2 Chronicles 1:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders and heads of fathers’ households throughout Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל לְשָׂרֵי֩ הָאֲלָפִ֨ים וְהַמֵּא֜וֹת וְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים וּלְכֹ֛ל נָשִׂ֥יא לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל רָאשֵׁ֥י הָאָבֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer Šəlōmōh to-all-Yiśrāʾēl to-śārê the-ʾălāpîm and-the-mēʾôt and-to-the-šōpəṭîm and-to-all nāśîʾ to-all-Yiśrāʾēl rāʾšê the-ʾābôt.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *Šəlōmōh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *śārê*: noun masculine plural construct - chiefs/commanders of
• *ʾălāpîm*: noun masculine plural - thousands
• *mēʾôt*: noun feminine plural - hundreds
• *šōpəṭîm*: noun masculine plural - judges
• *nāśîʾ*: noun masculine singular - leader/chief
• *rāʾšê*: noun masculine plural construct - heads of
• *ʾābôt*: noun masculine plural - fathers/ancestors

Word Meanings

• *śārê*: commanders/chiefs/captains
• *nāśîʾ*: leader/prince/chief/ruler
• *rāʾšê*: heads/chiefs/leaders

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Solomon{H8010} spake{H559} unto all Israel,{H3478} to the captains{H8269} of thousands{H505} and of hundreds,{H3967} and to the judges,{H8199} and to every prince{H7218} in all Israel,{H3478} the heads{H7218} of the fathers'{H1} [houses].

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Solomon{H8010} spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto all Israel{H3478}, to the captains{H8269} of thousands{H505} and of hundreds{H3967}, and to the judges{H8199}{(H8802)}, and to every governor{H5387} in all Israel{H3478}, the chief{H7218} of the fathers{H1}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Salomon spake vnto all Israel, to the captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundreds, to the Iudges, and to all ye prynces in Israel, and to the chefest fathers,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Salomon spake vnto all Israel, to the captaines of thousandes, and of hundreths, and to the iudges, and to all the gouernours in all Israel, euen the chiefe fathers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Solomon spake vnto all Israel, to the captaynes ouer thousandes, to the captaynes ouer hundredes, to the iudges, and to euery officer in all Israel, and to the auncient fathers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' [houses].

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Solomon saith to all Israel, to heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and to judges, and to every honourable one of all Israel, heads of the fathers,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' `houses'.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' [houses] .

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' [houses].

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 28:1 : 1 David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 27:1 : 1 The sons of Israel were counted by their numbers, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters of the divisions, those who came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.
• 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, the one chosen by God, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great because this temple is not for man but for the LORD God."
• 2 Chr 29:20 : 20 Early in the morning, King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 30:2 : 2 The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.
• 2 Chr 34:29-30 : 29 Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
• 1 Chr 13:1 : 1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
• 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
• 1 Chr 15:12 : 12 He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it.
• 1 Chr 24:4 : 4 There were more leaders among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar. They divided them: sixteen heads of ancestral families from the sons of Eleazar, and eight from the sons of Ithamar.
• 1 Chr 24:31 : 31 They also cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites, the families of the chief just as the youngest, all alike.