New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 4:3-12

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.

8And theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428weretheir namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Ben-hurH1133, in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9Ben-dekerH1128in Makazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739andShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169, andBeth-shemeshH1053,and Elonbeth-hananH358;

10Ben-hesedH1136in Arubbothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700(Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755washis and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660);

11Ben-abinadabH1125inallכָּל־kol-H3605thehillsH5299of Dorדֹּ֑ארDorH1756(Taphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802);

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286inTaanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.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;

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