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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>1 Kings 4 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_kings/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_kings/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > 1 Kings 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_kings/3.htm" title="1 Kings 3">◄</a> 1 Kings 4 <a href="../1_kings/5.htm" title="1 Kings 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/1_kings/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Solomon’s Officials and Governors</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>King Solomon now ruled over all Israel, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and these were his high officials:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1">Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries.</p><p class="li1">Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.</p><p class="li1">Zadok and Abiathar were priests.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.</p><p class="li1">Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Ahishar was manager of the palace property.</p><p class="li1">Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>These are the names of the twelve governors:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1">Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a>) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan.</p><p class="li1">There was also one governor over the land of Judah.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a></p><p class="hdg">Solomon’s Prosperity and Wisdom</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a>Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a> in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a>; <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">j</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Solomon had 4,000<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">k</span></a> stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">l</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/4-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:11 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Naphath-dor,</span><span class="ft"> a variant spelling of Naphoth-dor.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:12 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Beth-shean,</span><span class="ft"> a variant spelling of Beth-shan; also in 4:12b.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:13 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Jair son of Manasseh;</span><span class="ft"> compare 1 Chr 2:22.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:19a </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">of Gad;</span><span class="ft"> compare 4:13.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:19b </span><span class="ft">As in some Greek manuscripts; Hebrew lacks </span><span class="it">of Judah.</span><span class="ft"> The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:21a </span><span class="ft">Verses 4:21-34 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:21b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the river;</span><span class="ft"> also in 4:24.</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:22 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">30 cors</span><span class="ft"> [6.6 kiloliters] </span><span class="it">of choice flour and 60 cors</span><span class="ft"> [13.2 kiloliters] </span><span class="it">of meal.</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:23 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">and fattened geese.</span><br><span class="fn">j</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:25 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">each family lived under its own grapevine and under its own fig tree.</span><br><span class="fn">k</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:26a </span><span class="ft">As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 2 Chr 9:25); Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">40,000.</span><br><span class="fn">l</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:26b </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">12,000 charioteers.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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