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2 Chronicles 8

1Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,whereinSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010hadbuiltH1129thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andhisownhouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2thatthecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichHuramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361hadgivenH5414toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtH1129them,andcausedthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427there.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wenttoHamath-zobah,andprevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstit.

4AndhebuiltH1129Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,andallthestore-cities,whichhebuiltH1129inHamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5AlsohebuiltH1129Beth-horonH1032theupperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945,andBeth-horonH1032thenether,fortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,withwallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gates,andbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280;

6andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191,andallthestore-citiesthatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had,andallthecitiesH5892forhischariotsH7393,andthecitiesH5892forhishorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,andallthatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredtobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129forhispleasureinJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andinLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,andinallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofhisdominion.

7Asforallthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971thatwereleftH3498oftheHittitesH2850,andtheAmoritesH567,andthePerizzites,andtheHivites,andtheJebusites,thatwerenotofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

8oftheirchildrenthatwereleftH3498aftertheminthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478consumednot,ofthemdidSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010raisealevyofbondservants untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9ButofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010makeH5414noservantsH5650forhisworkלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹlim.lakh.ToH4399;buttheyweremenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,andchiefH8269ofhiscaptains,andrulersofhischariotsH7393andofhishorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

10AndthesewerethechiefH8269officersofkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010, eventwoוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,thatbareruleH7287overthepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

11AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010broughtH935upthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547outofthecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732untothehouseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004thathehadbuiltH1129forher;forhesaidH559,Mywifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802shallnotdwellתֵשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427inthehouseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becausetheplacesareholyH6944, whereuntothearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahhathcomeבָּֽאָ֥הba.'AhH935.

12Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredהֶעֱלָ֧הhe.'e.LahH5927burnt-offerings untoJehovahonthealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah,whichhehadbuiltH1129beforetheporchהָאוּלָֽם׃ha.'u.LamH197,

13evenasthedutyofeverydayH3117required,offeringלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927accordingtothecommandmentכְּמִצְוַ֣תke.mitz.VatH4687ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,onthesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676,andonthenewוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,andonthesetfeastsH4150,threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesH6471intheyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141, eveninthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682,andinthefeastH2282ofweeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620,andinthefeastH2282oftabernacles.

14Andheappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975,accordingtotheordinanceכְּמִשְׁפַּ֣טke.mish.PatH4941ofDavidדָּֽוִיד־da.vid-H1732hisfatherאָ֠בִיו'A.vivH1,thecoursesofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548totheirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֗ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881totheiroffices,topraiseלְהַלֵּ֨לle.ha.LelH1984,andtoministerbeforethepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,asthedutyמִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָםMish.me.ro.tomH4931ofeverydayH3117required;thedoorkeepersalsobytheircoursesateverygateH8179:forsoH3651hadDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430commandedH4687.

15AndtheydepartedH5493notfromthecommandmentH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerninganymatterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,orconcerningthetreasuresH214.

16Nowalltheworkמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010waspreparedH3559untothedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117ofthefoundationמוּסַ֥דmu.SadH4143ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,anduntilitwasfinishedH3615.Sothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovahwascompletedכְּלֹת֑וֹke.lo.ToH3615.

17Thenאָז֩'azH227wentH1980Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010toEzion-geberH6100,andtoEloth,onthesea-shoreinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

18AndHuramחוּרָ֨םchu.RamH2361sentH7971himbythehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650shipsאֳנִיּ֗וֹת'o.ni.yotH591,andservantsוַעֲבָדִים֮va.'a.va.DimH5650thathadknowledgeoftheseaיָם֒yamH3220;andtheycameH935withtheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010toOphirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211,andfetchedfromthencefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,andbroughtH935themtokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

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