New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 4

Solomon’s Officials

1Now Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were his officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269:Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659wasthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548;

3Elihorephאֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף'e.li.Cho.refH456and Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֛הva.'a.chi.YahH281,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shishaשִׁישָׁ֖אshi.Sha'H7894weresecretariesH5613;Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142;

4andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;and Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סko.ha.NimH3548;

5and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the deputiesהַנִּצָּבִ֑יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324;and Zabudוְזָב֧וּדve.za.VudH2071the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416,a priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548, wasthe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463;

6and Ahisharוַאֲחִישָׁ֖רva.'a.chi.SharH301was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֥םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdaעַבְדָּ֖א'av.Da'H5653wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the menH4522subject to forcedH4522laborהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

7Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010had twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240deputiesנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whoprovidedH3557for the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;eachהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259man hadH3557toprovideH3557for a monthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֛הba.sha.NahH8141.

8Theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Ben-hurH1133, in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9Ben-dekerH1128in Makazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739andShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169andBeth-shemeshH1053and Elonbeth-hananH358;

10Ben-hesedH1136,in Arubbothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700(Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755washis and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660);

11Ben-abinadabH1125, inallכָּל־kol-H3605theheightH5299of Dorדֹּ֑ארDorH1756(Taphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802);

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286, inTaanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590and Megiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Beth-sheanH1052whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834is besideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zarethanצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891belowמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478Jezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157,from Beth-sheanH1052toAbel-meholahH65as farH5704as the otherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676ofJokmeamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361;

13Ben-geberH1127, inRamoth-gileadH7433(the townsחַוֹּת֩cha.VotH2333of Jairיָאִ֨ירya.'IrH2971,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in GileadH1568were his:the regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoH709,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,sixtyשִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimH8346greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892with wallsחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346and bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280were his);

14Ahinadabאֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב'a.chi.na.DavH292the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדֹּ֖א'i.Do'H5714, inMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266;

15Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֖עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,in Naphtaliבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbe.naf.ta.LiH5321(he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571marriedלָקַ֛חla.KachH3947Basemathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010);

16Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHushaiחוּשָׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365,in Asherבְּאָשֵׁ֖רbe.'a.SherH836andBealothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סu.ve.'a.LotH1175;

17Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Paruahפָּר֖וּחַpa.Ru.achH6515,in Issacharבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485;

18Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Elaאֵלָ֖א'e.La'H414,in Benjaminבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbe.vin.ya.MinH1144;

19Geberגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1398the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאֻרִ֖י'u.RiH221,in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568,the countryאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֣וֹן׀si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567and of Ogוְעֹג֙ve.'OgH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316; and he wasthe onlyאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259deputyוּנְצִ֥יבu.ne.TzivH5333whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasin the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

Solomon’s Power, Wealth and Wisdom

20Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478wereas numerousרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is on theseashoreהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; theywere eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354and rejoicingוּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃u.se.me.ChimH8056.

21Now Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֗הu.she.lo.MohH8010ruledמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467from theRiverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104tothe landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430and to the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; theybroughtמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066tributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and servedוְעֹבְדִ֥יםve.'oe.DimH5647Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425.

22Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010provisionלֶֽחֶם־le.chem-H3899for oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970korsכֹּר֙korH3734of fineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346korsכֹּ֖רkorH3734of mealקָֽמַח׃Ka.machH7058,

23tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235fatבְּרִאִ֗יםbe.ri.'ImH1277oxenבָקָ֜רva.KarH1241,twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242pasture-fedרְעִ֖יre.'IH7471oxenבָּקָ֛רba.KarH1241,a hundredוּמֵ֣אָהu.Me.'ahH3967sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905 H4480deerמֵֽאַיָּ֤לme.'ai.YalH354,gazellesוּצְבִי֙u.tze.ViH6643,roebucksוְיַחְמ֔וּרve.yach.MurH3180,and fattenedאֲבוּסִֽים׃'a.vu.SimH75fowlוּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםu.var.bu.RimH1257.

24For he hadH7287dominionH7287over everythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of theRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,from Tiphsahמִתִּפְסַח֙mi.tif.SachH8607even toGazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804,over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of theRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104; andhe hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961peaceוְשָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965on allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605sidesעֲבָרָ֖יו'a.va.RavH5676aroundH5439aboutH5439him.

25So Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478livedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in safetyלָבֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983,everyH376manH376underH8478his vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and his figתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384,from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even to BeershebaH884,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ סshe.lo.MohH8010.

26Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010had40,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף'ar.ba.'Im 'E.lefH705 H505stallsאֻרְוֹ֥ת'ur.VotH723of horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483for his chariotsלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹle.mer.ka.VoH4817,and 12,000וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶףu.she.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147 H6240 H505horsemenפָּרָשִֽׁים׃pa.ra.ShimH6571.

27Thoseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428deputiesהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324providedוְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ve.khil.ke.LuH3557for Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and allכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַקָּרֵ֛בha.ka.RevH7131to Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his monthחָדְשׁ֑וֹcha.de.ShoH2320;they leftH5737nothingלֹ֥א דָּבָֽר׃lo' da.VarH3808 H1697lackingיְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.RuH5737.

28They also broughtיָבִ֗אוּya.Vi.'uH935barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184and strawוְהַתֶּ֔בֶןve.ha.Te.venH8401for the horsesלַסּוּסִ֖יםla.su.SimH5483andswiftH7409steedsוְלָרָ֑כֶשׁve.la.Ra.kheshH7409to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָּׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033it should be, eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376according to his chargeכְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סke.mish.pa.ToH4941.

29NowGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235discernmentוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394and breadthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341ofmindלֵ֔בLevH3820,like the sandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344that is on the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃se.Fat hai.YamH3220 H8193.

30Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451surpassedוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235the wisdomמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924andallוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31Forhe was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605menהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120,thanH4480Ethanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250,Hemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968,Calcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633andDardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Maholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235; and hisfameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034was knownin allבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605the surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32He also spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH16963,000שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖יםshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912,and his songsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892were 1,005חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וָאָֽלֶף׃cha.mi.Shah va.'A.lefH2568 H505.

33He spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696of treesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,from the cedarהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730that is in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844even to the hyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231that growsיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318on the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023;he spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696also of animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929and birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775and creepingH7431thingsהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431and fishהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34Mencameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971to hearלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,from allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085of his wisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

Solomon’s Officials

Solomon’s Power, Wealth and Wisdom

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4