מלכים א 4

1 וַֽיְהִי הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 וְאֵלֶּה הַשָּׂרִים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן־צָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

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

3 אֱלִיחֹרֶף וַאֲחִיָּה בְּנֵי שִׁישָׁא סֹפְרִים יְהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

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

4 וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָע עַל־הַצָּבָא וְצָדוֹק וְאֶבְיָתָר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃

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

5 וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן־נָתָן עַל־הַנִּצָּבִים וְזָבוּד בֶּן־נָתָן כֹּהֵן רֵעֶה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:

6 וַאֲחִישָׁר עַל־הַבָּיִת וַאֲדֹנִירָם בֶּן־עַבְדָּא עַל־הַמַּֽס׃

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7 וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר נִצָּבִים עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִלְכְּלוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ חֹדֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָה יִהְיֶה עַל־[הָאֶחָד] (אחד) לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃

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.

8 וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם בֶּן־חוּר בְּהַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9 בֶּן־דֶּקֶר בְּמָקַץ וּבְשַׁעַלְבִים וּבֵית שָׁמֶשׁ וְאֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָֽן׃

The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10 בֶּן־חֶסֶד בָּאֲרֻבּוֹת לוֹ שֹׂכֹה וְכׇל־אֶרֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

11 בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב כׇּל־נָפַת דֹּאר טָפַת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹה הָיְתָה לּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

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

12 בַּֽעֲנָא בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד תַּעְנַךְ וּמְגִדּוֹ וְכׇל־בֵּית שְׁאָן אֲשֶׁר אֵצֶל צָרְתַנָה מִתַּחַת לְיִזְרְעֶאל מִבֵּית שְׁאָן עַד אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה עַד מֵעֵבֶר לְיׇקְמְעָֽם׃

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 to the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13 בֶּן־גֶּבֶר בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָד לוֹ חַוֺּת יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָד לוֹ חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּשָׁן שִׁשִּׁים עָרִים גְּדֹלוֹת חוֹמָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

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, three score great cities with walls and brazen bars:

14 אֲחִינָדָב בֶּן־עִדֹּא מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

15 אֲחִימַעַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִי גַּם־הוּא לָקַח אֶת־בָּשְׂמַת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

16 בַּֽעֲנָא בֶּן־חוּשָׁי בְּאָשֵׁר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17 יְהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן־פָּרוּחַ בְּיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18 שִׁמְעִי בֶן־אֵלָא בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19 גֶּבֶר בֶּן־אֻרִי בְּאֶרֶץ גִּלְעָד אֶרֶץ סִיחוֹן ׀ מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי וְעֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן וּנְצִיב אֶחָד אֲשֶׁר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

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.

20 יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל רַבִּים כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּם לָרֹב אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃

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

21 וּשְׁלֹמֹה הָיָה מוֹשֵׁל בְּכׇל־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת מִן־הַנָּהָר אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְעַד גְּבוּל מִצְרָיִם מַגִּשִׁים מִנְחָה וְעֹבְדִים אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה כׇּל־יְמֵי חַיָּֽיו׃

And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 וַיְהִי לֶֽחֶם־שְׁלֹמֹה לְיוֹם אֶחָד שְׁלֹשִׁים כֹּר סֹלֶת וְשִׁשִּׁים כֹּר קָֽמַח׃

And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and three score measures of meal,

23 עֲשָׂרָה בָקָר בְּרִאִים וְעֶשְׂרִים בָּקָר רְעִי וּמֵאָה צֹאן לְבַד מֵאַיָּל וּצְבִי וְיַחְמוּר וּבַרְבֻּרִים אֲבוּסִֽים׃

Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl.

24 כִּי־הוּא רֹדֶה ׀ בְּכׇל־עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר מִתִּפְסַח וְעַד־עַזָּה בְּכׇל־מַלְכֵי עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וְשָׁלוֹם הָיָה לוֹ מִכׇּל־עֲבָרָיו מִסָּבִֽיב׃

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.

25 וַיֵּשֶׁב יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָבֶטַח אִישׁ תַּחַת גַּפְנוֹ וְתַחַת תְּאֵנָתוֹ מִדָּן וְעַד־בְּאֵר שָׁבַע כֹּל יְמֵי שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

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

26 וַיְהִי לִשְׁלֹמֹה אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף אֻֽרְוֺת סוּסִים לְמֶרְכָּבוֹ וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף פָּרָשִֽׁים׃

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

27 וְכִלְכְּלוּ הַנִּצָּבִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה וְאֵת כׇּל־הַקָּרֵב אֶל־שֻׁלְחַן הַמֶּלֶךְ־שְׁלֹמֹה אִישׁ חׇדְשׁוֹ לֹא יְעַדְּרוּ דָּבָֽר׃

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

28 וְהַשְּׂעֹרִים וְהַתֶּבֶן לַסּוּסִים וְלָרָכֶשׁ יָבִאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁם אִישׁ כְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃

Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 וַיִּתֵּן אֱלֹהִים חׇכְמָה לִשְׁלֹמֹה וּתְבוּנָה הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְרֹחַב לֵב כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּֽם׃

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 וַתֵּרֶב חׇכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה מֵחׇכְמַת כׇּל־בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם וּמִכֹּל חׇכְמַת מִצְרָֽיִם׃

And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 וַיֶּחְכַּם מִכׇּל־הָאָדָם מֵאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי וְהֵימָן וְכַלְכֹּל וְדַרְדַּע בְּנֵי מָחוֹל וַיְהִֽי־שְׁמוֹ בְכׇֽל־הַגּוֹיִם סָבִֽיב׃

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.

32 וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים מָשָׁל וַיְהִי שִׁירוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה וָאָֽלֶף׃

And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

33 וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־הָעֵצִים מִן־הָאֶרֶז אֲשֶׁר בַּלְּבָנוֹן וְעַד הָאֵזוֹב אֲשֶׁר יֹצֵא בַּקִּיר וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־הַבְּהֵמָה וְעַל־הָעוֹף וְעַל־הָרֶמֶשׂ וְעַל־הַדָּגִֽים׃

And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

34 וַיָּבֹאוּ מִכׇּל־הָעַמִּים לִשְׁמֹעַ אֵת חׇכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה מֵאֵת כׇּל־מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁמְעוּ אֶת־חׇכְמָתֽוֹ׃

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.