3 Kingdoms 4
Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel
3 Kingdoms chapter 4 is given here in full, verse by verse, in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), with the Greek text of the Septuagint set beneath each verse. The text follows the Septuagint tradition received throughout the Orthodox Church.
Patristic commentary for this chapter has not yet been attached. The translator's notes for this chapter (5) follow the text. Related material may be found among the Church Fathers and the theology tables.
3 Kingdoms 4
1And king Solomon reigned over Israel.Καὶ ἦν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν βασιλεύων ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.
2And these are the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.Καὶ οὗτοι ἄρχοντες οἳ ἦσαν αὐτῷ· Ἀζαρίας υἱὸς Σαδώκ·
3Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.Ἐλιὰφ καὶ Ἀχιὰ υἱὸς Σηβὰ γραμματεῖς· καὶ Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς Ἀχιλοὺδ ἀναμιμνήσκων·
4And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests.Καὶ Βαναίας υἱὸν Ἰωδαὲ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως· καὶ Σαδὼκ καὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἱερεῖς·
5And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the * officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan was † the king's ‡ friend.Καὶ Ὀρνία υἱὸς Νάθαν ἐπὶ τῶν καθεσταμένων· καὶ Ζαβοὺθ υἱὸς Νάθαν ἑταῖρος τοῦ βασιλέως·
6And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the chief steward; and Eliab the son of Saph was over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute.Καὶ Ἀχισὰρ ἦν οἰκονόμος· καὶ Ἐλιὰκ ὁ οἰκονόμος· καὶ Ἐλιὰβ υἱὸς Σὰφ ἐπὶ τῆς πατριᾶς· καὶ Ἀδωνιρὰμ υἱὸς Αὐδῶν ἐπὶ τῶν φόρων.
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a month in the year.Καὶ τῷ Σαλωμὼν δώδεκα καθεστάμενοι ἐπὶ πάντα Ἰσραήλ, χορηγεῖν τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ· μῆνα ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ἐγίνετο ἐπὶ τὸν ἕνα χορηγεῖν.
8And these were their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one.Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν. Βεὲν υἱὸς Ὢρ ἐν ὄρει Ἐφραὶμ εἷς.
9The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.Υἱὸς Δακὰρ ἐν Μακὲς, καὶ ἐν Σαλαβὶν, καὶ Βαιθσαμὺς, καὶ Ἐλὼν ἕως Βηθανὰν εἷς.
10The son of Esdi in Araboth; his was Socho, and all the land of Opher.Υἱὸς Ἐσδὶ, ἐν Ἀραβὼθ, αὐτοῦ Σωχὼ καὶ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ Ὀφέρ.
11All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.Υἱοῦ Ἀμιναδὰβ πᾶσα Νεφθαδὼρ, Τεφὰθ θυγάτηρ Σαλωμὼν ἦν αὐτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα, εἷς.
12Bana son of Achiluth had Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and his was the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maeber Lucam, one.Βανὰ υἱὸς Ἀχιλοὺθ τὴν Ἰθαανὰχ, καὶ Μαγεδδὼ, καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκος Σὰν ὁ παρὰ Σεσαθὰν ὑποκάτω τοῦ Ἐσραὲ, καὶ ἐκ Βηθσὰν ἕως Σαβελμαουλᾶ, ἕως Μαεβὲρ Λουκάμ, εἷς.
13The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.Υἱὸς Ναβὲρ ἐν Ῥαβὼθ Γαλαὰδ, τούτῳ σχοίνισμα Ἐργὰβ ἐν τῇ Βασὰν, ἑξήκοντα πόλεις μεγάλαι τειχήρεις καὶ μοχλοὶ χαλκοῖ, εἷς.
14Achinadab son of Saddo, had Maanaim.Ἀχιναδὰβ υἱὸς Σαδδὼ Μααναΐμ.
15Achimaas was in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.Ἀχιμαὰς ἐν Νεφθαλίμ, καὶ οὗτος ἔλαβε τὴν Βασεμμὰθ θυγατέρα Σαλωμὼν εἰς γυναῖκα, εἷς.
16Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,Βαανὰ υἱὸς Χουσὶ ἐν Ἀσὴρ καὶ ἐν Βααλὼθ, εἷς.
17Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar.Σεμεῒ υἱὸς Ἠλὰ ἐν τῷ Βενιαμίν.
18Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.Γαβὲρ υἱὸς Ἀδαῒ ἐν τῇ γῇ Γὰδ Σηὼν βασιλέως τοῦ Ἐσεβὼν καὶ Ὢγ βασιλέως τοῦ Βασὰν, καὶ νασὲφ εἷς ἐν γῇ Ἰούδα.
19Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, the land of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς Φουασοὺδ ἐν Ἱσσάχαρ.
20And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they § omit nothing.
21And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.
22And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,
23and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and one hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.
24-28For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.
29And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore.
30And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt.
31And he was wiser than all other men: and he was wiser than Gaethan the Zarite, and than Aenan, and than Chalcad and Darala the son of Mal.
32And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.
33And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes.
34And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and ambassadors from all the kings of the earth, as many as heard of his wisdom. ** And Solomon took to himself the daughter of Pharao to wife, and brought her into the city of David until he had finished the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the wall of Jerusalem. Then went up Pharao the king of Egypt, and took Gazer, and burnt it and the Chananite dwelling in Mergab; and Pharao gave them as a dowry to his daughter the wife of Solomon: and Solomon rebuilt Gazer.
Translator's Notes
These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.
- v. 5*Gr. appointed ones.
- v. 5†Heb. and Alex. insert 'priest.'
- v. 5‡Or, companion.
- v. 27§Gr. change.
- v. 34**Here the chapter ends, according to Heb. and Alex.