1 A car Solomun carovaše nad svim Izrailjem. 2 A ovo behu knezovi njegovi: Azarija, sin Sadokov, namesnik; 3 Elioref i Ahija, sinovi Sisini, pisari; Josafat, sin Ahiludov, pametar; 4 Venaja, sin Jodajev, vojvoda; a Sadok i Avijatar sveštenici; 5 a Azarija sin Natanov, beše nad pristavima; a Zavud, sin Natanov, prvi većnik, prijatelj carev; 6 a Ahisar upravitelj dvorski; a Adoniram sin Avdin nad carskim poslenicima. 7 I imaše Solomun dvanaest pristava po svemu Izrailju, koji hranjahu cara i sav dom njegov; po mesec dana u godini svaki beše dužan hraniti. 8 A ovo su im imena: Sin Urov u gori Jefremovoj; 9 sin Dekerov u Makasu i u Salvimu i Vet-Semesu i Elonu vet-anatskom; 10 sin Esedov u Aruvotu; pod njim beše Sohot i sva zemlja Eferova; 11 sin Avinadavov nad svim krajem dorskim; žena mu beše Tafata, kći Solomunova; 12 Vana, sin Ahiludov nad Tanahom i Megidonom i svim Vet-Sanom, koji je do Sartane pod Jezraelom, od Vet-Sana do Avel-Meola, do preko Jok-Meama; 13 sin Geverov u Ramotu galadskom; imaše sela Jaira sina Manasijinog u Galadu i kraj argovski u Vasanu, šezdeset velikih gradova sa zidovima i prevornicama bronzanim; 14 Ahinadav, sin Idov u Mahanajimu; 15 Ahimas u Neftalimu; i on beše oženjen kćerju Solomunovom Vasematom; 16 Vana sin Husajev u Asiru i u Alotu; 17 Josafat sin Farujin u Isaharu; 18 Simej sin Ilin u Venijaminu; 19 Gever, sin Urijev u zemlji galadskoj, u zemlji Siona cara amorejskog i Oga cara vasanskog; jedan beše pristav u toj zemlji. 20 Jude i Izrailja beše mnogo kao peska pokraj mora; i jeđahu i pijahu i veseljahu se. 21 A Solomun vladaše svim carstvima od reke do zemlje filistejske i do međe misirske, i donošahu dare i služahu Solomuna svega veka njegovog. 22 A hrana Solomunova beše na dan trideset kora belog brašna, i šezdeset kora drugog brašna; 23 dvadeset volova ugojenih i dvadeset s paše, i sto ovaca, osim jelena i srna i divokoza i ugojenih ptica. 24 Jer on vladaše svuda s ove strane reke od Tapse do Gaze, nad svim carstvima s ove strane reke, i beše miran sa svih strana unaokolo. 25 I življahu Juda i Izrailj bez straha, svaki pod svojom lozom i pod svojom smokvom, od Dana do Virsaveje, svega veka Solomunovog. 26 I imaše Solomun četrdeset hiljada konja za jaslima za kola svoja, i dvadeset hiljada konjika. 27 I pristavi hranjahu cara Solomuna i sve koji dolažahu za sto cara Solomuna, svaki svog meseca, i ne davahu da čega ponestane. 28 A ječam i slamu za konje i za mazge donošahu na mesto gde behu, svaki kako mu beše određeno. 29 I Bog dade mudrost Solomunu i razum vrlo velik i srce prostrano kao pesak na bregu morskom. 30 Jer mudrost Solomunova beše veća od mudrosti svih istočnih naroda i od sve mudrosti misirske. 31 Mudriji beše od svakog čoveka, i od Etana Ezraita i od Emana i od Halkola i od Darde, sinova Maolovih; i razglasi se ime njegovo po svim narodima unaokolo. 32 I izgovori tri hiljade priča, i beše pesama njegovih hiljadu i pet. 33 Govorio je i o drveću, od kedra na Livanu do isopa koji niče iz zida; govorio je i o stoci i o pticama i o bubinama i o ribama. 34 I dolažahu od svih naroda da čuju mudrost Solomunovu, od svih carstava na zemlji, koji čuše za mudrost njegovu.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abda
Named as the father of Adoniram, who was in charge of the forced labor.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:6
Adoniram
Son of Abda, in charge of the forced labor, who oversaw the monthly shifts of 30,000 sent to Lebanon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:14
Ahijah
One of the two sons of Shisha listed among Solomon's chief officials as a secretary.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:3
Ahilud
Named as the father of Jehoshaphat, David's recorder.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3
Ahimaaz
One of Solomon's twelve governors, over Naphtali, who married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:15
Ahinadab
Son of Iddo, one of Solomon's twelve governors, over Mahanaim.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:14
Ahishar
Listed among Solomon's chief officials as being in charge of the palace.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:6
Azariah
Son of Nathan (the text does not say which Nathan), in charge of the governors.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:5
Azariah
Son of Zadok, listed first among Solomon's chief officials as the priest.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:2
Baana
Son of Ahilud, one of Solomon's twelve governors, over Taanach, Megiddo and Beth-shean.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:12
Baana
Son of Hushai, one of Solomon's twelve governors, over Asher and Aloth.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:16
Basemath
A daughter of Solomon, wife of the governor Ahimaaz.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:15
Ben-abinadab
One of Solomon's twelve governors, over Naphath-dor, who was married to Taphath, a daughter of Solomon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:11
Ben-deker
One of Solomon's twelve governors, over Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:9
Ben-geber
One of Solomon's twelve governors, over Ramoth-gilead, the villages of Jair, and the region of Argob in Bashan.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:13
Ben-hesed
One of Solomon's twelve governors, over Arubboth, including Socoh and the land of Hepher.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:10
Ben-hur
One of Solomon's twelve governors, over the hill country of Ephraim.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:8
Calcol
One of the sons of Mahol, a wise man whom Solomon's wisdom surpassed.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31
Darda
One of the sons of Mahol, a wise man whom Solomon's wisdom surpassed.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31
Ela
Named as the father of Shimei, Solomon's governor in Benjamin.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:18
Elihoreph
One of the two sons of Shisha listed among Solomon's chief officials as a secretary.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:3
Ethan the Ezrahite
A wise man whom Solomon's wisdom surpassed.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89:1
Geber
Son of Uri, one of Solomon's governors, over the land of Gilead including the territories of Sihon and Og.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:19
Heman
One of the sons of Mahol, a wise man whom Solomon's wisdom surpassed.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31
Hushai
Named as the father of Baana, Solomon's governor in Asher.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:16
Iddo
Named as the father of Ahinadab, Solomon's governor at Mahanaim.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:14
Jehoshaphat
Son of Ahilud, listed as the recorder in David's administration.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3
Jehoshaphat
Son of Paruah, one of Solomon's twelve governors, over Issachar.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:17
Mahol
Named as the father of the wise men Heman, Calcol and Darda.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31
Paruah
Named as the father of Jehoshaphat, Solomon's governor in Issachar.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:17
Shimei
Son of Ela, one of Solomon's twelve governors, over Benjamin.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:18
Shisha
Named as the father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, Solomon's secretaries.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:3
Sihon
King of the Amorites, whose former territory lay within the district of Solomon's governor in Gilead.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:19
Solomon
David's son who built the temple and became famous for God-given wisdom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chron. 3:5; Matt. 1:6-7
Taphath
A daughter of Solomon, wife of the governor Ben-abinadab.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:11
Uri
Named as the father of Geber, Solomon's governor in Gilead.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:19
Zabud
Son of Nathan (the text does not say which Nathan), called a priest and adviser to the king.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:5
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Chronicles 9:30; 1 Kings 12:19–20; 1 Chronicles 12:38; Ecclesiastes 1:12; 1 Kings 11:35–36
- 2 1 Corinthians 12:28; Exodus 18:21; 2 Samuel 20:23–26; 2 Samuel 8:15–18; 1 Chronicles 6:8–10
- 3 2 Samuel 8:16; Isaiah 62:6; 1 Chronicles 18:15; 1 Chronicles 18:6; 2 Samuel 20:24–25
- 4 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Kings 2:26–27
- 5 2 Samuel 15:37; 1 Chronicles 27:33; 2 Samuel 16:16; John 15:14–15; 2 Samuel 12:25
- 6 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 12:18; 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Kings 5:13–14
- 7 1 Chronicles 27:1–15
- 8 Joshua 24:33; Judges 19:1; Judges 17:1
- 9 Joshua 19:42; 1 Samuel 6:12; Judges 1:35; Joshua 21:16; 1 Samuel 6:20
- 10 Joshua 12:17; Joshua 15:35; Joshua 17:2
- 11 Joshua 11:2; Joshua 17:11; Joshua 12:23; Judges 1:27
- 12 Joshua 17:11; Joshua 3:16; 1 Kings 19:16; Judges 5:19; 1 Kings 7:46
- 13 Deuteronomy 3:4; Numbers 32:41; 1 Kings 22:3; 2 Kings 9:14; Deuteronomy 4:43
- 14 Genesis 32:2; 2 Samuel 2:8; Joshua 13:26; 2 Samuel 17:24; 2 Samuel 17:27
- 15 1 Samuel 18:18; Joshua 19:32–39; 2 Samuel 15:27; 1 Kings 4:11
- 16 Joshua 19:24–31; 2 Samuel 15:32
- 17 Joshua 19:17–23
- 18 1 Kings 1:8; Zechariah 12:13; Joshua 18:20–28
- 19 Deuteronomy 2:26–3:17; Joshua 13:9–12; Numbers 21:21–35
- 20 1 Kings 3:8; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12; 1 Chronicles 12:39; Genesis 15:5
- 21 Genesis 15:18; Joshua 1:4; Psalm 68:29; 2 Chronicles 9:26–31; 1 Kings 4:24
- 23 Nehemiah 5:17–18
- 24 1 Chronicles 22:9; Psalm 72:11; Genesis 10:19; 1 Kings 5:4; Isaiah 9:7
- 25 Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10; Jeremiah 33:15–16; Jeremiah 23:5–6; 2 Kings 18:31
- 26 2 Chronicles 1:14; 2 Chronicles 9:25; 2 Samuel 8:4; Psalm 20:7; 1 Kings 10:25–26
- 28 Esther 8:10; Esther 8:14; Micah 1:13
- 29 1 Kings 3:12; James 3:17; James 1:5; 1 Kings 4:20; Ecclesiastes 2:26
- 30 Daniel 5:11–12; Genesis 25:6; Acts 7:22; Daniel 1:20; Job 1:3
- 31 1 Chronicles 15:19; 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Chronicles 6:33; Psalm 89:1–52
- 33 2 Kings 19:23; Psalm 51:7; Psalm 92:12; Numbers 19:18; Numbers 24:6
- 34 2 Chronicles 9:23; 1 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 9:1; Isaiah 2:2; Zechariah 8:23
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… cannot contain, really dwell with men upon the earth?" And he pleased God, and was the admiration of all; and all kings of the earth sought an interview with him (quærebant faciem ejus) that they might hear the wisdom which God had conferred upon him. The queen of the south, too, came to him from the ends of the earth, …