1 Kings 4 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Solomon’s Officials

1 So King ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 was king ^H4428 over ^H5921 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478.

2 These ^H428 were his officials ^H8269:

Azariah ^H5838 the son ^H1121 of Zadok ^H6659 was the priest ^H3548;

3 Elihoreph ^H456 and Ahijah ^H281, the sons ^H1121 of Shisha ^H7894 were scribes ^H5608;

Jehoshaphat ^H3092 the son ^H1121 of Ahilud ^H286 was the recorder ^H2142;

4 and Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada ^H3077 was over ^H5921 the army ^H6635;

and Zadok ^H6659 and Abiathar ^H54 were priests ^H3548;

5 and Azariah ^H5838 the son ^H1121 of Nathan ^H5416 was over ^H5921 the deputies ^H5324;

and Zabud ^H2071 the son ^H1121 of Nathan ^H5416, a priest ^H3548, was the king’s ^H4428 friend ^H7463;

6 and Ahishar ^H301 was over ^H5921 the household ^H1004;

and Adoniram ^H141 the son ^H1121 of Abda ^H5653 was over ^H5921 the men ^H4522 subject to forced ^H4522 labor ^H4522.

7 Now Solomon ^H8010 had twelve ^H8147 H6240 deputies ^H5324 over ^H5921 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, who sustained ^H3557 the king ^H4428 and his household ^H1004; each ^H259 man had ^H3557 to sustain ^H3557 them for a month ^H2320 in the year ^H8141. 8 These ^H428 are their names ^H8034:

Ben-hur ^H1133, in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of Ephraim ^H669;

9 Ben-deker ^H1128 in Makaz ^H4739 and Shaalbim ^H8169 and Beth-shemesh ^H1053 and Elonbeth-hanan ^H358;

10 Ben-hesed ^H1136, in Arubboth ^H700 (Socoh ^H7755 was his and all ^H3605 the land ^H776 of Hepher ^H2660);

11 Ben-abinadab ^H1125, in all ^H3605 [fn]the height ^H5299 of Dor ^H1756 (Taphath ^H2955 the daughter ^H1323 of Solomon ^H8010 was his wife ^H802);

12 Baana ^H1195 the son ^H1121 of Ahilud ^H286, in Taanach ^H8590 and Megiddo ^H4023, and all ^H3605 Beth-shean ^H1052 which ^H834 is beside ^H681 Zarethan ^H6891 below ^H4480 H8478 Jezreel ^H3157, from Beth-shean ^H1052 to Abel-meholah ^H65 as far ^H5704 as the other ^H5676 side ^H5676 of Jokmeam ^H3361;

13 Ben-geber ^H1127, in Ramoth-gilead ^H7433 (now [fn]Havvoth-Jair ^H2971—Jair being the son ^H1121 of Manasseh ^H4519—which ^H834 is in Gilead ^H1568 was his: the region ^H2256 of Argob ^H709, which ^H834 is in Bashan ^H1316, sixty ^H8346 great ^H1419 cities ^H5892 with walls ^H2346 and bronze ^H5178 bars ^H1280 were his);

14 Ahinadab ^H292 the son ^H1121 of Iddo ^H5714, in Mahanaim ^H4266;

15 Ahimaaz ^H290, in Naphtali ^H5321 (he also ^H1571 married ^H3947 Basemath ^H1315 the daughter ^H1323 of Solomon ^H8010);

16 Baana ^H1195 the son ^H1121 of Hushai ^H2365, in Asher ^H836 and [fn]Bealoth ^H1175;

17 Jehoshaphat ^H3092 the son ^H1121 of Paruah ^H6515, in Issachar ^H3485;

18 Shimei ^H8096 the son ^H1121 of Ela ^H414, in Benjamin ^H1144;

19 Geber ^H1398 the son ^H1121 of Uri ^H221, in the land ^H776 of Gilead ^H1568, the country ^H776 of Sihon ^H5511 king ^H4428 of the Amorites ^H567 and of Og ^H5747 king ^H4428 of Bashan ^H1316; and he was the only ^H259 deputy ^H5333 who ^H834 was in the land ^H776.

Judah’s and Israel’s Abundance and Security

20 Judah ^H3063 and Israel ^H3478 were as numerous ^H7227 as the sand ^H2344 that is on the [fn]seashore ^H3220 in abundance ^H7230; they were eating ^H398 and drinking ^H8354 and being glad ^H8056.

21 [fn]Now Solomon ^H8010 ruled ^H4910 over all ^H3605 the kingdoms ^H4467 from the [fn]River ^H5104 to the land ^H776 of the Philistines ^H6430 and to the border ^H1366 of Egypt ^H4714; they brought ^H5066 tribute ^H4503 and served ^H5647 Solomon ^H8010 all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of his life ^H2416.

22 And Solomon’s ^H8010 [fn]provision ^H3899 for one ^H259 day ^H3117 was [fn]thirty ^H7970 kors ^H3734 of fine ^H5560 flour ^H5560 and [fn]sixty ^H8346 kors ^H3734 of meal ^H7058,

23 ten ^H6235 fat ^H1277 oxen ^H1241, twenty ^H6242 [fn]pasture-fed ^H7471 oxen ^H1241, one hundred ^H3967 sheep ^H6629 besides ^H905 H4480 deer ^H354, gazelles ^H6643, roebucks ^H3180, and fattened ^H75 fowl ^H1257. 24 For he had ^H7287 dominion ^H7287 over everything ^H3605 [fn]west ^H5676 of the [fn]River ^H5104, from Tiphsah ^H8607 even to Gaza ^H5804, over all ^H3605 the kings ^H4428 [fn]west ^H5676 of the [fn]River ^H5104; and he had ^H1961 peace ^H7965 on all ^H3605 sides ^H5676 around ^H5439 about ^H5439 him. 25 So Judah ^H3063 and Israel ^H3478 lived ^H3427 in security ^H983, every ^H376 man ^H376 under ^H8478 his vine ^H1612 and his fig ^H8384 tree ^H8384, from Dan ^H1835 even to Beersheba ^H884, all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of Solomon ^H8010. 26 Solomon ^H8010 had [fn]40,000 ^H705 H505 stalls ^H723 of horses ^H5483 for his chariots ^H4817, and 12,000 ^{H8147 H6240 H505} horsemen ^H6571. 27 And these ^H428 deputies ^H5324 sustained ^H3557 King ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 and all ^H3605 who came ^H7131 to King ^H4428 Solomon’s ^H8010 table ^H7979, each ^H376 in his month ^H2320; they left ^H5737 nothing ^H3808 H1697 lacking ^H5737. 28 They also brought ^H935 barley ^H8184 and straw ^H8401 for the horses ^H5483 and swift ^H7409 steeds ^H7409 to the place ^H4725 where ^H834 H8033 it should be, each ^H376 according to the legal judgment ^H4941 for him.

29 And God ^H430 gave ^H5414 Solomon ^H8010 wisdom ^H2451 and very ^H3966 great ^H7235 discernment ^H8394 and breadth ^H7341 of understanding in his heart ^H3820, like the sand ^H2344 that is on the seashore ^H3220 H8193. 30 And Solomon’s ^H8010 wisdom ^H2451 surpassed ^H7235 the wisdom ^H2451 of all ^H3605 the sons ^H1121 of the east ^H6924 and all ^H3605 the wisdom ^H2451 of Egypt ^H4714. 31 And he was ^H2449 wiser ^H2449 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 men ^H120, than ^H4480 Ethan ^H387 the Ezrahite ^H250, Heman ^H1968, Calcol ^H3633, and [fn]Darda ^H1862, the sons ^H1121 of Mahol ^H4235; and the renown of his name ^H8034 was in all ^H3605 the surrounding ^H5439 nations ^H1471. 32 He also spoke ^H1696 3,000 ^H7969 H505 proverbs ^H4912, and his songs ^H7892 were 1,005 ^H2568 H505. 33 And he spoke ^H1696 of trees ^H6086, from the cedar ^H730 that is in Lebanon ^H3844 even to the hyssop ^H231 that grows ^H3318 on the wall ^H7023; he spoke ^H1696 also of animals ^H929 and birds ^H5775 and creeping ^H7431 things ^H7431 and fish ^H1709. 34 [fn]And men came ^H935 from all ^H3605 peoples ^H5971 to hear ^H8085 the wisdom ^H2451 of Solomon ^H8010, from all ^H3605 the kings ^H4428 of the earth ^H776 who ^H834 had heard ^H8085 of his wisdom ^H2451.