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2 Chronicles 8:1-9

1And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,wherein Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010had builtבָּנָ֧הba.NahH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2That the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which Huramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361had restoredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129them, and caused the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to dwellוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427there.

3And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wentH3212to Hamath–zobahH2578,and prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388against it.

4And he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,and all the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתha.mis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,which he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Hamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5Also he builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Beth–horonH1032the upperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945,and Beth–horonH1032the netherהַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןha.tach.TonH8481,fencedמָצ֔וֹרma.TzorH4692citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,with wallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280;

6And Baalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191,and all the storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892that Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, and all the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,and all that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחֵ֣שֶׁק חָשַׁק֙Che.shek cha.ShakH2837 H2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and in Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

7As forall the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that wereleftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֤יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, which werenot of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8Butof their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121,who were leftנוֹתְר֤וּnot.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whom the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478consumedכִלּ֖וּםkhi.LumH3615not, them did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010make to payוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927tributeלְמַ֔סle.MasH4522until this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9But of the childrenבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010makeנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414no servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650for his workלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹlim.lakh.ToH4399; but they weremenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,and chiefוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of his captainsשָׁלִישָׁ֔יוsha.li.ShavH7991,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

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