King James Version
2 Chronicles 9:10-21
10And the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650also of Huramחוּרָם֙chi.ramH2361,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,which broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtהֵבִ֛יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935algumאַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים'al.gu.MimH418treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.
11And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213ofthe algumהָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜יםha.'al.gu.MimH418treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086terracesמְסִלּ֤וֹתme.si.LotH4546to the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and to the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,and harpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658and psalteriesוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035for singersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891:and there were none suchH1992seenנִרְא֥וּnir.'UH7200beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
12And kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414to the queenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614all her desireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoever she askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592, beside thatwhich she had broughtהֵבִ֣יאָהhe.Vi.'ahH935unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.So she turnedוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015,and went awayH3212to her own landלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,she and her servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.
13Now the weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141was sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346and sixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;
14Beside that whichchapmenמֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י הַתָּרִ֛יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH8446H582and merchantsוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503broughtמְבִיאִ֑יםme.vi.'ImH935.And all the kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Arabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152and governorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtמְבִיאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.
15And kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967targetsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793ofbeatenשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsof beatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259targetהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.
16And threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043made he ofbeatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in the houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.
18And there weresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to the throneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678,with a footstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534of goldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091, which werefastenedמָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.ZimH270to the throneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678,and staysוְיָד֛וֹתve.ya.DotH3027on each side of the sittingH3427placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725,and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the staysהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027:
19And twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the one side and on the other upon the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609.There was not the like madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213in any kingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.
20And all the drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: none were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701; it was notanyלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972thing accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.
21For the king’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Huramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361:every threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259cameתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659bringingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,and apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.
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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