New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 4:1-7

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'H7894werescribesH5613;Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe secretaryH4206;

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.lekhH4428confidantרֵעֶ֥הre.'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 forcedהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522laborH4522.

7Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010had twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240deputiesנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who providedH3557foodH3557for the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;eachהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259deputyhadיִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־yih.Yeh 'al-H1961 H5921to provideH3557foodH3557for a monthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֛הba.sha.NahH8141.

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