Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 8

(1 Kings 9:10–28)

1Nowוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961at the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141during whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853had builtבָּנָ֧הba.NahH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his own palaceבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010rebuiltבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Hiramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361had givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414himשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853and settledוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853.

3Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Hamath-zobahH2578and capturedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

4He builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,in additionוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853to allכָּל־kol-H3605the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתha.mis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Hamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5He rebuiltוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853H1032Upperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853H1032and Lowerהַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןha.tach.TonH8481Beth-horonH1032as fortifiedמָצ֔וֹרma.TzorH4692citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892with wallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280,

6as well asוְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853Baalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged toהָי֣וּha.YuH1961Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for hischariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853horsesהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853עָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892—whateverכָּל־ חֵ֣שֶׁקkol- Che.shekH3605 H2837heשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834desiredחָשַׁק֙cha.ShakH2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and throughoutוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

7As for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971who remainedהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498ofמִן־min-H4480the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֤יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983(these peopleאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834were notלֹ֥אlo'H3808Israelitesמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽמָּה׃mi.Yis.ra.'El He.mahH3478 H1992)—

8מִן־min-H4480their descendantsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834remainedנוֹתְר֤וּnot.RuH3498in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310,those whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808destroyedכִלּ֖וּםkhi.LumH3615—Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010conscripted these peopleוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927to be forced laborersלְמַ֔סle.MasH4522,as they are toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117dayהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088.

9Butוּמִן־u.min-H4480Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010did notלֹא־lo'-H3808consignנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414any of the Israelitesבְּנֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834to slaveלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650laborלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹlim.lakh.ToH4399,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992werehis menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,the leaders ofוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269his captainsשָׁלִישָׁ֔יוsha.li.ShavH7991,and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and cavalryוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

10Theyוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were alsothe chiefשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269officersH5333for Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010:250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572 H3967supervisorsהָרֹדִ֖ים בָּעָֽם׃ha.ro.Dim ba.'AmH7287 H5971.

11וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010broughtהֶעֱלָ֤הhe.'e.LahH5927the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547up from the Cityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to the palaceלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “My wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802must notלֹא־lo'-H3808liveתֵשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427in the houseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588the placesהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068has enteredבָּֽאָ֥הba.'AhH935אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.”

12At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredהֶעֱלָ֧הhe.'e.LahH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068onעַ֚ל'alH5921the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in frontלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the porticoהָאוּלָֽם׃ha.'u.LamH197.

13He observed the dailyH3117requirementוּבִדְבַר־u.vid.var-H1697for offeringsלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927according to the commandmentכְּמִצְוַ֣תke.mitz.VatH4687of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872for Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676,New Moonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and the threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.Lo.osh pe.'a.MimH7969 H6471annualבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141appointed feastsוְלַמּ֣וֹעֲד֔וֹתve.la.Mo.'a.DotH4150—the Feastבְּחַ֧גbe.ChagH2282of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682,the Feastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282of Weeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620,and the Feastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

14In keeping with the ordinancesכְּמִשְׁפַּ֣טke.mish.PatH4941of his fatherאָ֠בִיו'A.vivH1אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּֽוִיד־da.vid-H1732, Solomonappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975the divisionsמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548overעַל־'al-H5921their serviceעֲבֹדָתָ֗ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881forעַל־'al-H5921their dutiesמִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָםMish.me.ro.tomH4931to offer praiseלְהַלֵּ֨לle.ha.LelH1984and to ministerוּלְשָׁרֵ֜תu.le.sha.RetH8334beforeנֶ֤גֶדNe.gedH5048the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548according to the dailyH3117requirementלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697. He also appointedgatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778by their divisionsבְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םbe.mach.le.ko.TamH4256at each gateH8179,forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651had been the commandמִצְוַ֖תmitz.VatH4687of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732,the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

15They did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808turn asideסָרוּ֩sa.RuH5493from the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687regardingעַל־'al-H5921the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548or the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881in anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,including that of the treasuriesוְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'o.tza.RotH214.

16Thus allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was carried outוַתִּכֹּן֙va.ti.KonH3559,fromעַד־'ad-H5704the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117the foundation was laidמוּסַ֥דmu.SadH4143for the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704it was finishedכְּלֹת֑וֹke.lo.ToH3615.So the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068was completedשָׁלֵ֖םsha.LemH8003.

17Thenאָז֩'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980to Ezion-geberH6100and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Elothאֵיל֛וֹת'ei.LotH359onעַל־'al-H5921the coastשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץse.Fat hai.Yam be.'E.retzH8193 H3220 H776of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

18So Hiramחוּרָ֨םchu.RamH2361sentוַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־vai.yish.lach-H7971himshipsאֳנִיּ֗וֹת'o.ni.yotH591captained byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027his servantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650,along with crewsוַעֲבָדִים֮va.'a.va.DimH5650of experienced sailorsי֣וֹדְעֵי יָם֒Yod.'ei yamH3045 H3220.They wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935withעִם־'im-H5973Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650to Ophirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211and acquiredוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033450אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים'ar.ba'- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH702 H3967 H2572talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,which they deliveredוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

(1 Kings 9:10–28)

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