Melaḵim Aleph (1 Kings) 4
4
1And it came to be that Sovereign Shelomoh was sovereign over all Yisra’ĕl.
2And these were his chief officials: Azaryahu son of Tsaḏoq, the priest;
3Eliḥoreph and Aḥiyah, sons of Shisha, scribes; Yehoshaphat son of Aḥiluḏ, the recorder;
4and Benayahu son of Yehoyaḏa, over the army; and Tsaḏoq and Eḇyathar, the priests;
5and Azaryahu son of Nathan, over the officers; Zaḇuḏ son of Nathan, a priest, friend of the sovereign;
6and Aḥishar, over the household; and Aḏoniram son of Aḇda, over the compulsory labour.
7And Shelomoh had twelve governors over all Yisra’ĕl, who provided food for the sovereign and his household – each one made provision for one new moon of the year –
8and these were their names: Ben-Ḥur, in the mountains of Ephrayim;
9Ben-Deqer, in Maqats and Sha‛alḇim and Bĕyth Shemesh and Ělon Bĕyth Ḥanan;
10Ben-Ḥeseḏ in Arubboth, Soḵoh and all the land of Ḥĕpher were his;
11Ben-Aḇinaḏaḇ, all the height of Dor, Taphath the daughter of Shelomoh became his wife;
12Ba‛ana son of Aḥiluḏ, in Ta‛anaḵ and Meḡiddo, and all Bĕyth She’an, which is beside Tsarethan below Yizre‛ĕl, from Bĕyth She’an to Aḇĕl Meḥolah, as far as the other side of Yoqne‛am;
13Ben-Geḇer, in Ramoth Gil‛aḏ, the towns of Ya’ir son of Menashsheh in Gil‛aḏ were his; the portion of Argoḇ in Bashan, sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars, were his;
14Aḥinaḏaḇ son of Iddo, in Maḥanayim;
15Aḥima‛ats in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Shelomoh as wife;
16Ba‛anah son of Ḥushai, in Ashĕr and in Aloth;
17Yehoshaphat son of Paruwaḥ, in Yissasḵar;
18Shim‛i son of Ělah, in Binyamin;
19Geḇer son of Uri, in the land of Gil‛aḏ, in the land of Siḥon sovereign of the Amorites and of Oḡ sovereign of Bashan, and one governor was in the land.
20Yehuḏah and Yisra’ĕl were as numerous as the sand by the sea, eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21And Shelomoh was ruling over all reigns from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Mitsrayim. They did taskwork and served Shelomoh all the days of his life.
22And Shelomoh’s food supply for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, and sixty kors of meal,
23ten fatted cattle and twenty cattle from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.
24For he was ruling over all on this side of the River from Tiphsaḥ even to Azzah, over all the sovereigns on this side of the River. And he had peace on all sides round about him.
25And Yehuḏah and Yisra’ĕl dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Be’ĕrsheḇa, all the days of Shelomoh.
26And Shelomoh had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27And these governors, each one in his new moon, provided food for Sovereign Shelomoh and for all who came to the table of Sovereign Shelomoh. There was no lack in their supply.
28They also brought barley and straw to the appointed place, for the horses and steeds, each one according to his right-ruling.
29And Elohim gave Shelomoh exceeding great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.
30And Shelomoh’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Mitsrayim.
31For he was wiser than all men, than Ěythan the Ezrahite, and Hĕman, and Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Maḥol. And his name was in all the nations round about.
32And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
33And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Leḇanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall. And he spoke of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping creatures, and of fish.
34And there came from all peoples, from all the sovereigns of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, to hear the wisdom of Shelomoh.
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1 Kings 4
4
Solomon’s administration
1King Solomon became king of all Israel.
2These were his officials: the priest Azariah, Zadok’s son; 3the scribes Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha; Jehoshaphat, the recorder, Ahilud’s son; 4the general Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son; the priests Zadok and Abiathar; 5Azariah, Nathan’s son, who was in charge of the officials; Zabud, Nathan’s son, a priest and royal friend; 6Ahishar, who was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram, Abda’s son, who was supervisor of the work gangs.
7Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel. They supplied the king and his palace with food. Each would provide the supplies for one month per year. 8Here are their names:
Ben-hur in the highlands of Ephraim;
9Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan;
10Ben-hesed in Arubboth, who had Socoh and all the land of Hepher;
11Ben-abinadab in all of Naphath-dor (Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, was his wife);
12Baana, Ahilud’s son, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean beside Zarethan and below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and over to the region opposite Jokmeam;
13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, who controlled the villages of Jair, Manasseh’s son, which were in Gilead, and who had the Argob region that was in Bashan—sixty large walled cities with bronze bars;
14Ahinadab, Iddo’s son, in Mahanaim;
15Ahimaaz in Naphtali, who also took Solomon’s daughter Basemath as his wife;
16Baana, Hushai’s son, in Asher and Bealoth;
17Jehoshaphat, Paruah’s son, in
Issachar;
18Shimei, Ela’s son, in Benjamin;
19Geber, Uri’s son, in the land of Gilead, the land of the Amorite king Sihon and of King Og of Bashan;
and there was a single officer who was in the land of Judah.#4.19 LXX; MT lacks of Judah.
20Judah and Israel grew numerous like the sand alongside the sea. They ate, drank, and celebrated.
21 # 4.21 5:1 in Heb Solomon ruled over all the states from the Euphrates River through the Philistines’ land and as far as the border of Egypt. These areas brought tribute to Solomon and served him all the days of his life. 22Solomon’s food requirements for a single day included thirty kors#4.22 One kor is possibly equal to fifty gallons. of refined flour; sixty kors of flour; 23ten head of grain-fattened cattle; twenty head of pastured cattle; one hundred sheep; as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and the best of fowl. 24He ruled over all the lands west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all sides. 25The people of Judah and Israel from Dan all the way to Beer-sheba lived securely under their vines and fig trees throughout the days of Solomon.
26Solomon had forty thousand horse stalls for his chariots and twelve thousand additional horses. 27The officials provided King Solomon and all who joined him at the royal table with monthly food rations. They left out nothing. 28Each brought their share of barley and straw for the horses and for the chariot horses, bringing it to its proper place. 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding—insight as long as the seashore itself. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than all the famous Easterners, greater even than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31He was wiser than anyone, more wise than Ethan the Ezrahite or Mahol’s sons: Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His reputation was known throughout the region. 32Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs and one thousand five songs. 33He described the botany of trees, whether the cedar in Lebanon or the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He also described cattle, birds, anything that crawls on the ground, and fish. 34People came from everywhere to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; even the earth’s kings who had heard about his wisdom came!
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