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1 Kings 4

Brenton's Septuagint in Greek and English. Each column preserves its source's verse numbering.

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Greek Septuagint

1 Καὶ ἦν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν βασιλεύων ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.

2 Καὶ οὗτοι ἄρχοντες οἳ ἦσαν αὐτῷ· Ἀζαρίας υἱὸς Σαδώκ·

3 Ἐλιὰφ καὶ Ἀχιὰ υἱὸς Σηβὰ γραμματεῖς· καὶ Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς Ἀχιλοὺδ ἀναμιμνήσκων·

4 Καὶ Βαναίας υἱὸν Ἰωδαὲ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως· καὶ Σαδὼκ καὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἱερεῖς·

5 Καὶ Ὀρνία υἱὸς Νάθαν ἐπὶ τῶν καθεσταμένων· καὶ Ζαβοὺθ υἱὸς Νάθαν ἑταῖρος τοῦ βασιλέως·

6 Καὶ Ἀχισὰρ ἦν οἰκονόμος· καὶ Ἐλιὰκ ὁ οἰκονόμος· καὶ Ἐλιὰβ υἱὸς Σὰφ ἐπὶ τῆς πατριᾶς· καὶ Ἀδωνιρὰμ υἱὸς Αὐδῶν ἐπὶ τῶν φόρων.

7 Καὶ τῷ Σαλωμὼν δώδεκα καθεστάμενοι ἐπὶ πάντα Ἰσραήλ, χορηγεῖν τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ· μῆνα ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ἐγίνετο ἐπὶ τὸν ἕνα χορηγεῖν.

8 Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν. Βεὲν υἱὸς Ὢρ ἐν ὄρει Ἐφραὶμ εἷς.

9 Υἱὸς Δακὰρ ἐν Μακὲς, καὶ ἐν Σαλαβὶν, καὶ Βαιθσαμὺς, καὶ Ἐλὼν ἕως Βηθανὰν εἷς.

10 Υἱὸς Ἐσδὶ, ἐν Ἀραβὼθ, αὐτοῦ Σωχὼ καὶ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ Ὀφέρ.

11 Υἱοῦ Ἀμιναδὰβ πᾶσα Νεφθαδὼρ, Τεφὰθ θυγάτηρ Σαλωμὼν ἦν αὐτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα, εἷς.

12 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.

13 Υἱὸς Ναβὲρ ἐν Ῥαβὼθ Γαλαὰδ, τούτῳ σχοίνισμα Ἐργὰβ ἐν τῇ Βασὰν, ἑξήκοντα πόλεις μεγάλαι τειχήρεις καὶ μοχλοὶ χαλκοῖ, εἷς.

14 Ἀχιναδὰβ υἱὸς Σαδδὼ Μααναΐμ.

15 Ἀχιμαὰς ἐν Νεφθαλίμ, καὶ οὗτος ἔλαβε τὴν Βασεμμὰθ θυγατέρα Σαλωμὼν εἰς γυναῖκα, εἷς.

16 Βαανὰ υἱὸς Χουσὶ ἐν Ἀσὴρ καὶ ἐν Βααλὼθ, εἷς.

17 Σεμεῒ υἱὸς Ἠλὰ ἐν τῷ Βενιαμίν.

18 Γαβὲρ υἱὸς Ἀδαῒ ἐν τῇ γῇ Γὰδ Σηὼν βασιλέως τοῦ Ἐσεβὼν καὶ Ὢγ βασιλέως τοῦ Βασὰν, καὶ νασὲφ εἷς ἐν γῇ Ἰούδα.

19 Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς Φουασοὺδ ἐν Ἱσσάχαρ.

Brenton English

1 And king Solomon reigned over Israel.

2 And these are the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.

3 Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.

4 And Banæas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests.

5 And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan was the king's friend.

appointed ones.

and Alex. insert 'priest.'

companion.

6 And 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.

7 And 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.

8 And these were their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one.

9 The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Bæthsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.

10 The son of Esdi in Araboth; his was Socho, and all the land of Opher.

11 All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.

12 Bana 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 Maëber Lucam, one.

13 The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

14 Achinadab son of Saddo, had Maanaim.

15 Achimaas was in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.

16 Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,

17 Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

18 Gaber 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.

19 Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar.

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Source and license

L. C. L. Brenton, The Septuagint Version, 1851. Public domain. eBible.org transcription.. Public Domain. Greek source edition.

Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton. Public Domain. English source edition.

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