1 Kings 4 | English Standard Version

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Solomon’s Officials

1 King Solomon was king over all Israel, 2 and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; (1Ch 6:10) 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (2Sa 8:16; 2Sa 20:24) 4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; (2Sa 20:25; 1Ki 2:27; 1Ki 2:35) 5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend; (2Sa 15:37; 2Sa 16:16; 1Ki 4:7; 1Ch 27:33)

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6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. (2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 5:14; 1Ki 9:15; 1Ki 12:18; 2Ch 10:18)

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7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. 8 These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; (Jos 24:33) 9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); 11 Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); (Jos 11:2) 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; (Jos 17:11) 13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); (Nu 32:41; De 3:4; 1Ki 22:3) 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); 16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; (1Ki 1:8) 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land. (De 3:8)

Solomon’s Wealth and Wisdom

20 Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. (Ge 22:17; 1Ki 3:8; 2Ch 1:9) 21 ^[1] Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates^[2] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. (Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; Jos 1:4; 2Ch 9:26; Ps 68:29; Ps 72:8; Ps 72:10)

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22 Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors^[3] of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, 23 ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates^[4] from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. (Ge 10:19; 1Ch 22:9) 25 And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. (2Sa 3:10; 2Ki 18:31; Isa 36:16; Jer 23:6; Jer 32:37; Eze 28:26; Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10)

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26 Solomon also had 40,000^[5] stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. (1Ki 10:26; 2Ch 1:14; 2Ch 9:25) 27 And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. (Es 8:10; Es 8:14; Mic 1:13) 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, (1Ki 3:12; 1Ki 4:20) 30 so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. (Jud 6:3; Isa 19:11; Ac 7:22) 31 For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. (1Ki 4:29) 32 He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. (Pr 1:1; Ec 12:9; So 1:1) 33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. 34 And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. (1Ki 10:1; 2Ch 9:23)

الكتاب المقدس

تعيين كبار موظفي الدولة

1 وَمَلَكَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. 2 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ كِبَارِ مُعَاوِنِيهِ: عَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ صَادُوقَ الْكَاهِنِ، 3 وَأَلِيحُورَفُ وَأَخِيَّا ابْنَا شِيشَا كَاتِبَا الْبَلاطِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ الْمَسْؤُولُ عَنِ السِّجِلاتِ، 4 وَبَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ قَائِدُ الْجَيْشِ، وَصَادُوقُ وَأَبِيَاثَارُ كَاهِنَانِ، 5 وَعَزَرْيَاهُو بْنُ نَاثَانَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ وُكَلاءِ الْمَنَاطِقِ، وَزَابُودُ بْنُ نَاثَانَ كَاهِنٌ وَنَدِيمُ الْمَلِكِ، 6 وَأَخِيشَارُ مُدِيرُ شُؤُونِ الْقَصْرِ، وَأَدُونِيرَامُ بْنُ عَبْدَا مَسْؤُولٌ عَنِ الأَشْغَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ. 7 وَعَيَّنَ سُلَيْمَانُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَكِيلاً مُوَزَّعِينَ عَلَى أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَهِدَ إِلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِإِمْدَادِ الْقَصْرِ وَأَهْلِهِ بِالْمُؤَنِ شَهْراً مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ. 8 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ: ابْنُ حُورَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ. 9 ابْنُ دَقَرَ فِي مَاقَصَ وَشَعَلُبِّيمَ وَبَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَأَيْلُونِ بَيْتِ حَانَانَ. 10 ابْنُ حَسَدَ فِي أَرْبُوتَ، وَكَانَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ سُوكُوهَ وَسَائِرِ أَرْضِ حَافَرَ أَيْضاً. 11 ابْنُ أَبِينَادَابَ، زَوْجُ طَافَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فِي كُلِّ مُرْتَفَعَاتِ دُورٍ. 12 بَعْنَا بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ فِي تَعْنَكَ وَمَجِدُّو وَكُلِّ بَيْتِ شَانٍ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِصُرْتَانَ أَسْفَلَ يَزْرَعِيلَ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِ شَانٍ وَآبَلِ مَحُولَةَ حَتَّى يَقْمَعَامَ. 13 ابْنُ جَابَرَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ قُرَى يَائِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى فِي جِلْعَادَ، وَإِقْلِيمُ أَرْجُوبَ فِي بَاشَانَ، وَهِيَ سِتُّونَ مَدِينَةً ذَاتَ أَسْوَارٍ وَبَوَّابَاتٍ لَهَا أَرْتَاجٌ نُحَاسِيَّةٌ. 14 أَخِينَادَابُ بْنُ عُدُّو فِي مَحَنَايِمَ. 15 أَخِيمَعَصُ فِي نَفْتَالِي، وَهُوَ أَيْضاً تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ بَاسِمَةَ ابْنَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ. 16 بَعْنَا بْنُ حُوشَايَ فِي أَشِيرَ وَبَعَلُوتَ. 17 يَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ فَارُوحَ فِي يَسَّاكَرَ. 18 شِمْعِي بْنُ أَيْلا فِي بِنْيَامِينَ. 19 جَابِرُ بْنُ أُورِي فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لِسِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، وَكَانَ يُشْرِفُ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الْوُكَلاءِ مُرَاقِبٌ وَاحِدٌ عَامٌّ.

مؤونة سليمان اليومية

20 وَكَانَ عَدَدُ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ لَا يُحْصَى، وَكَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ وَيَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِالسَّعَادَةِ. 21 وَامْتَدَّ سُلْطَانُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمَمَالِكِ الْوَاقِعَةِ مَا بَيْنَ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَحَتَّى تُخُومِ مِصْرَ. فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكُ تُقَدِّمُ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ وَتَخْضَعُ لَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ. 22 وَكَانَتْ مُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الْقَصْرِ الْيَوْمِيَّةُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ثَلاثِينَ كُرَّ سَمِيذٍ (نَحْوَ سَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَمِئَتَيْ لِتْرٍ)، وَسِتِّينَ كُرَّ دَقِيقٍ، 23 وَعَشَرَةَ ثِيرَانٍ مُسَمَّنَةٍ، وَعِشْرِينَ ثَوْراً مِنَ الْمَرَاعِي، وَمِئَةَ خَرُوفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنِ الأَيَائِلِ وَالْغِزْلانِ وَالْيَحَامِيرِ وَالإِوَزِّ الْمُسَمَّنِ، 24 لأَنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ كَانَ مُمْتَدّاً عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةِ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ مِنْ تَفْسَحَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ وَعَلَى مُلُوكِهَا، فَكَانَ السَّلامُ يُحِيطُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ. 25 وَتَمَتَّعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَيَهُوذَا بِالأَمْنِ طَوَالَ حَيَاةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِالْجُلُوسِ تَحْتَ ظِلالِ كَرْمَتِهِ وَتِينَتِهِ مِنْ دَانٍ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ 26 وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ مِذْوَدٍ لِخَيْلِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ. 27 وَكَانَ وُكَلاءُ الْمَنَاطِقِ، كُلٌّ فِي شَهْرِهِ، يَمُدُّونَ الْمَلِكَ سُلَيْمَانَ وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ بِالْمَؤُونَةِ، فَلَمْ يَفْتَقِرُوا إِلَى شَيْءٍ. 28 وَكَذَلِكَ جَلَبُوا الشَّعِيرَ وَالتِّبْنَ لِخَيْلِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَسِوَاهَا مِنَ الْجِيَادِ إِلَى الْمَوَاضِعِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ لِكُلِّ وَكِيلٍ.

حكمة سليمان

29 وَوَهَبَ اللهُ سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً وَفَهْماً فَائِقَيْنِ، وَرَحَابَةَ صَدْرٍ غَيْرَ مُتَنَاهِيَةٍ. 30 وَتَفَوَّقَتْ حِكْمَةُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَبْنَاءِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَكُلِّ حِكْمَةِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ. 31 فَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ مِثْلَ إِيثَانَ الأَزْرَاحِيِّ وَهِيمَانَ وَكَلْكُولَ وَدَرْدَعَ أَبْنَاءِ مَاحُولَ. وَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ. 32 وَنَطَقَ بِثَلاثَةِ آلافِ مَثَلٍ، وَبَلَغَتْ أَنَاشِيدُهُ أَلْفاً وَخَمْسَ قَصَائِدَ. 33 وَوَصَفَ الْحَيَاةَ النَّبَاتِيَّةَ بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ أَشْجَارُ الأَرْزِ فِي لُبْنَانَ، وَالزُّوفَا النَّابِتُ فِي الْحَائِطِ، كَمَا وَصَفَ الْبَهَائِمَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَالزَّوَاحِفَ وَالسَّمَكَ. 34 فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى حِكْمَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ، مُوْفَدِينَ مِنْ قِبَلِ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ بَلَغَتْهُمْ أَخْبَارُ حِكْمَتِهِ.