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2 Chronicles 9:17-22

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.

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