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I Kings Chapter 4

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וַֽיְהִי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{ס}

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Shlomo Hamelech was king over all of Yisroel.

וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ עֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־צָד֖וֹק הַכֹּהֵֽן׃{ס}

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These were the officials that he had: Azaryohu, the son of Tzodok, the kohein.

אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י שִׁישָׁ֖א סֹפְרִ֑ים{ס}יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃{ס}

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Elichoref and Achiyoh, the sons of Shisha, were scribes. Yehoshofat, son of Achilud, was the secretary.

וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א{ס}וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃{ס}

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Benoyohu ben Yehoyodoh was chief of the army, and Tzodok and Evyosor were Kohanim.

וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־נָתָ֖ן עַל־הַנִּצָּבִ֑ים{ס}וְזָב֧וּד בֶּן־נָתָ֛ן כֹּהֵ֖ן רֵעֶ֥ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃{ס}

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Azaryohu ben Noson was over the officers, and Zovud ben Noson was chief official, and confidant of the king.

וַאֲחִישָׁ֖ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת{ס}וַאֲדֹנִירָ֥ם בֶּן־עַבְדָּ֖א עַל־הַמַּֽס׃{ס}

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Achishor was over the household, and Adonirom ben Avdoh was the tax commisoner.

וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר נִצָּבִים֙ עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּית֑וֹ חֹ֧דֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־[הָאֶחָ֖ד] (אחד) לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃{ס}

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Shlomo had twelve officers over [the various divisions] of all Yisroel and they provided sustenance for the king and for his household. For one month a year each of them had to provide sustenance.

וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם בֶּן־ח֖וּר בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃{ס}

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And these are their names: Ben Chur in the hills of Ephrayim.

בֶּן־דֶּ֛קֶר בְּמָקַ֥ץ וּבְשַׁעַלְבִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֵיל֖וֹן בֵּ֥ית חָנָֽן׃{ס}

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Ben Deker in Mokatz, and Shaalvim, in Beis Shemesh, and in Eilon Beis Chonon.

בֶּן־חֶ֖סֶד בָּאֲרֻבּ֑וֹת ל֥וֹ שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכׇל־אֶ֥רֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃{ס}

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Ben Chesed in Arubos; his responsibilty included Sochoh, and the entire land of Cheifer.

בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָ֖ב כׇּל־נָ֣פַת דֹּ֑אר טָפַת֙ בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה הָ֥יְתָה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃{ס}

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Ben Avinodov all of Nofas-dor; Tofas, the daughter of Shlomo was his wife.

בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיל֔וּד תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ וְכׇל־בֵּ֣ית שְׁאָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵ֨צֶל צָרְתַ֜נָה מִתַּ֣חַת לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙ עַ֚ד אָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה עַ֖ד מֵעֵ֥בֶר לְיׇקְמְעָֽם׃{ס}

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Baanoh ben Achiluds responsibility was Tanaach and Megido, all of Beis-sheon which is near Tzorsano, below Yizrael, from Beis-sheon to Oveil-Mecholoh, until across from Yokmoom.

בֶּן־גֶּ֖בֶר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֺּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד ל֚וֹ חֶ֤בֶל אַרְגֹּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן שִׁשִּׁים֙ עָרִ֣ים גְּדֹל֔וֹת חוֹמָ֖ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃{ס}

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Ben Gever in Ramos Gilod; his responsibility included: the villages of Yahir ben Menashe, which is in Gilod. He was also responsible for the Argov region; which is in Boshon, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars.

אֲחִינָדָ֥ב בֶּן־עִדֹּ֖א מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃{ס}

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Achinodov ben Edoh had Machanayim.

אֲחִימַ֖עַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑י גַּם־ה֗וּא לָקַ֛ח אֶת־בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃{ס}

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Achimaatz was in Naftoli. He also took Bosmas, the daughter of Shlomo, as a wife.

בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־חוּשָׁ֔י בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃{ס}

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Baanoh ben Chushai in Osheir and in Olos.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־פָּר֖וּחַ בְּיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃{ס}

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Yehoshofot ben Paruach was in Yessocher.

שִׁמְעִ֥י בֶן־אֵלָ֖א בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃{ס}

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Shimi ben Eiloh was in Binyomin.

גֶּ֥בֶר בֶּן־אֻרִ֖י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֶ֜רֶץ סִיח֣וֹן**׀** מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֗י וְעֹג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן וּנְצִ֥יב אֶחָ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

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Gever ben Uri in the land of Gilod, the land of Sichon, king of the Emorites, and Og, king of Boshon, and one officer over the land.

יְהוּדָ֤ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַבִּ֔ים כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב אֹכְלִ֥ים וְשֹׁתִ֖ים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃

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Yehudah and Yisroel were many, like the sand along the sea in multitude; eating drinking and rejoicing.

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