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH0834A
- אֵ֨צֶל
- אֵ֨צֶל'E.tzel[is] besideH0681
- צָרְתַ֜נָה
- מִתַּ֣חַת
- לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל
- מִבֵּ֤ית
- שְׁאָן֙
- שְׁאָן֙she.'AnSheanH1052
- עַ֚ד
- עַ֚ד'adtoH5704
- אָבֵ֣ל
- אָבֵ֣ל'a.VelAbelH0065
- מְחוֹלָ֔ה
- מְחוֹלָ֔הme.cho.LahMeholahH0065
- עַ֖ד
- עַ֖ד'adtoH5704
- מֵעֵ֥בֶר
- לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃
- בַּֽעֲנָא֙
- 13... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass.
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-Ben-H1127
- גֶּ֖בֶר
- גֶּ֖בֶרGe.verGeberH1127
- בְּרָמֹ֣ת
- גִּלְעָ֑ד
- גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdGileadH1568M
- ל֡וֹ
- חַוֹּת֩
- חַוֹּת֩cha.Vot[the] villages ofH2333
- יָאִ֨יר
- יָאִ֨ירya.'IrJairH2971G
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד
- ל֚וֹ
- חֶ֤בֶל
- חֶ֤בֶלChe.vel[the] region ofH2256M
- אַרְגֹּב֙
- אַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoArgobH0709G
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן
- שִׁשִּׁים֙
- שִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimsixtyH8346
- עָרִ֣ים
- עָרִ֣ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- גְּדֹל֔וֹת
- גְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotlargeH1419A
- חוֹמָ֖ה
- חוֹמָ֖הcho.Maha wallH2346G
- וּבְרִ֥יחַ
- נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
- נְחֹֽשֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178A
- בֶּן־
- 14Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
- 15Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he took Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, as his wife;
- 16Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;
- 17Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
- 18Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
- 19Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan; and one overseer had authority over all the overseers who were in the land.
- גֶּ֥בֶר
- גֶּ֥בֶרGe.verGeberH1398
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- אֻרִ֖י
- אֻרִ֖י'u.RiUriH0221H
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
- גִּלְעָ֑ד
- גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdGileadH1568G
- אֶ֜רֶץ
- אֶ֜רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- סִיח֣וֹן׀
- סִיח֣וֹןsi.ChonSihonH5511
- מֶ֣לֶךְ
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428G
- הָאֱמֹרִ֗י
- וְעֹג֙
- מֶ֣לֶךְ
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428G
- הַבָּשָׁ֔ן
- וּנְצִ֥יב
- אֶחָ֖ד
- אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
- גֶּ֥בֶר
- 20Judah and Israel were as great in number as the sand by the seaside, and they took their food and drink with joy in their hearts.
- 21And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.
- וּשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
- הָיָ֤ה
- הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe wasH1961
- מוֹשֵׁל֙
- מוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelrulingH4910
- בְּכָל־
- הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַנָּהָר֙
- אֶ֣רֶץ
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וְעַ֖ד
- גְּב֣וּל
- גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366G
- מִצְרָ֑יִם
- מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- מַגִּשִׁ֥ים
- מַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.Shim[they were] bringingH5066H
- מִנְחָ֛ה
- מִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahtributeH4503I
- וְעֹבְדִ֥ים
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
- שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יְמֵ֥י
- יְמֵ֥יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117G
- חַיָּֽיו׃
- 22And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;
- 23Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.
- 24For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- ה֞וּא
- ה֞וּאhu'heH1931
- רֹדֶ֣ה׀
- רֹדֶ֣הro.Deh[was] rulingH7287A
- בְּכָל־
- עֵ֣בֶר
- עֵ֣בֶר'E.ver[the] other side ofH5676I
- הַנָּהָ֗ר
- מִתִּפְסַח֙
- וְעַד־
- עַזָּ֔ה
- עַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahGazaH5804
- בְּכָל־
- מַלְכֵ֖י
- מַלְכֵ֖יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428G
- עֵ֣בֶר
- עֵ֣בֶר'E.ver[the] other side ofH5676I
- הַנָּהָ֑ר
- וְשָׁל֗וֹם
- הָ֥יָה
- הָ֥יָהHa.yahit belongedH1961
- ל֛וֹ
- מִכָּל־
- עֲבָרָ֖יו
- מִסָּבִֽיב׃
- כִּי־
- 25So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
- וַיֵּשֶׁב֩
- יְהוּדָ֨ה
- יְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
- לָבֶ֗טַח
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH0376I
- תַּ֤חַת
- תַּ֤חַתTa.chatunderH8478G
- גַּפְנוֹ֙
- וְתַ֣חַת
- תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ
- מִדָּ֖ן
- וְעַד־
- בְּאֵ֣ר
- בְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErBeerH0884
- שָׁ֑בַע
- שָׁ֑בַעSha.va'ShebaH0884
- כֹּ֖ל
- כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
- יְמֵ֥י
- יְמֵ֥יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117G
- שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
- שְׁלֹמֹֽהshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- 26And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen.
- 27And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.
- וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩
- הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים
- הָאֵ֜לֶּה
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
- שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
- שְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- וְאֵ֧ת
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- הַקָּרֵ֛ב
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- שֻׁלְחַ֥ן
- שֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.Chan[the] table ofH7979
- הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־
- שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
- שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH0376I
- חָדְשׁ֑וֹ
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- יְעַדְּר֖וּ
- יְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.Ruthey left lackingH5737C
- דָּבָֽר׃
- דָּבָֽרda.VaranythingH1697I
- 28And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.
- 29And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.
- וַיִּתֵּן֩
- אֱלֹהִ֨ים
- אֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- חָכְמָ֧ה
- חָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahwisdomH2451
- לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛ה
- וּתְבוּנָ֖ה
- הַרְבֵּ֣ה
- הַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehgreatH7235A
- מְאֹ֑ד
- מְאֹ֑דme.'OdveryH3966
- וְרֹ֣חַב
- לֵ֔ב
- לֵ֔בLevheartH3820A
- כַּח֕וֹל
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[is] onH5921A
- שְׂפַ֥ת
- שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] shore ofH8193J
- הַיָּֽם׃
- 30And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
- וַתֵּ֙רֶב֙
- חָכְמַ֣ת
- חָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451
- שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
- שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- מֵֽחָכְמַ֖ת
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- בְּנֵי־
- בְּנֵיbe.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- קֶ֑דֶם
- קֶ֑דֶםKe.dem[the] eastH6924G
- וּמִכֹּ֖ל
- חָכְמַ֥ת
- חָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451
- מִצְרָֽיִם׃
- מִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- 31For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.
- 32He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.
- 33He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth.
- 34People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.
- וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙
- מִכָּל־
- הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים
- לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H0853
- חָכְמַ֣ת
- חָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451
- שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה
- שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
- מֵאֵת֙
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- מַלְכֵ֣י
- מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428G
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- שָׁמְע֖וּ
- שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey had heardH8085G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- חָכְמָתֽוֹ׃
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