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2 Chronicles 9

1Andthequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardH8085ofthefameofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010,andcameH935toJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389toproveSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010withenigmas;withaveryמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966greattrain,andcamelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581thatboreH5375spicesH1314andgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091ingreatabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;andshecameH935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,andspokeH1696withhimofallthatwasH1961inherheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

2AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010explainedtoherallshespokeof,andtherewasnotathingH1697hiddenH5956fromSolomonמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010thathedidnotexplaintoher.

3AndwhenH834thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614sawH7200thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thathehadbuiltH1129,

4andthefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978ofhistableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,andthedeportmentofhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,andtheorderofserviceofhisattendantsandtheirapparel,andhiscupbearersandtheirapparel,andhisascentbywhichhewentH5927uptothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,therewasH1961nomorespiritH7307inher.

5AndshesaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ItwasatruereportthatIheardH8085inmine ownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776ofthineaffairsandofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451;

6butIgavenocredittotheirwordsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697,untilIcameH935andmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenH7200;andbehold,thehalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677ofthegreatnessofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451wasnottoldH5046me: thou exceedestthereportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatIheardH8085.

7HappyarethymenH376,andhappyarethesethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whostandהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforetheeandhearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451!

8BlessedH1288beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whodelightedinthee,tosetH5414theeonhisthroneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678,tobeH1961kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430!BecausethyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,toestablishthemforeverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,thereforedidhemakeH5414theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthem,todojudgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941.

9AndshegaveH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,andspicesH1314inveryH3966greatabundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;neitherwasH1961thereanysuchspiceH1314asthatwhichthequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

10(Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571ofHuram,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,whobroughtH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtH935sandal-woodandpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

11AndthekingH4428madeH6213ofthesandal-wood stairsforthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andfortheking'shouseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,andharpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andlutesforthesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891.AndtherewerenonesuchseenH7200beforeinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.)

12Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414tothequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allherdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whateversheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besideswhatshehadbroughtH935tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Andsheturnedוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015andwentH935toherownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheandherservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

13Andtheweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameH935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wasH1961sixH8337hundredH3967andsixty-sixtalentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

14besides[what] dealersandmerchantsbroughtH935,and[what]allthekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152andthegovernorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346ofthecountrybroughtH935ofgoldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

15Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH6213twoH3967hundredH3967targetsofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, —heappliedsixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967[shekels]ofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091tooneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259target;

16andthreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, —heappliedthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967[shekels]ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tooneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043;andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414theminthehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823itwithpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091;

18andthethroneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678hadsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,withafootstoolofgoldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091fastenedtothethroneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678;andtherewerearmsoneachsideattheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725oftheseatH3678,andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besidethearms;

19andtwelvelionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereontheoneH2088sideandontheotheruponthesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609:therewasnotthelikemadeH6213inanykingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Andallkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon's drinkingvesselsH3627wereofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andallthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereofpreciousgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701wasnotoftheleastaccountinthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonH8010.

21Fortheking'sshipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591wentH1980toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659withtheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHuramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361:onceinthreeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,andapes,andpeacocks.

22Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasgreaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesH6239andwisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

23Andallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,whichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

24AndtheybroughtH935everymanH376hispresent,vesselsH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701andvesselsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,andclothing, armour,andspicesH1314,horsesH5483andmulesH6505,arateyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.

25AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadfourאַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtH702thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723forhorsesH5483andchariotsH7393,andtwelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571;andheplacedtheminthechariot-cities,andwiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26AndheruledH4910overallthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fromtheriverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104asfarasthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,anduptotheborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27Andthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesH68,andcedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeH5414heasthesycamoresthatareinthelowlandforabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28AndtheybroughtH3318toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010horsesH5483outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andoutofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

29Andtherestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605oftheactsofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010firstH7223andlastH314,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthewordsH1697ofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andintheprophecyנְבוּאַ֞תne.vu.'AtH5016ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּֽׁילוֹנִ֗יha.shi.lo.NiH7888,andinthevisionsofIddotheseerהַחֹזֶ֔הha.cho.ZehH2374concerningJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028?

30AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

31AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptwithhisfathersH1,andtheyburiedH6912himinthecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732hisfatherH1;andRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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