1 Kings 4 מְלָכִים א

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹וַֽיְהִי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayhi hammelekh shelomo melekh al-kal-yisra'el

And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

²וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ עֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־צָד֖וֹק הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

ve'elle hassarim asher-lo azaryahu ven-tzadok hakkohen

And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

³אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י שִׁישָׁ֖א סֹפְרִ֑ים יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

elichoref va'achiyya bene shisha sofrim yehoshafat ben-achilud hammazkir

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

⁴וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃

uvenayahu ven-yehoyada' al-hatzava vetzadok ve'evyatar kohanim

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

⁵וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־נָתָ֖ן עַל־הַנִּצָּבִ֑ים וְזָב֧וּד בֶּן־נָתָ֛ן כֹּהֵ֖ן רֵעֶ֥ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

va'azaryahu ven-natan al-hannitzavim vezavud ben-natan kohen re'e hammelekh

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king’s friend;

⁶וַאֲחִישָׁ֖ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וַאֲדֹנִירָ֥ם בֶּן־עַבְדָּ֖א עַל־הַמַּֽס׃

va'achishar al-habbayit va'adoniram ben-avda al-hammas

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.

⁷וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר נִצָּבִים֙ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּית֑וֹ חֹ֧דֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־אחד [הָאֶחָ֖ד] לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃

velishlomo shenem-asar nitzavim al-kal-yisra'el vekhilkelu et-hammelekh ve'et-beto chodesh bashana yihye al-ha'echad lekhalkel

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

⁸וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם בֶּן־ח֖וּר בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

ve'elle shemotam ben-chur behar efrayim

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

⁹בֶּן־דֶּ֛קֶר בְּמָקַ֥ץ וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֵיל֖וֹן בֵּ֥ית חָנָֽן׃

ben-deker bemakatz uvesha'alvim uvet shamesh ve'elon bet chanan

the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

¹⁰בֶּן־חֶ֖סֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת ל֥וֹ שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃

ben-chesed ba'arubbot lo sokho vekhal-eretz chefer

the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;

¹¹בֶּן־אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב כָּל־נָ֣פַת דֹּ֑אר טָפַת֙ בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה הָ֥יְתָה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

ben-avinadav kal-nafat dor tafat bat-shelomo hayta lo le'isha

the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife;

¹²בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיל֔וּד תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית שְׁאָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵ֨צֶל צָרְתַ֜נָה מִתַּ֣חַת לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙ עַ֚ד אָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה עַ֖ד מֵעֵ֥בֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃

ba'ana ben-achilud ta'nakh umegiddo vekhal-bet she'an asher etzel tzartana mittachat leyizre'el mibbet she'an ad avel mechola ad me'ever leyakmo'am

Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

¹³בֶּן־גֶּ֖בֶר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֺּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד ל֚וֹ חֶ֤בֶל אַרְגֹּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן שִׁשִּׁים֙ עָרִ֣ים גְּדֹל֔וֹת חוֹמָ֖ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

ben-gever beramot gil'ad lo chavvot ya'ir ben-menashe asher baggil'ad lo chevel argov asher babbashan shishim arim gedolot choma uveriach nechoshet

the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars;

¹⁴אֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב בֶּן־עִדֹּ֖א מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃

achinadav ben-iddo machanayma

Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵אֲחִימַ֖עַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑י גַּם־ה֗וּא לָקַ֛ח אֶת־בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

achima'atz benaftali gam-hu lakach et-basmat bat-shelomo le'isha

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife;

¹⁶בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־חוּשָׁ֔י בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃

ba'ana ben-chushay be'asher uve'alot

Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

¹⁷יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־פָּר֖וּחַ בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃

yehoshafat ben-paruach beyisashkhar

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

¹⁸שִׁמְעִ֥י בֶן־אֵלָ֖א בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃

shim'i ven-ela bevinyamin

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

¹⁹גֶּ֥בֶר בֶּן־אֻרִ֖י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֶ֜רֶץ סִיח֣וֹן ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֗י וְעֹג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן וּנְצִ֥יב אֶחָ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

gever ben-uri be'eretz gil'ad eretz sichon melekh ha'emori ve'og melekh habbashan unetziv echad asher ba'aretz

Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was [over all the officers] in the land.

²⁰יְהוּדָ֤ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַבִּ֔ים כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב אֹכְלִ֥ים וְשֹׁתִ֖ים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃

yehuda veyisra'el rabbim kachol asher-al-hayyam larov okhlim veshotim usemechim

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹King Solomon was king over all Israel.

²These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

³Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

⁴Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

⁵Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;

⁶Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

⁷Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

⁸These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

⁹Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

¹⁰Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

¹¹Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);

¹²Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

¹³Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);

¹⁴Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

¹⁵Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);

¹⁶Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

¹⁷Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

¹⁸Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

¹⁹Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.

²⁰Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

²¹Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

²²Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,

²³ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

²⁴For he had dominion over all on this side of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on all sides around him.

²⁵Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

²⁷Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.

²⁸They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.

²⁹God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.

³⁰Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

³¹For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.

³²He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.

³³He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

³⁴People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.

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