--- title: 1 Kings 4 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: 1 Kings chapter 4 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And king Solomon was king over all Israel. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [1 Kings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/) / chapter 4 # 1 Kings 4 20 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [4:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.1/) — וַֽיְהִי הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס — And king Solomon was king over all Israel. - [4:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.2/) — וְאֵלֶּה הַשָּׂרִים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן־צָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ס — And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; - [4:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.3/) — אֱלִיחֹרֶף וַאֲחִיָּה בְּנֵי שִׁישָׁא סֹפְרִים יְהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ — Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; - [4:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.4/) — וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָע עַל־הַצָּבָא וְצָדוֹק וְאֶבְיָתָר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃ס — and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; - [4:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.5/) — וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן־נָתָן עַל־הַנִּצָּבִים וְזָבוּד בֶּן־נָתָן כֹּהֵן רֵעֶה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ — and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend; - [4:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.6/) — וַאֲחִישָׁר עַל־הַבָּיִת וַאֲדֹנִירָם בֶּן־עַבְדָּא עַל־הַמַּֽס׃ס — and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy. - [4:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.7/) — וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר נִצָּבִים עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִלְכְּלוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ חֹדֶשׁ בַּשָּׁנָה יִהְיֶה עַל־הָאֶחָד לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ס — And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year. - [4:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.8/) — וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם בֶּנ־חוּרבֶּנ־חוּר בְּהַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ס — And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; - [4:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.9/) — בֶּן־דֶּקֶר בְּמָקַץ וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִים וּבֵית שָׁמֶשׁ בֵית שָׁמֶשׁ וְאֵילוֹנ בֵּית חָנָֽן אֵילוֹנ בֵּית חָנָֽן אֵילוֹנ בֵּית חָנָֽן׃ס — the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; - [4:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.10/) — בֶּן־חֶסֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבּוֹת לוֹ שֹׂכֹה וְכָל־אֶרֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃ס — the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher; - [4:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.11/) — בֶּן־אֲבִֽינָדָב כָּל־נָפַת דֹּאר טָפַת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹה הָיְתָה לּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס — the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; - [4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.12/) — בַּֽעֲנָא בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד תַּעְנַךְ וּמְגִדּוֹ וְכָל־בֵּית שְׁאָן בֵּית שְׁאָן אֲשֶׁר אֵצֶל צָרְתַנָה מִתַּחַת לְיִזְרְעֶאל מִבֵּית שְׁאָן בֵּית שְׁאָן עַד אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה עַד מֵעֵבֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ס — Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; - [4:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.13/) — בֶּן־גֶּבֶר בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָד רָמֹת גִּלְעָד לוֹ חַוֺּת יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָד לוֹ חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּשָׁן שִׁשִּׁים עָרִים גְּדֹלוֹת חוֹמָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ס — the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars; - [4:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.14/) — אֲחִֽינָדָב בֶּן־עִדֹּא מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ — Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; - [4:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.15/) — אֲחִימַעַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִי גַּם־הוּא לָקַח אֶת־בָּשְׂמַת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ — Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife; - [4:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.16/) — בַּֽעֲנָא בֶּן־חוּשָׁי בְּאָשֵׁר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ס — Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; - [4:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.17/) — יְהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן־פָּרוּחַ בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ס — Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; - [4:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.18/) — שִׁמְעִי בֶן־אֵלָא בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ס — Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; - [4:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.19/) — גֶּבֶר בֶּן־אֻרִי בְּאֶרֶץ גִּלְעָד אֶרֶץ סִיחוֹן ׀ מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי וְעֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן וּנְצִיב אֶחָד אֲשֶׁר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ — Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was over all the officers in the land. - [4:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.4.20/) — יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל רַבִּים כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּם לָרֹב אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃ — Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. - ← previous: [1 Kings 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/3/) - next →: [1 Kings 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/5/) - ↑ back to [1 Kings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/)