2 Chronicles 1:2

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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].

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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 And David assembled all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, the captains of the divisions that served the king by turns, the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, and all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 27:1 : 1 Now the children of Israel, according to their number, were the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year; each division had twenty-four thousand.
• 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
• 2 Chr 29:20 : 20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 30:2 : 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month.
• 2 Chr 34:29-30 : 29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.
• 1 Chr 13:1 : 1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
• 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
• 1 Chr 15:12 : 12 And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
• 1 Chr 24:4 : 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided: Among the sons of Eleazar, there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
• 1 Chr 24:31 : 31 These likewise cast lots alongside their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers alongside their younger brothers.