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1 Kings 9:15-24

15Andthisisthereasonofthelevywhichkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raised,tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andhisownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,andMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,andthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andHazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,andMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadgoneH5927up,andtakenH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507,andburntitwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andslainH2026theCanaanitesH3669thatdweltH3427inthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,andgivenH5414itforaportion untohisdaughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507,andBeth-horonH1032thenether,

18andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,andTamarH8559inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

19andallthestore-citiesthatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had,andthecitiesH5892forhischariotsH7393,andthecitiesH5892forhishorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,andthatwhichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredtobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129forhispleasureinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andinLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,andinallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofhisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

20Asforallthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971thatwereleftH3498oftheAmoritesH567,theHittitesH2850,thePerizzites,theHivites,andtheJebusites,whowerenotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;

21theirchildrenthatwereleftH3498aftertheminthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werenotableיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201utterlytodestroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763,ofthemdidSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010raisealevyofbondservants untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22ButofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010makeH5414nobondservants;buttheywerethemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andhisservantsH5650,andhisprincesH8269,andhiscaptains,andrulersofhischariotsH7393andofhishorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23ThesewerethechiefH8269officersthatwereoverSolomon’sworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,whobareruleH7287overthepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatwroughtintheworkבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24ButPharaoh’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323cameH5927upoutofthecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732untoherhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004whichSolomonhadbuiltH1129forher:thenאָ֖ז'azH227didhebuildH1129Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

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