1
So
king Solomon was
king over all
Israel.
lea'r.fIy -l'K -l;[ .$,l,m h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h yih.y;w
2
And these were the
princes which he had;
Azariah the
son of
Zadok the
priest,
qw{d'c -n,b .Wh'y.r;z][ w{l -r,v]a ~yir'F;h h,Lea.w ? !eh{K;h
3
Elihoreph and
Ahiah, the
sons of
Shisha, scribes;
Jehoshaphat the
son of
Ahilud, the
recorder.
j'p'vw{h.y ~yir.p{s a'vyiv yen.B h'Yix]a;w @,r{xyil/a ? ryiK.z;M;h d.Wlyix]a -n,B
4
And
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada was over the
host: and
Zadok and
Abiathar were the
priests:
qw{d'c.w a'b'C;h -l;[ ['d'yw{h.y -n,b .Wh'y'n.b.W ? ~yin]h{K r't'y.b,a.w
5
And
Azariah the
son of
Nathan was over the
officers: and
Zabud the
son of
Nathan was principal
officer, and the
king's friend:
d.Wb'z.w ~yib'CiN;h -l;[ !'t'n -n,b .Wh'y.r;z][;w ? .$,l,M;h h,[er !eh{K !'t'n -n,B
6
And
Ahishar was over the
household: and
Adoniram the
son of
Abda was over the
tribute.
a'D.b;[ -n,B ~'ryin{d]a;w tIy'B;h -l;[ r'vyix]a;w ? s;M;h -l;[
7
And
Solomon had
twelve* officers over all
Israel, which provided
victuals for the
king and his
household: each
man his
month in a
year made
provision.
lea'r.fIy -l'K -l;[ ~yib'Cin r'f'[ -myen.v h{m{l.vil.w ? h'n'V;B v,d{x w{tyeB -t,a.w .$,l,M;h -t,a .Wl.K.lik.w ? leK.l;k.l d'x,a -l;[ h,y.hIy
8
And these are their
names: The son of
Hur, in
mount Ephraim:
~Iy'r.p,a r;h.B r.Wx -n,B ~'tw{m.v h,Lea.w
9
The son of
Dekar*, in
Makaz, and in
Shaalbim, and
Bethshemesh, and
Elonbethhanan:
v,m'v tyeb.W ~yib.l;[;v.b.W #;q'm.B r,q,D -n,B ? !'n'x tyeB !w{lyea.w
10
The son of
Hesed*, in
Aruboth; to him pertained
Sochoh, and all the
land of
Hepher:
#,r,a -l'k.w h{k{f w{l tw{BUr]a'B d,s,x -n,B ? r,pex
11
The son of
Abinadab, in all the
region of
Dor; which had
Taphath the
daughter of
Solomon to
wife:
h{m{l.v -t;B t;p'j ra{D t;p'n -l'K b'd'nyib]a -n,B ? h'Via.l w{L h't.y'h
12
Baana the
son of
Ahilud; to him pertained
Taanach and
Megiddo, and all
Bethshean, which is
by Zartanah beneath
Jezreel, from
Bethshean to
Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is
beyond Jokneam:
tyeB -l'k.w w{Dig.m.W .$;n.[;T d.Wlyix]a -n,B a'n][;B ? la,[.r.zIy.l t;x;Tim h'n;t.r'c l,cea r,v]a !'a.v ? ~'[\m.q'y.l r,be[em d;[ h'lw{x.m leb'a d;[ !'a.v tyeBim
13
The son of
Geber, in
Ramothgilead*; to him pertained the
towns of
Jair the
son of
Manasseh, which are in
Gilead; to him also pertained the
region of
Argob, which is in
Bashan, threescore great cities with
walls and
brasen bars:
h,V;n.m -n,B ryia'y t{.W;x w{l d'[.liG t{m'r.B r,b,G -n,B ? !'v'B;B r,v]a b{G.r;a l,b,x ]w{l d'[.liG;B r,v]a ? t,v{x.n ;xyir.b.W h'mw{x tw{l{d.G ~yir'[ ~yiViv
14
Ahinadab the
son of
Iddo had
Mahanaim:
h'm.y'n]x;m a{Di[ -n,B b'd'nyix]a
15
Ahimaaz was in
Naphtali; he also
took Basmath the
daughter of
Solomon to
wife:
t;m.f'B -t,a x;q'l a.Wh -m;G yil'T.p;n.B #;[;myix]a ? h'Via.l h{m{l.v -t;B
16
Baanah the
son of
Hushai was in
Asher and in
Aloth:
tw{l'[.b.W rev'a.B y'v.Wx -n,B a'n][;B
17
Jehoshaphat the
son of
Paruah, in
Issachar:
r'kf'fIy.B ;x.Wr'P -n,B j'p'vw{h.y
18
Shimei the
son of
Elah, in
Benjamin:
!im'y.nib.B a'lea -n,b yi[.miv
19
Geber the
son of
Uri was in the
country of
Gilead, in the
country of
Sihon king of the
Amorites, and of
Og king of
Bashan; and he was the
only officer which was in the
land.
!w{xyis #,r,a d'[.liG #,r,a.B yirUa -n,B r,b,G ? d'x,a byic.n.W !'v'B;h .$,l,m g{[.w yir{m/a'h .$,l,m ? #,r'a'B r,v]a
20
Judah and
Israel were
many, as the
sand which is by the
sea in
multitude, eating and
drinking, and making
merry.
~'Y;h -l;[ -r,v]a lw{x;K ~yiB;r lea'r.fIy.w h'd.Wh.y ? ~yixem.f.W ~yit{v.w ~yil.k{a b{r'l
21
And
Solomon reigned over all
kingdoms from the
river unto the
land of the
Philistines, and unto the
border of
Egypt: they
brought presents, and
served Solomon all the
days of his
life.
r'h'N;h -nim tw{k'l.m;M;h -l'k.B levw{m h'y'h h{m{l.v.W ? ~yiviG;m ~Iy'r.cim l.Wb.G d;[.w ~yiT.vil.P #,r,a ? wy'Y;x yem.y -l'K h{m{l.v -t,a ~yid.b{[.w h'x.nim
22
And
Solomon's provision for
one day was
thirty measures of fine
flour, and
threescore measures of
meal,
r{K ~yiv{l.v d'x,a ~w{y.l h{m{l.v -m,x,l yih.y;w ? x;m'q r{K ~yiViv.w t,l{s
23
Ten fat oxen, and
twenty oxen out of the
pastures, and an
hundred sheep, beside
harts, and
roebucks, and
fallowdeer, and
fatted fowl.
h'aem.W yi[.r r'q'B ~yir.f,[.w ~yiair.B r'q'b h'r'f][ ? ~yirUB.r;b.W r.Wm.x;y.w yib.c.W l'Y;aem d;b.l !a{c ? ~yis.Wb]a
24
For he had
dominion over all the region on this
side the
river, from
Tiphsah even to
Azzah, over all the
kings on this
side the
river: and he had
peace on all
sides* round
about him.
x;s.piTim r'h'N;h r,be[ -l'k.B h,d{r a.Wh -yiK ? ~w{l'v.w r'h'N;h r,be[ yek.l;m -l'k.B h'Z;[ -d;[.w ? byib'Sim wy'r'b][ -l'Kim w{l h'y'h
25
And
Judah and
Israel dwelt safely, every
man under his
vine and under his fig
tree, from
Dan even to
Beersheba, all the
days of
Solomon.
t;x;T vyia x;j,b'l lea'r.fIy.w h'd.Wh.y b,veY;w ? [;b'v rea.B -d;[.w !'Dim w{t'nea.T t;x;t.w w{n.p;G ? h{m{l.v yem.y l{K
26
And
Solomon had
forty thousand stalls of
horses for his
chariots, and
twelve* thousand horsemen.
~yis.Ws t{w.rUa @,l,a ~yi['B.r;a h{m{l.vil yih.y;w ? ~yiv'r'P @,l,a r'f'[ -myen.v.W w{b'K.r,m.l
27
And those
officers provided
victual for
king Solomon, and for all that
came unto
king Solomon's table, every
man in his
month: they
lacked nothing.
h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h -t,a h,Lea'h ~yib'CiN;h .Wl.K.lik.w ? h{m{l.v -.k,l,M;h !;x.lUv -l,a ber'Q;h -l'K tea.w ? r'b'D .Wr.D;[.y a{l w{v.d'x vyia
28
Barley also and
straw for the
horses and
dromedaries brought they unto the
place where the officers were, every
man according to his
charge.
.Waib'y v,k'r'l.w ~yis.WS;l !,b,T;h.w ~yir{[.F;h.w ? w{j'P.vim.K vyia ~'V -h,y.hIy r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -l,a
29
And
God gave Solomon wisdom and
understanding exceeding much, and
largeness of
heart, even as the
sand that is on the
sea shore.
heB.r;h h'n.Wb.t.W h{m{l.vil h'm.k'x ~yih{l/a !eTiY;w ? ~'Y;h t;p.f -l;[ r,v]a lw{x;K bel b;x{r.w d{a.m
30
And
Solomon's wisdom excelled the
wisdom of all the
children of the east
country, and all the
wisdom of
Egypt.
~,d,q -yen.B -l'K t;m.k'xem h{m{l.v t;m.k'x b,reT;w ? ~Iy'r.cim t;m.k'x l{Kim.W
31
For he was
wiser than all
men; than
Ethan the
Ezrahite, and
Heman, and
Chalcol, and
Darda, the
sons of
Mahol: and his
fame was in all
nations round
about.
!'myeh.w yix'r.z,a'h !'tyeaem ~'d'a'h -l'Kim ~;K.x,Y;w ? w{m.v -yih.y;w lw{x'm yen.B [;D.r;d.w l{K.l;k.w ? byib's ~Iyw{G;h -l'k.b
32
And he
spake three thousand proverbs: and his
songs were a
thousand and
five.
w{ryiv yih.y;w l'v'm ~yip'l]a t,v{l.v reB;d.y;w ? @,l'a'w h'Vim]x
33
And he
spake of
trees, from the cedar
tree that is in
Lebanon even unto the
hyssop that springeth
out of the
wall: he
spake also of
beasts, and of
fowl, and of creeping
things, and of
fishes.
!w{n'b.L;B r,v]a z,r,a'h -nim ~yice['h -l;[ reB;d.y;w ? h'meh.B;h -l;[ reB;d.y;w ryiQ;B aec{y r,v]a bw{zea'h d;[.w ? ~yig'D;h -l;[.w f,m,r'h -l;[.w @w{['h -l;[.w
34
And there
came of all
people to
hear the
wisdom of
Solomon, from all
kings of the
earth, which had
heard of his
wisdom.
t;m.k'x tea ;[{m.vil ~yiM;['h -l'Kim .Wa{b'Y;w ? w{t'm.k'x -t,a .W[.m'v r,v]a #,r'a'h yek.l;m -l'K teaem h{m{l.v