1 Kings 4

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Verse 1

So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

Bratia moji milí, milujem vás a túžim po vás, ste mojou radosťou aj odmenou. Preto zostaňte Pánovi verní, moji drahí.

Verse 2

And these were his chief officials:

Azariah son of Zadok—the priest;

Evodiu a Syntychu veľmi prosím, aby sa zmierili a nehádali.

Verse 3

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries;

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder;

A teba, môj verný druh Syzigos, prosím, pomôž im v tom. Veď obe mi horlivo pomáhali pri šírení Kristovho posolstva spolu s Klementom a ostatnými, ktorých Pán zapísal do knihy života.

Verse 4

Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief;

Zadok and Abiathar—priests;

Radujte sa v Pánovi vždycky! Znovu vravím: radujte sa!

Verse 5

Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors;

Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;

Nech všetci vidia, že ste zhovievaví a láskaví! Pamätajte na to, že Pán čoskoro príde.

Verse 6

Ahishar—palace administrator;

Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.

O nič sa priveľmi netrápte, ale v každej modlitbe ďakujte a predkladajte svoje potreby Bohu.

Verse 7

Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.

Uvidíte, že vaše srdce zaplaví pokoj, aký si rozum ľudský nevie ani predstaviť.

Verse 8

These are their names:

Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;

A napokon, bratia, rád by som vám položil na srdce ešte toto: zaujímajte sa o všetko, čo je pravdivé, dobré a správne, zapodievajte sa vecami čistými, milými, chvályhodnými, pestujte cnosti a usilujte sa o dobrú povesť.

Verse 9

Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;

Žite tak, ako som vás učil, ako ste ma počuli a videli. A Boh, darca pokoja, bude s vami.

Vďačnosť je dar

Verse 10

Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);

Urobili ste mi, bratia, nesmiernu radosť a som za to Pánovi vďačný, že ste ma opäť zahrnuli svojou starostlivosťou. Viem, že ste na to mysleli už skôr, ibaže ste nemali príležitosť.

Verse 11

Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);

Neponosujem sa na nedostatok, naučil som sa byť spokojný s tým, čo mám.

Verse 12

Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;

Viem žiť v odriekaní aj v hojnosti, som naučený byť sýty aj trpieť hladom.

Verse 13

Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);

To všetko môžem v Kristovi, ktorý mi dáva silu.

Verse 14

Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;

Ale dobre ste urobili, že ste mi pomohli v mojich ťažkostiach.

Verse 15

Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);

Nemusím vám akiste pripomínať, že ani vtedy, keď som prvý raz odišiel z Macedónska hlásať Krista, neprispel okrem vás vo Filipách nikto na moje výdavky.

Verse 16

Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth;

Veď aj do Tesaloniky ste mi dva razy poslali, čo som potreboval.

Verse 17

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;

Nejde mi o dary, omnoho viac ma teší vedomie, ako rastie vaše konto u Boha každou takou obeťou.

Verse 18

Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin;

Všetko som teda v poriadku dostal a nič mi nechýba, keď mi Epafroditos odovzdal vaše dary. Verte, že táto vaša obeť je ako príjemná vôňa, ktorá je Bohu práve taká milá ako mne.

Verse 19

Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.

Solomon’s Daily Provisions

A môj Boh aj vám dá pre zásluhy Krista Ježiša všetko, čo potrebujete, lebo on je Boh bohatý a slávny.

Verse 20

The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.

Jemu, nášmu Bohu a Otcovi, nech je sláva na veky!

Verse 21

And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.

Pozdravujte odo mňa všetkých kresťanov u vás. A vás zasa pozdravujú bratia, ktorí sú tu so mnou.

Verse 22

Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors^[a] of the finest flour and sixty cors^[b] of meal,

Aj ostatní tunajší kresťania, najmä tí, čo slúžia v cisárskom paláci, posielajú svoje pozdravy.

Verse 23

ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl.

Milosť nášho Pána Ježiša Krista nech je s vami.

Verse 24

For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.

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Verse 25

During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.

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Verse 26

Solomon had four^[c] thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.^[d]

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Verse 27

The district governors, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

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Verse 28

They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.

Solomon’s Wisdom

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Verse 29

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

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Verse 30

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

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Verse 31

He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

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Verse 32

He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

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Verse 33

He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

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Verse 34

From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.^[e]

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