7 And Solomon וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה ve.lish.lo.Moh H8010 had twelve officers over all Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , who provided H3557 victuals for the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh H4428 and his household בֵּית֑וֹ bei.To H1004 : each man had to make provision for a month חֹ֧דֶשׁ Cho.desh H2320 in the year בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה ba.sha.Nah H8141 . 8 And these are their names H8034 : Ben-hur , in the hill-country of Ephraim אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס 'ef.Ra.yim H669 ; 9 Ben-deker , in Makaz , and in Shaalbim וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים u.ve.sha.'al.Vim H8169 , and Beth-shemesh H1053 , and Elon-beth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed , in Arubboth ( to him pertained Socoh שֹׂכֹ֖ה so.Khoh H7755 , and all the land אֶ֥רֶץ 'E.retz H776 of Hepher חֵֽפֶר׃ ס Che.fer H2660 ); 11 Ben-abinadab , in all the height of Dor דֹּ֑אר Dor H1756 ( he had Taphath the daughter בַּת־ bat- H1323 of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה she.lo.Moh H8010 to wife לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס le.'i.Shah H802 ); 12 Baana בַּֽעֲנָא֙ ba.'a.Na' H1195 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Ahilud אֲחִיל֔וּד 'a.chi.Lud H286 , in Taanach תַּעְנַ֖ךְ ta'.Nakh H8590 and Megiddo וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ u.me.gi.Do H4023 , and all Beth-shean H1052 which is beside Zarethan צָרְתַ֜נָה tza.re.Ta.nah H6891 , beneath Jezreel לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל le.yiz.re.'El H3157 , from Beth-shean H1052 to Abel-meholah H65 , as far as beyond Jokmeam לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ ס le.ya.ke.mo.'Am H3361 ; 13 Ben-geber , in Ramoth-gilead ( to him pertained the towns of Jair יָאִ֨יר ya.'Ir H2971 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה me.na.Sheh H4519 , which are in Gilead H1568 ; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן ba.ba.Shan H1316 , threescore great H1419 cities עָרִ֣ים 'a.Rim H5892 with walls חוֹמָ֖ה cho.Mah H2346 and brazen bars וּבְרִ֥יחַ u.ve.Ri.ach H1280 ); 14 Ahinadab the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Iddo עִדֹּ֖א 'i.Do' H5714 , in Mahanaim מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ ma.cha.Na.ye.mah H4266 ; 15 Ahimaaz אֲחִימַ֖עַץ 'a.chi.Ma.'atz H290 , in Naphtali בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑י be.naf.ta.Li H5321 ( he also גַּם־ gam- H1571 took H3947 Basemath בָּשְׂמַ֥ת ba.se.Mat H1315 the daughter בַּת־ bat- H1323 of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה she.lo.Moh H8010 to wife לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ le.'i.Shah H802 ); 16 Baana בַּֽעֲנָא֙ ba.'a.Na' H1195 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Hushai חוּשָׁ֔י chu.Shai H2365 , in Asher בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר be.'a.Sher H836 and Bealoth וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ ס u.ve.'a.Lot H1175 ; 17 Jehoshaphat יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט ye.ho.sha.Fat H3092 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Paruah , in Issachar בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ ס be.yi.so.sh.Khar H3485 ; 18 Shimei שִׁמְעִ֥י shim.'I H8096 the son בֶן־ ven- H1121 of Ela , in Benjamin בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ ס be.vin.ya.Min H1144 ; 19 Geber the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Uri אֻרִ֖י 'u.Ri H221 , in the land H776 of Gilead גִּלְעָ֑ד gil.'Ad H1568 , the country of Sihon סִיח֣וֹן׀ si.Chon H5511 king מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of the Amorites H567 and of Og וְעֹג֙ ve.'Og H5747 king מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of Bashan הַבָּשָׁ֔ן ha.ba.Shan H1316 ; and he was the only officer that was in the land H776 . 20 Judah יְהוּדָ֤ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 and Israel וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ ve.Yis.ra.'El H3478 were many H7227 as the sand כַּח֥וֹל ka.Chol H2344 which is by the sea הַיָּ֖ם hai.Yam H3220 in multitude לָרֹ֑ב la.Ro H7230 , eating אֹכְלִ֥ים 'o.khe.Lim H398 and drinking וְשֹׁתִ֖ים ve.sho.Tim H8354 and making merry. 21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life. Read all of 1 Kings 4 ← 1 Kings 3 1 Kings 5 → Commentaries on 1 Kings 4 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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