Berean Interlinear
1 Kings
Chapter 4
So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
way·hî
-
-
ham·me·leḵ
So King
So King
šə·lō·mōh
Solomon
Solomon
me·leḵ
ruled
ruled
‘al-
over
over
kāl-
. . .
. . .
yiś·rā·’êl
Israel ,
Israel ,
and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
wə·’êl·leh
and these
and these
haś·śā·rîm
were his chief officials
were his chief officials
’ă·šer-
-
-
lōw
:
:
‘ă·zar·yā·hū
Azariah
Azariah
ḇen-
son
son
ṣā·ḏō·wq
of Zadok
of Zadok
hak·kō·hên
[was] the priest ;
[was] the priest ;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
’ĕ·lî·ḥō·rep̄
Elihoreph
Elihoreph
wa·’ă·ḥî·yāh
and Ahijah ,
and Ahijah ,
bə·nê
the sons
the sons
šî·šā
of Shisha ,
of Shisha ,
sō·p̄ə·rîm
[were] secretaries ;
[were] secretaries ;
yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat
ben-
son
son
’ă·ḥî·lūḏ
of Ahilud
of Ahilud
ham·maz·kîr
[was] the recorder ;
[was] the recorder ;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū
Benaiah
Benaiah
ḇen-
son
son
yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘
of Jehoiada
of Jehoiada
‘al-
[was] in charge of
[was] in charge of
haṣ·ṣā·ḇā
the army ;
the army ;
wə·ṣā·ḏō·wq
Zadok
Zadok
wə·’eḇ·yā·ṯār
and Abiathar
and Abiathar
kō·hă·nîm
[were] priests ;
[were] priests ;
Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
wa·‘ă·zar·yā·hū
Azariah
Azariah
ḇen-
son
son
nā·ṯān
of Nathan
of Nathan
‘al-
[was] in charge of
[was] in charge of
han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm
the governors ;
the governors ;
wə·zā·ḇūḏ
Zabud
Zabud
ben-
son
son
nā·ṯān
of Nathan
of Nathan
kō·hên
[was] a priest
[was] a priest
rê·‘eh
and adviser
and adviser
ham·me·leḵ
to the king ;
to the king ;
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
wa·’ă·ḥî·šār
Ahishar
Ahishar
‘al-
[was] in charge of
[was] in charge of
hab·bā·yiṯ
the palace ;
the palace ;
wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·rām
and Adoniram
and Adoniram
ben-
son
son
‘aḇ·dā
of Abda
of Abda
‘al-
[was] in charge of
[was] in charge of
ham·mas
the forced labor .
the forced labor .
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
wə·liš·lō·mōh
Solomon
Solomon
šə·nêm-
had twelve
had twelve
‘ā·śār
. . .
. . .
niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm
governors
governors
‘al-
over
over
kāl-
all
all
yiś·rā·’êl
Israel
Israel
wə·ḵil·kə·lū
to provide food
to provide food
’eṯ-
-
-
ham·me·leḵ
for the king
for the king
wə·’eṯ-
-
-
bê·ṯōw
and his household .
and his household .
ʾɛ·ḥå̄ḏ
[Each] one
[Each] one
lə·ḵal·kêl
would arrange provisions
would arrange provisions
ḥō·ḏeš
for one month
for one month
baš·šā·nāh
of the year ,
of the year ,
yih·yeh
. . .
. . .
‘al-
. . .
. . .
and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
wə·’êl·leh
and these
and these
šə·mō·w·ṯām
were their names :
were their names :
ben-
vvv
vvv
ḥūr
Ben-hur
Ben-hur
bə·har
in the hill country
in the hill country
’ep̄·rā·yim
of Ephraim ;
of Ephraim ;
Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;
ben-
vvv
vvv
de·qer
Ben-deker
Ben-deker
bə·mā·qaṣ
in Makaz ,
in Makaz ,
ū·ḇə·ša·‘al·ḇîm
in Shaalbim ,
in Shaalbim ,
ū·ḇêṯ
vvv
vvv
šā·meš
in Beth-shemesh ,
in Beth-shemesh ,
wə·’ê·lō·wn
vvv
vvv
bêṯ
vvv
vvv
ḥā·nān
and in Elon-beth-hanan ;
and in Elon-beth-hanan ;
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
ba·‘ă·nā
Baana
Baana
ben-
son
son
’ă·ḥî·lūḏ
of Ahilud
of Ahilud
ta‘·naḵ
in Taanach ,
in Taanach ,
ū·mə·ḡid·dōw
in Megiddo ,
in Megiddo ,
wə·ḵāl
and in all
and in all
bêṯ
vvv
vvv
šə·’ān
of Beth-shean
of Beth-shean
’ă·šer
-
-
’ê·ṣel
next to
next to
ṣā·rə·ṯa·nāh
Zarethan
Zarethan
mit·ta·ḥaṯ
below
below
lə·yiz·rə·‘el
Jezreel ,
Jezreel ,
mib·bêṯ
from
from
šə·’ān
Beth-shean
Beth-shean
‘aḏ
to
to
’ā·ḇêl
vvv
vvv
mə·ḥō·w·lāh
Abel-meholah
Abel-meholah
‘aḏ
mê·‘ê·ḇer
and on past
and on past
lə·yā·qə·mo·‘ām
Jokmeam ;
Jokmeam ;
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
ḥe·ḇel
as well as the region
as well as the region
’ar·gōḇ
of Argob
of Argob
’ă·šer
-
-
bab·bā·šān
in Bashan
in Bashan
šiš·šîm
with its sixty
with its sixty
gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ
great
great
‘ā·rîm
cities
cities
ḥō·w·māh
with walls
with walls
nə·ḥō·šeṯ
and bronze
and bronze
ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ
bars ) ;
bars ) ;
ben-
vvv
vvv
ge·ḇer
Ben-geber
Ben-geber
bə·rā·mōṯ
in Ramoth-gilead
in Ramoth-gilead
ḥaw·wōṯ
( the villages
( the villages
yā·’îr
of Jair
of Jair
ben-
son of
son of
mə·naš·šeh
Manasseh
Manasseh
’ă·šer
-
-
bag·gil·‘āḏ
-
-
lōw
gil·‘āḏ
in Gilead
in Gilead
lōw
[belonged] to him ,
[belonged] to him ,
Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;
’ă·ḥî·nā·ḏāḇ
Ahinadab
Ahinadab
ben-
son
son
‘id·dō
of Iddo
of Iddo
ma·ḥă·nā·yə·māh
in Mahanaim ;
in Mahanaim ;
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ
Ahimaaz
Ahimaaz
bə·nap̄·tā·lî
in Naphtali
in Naphtali
hū
(he
(he
gam-
-
-
lā·qaḥ
had married
had married
’eṯ-
-
-
lə·’iš·šāh
-
-
bā·śə·maṯ
Basemath ,
Basemath ,
baṯ-
a daughter
a daughter
šə·lō·mōh
of Solomon ) ;
of Solomon ) ;
Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
ba·‘ă·nā
Baana
Baana
ben-
son
son
ḥū·šāy
of Hushai
of Hushai
bə·’ā·šêr
in Asher
in Asher
ū·ḇə·‘ā·lō·wṯ
and in Aloth ;
and in Aloth ;
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat
ben-
son
son
pā·rū·aḥ
of Paruah
of Paruah
bə·yi·śā·š·ḵār
in Issachar ;
in Issachar ;
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
šim·‘î
Shimei
Shimei
ḇen-
son
son
’ê·lā
of Ela
of Ela
bə·ḇin·yā·min
in Benjamin ;
in Benjamin ;
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
ge·ḇer
Geber
Geber
ben-
son
son
’u·rî
of Uri
of Uri
bə·’e·reṣ
in the land
in the land
gil·‘āḏ
of Gilead ,
of Gilead ,
’e·reṣ
including the territories
including the territories
sî·ḥō·wn
of Sihon
of Sihon
me·leḵ
king
king
hā·’ĕ·mō·rî
of the Amorites
of the Amorites
wə·‘ōḡ
and of Og
and of Og
me·leḵ
king
king
hab·bā·šān
of Bashan .
of Bashan .
’e·ḥāḏ
There was also one
There was also one
’ă·šer
-
-
ū·nə·ṣîḇ
governor
governor
bā·’ā·reṣ
in the land [of Judah] .
in the land [of Judah] .
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
yə·hū·ḏāh
[The people of] Judah
[The people of] Judah
wə·yiś·rā·’êl
and Israel
and Israel
rab·bîm
. . .
. . .
lā·rōḇ
[were] as numerous
[were] as numerous
ka·ḥō·wl
as the sand
as the sand
’ă·šer-
-
-
‘al-
on
on
hay·yām
the seashore ,
the seashore ,
’ō·ḵə·lîm
and they were eating
and they were eating
wə·šō·ṯîm
and drinking
and drinking
ū·śə·mê·ḥîm
and rejoicing .
and rejoicing .
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
ū·šə·lō·mōh
And Solomon
And Solomon
hā·yāh
. . .
. . .
mō·wō·šêl
reigned
reigned
bə·ḵāl
over all
over all
ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ
the kingdoms
the kingdoms
min-
from
from
han·nā·hār
the [Euphrates]
the [Euphrates]
’e·reṣ
to the land
to the land
pə·liš·tîm
of the Philistines ,
of the Philistines ,
wə·‘aḏ
as far as
as far as
gə·ḇūl
the border
the border
miṣ·rā·yim
of Egypt .
of Egypt .
mag·gi·šîm
[These kingdoms] offered
[These kingdoms] offered
min·ḥāh
tribute
tribute
wə·‘ō·ḇə·ḏîm
and served
and served
’eṯ-
-
-
šə·lō·mōh
Solomon
Solomon
kāl-
all
all
yə·mê
the days
the days
ḥay·yāw
of his life .
of his life .
Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.
‘ă·śā·rāh
ten
ten
bə·ri·’îm
fat
fat
ḇā·qār
oxen ,
oxen ,
wə·‘eś·rîm
twenty
twenty
rə·‘î
range
range
bā·qār
oxen ,
oxen ,
ū·mê·’āh
and a hundred
and a hundred
ṣōn
sheep ,
sheep ,
lə·ḇaḏ
as well as
as well as
mê·’ay·yāl
deer ,
deer ,
ū·ṣə·ḇî
gazelles ,
gazelles ,
wə·yaḥ·mūr
roebucks ,
roebucks ,
’ă·ḇū·sîm
and fattened
and fattened
ū·ḇar·bu·rîm
poultry .
poultry .
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
kî-
For
For
hū
[Solomon]
[Solomon]
rō·ḏeh
had dominion
had dominion
bə·ḵāl
over everything
over everything
‘ê·ḇer
west
west
han·nā·hār
of the Euphrates —
of the Euphrates —
bə·ḵāl
over all
over all
mal·ḵê
the kingdoms
the kingdoms
‘ê·ḇer
-
-
han·nā·hār
-
-
mit·tip̄·saḥ
from Tiphsah
from Tiphsah
wə·‘aḏ-
to
to
‘az·zāh
Gaza —
Gaza —
hā·yāh
and he had
and he had
lōw
wə·šā·lō·wm
peace
peace
mik·kāl
on all
on all
mis·sā·ḇîḇ
. . .
. . .
‘ă·ḇā·rāw
sides .
sides .
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
kōl
Throughout
Throughout
yə·mê
the days
the days
šə·lō·mōh
of Solomon ,
of Solomon ,
yə·hū·ḏāh
Judah
Judah
wə·yiś·rā·’êl
and Israel
and Israel
way·yê·šeḇ
dwelt
dwelt
lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ
securely
securely
mid·dān
from Dan
from Dan
wə·‘aḏ-
to
to
bə·’êr
vvv
vvv
šā·ḇa‘
Beersheba ,
Beersheba ,
’îš
each man
each man
ta·ḥaṯ
under
under
gap̄·nōw
his own vine
his own vine
wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ
and
and
tə·’ê·nā·ṯōw
his own fig tree .
his own fig tree .
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
liš·lō·mōh
Solomon
Solomon
way·hî
had
had
’ar·bā·‘îm
4,000 {}
4,000 {}
’e·lep̄
. . .
. . .
’ur·wōṯ
stalls
stalls
lə·mer·kā·ḇōw
for his chariot
for his chariot
sū·sîm
horses
horses
ū·šə·nêm-
and 12,000
and 12,000
‘ā·śār
. . .
. . .
’e·lep̄
. . .
. . .
pā·rā·šîm
horses .
horses .
Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
’îš
Each
Each
ḥā·ḏə·šōw
month
month
hā·’êl·leh
-
-
’eṯ-
-
-
han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm
the governors
the governors
wə·ḵil·kə·lū
in turn provided food
in turn provided food
ham·me·leḵ
for King
for King
šə·lō·mōh
Solomon
Solomon
wə·’êṯ
-
-
kāl-
and all
and all
haq·qā·rêḇ
who came
who came
’el-
to
to
ham·me·leḵ-
[his]
[his]
šə·lō·mōh
. . .
. . .
šul·ḥan
table .
table .
yə·‘ad·də·rū
They saw to it that
They saw to it that
lō
nothing was lacking
nothing was lacking
dā·ḇār
. . . .
. . . .
Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
’îš
Each one
Each one
yā·ḇi·’ū
also brought
also brought
’el-
to
to
ham·mā·qō·wm
the required place
the required place
’ă·šer
-
-
yih·yeh-
-
-
šām
. . .
. . .
kə·miš·pā·ṭōw
their quotas
their quotas
wə·haś·śə·‘ō·rîm
of barley
of barley
wə·hat·te·ḇen
and straw
and straw
wə·lā·rā·ḵeš
for the chariot horses
for the chariot horses
las·sū·sîm
and other horses .
and other horses .
And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
’ĕ·lō·hîm
And God
And God
way·yit·tên
gave
gave
liš·lō·mōh
Solomon
Solomon
ḥāḵ·māh
wisdom ,
wisdom ,
mə·’ōḏ
exceedingly
exceedingly
har·bêh
deep
deep
ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh
insight ,
insight ,
lêḇ
and understanding
and understanding
wə·rō·ḥaḇ
beyond measure ,
beyond measure ,
ka·ḥō·wl
like the sand
like the sand
’ă·šer
-
-
‘al-
on
on
śə·p̄aṯ
the seashore
the seashore
hay·yām
. . . .
. . . .
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
šə·lō·mōh
Solomon’s
Solomon’s
ḥā·ḵə·maṯ
wisdom
wisdom
wat·tê·reḇ
was greater than
was greater than
mê·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ
[that]
[that]
kāl-
of all
of all
bə·nê-
the men
the men
qe·ḏem
of the East ,
of the East ,
ū·mik·kōl
greater than all
greater than all
ḥā·ḵə·maṯ
the wisdom
the wisdom
miṣ·rā·yim
of Egypt .
of Egypt .
He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
way·yeḥ·kam
He was wiser
He was wiser
mik·kāl
than all
than all
hā·’ā·ḏām
men —
men —
mê·’ê·ṯān
wiser than Ethan
wiser than Ethan
hā·’ez·rā·ḥî
the Ezrahite ,
the Ezrahite ,
wə·hê·mān
and wiser than Heman ,
and wiser than Heman ,
wə·ḵal·kōl
Calcol ,
Calcol ,
wə·ḏar·da‘
and Darda ,
and Darda ,
bə·nê
the sons
the sons
mā·ḥō·wl
of Mahol .
of Mahol .
šə·mōw
And his fame
And his fame
way·hî-
spread
spread
ḇə·ḵāl-
throughout
throughout
sā·ḇîḇ
the surrounding
the surrounding
hag·gō·w·yim
nations .
nations .
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
way·ḏab·bêr
Solomon composed
Solomon composed
šə·lō·šeṯ
three
three
’ă·lā·p̄îm
thousand
thousand
mā·šāl
proverbs ,
proverbs ,
šî·rōw
and his songs
and his songs
way·hî
numbered
numbered
wā·’ā·lep̄
a thousand
a thousand
ḥă·miš·šāh
and five .
and five .
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
way·ḏab·bêr
He spoke
He spoke
‘al-
of
of
hā·‘ê·ṣîm
trees ,
trees ,
min-
from
from
hā·’e·rez
the cedar
the cedar
’ă·šer
-
-
bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn
in Lebanon
in Lebanon
wə·‘aḏ
to
to
hā·’ê·zō·wḇ
the hyssop
the hyssop
’ă·šer
-
-
yō·ṣê
growing
growing
baq·qîr
in the wall ,
in the wall ,
way·ḏab·bêr
and he taught
and he taught
‘al-
about
about
hab·bə·hê·māh
animals ,
animals ,
wə·‘al-
. . .
. . .
hā·‘ō·wp̄
birds ,
birds ,
wə·‘al-
. . .
. . .
hā·re·meś
reptiles ,
reptiles ,
wə·‘al-
. . .
. . .
had·dā·ḡîm
and fish .
and fish .
So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
šā·mə·‘ū
to listen
to listen
’eṯ-
-
-
šə·lō·mōh
to Solomon’s
to Solomon’s
mê·’êṯ
. . .
. . .
ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw
wisdom ,
wisdom ,
kāl-
sent by all
sent by all
mal·ḵê
the kings
the kings
hā·’ā·reṣ
of the earth ,
of the earth ,
’ă·šer
who
who
liš·mō·a‘
had heard
had heard
’êṯ
-
-
ḥā·ḵə·maṯ
of his wisdom .
of his wisdom .
mik·kāl
So men of all
So men of all
hā·‘am·mîm
nations
nations
way·yā·ḇō·’ū
came
came