1 Kings · Chapter 4
Peshitta OT
20 verses
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ܘܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
'ysryl klh el mlk' shlymwn whw'
King Solomon was king over all Israel.
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ܘܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܙܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܨܕܘܩ ܟܗܢܐ
khn' tsdwq br ezry' dylh rwrbn' whlyn
These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
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ܐܠܝܚܪܦ ܘܐܚܝܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܫܝܫܐ ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܝܘܫܦܛ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܠܘܕ ܡܥܗܕܢܐ
mehdn' 'khylwd br wywshpT spr' shysh' bny w'khy' 'lykhrp
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
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ܘܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܨܕܘܩ ܘܐܒܝܬܪ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
khn' w'bythr wtsdwq khyl' el ywyde br wbny'
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
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ܘܥܙܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܢܬܢ ܥܠ ܩܝ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܙܒܘܪ ܒܪ ܢܬܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܚܡܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ
dmlk' rkhm' khn' nthn br wzbwr qywm' el nthn br wezry'
Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
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ܘܐܒܝܢܫܪ ܪܒ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܕܘܢܝܪܡ ܒܪ ܥܒܕܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܐܬܐ
md'th' el ebd' br w'dwnyrm byth' rb w'bynshr
Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
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ܘܠܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܩܝ̈ܘܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܡܬܪܣܝܢ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܠܚܝܠܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܐܚܕ ܥܠ ܚܕ ܠܡܬܪ̈ܣܝܘ
lmthrsyw khd el 'khd bshnth' yrkh' wlkhyl' wlbythh lmlk' wmthrsyn 'ysr'yl klh el hlyn qywm' thresr wlshlymwn
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
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ܘܗܠܝܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܚܘܪ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ
d'prym bTwr' brkhwr shmhyhwn whlyn
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
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ܒܪܕܩܪ ܒܡܩܨ ܘܒܫܥܠܒܝܡ ܘܒܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܘܒܐܝܠܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢ
khnn dbyth wb'ylwn shmsh wbbyth wbshelbym bmqts brdqr
Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
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ܘܒܪܚܣܕ ܒܪܒܘܬ ܕܝܠܗ ܣܟܘܬ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܚܦܪ
dkhpr 're' wklh skwth dylh brbwth wbrkhsd
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
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ܒܪ ܐܒܝܢܕܒ ܒܢܦܬܕܘܪ . ܛܦܬ ܒܪܬ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ
'nthth' lh hwth shlymwn brth Tpth bnpthdwr 'byndb br
Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
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ܒܥܢܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܠܘܕ ܒܬܥܢܟ ܘܒܡܓܕܘ ܘܒܟܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܫܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܒ ܨܪܬܢ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܠܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܝܫܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܠ ܡܚܘܠܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܒܪܐ ܕܢܩܡܥܡ
dnqmem lebr' wedm' mkhwl' l'bl wedm' yshn byth mn l'yzreyl thkhyth mn tsrthn gb del yshn byth wbkl wbmgdw bthenk 'khylwd br ben'
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;
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ܒܪ ܓܒܪ ܒܪܡܬ ܓܠܥܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܚܒܠ ܝܐܝܪ ܒܪ ܡܢܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܚܒܠ ܐܪܓܘܒ ܕܒܒܝܫܢ ܫܬܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܝܢ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܘܣܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ
dnkhsh' wswkr' wthre' shwr' lhyn d'yth rwrbth' qwry' shthyn dbbyshn 'rgwb khbl dylh mnsh' br y'yr khbl dylh gled brmth gbr br
Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
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ܐܚܝܡܥܨ ܒܢܦܬܠܝ ܐܦ ܗܘ ܢܣܒ ܠܒܣܡܬ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ
'nthth' dshlymwn brthh lbsmth nsb hw 'p bnpthly 'khymets
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
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ܒܥܢܐ ܒܪ ܚܘܫܝ ܒܐܫܝܪ ܘܒܒܥܠܘܬ
wbbelwth b'shyr khwshy br ben'
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
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ܓܒܪ ܒܪ ܐܘܪܝ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܘܓ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܝܫܢ ܘܩܝ̈ܘܡܐ ܐܚܕܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ
b're' 'khdw wqywm' dbyshn mlk' wewg d'mwry' mlk' dsykhwn 're' dgled b're' 'wry br gbr
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 he was the only officer who was in the land.