1. Kongebog 4 – BPH & NIRV

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1. Kongebog 4:1-20

Salomons embedsmænd

1Salomon var konge over hele Israels folk, 2og det følgende er en liste over hans højeste embedsmænd:

Azarja, søn af Zadok, var præst ved helligdommen; 3Elihoref og Ahija, Shishas sønner, var statssekretærer; Joshafat, søn af Ahilud, havde ansvaret for de historiske arkiver; 4Benaja, søn af Jojada, var øverstbefalende for hæren; Zadok og Ebjatar var præster; 5Azarja, søn af Natan, havde opsyn med alle distriktsguvernørerne; Zabud, søn af Natan, var hofpræst og kongens personlige rådgiver; 6Ahishar var hofmarskal; Adoniram, søn af Abda, havde opsyn med alle slaverne.

7Salomons 12 distriktsguvernører havde ansvar for at opkræve skat til kongens hof. Hvert distrikt havde ansvar for at sende forsyninger til kongen og hans hof én måned om året. 8Det følgende er en liste over distriktsguvernørerne og de områder, de havde ansvar for:

Hurs søn var guvernør over Efraims bjergland; 9Dekers søn over Makatz-Sha’albim, Bet-Shemesh og Elon-Bet-Hanan; 10Heseds søn over byerne Arubbot og Soko samt hele Hefer-området; 11Abinadabs søn, som var gift med Salomons datter Tafat, over Dors højland; 12Ba’ana, Ahiluds søn, over byerne Ta’anak og Megiddo samt hele området omkring Bet-Shan, som ligger ved Zaretan neden for Jizre’elsletten og op til Abel-Mehola og Jokmeam området; 13Gebers søn over Ramot-Gilead, Jairs landsbyer (opkaldt efter Manasses søn Jair) og Argob-området i Bashan, i alt 60 større befæstede byer med portslåer af bronze; 14Ahinadab, Iddos søn over Mahanajim-området; 15Ahima’atz, der var gift med Basemat—en anden af Salomons døtre—over Naftalis land; 16Ba’ana, Hushajs søn, over Ashers land med byen Alot; 17Joshafat, Paruas søn, over Issakars land; 18Shimi, Elas søn, over Benjamins land; 19Geber, Uris søn, over Gilead-området med den del, der havde tilhørt amoritterkongen Sihon og kong Og af Bashan. Der var kun én garnison i hele det område.

Israels og Judas storhedstid

20Under kong Salomon oplevede Juda og Israel en vældig opblomstring. Befolkningstallet voksede stærkt, og alle havde nok at spise og var glade og tilfredse.

New International Reader’s Version

1 Kings 4:1-34

Solomon’s Officials and Governors

1So King Solomon ruled over the whole nation of Israel.

2Here are the names of his chief officials.

Azariah was the priest. He was the son of Zadok.

3Elihoreph and Ahijah were secretaries. They were the sons of Shisha.

Jehoshaphat kept the records. He was the son of Ahilud.

4Benaiah was the commander in chief. He was the son of Jehoiada.

Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

5Azariah was in charge of the local governors. He was the son of Nathan.

Zabud was a priest. He was also the king’s adviser. He was the son of Nathan.

6Ahishar was in charge of the palace.

Adoniram was in charge of those who were forced to work for the king. He was the son of Abda.

7Solomon had 12 local governors over the whole land of Israel. They provided supplies for the king and the royal family. Each governor had to provide supplies for one month out of each year.

8Here are their names and areas.

Ben-Hur’s area was the hill country of Ephraim.

9Ben-Deker’s area was Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan.

10Ben-Hesed’s area was Arubboth. Sokoh and the whole land of Hepher were included in his area.

11Ben-Abinadab’s area was Naphoth Dor. He married Solomon’s daughter Taphath.

12Baana’s area was Taanach, Megiddo and the whole territory of Beth Shan. Beth Shan was next to Zarethan below Jezreel. Baana’s area reached from Beth Shan all the way to Abel Meholah. It also went across to Jokmeam. Baana was the son of Ahilud.

13Ben-Geber’s area was Ramoth Gilead. The settlements of Jair, the son of Manasseh, were included in his area in Gilead. The area of Argob in Bashan was also included. That area had 60 large cities that had high walls around them. The city gates were made secure with heavy bronze bars.

14Ahinadab’s area was Mahanaim. He was the son of Iddo.

15Ahimaaz’s area was Naphtali. He had married Basemath. She was Solomon’s daughter.

16Baana’s area was Asher and Aloth. He was the son of Hushai.

17Jehoshaphat’s area was Issachar. He was the son of Paruah.

18Shimei’s area was Benjamin. He was the son of Ela.

19Geber’s area was Gilead. He was the only governor over the area. He was the son of Uri. Gilead had been the country of Sihon and Og. Sihon had been king of the Amorites. Og had been king of Bashan.

Solomon’s Daily Supplies

20There were many people in Judah and Israel. In fact, they were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They ate, drank and were happy. 21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines. He ruled as far as the border of Egypt. All those countries brought the gifts he required them to bring him. And Solomon ruled over those countries for his whole life.

22Here are the supplies Solomon required every day.

five and a half tons of the finest flour

11 tons of meal

23ten oxen that had been fed by hand

20 oxen that had been fed on grasslands

100 sheep and goats

deer, antelopes and roebucks

the finest birds

24Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms that were west of the Euphrates River. He ruled from Tiphsah all the way to Gaza. And he had peace and rest on every side. 25While Solomon was king, Judah and Israel lived in safety. They were secure from Dan all the way to Beersheba. Everyone had their own vine and their own fig tree.

26Solomon had 4,000 spaces where he kept his chariot horses. He had a total of 12,000 horses.

27The local governors provided supplies for King Solomon. They provided them for all who ate at the king’s table. Each governor provided supplies for one month every year. The governors made sure the king had everything he needed. 28They also brought barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses. Each of the governors brought the amounts required of them. They brought them to the proper places.

God Makes Solomon Very Wise

29God made Solomon very wise. His understanding couldn’t even be measured. It was like the sand on the seashore. People can’t measure that either. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east. It was greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31Solomon was wiser than anyone else. He was wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite. He was wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda. They were the sons of Mahol. Solomon became famous in all the nations around him. 32He spoke 3,000 proverbs. He wrote 1,005 songs. 33He spoke about plants. He knew everything about them, from the cedar trees in Lebanon to the hyssop plants that grow out of walls. He spoke about animals and birds. He also spoke about reptiles and fish. 34The kings of all the world’s nations heard about how wise Solomon was. So they sent their people to listen to him.