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2 Chronicles 9

1Andwhenthequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardH8085ofthefameofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010,shecameH935toproveSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010withhardquestionsatJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,withaveryמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966greattrain,andcamelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581thatbarespicesH1314,andgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:andwhenshewasH1961comeH935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,shecommunedwithhimofallthatwasH1961inherheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

2AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldH5046herallherquestions;andtherewasnotanythinghidfromSolomonמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010whichhetoldH5046hernot.

3AndwhenH834thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenH7200thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thathehadbuiltH1129,

4andthefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978ofhistableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,andthesittingofhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,andtheattendanceofhisministers,andtheirapparel,hiscupbearersalso,andtheirapparel,andhisascentbywhichhewentH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;therewasH1961nomorespiritH7307inher.

5AndshesaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ItwasatruereportthatIheardH8085inmine ownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776ofthineacts,andofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

6HowbeitIbelievedH539nottheirwordsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697,untilIcameH935,andmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenH7200it;and,behold,thehalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677ofthegreatnessofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451wasnottoldH5046me: thou exceedestthefamethatIheardH8085.

7HappyarethymenH376,andhappyarethesethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatstandהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforethee,andhearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

8BlessedH1288beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whodelightedinthee,tosetH5414theeonhisthroneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678,tobeH1961kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:becausethyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,toestablishthemforeverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,thereforemadeH6213hetheekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthem,todojusticeמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

9AndshegaveH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,andspicesH1314ingreatabundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:neitherwasH1961thereanysuchspiceH1314asthequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

10Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571ofHuram,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,thatbroughtH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtH935algum-treesandpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

11Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213ofthealgum-trees terracesforthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andfortheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,andharpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andpsalteriesforthesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891:andtherewerenonesuchseenH7200beforeinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414tothequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allherdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoeversheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besidesthatwhichshehadbroughtH935untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Sosheturnedוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015,andwentH935toherownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheandherservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

13Nowtheweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameH935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wasH1961sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967andthreescoreandsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

14besidesthatwhichthetradersוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503andmerchantsbroughtH935:andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152andthegovernorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346ofthecountrybroughtH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

15Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH6213twoH3967hundredH3967bucklersofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967shekelsofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091wentH5927tooneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259buckler.

16AndhemadeH5414threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967shekelsofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentH5927tooneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043:andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414theminthehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

17Moreoverthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823itwithpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

18Andthereweresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609tothethroneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678,withafootstoolofgoldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091,whichwerefastenedtothethroneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678,andstaysoneithersidebytheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725oftheseatH3678,andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besidethestays.

19Andtwelvelionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereontheoneH2088sideandontheotheruponthesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609:therewasnotthelikemadeH6213inanykingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Andallkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sdrinkingvesselsH3627wereofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andallthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701wasnothingH369accountedH2803ofinthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonH8010.

21Forthekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428hadshipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591thatwentH1980toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659withtheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHuramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361;onceeverythreeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,andapes,andpeacocks.

22Sokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesH6239andwisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

23Andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,whichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

24AndtheybroughtH935everymanH376histributeH4503,vesselsH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701,andvesselsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,andraiment,armorH3627,andspicesH1314,horsesH5483,andmulesH6505,arateyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.

25AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadfourאַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtH702thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723forhorsesH5483andchariotsH7393,andtwelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,thathebestowedinthechariotוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,andwiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26AndheruledH4910overallthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fromtheRiverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104evenuntothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andtotheborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27Andthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701tobeinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesH68,andcedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeH5414hetobeasthesycomore-treesthatareinthelowland,forabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28AndtheybroughtH3318horsesH5483forSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andoutofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

29Nowtherestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605oftheactsofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,firstH7223andlastH314,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthehistoryofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andintheprophecyנְבוּאַ֞תne.vu.'AtH5016ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּֽׁילוֹנִ֗יha.shi.lo.NiH7888,andinthevisionsofIddotheseerהַחֹזֶ֔הha.cho.ZehH2374concerningJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028?

30AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

31AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptwithhisfathersH1,andhewasburiedH6912inthecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732hisfatherH1:andRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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