1 Kings 4
Christian Standard Bible
Solomon’s Officials
4 King Solomon reigned over all Israel,(A) 2 and these were his officials:(B)
Azariah son of Zadok, priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian;
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army;
Zadok and Abiathar, priests;
5 Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;
6 Ahishar, in charge of the palace;
and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.
7 Solomon had twelve deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year.(C) 8 These were their names:
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher);
11 Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);
12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam;
13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair 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);
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon—Basemath);
16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;
18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
19 Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of King Sihon of the Amorites and of King Og of Bashan.
There was one deputy in the land of Judah.[a]
Solomon’s Provisions
20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea;(D) they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. 21 Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.(E) They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.(F)
22 Solomon’s provisions for one day were 180 bushels[b] of fine flour and 360 bushels[c] of meal, 23 ten fattened cattle, twenty range cattle, and a hundred sheep and goats, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and pen-fed poultry,[d](G) 24 for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders. 25 Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba,(H) each person under his own vine and his own fig tree.(I) 26 Solomon had forty thousand[e] stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.(J) 27 Each of those deputies for a month in turn provided food for King Solomon and for everyone who came to King Solomon’s table. They neglected nothing. 28 Each man brought the barley and the straw for the chariot teams and the other horses(K) to the required place according to his assignment.[f]
Solomon’s Wisdom and Literary Gifts
29 God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding(L) as vast as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East,(M) greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.(N) 31 He was wiser than anyone(O)—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite,(P) and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol.(Q) His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations.(R)
32 Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs,(S) and his songs numbered 1,005.(T) 33 He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. 34 Emissaries of all peoples, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom.(U)
列王纪上 4
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
所罗门的臣仆
4 所罗门王作了全以色列的王。 2 以下这些人是他的官员：撒督的儿子亚撒利雅作祭司； 3 示沙的两个儿子以利何烈和亚希亚作书记；亚希律的儿子约沙法作史官； 4 耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅统领军队；撒督和亚比亚他作祭司； 5 拿单的儿子亚撒利雅作幕僚长；拿单的儿子撒布得作祭司，他也是王的朋友； 6 亚希煞作家宰；亚比大的儿子亚多尼兰掌管服劳役的人。
十二个地方官员
7 所罗门在全以色列立了十二个官员；他们为王和王家供应食物，每人每年供应一个月。 8 以下是他们的名字：便．户珥在以法莲山地； 9 便．底甲在玛迦斯、沙宾、伯．示麦、以伦和伯．哈南； 10 便．希悉在亚鲁泊，梭哥和希弗全地是属他管理的； 11 便．亚比拿达在拿法多珥全境，他娶了所罗门的女儿他法为妻； 12 亚希律的儿子巴拿在他纳、米吉多和那靠近撒利但、在耶斯列下边的伯．善全地，由伯．善到亚伯．米何拉，再到约克米暗之外； 13 便．基列在基列的拉末；玛拿西的子孙睚珥在基列的村落是属他的，巴珊的亚珥歌伯地的六十座有城墙和铜闩的大城也是属他的。 14 易多的儿子亚希拿达在玛哈念； 15 亚希玛斯在拿弗他利，他娶了所罗门的女儿巴实抹为妻； 16 户筛的儿子巴拿在亚设和亚录； 17 帕路亚的儿子约沙法在以萨迦； 18 以拉的儿子示每在便雅悯； 19 乌利的儿子基别在基列地，就是从前亚摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩之地。这地只有一个官员管理。
所罗门的富强
20 犹大人和以色列人很多，像海边的沙那样多；他们都吃喝、快乐。
21 所罗门统治列国，从大河到非利士地，直到埃及的边界。这些国家，在所罗门在世的日子，都向他进贡，服事他。 22 所罗门每天的食物是细面粉五千公升、粗面粉一万公升、 23 肥牛十头、草场的牛二十头、羊一百只，此外还有鹿、羚羊、狍子和肥禽。 24 因为所罗门统治大河西边，从提弗萨直到迦萨的全境和大河西边的列王，所以他的四境都平安无事。 25 所罗门在世的日子，犹大和以色列人从但到别是巴，都各在自己的葡萄树下和无花果树下安然居住。 26 所罗门有套车的马四万匹和骑兵一万二千人。 27 那些官员分别每月供应所罗门王和所有与所罗门王一同坐席的人的食物，从没有缺少。 28 他们也各按各的职分供给拉车的马和快马吃的大麦和干草，送到指定的地方。
所罗门的智慧
29 神赐给所罗门智慧、极大的聪明和广大的心，好象海边的沙那样无限无量。 30 所罗门的智慧大过所有东方人的智慧，大过埃及人的一切智慧。 31 他比万人都有智慧，胜过以斯拉人以探和玛曷的三个儿子希幔、甲各、达大的智慧。他的名声传遍了四周列国。 32 他说了箴言三千句，他的诗歌有一千零五首； 33 他讲论草木，从黎巴嫩的香柏木到生长在墙上的牛膝草；他也讲论走兽、飞禽、爬行的动物和鱼类。 34 万族之中和地上列王之中，听闻所罗门的智慧的，都有人来听所罗门的智慧。（本章第21~34节在《马索拉文本》为5:1~14）
1 Kings 4
King James Version
4 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
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:
6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
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.
8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
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:
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:
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
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.
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
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.
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.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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.
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.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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.
32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
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.
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.
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