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2 Chronicles 9:20-27
20Allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945cupsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the Houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the Forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.There was noאֵ֣ין'einH369silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,because it was accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803as nothingלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.
21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the king hadלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428the shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659that wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980withעִ֖ם'imH5973Hiram’sחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,and onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259every threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659would arriveתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935bearingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.
23Allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853an audienceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440with Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
24דְּבַר־de.var-H1697Yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141after yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141, eachוְהֵ֣םve.HemH1992visitorאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376would bringמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935his tributeמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503:articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩ וּכְלֵ֨יkhe.Sef u.khe.LeiH3701H3627and goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,clothingוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,weaponsנֵ֣שֶׁקNe.shekH5402,spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.
25Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH19614,000אַרְבַּעַת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים'ar.ba.'At 'a.la.FimH702H505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723for horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and chariotsוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818,and 12,000וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶףu.she.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147H6240H505horsesפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,which he stationedוַיַּנִּיחֵם֙vai.ya.ni.ChemH5117in the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892and also withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973himהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
26וַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961He reignedמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fromמִן־min-H4480the Euphratesהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,asוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704far as the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
27The kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701as common in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389as stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853,andנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414cedarהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730as abundantלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230as sycamoreכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the foothillsבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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