Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 King Shlomo was king over all Yisra'el.
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And king Solomon is king over all Israel,
2 These were the princes whom he had: `Azaryah the son of Tzadok, the Kohen;
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and these [are] the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok [is] the priest;
3 Elichoref and Achiyah, the sons of Shisha, Sofrim; Yehoshafat the son of Achilud, the recorder;
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Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha [are] scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer;
4 and Benayah the son of Yehoiada was over the host; and Tzadok and Avyatar were Kohanim;
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and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is] over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests;
5 and `Azaryah the son of Natan was over the officers; and Zavud the son of Natan was chief minister, [and] the king's friend;
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and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;
6 and Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of `Avda was over the men subject to forced labor.
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And Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute.
7 Shlomo had twelve officers over all Yisra'el, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
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And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;
8 These are their names: Ben-Hur, in the hill-country of Efrayim;
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and these [are] their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Deker, in Makatz, and in Sha`alvim, and Beit-Shemesh, and Elon-Beit-Hanan;
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Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.
10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubbot (to him [pertained] Sokho, and all the land of Hefer);
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Ben-Hesed [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
11 Ben-Avinadav, in all the height of Dor (he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as wife);
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Ben-Abinadab [hath] all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.
12 Ba`anah the son of Achilud, in Ta`nakh and Megiddo, and all Beit-She'an which is beside Tzaretan, beneath Yizre`el, from Beit-She'an to Avel-Mecholah, as far as beyond Yokme`am;
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Baana Ben-Ahilud [hath] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.
13 Ben-Gever, in Ramot-Gil`ad (to him [pertained] the towns of Ya'ir the son of Menashsheh, which are in Gil`ad; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argov, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars);
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Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan, sixty great cities [with] wall and brazen bar.
14 Achinadav the son of `Iddo, in Machanayim;
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Ahinadab son of Iddo [hath] Mahanaim.
15 Achima`atz, in Naftali (he also took Basemat the daughter of Shlomo as wife);
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Ahimaaz [is] in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.
16 Ba`anah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Be`alot;
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Baanah Ben-Hushai [is] in Asher, and in Aloth.
17 Yehoshafat the son of Paru'ach, in Yissakhar;
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Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar.
18 Shim`i the son of Ela, in Binyamin;
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Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin.
19 Gever the son of Uri, in the land of Gil`ad, the country of Sichon king of the Amori and of `Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer who was in the land.
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Geber Ben-Uri [is] in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who [is] in the land.
20 Yehudah and Yisra'el were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
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Judah and Israel [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21 Shlomo ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Pelishtim, and to the border of Mitzrayim: they brought tribute, and served Shlomo all the days of his life.
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And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River [to] the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.
22 Shlomo's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
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And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;
23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.
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ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,
24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tifsach even to `Aza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had shalom on all sides round about him.
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for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about.
25 Yehudah and Yisra'el lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Be'er-Sheva, all the days of Shlomo.
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And Judah dwelleth -- and Israel -- in confidence, each under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 Shlomo had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 Those officers provided victuals for king Shlomo, and for all who came to king Shlomo's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
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And these officers have sustained king Solomon and every one drawing near unto the table of king Solomon, each [in] his month; they let nothing be lacking.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they to the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.
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And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.
29 God gave Shlomo wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
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And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea;
30 Shlomo's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Mitzrayim.
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and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Etan the Ezrachite, and Heman, and Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Machol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.
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and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.
32 He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.
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And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;
33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Levanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish.
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and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,
34 There came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Shlomo, from all kings of the eretz, who had heard of his wisdom.
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and there come out of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth who have heard of his wisdom.
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