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1 Kings 9

1AnditcametopasswhenSolomonH8010hadcompletedH3615thebuildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andtheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andallSolomon'sdesireH2654whichhewasH1961pleasedH2654todo,

2thatJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,ashehadappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200tohimatGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3AndJehovahsaidH559tohim,IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605andthysupplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467whichthou hastmadeH7760beforeme:Ihavehallowedthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichthou hastbuiltH1129,toputH7760mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereforeverH5769;andmineeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869andmyheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereperpetually.

4And[asfor] thee,ifthou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeme,asDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedהָלַ֜ךְha.LakhH1980,inintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofheartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824,andinuprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,todoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, [and] wiltkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesH2706andmineordinancesH4941;

5thenwillIestablishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678ofthykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,asIpromisedtoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6[But]ifyeshallatallturnH7725fromfollowingme, yeoryourchildren,andwillnotkeepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,mystatutesH2708whichIhavesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyou,butgoH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andworshipthem;

7thenwillIcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandH127whichIhavegivenH5414them;andthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichIhavehallowedtomynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,willIcastoutofmysight;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeH1961aproverbH4912andabywordamongallpeoplesH5971;

8andthishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, [which]ishigh,everyoneH2088thatpassesH5674byitshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961astonishedat,andshallhissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319,andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,WhyH4100hasJehovahdonethusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602tothislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776andtothishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9Andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,BecausetheyforsookJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whobroughtH935forthH3318theirfathersH1outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,andhaveattachedthemselvestootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,andhaveworshippedthemandservedH5647them;thereforeH3651hasJehovahbroughtH935uponthemallthisevilH7451.

10Anditcametopassattheendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadbuiltH1129thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147housesH1004,thehouseH1004ofJehovahandtheking'shouseH1004,

11Hiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865havingfurnishedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010withcedar-treesandcypress-trees,andwithgoldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091, accordingtoallhisdesireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656, —thatthenאָ֡ז'azH227kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesH5892inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGalileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12AndHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438cameH3318outfromTyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010hadgivenH5414him;andtheydidnotpleasehim.

13AndhesaidH559,Whatcitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892arethesewhichthou hastgivenH5414me,mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14AndHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438hadsentH7971tothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428oneמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967hundredH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15Andthisistheaccountofthelevywhichkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raised,tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andhisownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,andMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,andthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andHazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,andMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16—Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadgoneH5927upandtakenH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313itwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andslainH2026theCanaanitesH3669thatdweltH3427inthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,andgivenH5414itasadowrytohisdaughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323, Solomon'swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17—AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507,andlowerBeth-horonH1032,

18andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,andTadmorinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

19andallthestore-citiesthatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had,andcitiesH5892forchariotsH7393,andcitiesH5892forthehorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,andthatwhichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredtobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andonLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,andinallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofhisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

20Allthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971thatwereleftH3498oftheAmoritesH567,theHittitesH2850,thePerizzites,theHivites,andtheJebusites,whowerenotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

21theirchildrenthatwereleftH3498aftertheminthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werenotableיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201utterlytodestroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763, uponthemdidSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010imposeatributeofbondserviceuntilthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22ButofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010makeH5414nobondmen;buttheyweremenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andhisservantsH5650,andhischiefsH8269,andhiscaptains,andcaptainsofhischariotsH7393,andhishorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23ThesewerethechiefH8269superintendentsthatwereoverSolomon'sworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,thatruledoverthepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatwroughtintheworkבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24ButPharaoh'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323cameH5927upoutofthecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732toherhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004whichhehadbuiltH1129forher:thenאָ֖ז'azH227hebuiltH1129Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

25Andthreeשָׁלֹשׁ֩sha.LoshH7969timesH6471intheyearבַּשָּׁנָ֜הba.sha.NahH8141didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֡הshe.lo.MohH8010offerupburnt-offeringsandpeace-offeringsuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196thathehadbuiltH1129toJehovah,andheburnedincenseH6999uponthatwhichwasbeforeJehovah.Sohefinishedthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

26Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH6213afleetofshipsוָאֳנִ֡יvo.'o.NiH590inEzion-GeberH6100,whichisbesideEloth,ontheshoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193oftheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220,inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

27AndHiramחִירָ֤םchi.RamH2438sentH7971inthefleethisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, shipmenthathadknowledgeoftheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,withtheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010;

28andtheywentH935toOphirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211,andfetched thencegoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,fourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכָּ֑רki.KarH3603,andbroughtH935ittokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

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