Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 4

1וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010ruledמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־ כָּל־'al- kol-H5921 H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478,

2and theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were his chief officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834:Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659wasthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548;

3Elihorephאֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף'e.li.Cho.refH456and Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֛הva.'a.chi.YahH281,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shishaשִׁישָׁ֖אshi.Sha'H7894, weresecretariesסֹפְרִ֑יםso.fe.RimH5608;Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142;

4Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סko.ha.NimH3548;

5Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the governorsהַנִּצָּבִ֑יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324;Zabudוְזָב֧וּדve.za.VudH2071sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416wasa priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548and adviserרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428;

6Ahisharוַאֲחִישָׁ֖רva.'a.chi.SharH301wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the palaceהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֥םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdaעַבְדָּ֖א'av.Da'H5653wasin charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the forced laborהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

Solomon’s Twelve Officers

7Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010had twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240governorsנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to provide foodוְכִלְכְּל֥וּve.khil.ke.LuH3557אֶת־'et-H853for the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. Eachoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259would arrange provisionsלְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ סle.khal.KelH3557for one monthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֛ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־ba.sha.Nah yih.Yeh 'al-H8141 H1961 H5921,

8and theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Ben-hurH1133in the hill countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9Ben-dekerH1128in Makazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739,in Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169,in Beth-shemeshH1053,and in Elon-beth-hananH358;

10Ben-hesedבֶּן־ חֶ֖סֶדben- Che.sedH1121 H2618in Arubbothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700(Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Hepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660belonged to him);

11Ben-abinadabH1125in Naphath-dorכָּל־ נָ֣פַת דֹּ֑ארkol- Na.fat DorH3605 H5316 H1756(Taphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955,a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,wasהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802);

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286in Taanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590,in Megiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023,and in allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of Beth-sheanH1052אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834next toאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zarethanצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891belowמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Jezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157,fromH1052Beth-sheanH1052toעַ֚ד'adH5704Abel-meholahH65עַ֖ד'adH5704and on pastמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jokmeamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361;

13Ben-geberH1127in Ramoth-gileadבְּרָמֹ֣תbe.ra.MotH7418(the villagesחַוֹּת֩cha.VotH2333of Jairיָאִ֨ירya.'IrH2971son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֗דba.gil.'AdH1568belonged to him,as well as the regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoH709אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316with its sixtyשִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimH8346greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892with wallsחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346and bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280);

14Ahinadabאֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב'a.chi.na.DavH292sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדֹּ֖א'i.Do'H5714in Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266;

15Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֖עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290in Naphtaliבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbe.naf.ta.LiH5321(heה֗וּאHu'H1931גַּם־gam-H1571had marriedלָקַ֛חla.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802Basemathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315,a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010);

16Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hushaiחוּשָׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365in Asherבְּאָשֵׁ֖רbe.'a.SherH836and in Alothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סu.ve.'a.LotH1175;

17Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Paruahפָּר֖וּחַpa.Ru.achH6515in Issacharבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485;

18Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Elaאֵלָ֖א'e.La'H414in Benjaminבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbe.vin.ya.MinH1144;

19Geberגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1398sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאֻרִ֖י'u.RiH221in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568,including the territoriesאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֣וֹן׀si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567and of Ogוְעֹג֙ve.'OgH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316.There was also oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834governorוּנְצִ֥יבu.ne.TzivH5333in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776of Judah.

Solomon’s Prosperity

20The people ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַבִּ֔יםve.Yis.ra.'El ra.BimH3478 H7227wereas numerousלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעַל־'al-H5921the seashoreהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,and they were eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354and rejoicingוּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃u.se.me.ChimH8056.

21And Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה הָיָ֤הu.she.lo.Moh ha.YahH8010 H1961reignedמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467fromמִן־min-H4480theהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104Euphratesto the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,as far asוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. These kingdomsofferedמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066tributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and servedוְעֹבְדִ֥יםve.'oe.DimH5647אֶת־'et-H853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

22Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010provisionsלֶֽחֶם־le.chem-H3899for a singleאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wereוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970corsכֹּר֙korH3734of fine flourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560,sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346corsכֹּ֖רkorH3734of mealקָֽמַח׃Ka.machH7058,

23tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235fatבְּרִאִ֗יםbe.ri.'ImH1277oxenבָקָ֜רva.KarH1241,twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242rangeרְעִ֖יre.'IH7471oxenבָּקָ֛רba.KarH1241,and a hundredוּמֵ֣אָהu.Me.'ahH3967sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629,as well asלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905deerמֵֽאַיָּ֤לme.'ai.YalH354,gazellesוּצְבִי֙u.tze.ViH6643,roebucksוְיַחְמ֔וּרve.yach.MurH3180,and fattenedאֲבוּסִֽים׃'a.vu.SimH75poultryוּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםu.var.bu.RimH1257.

24Forכִּי־ki-H3588Solomonה֞וּאhu'H1931had dominionרֹדֶ֣ה׀ro.DehH7287over everythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104—over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingdomsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428עֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676הַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104from Tiphsahמִתִּפְסַח֙mi.tif.SachH8607toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Gazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804—and he hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961peaceוְשָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965on allמִכָּל־ מִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.kol mi.sa.VivH3605 H5439sidesעֲבָרָ֖יו'a.va.RavH5676.

25Throughoutכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ סshe.lo.MohH8010,Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427securelyלָבֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704BeershebaH884,each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478his own vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612andוְתַ֣חַתve.Ta.chatH8478his own fig treeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384.

26Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010hadוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH19614,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף'ar.ba.'Im 'E.lefH705 H505stallsאֻרְוֹ֥ת'ur.VotH723for his chariotלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹle.mer.ka.VoH4817horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483and 12,000וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶףu.she.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147 H6240 H505horsesפָּרָשִֽׁים׃pa.ra.ShimH6571.

27Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376monthחָדְשׁ֑וֹcha.de.ShoH2320הָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853the governorsהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324in turn provided foodוְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ve.khil.ke.LuH3557for Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010וְאֵ֧תve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַקָּרֵ֛בha.ka.RevH7131toאֶל־'el-H413hisהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ שְׁלֹמֹ֖הha.Me.lekh- she.lo.MohH4428 H8010tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.They saw to it thatיְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.RuH5737nothing was lackingלֹ֥א דָּבָֽר׃lo' da.VarH3808 H1697.

28Each oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376also broughtיָבִ֗אוּya.Vi.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the required placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961שָּׁ֔םShamH8033their quotasכְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סke.mish.pa.ToH4941of barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184and strawוְהַתֶּ֔בֶןve.ha.Te.venH8401for the chariot horsesוְלָרָ֑כֶשׁve.la.Ra.kheshH7409and other horsesלַסּוּסִ֖יםla.su.SimH5483.

Solomon’s Wisdom

29And Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451,exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966deepהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235insightוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394,and understandingלֵ֔בLevH3820beyond measureוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,like the sandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃se.Fat hai.YamH8193 H3220.

30Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451was greater thanוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235thatמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of allכָּל־kol-H3605the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the Eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,greater than allוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31He was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605menהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120—wiser than Ethanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250,and wiser than Hemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968,Calcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633,and Dardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Maholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235.And his fameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034spreadוַיְהִֽי־vay.hi-H1961throughoutבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605the surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32Solomon composedוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH1696threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912,and his songsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892numberedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a thousandוָאָֽלֶף׃va.'A.lefH505and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

33He spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696ofעַל־'al-H5921treesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,fromמִן־min-H4480the cedarהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844toוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704the hyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834growingיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318in the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023,and he taughtוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696aboutעַל־'al-H5921animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֣ה וְעַל־ha.be.he.Mah ve.'al-H929 H5921,birdsהָע֔וֹף וְעַל־ha.'of ve.'al-H5775 H5921,reptilesהָרֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַל־ha.Re.mes ve.'al-H7431 H5921,and fishהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34So men of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605nationsהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to listenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֵ֖ת'etH853to Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה מֵאֵת֙she.lo.Moh me.'EtH8010 H854wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,sent by allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853of his wisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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