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2 Chronicles 8:1-11

1Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010hadbuiltH1129thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovahandhisownhouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2thatthecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichHuramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361hadgivenH5414toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtH1129themandcausedthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427there.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wenttoHamath-Zobah,andovercameit.

4AndhebuiltH1129Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412,inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,andallthestore-cities,whichhebuiltH1129inHamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5AndhebuiltH1129upperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945Beth-HoronH1032andlowerBeth-HoronH1032,fortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,withwallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gates,andbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280;

6andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191,andallthestore-citiesthatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had,andallthecitiesH5892forchariotsH7393,andthecitiesH5892forthehorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,andallthatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredtobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129inJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andonLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,andinallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofhisdominion.

7Allthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971thatwereleftH3498oftheHittitesH2850,andtheAmoritesH567,andthePerizzites,andtheHivites,andtheJebusites,whowerenotofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8theirchildrenthatwereleftH3498aftertheminthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadnotdestroyedכִלּ֖וּםkhi.LumH3615, uponthemdidSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010impose tribute-serviceuntilthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9ButofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ofthemdidSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010makeH5414nobondmenforhisworkלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹlim.lakh.ToH4399;buttheyweremenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,andchiefH8269ofhiscaptains,andcaptainsofhischariotsH7393andhishorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

10AndthesewerethechiefH8269ofkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomon's superintendents,twoוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,thatruledoverthepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

11AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010broughtH935upthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547outofthecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732tothehouseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004whichhehadbuiltH1129forher;forhesaidH559,Mywifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802shallnotdwellתֵשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427inthehouseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becausethe[places]areholyH6944towhichthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahhascomeבָּֽאָ֥הba.'AhH935.

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