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1 Kings 4

1Sokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010waskingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And these were theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269which he had;Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548,

3Elihorephאֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף'e.li.Cho.refH456andAhiahוַאֲחִיָּ֛הva.'a.chi.YahH281, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofShishaשִׁישָׁ֖אshi.Sha'H7894,scribesסֹפְרִ֑יםso.fe.RimH5608;Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286, therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

4AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077was over thearmyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635: andZadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54were thepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סko.ha.NimH3548:

5AndAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416was over theofficersהַנִּצָּבִ֑יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324: andZabudוְזָב֧וּדve.za.VudH2071thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416was principalofficerכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548, and theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463:

6AndAhisharוַאֲחִישָׁ֖רva.'a.chi.SharH301was over thehouseholdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: andAdoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֥םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbdaעַבְדָּ֖א'av.Da'H5653was over the forcedlabourהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

7AndSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010hadtwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240officersנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who providedfoodוְכִלְכְּל֥וּve.khil.ke.LuH3557for thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004: eachmanהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259hismonthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in ayearבַּשָּׁנָ֛הba.sha.NahH8141madeprovisionלְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ סle.khal.KelH3557.

8And these are theirnamesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034: The son ofHurH1133, inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669:

9The son ofDekarH1128 H1857, inMakazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739, and inShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169, andBethshemeshH1053, andElonbethhananH358:

10The son ofHesedחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH1136 H2618, inArubothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700; to him pertainedSochohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755, and all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660:

11The son ofAbinadabH1125, in all theregionH5299ofDorדֹּ֑ארDorH1756; who hadTaphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802:

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286; to him pertainedTaanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590andMegiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023, and allBethsheanH1052, which isbyאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zartanahצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891beneathJezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157, fromBethsheanH1052toAbelmeholahH65, even to the place that isbeyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jokneamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361:

13The son ofGeberH1127, inRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568 H7433; to him pertained thetownsחַוֹּת֩cha.VotH2333ofJairיָאִ֨ירya.'IrH2971thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519, which are inGileadבַּגִּלְעָ֗דba.gil.'AdH1568; to him also pertained theregionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256ofArgobאַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoH709, which is inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,sixtyשִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimH8346greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892withwallsחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346andbrasenנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280:

14Ahinadabאֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב'a.chi.na.DavH292thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדֹּ֖א'i.Do'H5714hadMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266:

15Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֖עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290was inNaphtaliבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbe.naf.ta.LiH5321; he alsotookלָקַ֛חla.KachH3947Basmathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802:

16Baanahבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHushaiחוּשָׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365was inAsherבְּאָשֵׁ֖רbe.'a.SherH836and inAlothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סu.ve.'a.LotH1175:

17Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofParuahפָּר֖וּחַpa.Ru.achH6515, inIssacharבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485:

18Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖א'e.La'H414, inBenjaminבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbe.vin.ya.MinH1144:

19Geberגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1398thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriאֻרִ֖י'u.RiH221was in thecountryבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568, in thecountryאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיח֣וֹן׀si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and ofOgוְעֹג֙ve.'OgH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316; and he was theonlyאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259officerוּנְצִ֥יבu.ne.TzivH5333who was in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

20Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478weremanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227, as thesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344which is by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220inmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230,eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354, and makingmerryוּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃u.se.me.ChimH8056.

21AndSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֗הu.she.lo.MohH8010reignedמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over allkingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467from theriverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104to thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and to theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: theybroughtמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066presentsמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503, andservedוְעֹבְדִ֥יםve.'oe.DimH5647Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

22AndSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010provisionלֶֽחֶם־le.chem-H3899foroneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970measuresכֹּר֙korH3734of fineflourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560, andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346measuresכֹּ֖רkorH3734ofmealקָֽמַח׃Ka.machH7058,

23Tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235fatבְּרִאִ֗יםbe.ri.'ImH1277oxenבָקָ֜רva.KarH1241, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242oxenבָּקָ֛רba.KarH1241out of thepasturesרְעִ֖יre.'IH7471, and anhundredוּמֵ֣אָהu.Me.'ahH3967sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629, besideshartsמֵֽאַיָּ֤לme.'ai.YalH354, androebucksוּצְבִי֙u.tze.ViH6643, andfallowdeerוְיַחְמ֔וּרve.yach.MurH3180, andfattedאֲבוּסִֽים׃'a.vu.SimH75fowlsוּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםu.var.bu.RimH1257.

24For he haddominionרֹדֶ֣ה׀ro.DehH7287over all the region on thissideעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104, fromTiphsahמִתִּפְסַח֙mi.tif.SachH8607even toAzzahעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804, over all thekingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428on thissideעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: and he hadpeaceוְשָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965on allsidesעֲבָרָ֖יו'a.va.RavH5650 H5676aroundמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439him.

25AndJudahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427safelyלָבֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376under hisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and under his figtreeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384, fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ סshe.lo.MohH8010.

26AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010hadfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505stallsאֻרְוֹ֥ת'ur.VotH723ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483for hischariotsלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹle.mer.ka.VoH4817, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִֽׁים׃pa.ra.ShimH6571.

27And thoseofficersהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324providedfoodוְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ve.khil.ke.LuH3557forkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010, and for all thatcameהַקָּרֵ֛בha.ka.RevH7131tokingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hismonthחָדְשׁ֑וֹcha.de.ShoH2320: theylackedיְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.RuH5737nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

28Barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184also andstrawוְהַתֶּ֔בֶןve.ha.Te.venH8401for thehorsesלַסּוּסִ֖יםla.su.SimH5483anddromedariesוְלָרָ֑כֶשׁve.la.Ra.kheshH7409theybroughtיָבִ֗אוּya.Vi.'uH935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where the officers were, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376according to hischargeכְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סke.mish.pa.ToH4941.

29AndGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010greatהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דhar.Beh me.'OdH3966 H7235wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394, andlargenessוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341ofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820, even as thesandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344that is on theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

30AndSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451excelledוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235thewisdomמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of all thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastcountryקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924, and all thewisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31For he waswiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449than allmenהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120; thanEthanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387theEzrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250, andHemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968, andChalcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633, andDardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMaholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235: and hisfameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034was in all thesurroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH1696threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912: and hissongsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892were athousandוָאָֽלֶף׃va.'A.lefH505andfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

33And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696oftreesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086, from the cedartreeהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730that is inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844even to thehyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231that springethoutיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318of thewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023: hespokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696also ofbeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929, and offowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775, and of creepingthingsהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431, and offishesהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34And therecameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935of allpeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971tohearלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, from allkingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, who hadheardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085of hiswisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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