New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 3
Solomon’s Rule Consolidated
1ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010formedH2859a marriageH2859allianceH2859with Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323and broughtוַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙vay.vi.'E.haH935her to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732untilעַ֣ד'adH5704he had finishedכַּלֹּת֗וֹka.lo.ToH3615buildingלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129his own houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andthe wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were stillH7534sacrificingמְזַבְּחִ֖יםme.za.be.ChimH2076on the highבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004builtנִבְנָ֥הniv.NahH1129for the nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thoseהָהֵֽם׃ פha.HemH1992daysהַיָּמִ֥יםhai.ya.MimH3117.
3NowSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֤בvai.ye.'e.HavH157the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,walkingלָלֶ֕כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the statutesבְּחֻקּ֖וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,exceptH7534he sacrificedמְזַבֵּ֖חַme.za.Be.achH2076and burnedH6999incenseH6999on the highבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.
4The kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033,for that was the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419highהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116;Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930on that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.
5In Gibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391the Lordיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472at nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592whatמָ֥הmahH4100you wishMe to giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you.”
Solomon’s Prayer
6Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You have shownעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419lovingkindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1,accordingH3512as he walkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571and righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666and uprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824towardH5973You; and You havereservedוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104for him thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419lovingkindnessהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617,that You have givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him a sonבֵ֛ןvenH1121to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
7Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,You have madeH4427Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427in placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, yetI am but a littleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288;I do not knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045how to goצֵ֥אתtzetH3318out or comeוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935in.
8Your servantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977,a greatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834are tooH4480manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to be numberedיִמָּנֶ֛הyi.ma.NehH4487or countedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.
9Sogiveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650an understandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971to discernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451.For whoמִ֤יmiH4310is ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971of Yours?”
God’s Answer
11Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseיַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רya.'An 'a.SherH3282H834you have askedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697and havenot askedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for yourselflongרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,norH3808have askedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for yourself, norH3808have you askedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your enemiesH340,but have askedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for yourselfdiscernmentהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995to understandלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941,
12beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according to your wordsכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697.Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and discerningוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820,soאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834that there has beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808one likeכָּמ֙וֹךָ֙ka.Mo.khaH3644you beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, norלֹא־lo'-H3808shall one likeכָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644you ariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965afterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.
13I have alsoH1571givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have not askedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592,bothH1571richesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honorכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519,soאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834that there will not be anyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among the kingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428likeכָמ֥וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644you allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.
14Ifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980in My waysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870,keepingלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקַּי֙chu.KaiH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,as your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732walkedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980, then I willprolongוְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.rakh.TiH748your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.”
15ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010awokeוַיִּקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,it was a dreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472.And he cameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,and offeredוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930and madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, andmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.
Solomon Wisely Judges
17The oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,thisH2088womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802and I liveיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427in the sameאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004;and I gaveH3205birthוָאֵלֵ֥דva.'e.LedH3205to a childH3205whileעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973she wasin the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.
18It happenedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117after I gaveH3205birthלְלִדְתִּ֔יle.lid.TiH3205,that thisH2088womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802alsoגַּם־gam-H1571gaveH3205birthוַתֵּ֖לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to a childH3205,and we were togetherH3164.ThereH369was noH369strangerזָ֤רzarH2114with us in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108the twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147of us in the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.
20So she aroseוַתָּקָם֩va.ta.KamH6965in the middleבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the nightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121from besideמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.LiH681me while your maidservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519sleptיְשֵׁנָ֔הye.she.NahH3463,and laidוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him in her bosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436,and laidהִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhish.Ki.vahH7901her deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121in my bosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.
21When I roseוָאָקֻ֥םva.'a.KumH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to nurseלְהֵינִ֥יקle.hei.NikH3243my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,he was deadמֵ֑תMetH4191;but when I lookedH995at him carefullyוָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ןva.'et.bo.NenH995in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,he was not my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had borneיָלָֽדְתִּי׃ya.La.de.tiH3205.”
22Then the otherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, “Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808!For the livingהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416oneהֶחָ֑יhe.ChaiH2416is my sonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121,and the deadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191one is your sonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121.” Butthe firstH2088womanH2088saidאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, “Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808!For the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191one is your sonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121,and the livingH2416oneH2416is my sonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.”Thus they spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
23Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The oneH2088saysאֹמֶ֔רֶת'o.Me.retH559, ‘ThisH2088is my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121who is livingH2416,and your sonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121is the deadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191one’; andthe otherH2088saysאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, ‘Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808!For your sonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191one, and my sonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is the livingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416oneהֶחָֽי׃ פhe.ChaiH2416.’”
25The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Divideגִּזְר֛וּgiz.RuH1504the livingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206in twoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147,and giveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677to the oneלְאַחַ֔תle.'a.ChatH259and halfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677to the otherלְאֶחָֽת׃le.'e.ChatH259.”
26Then the womanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834childבְּנָ֨הּbe.NahH1121wasthe livingהַחַ֜יha.ChaiH2416oneH2416spokeוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, forshe was deeplyרַחֲמֶיהָ֮ra.cha.mei.HaH7356H3648stirredH3648overעַל־'al-H5921her sonבְּנָהּ֒be.NahH1121and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her the livingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205,and by noאַל־'al-H408meansוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191killתְּמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191him.” But the otherH2088saidאֹמֶ֗רֶת'o.Me.retH559, “He shall be neitherH1571H3808mine norH3808yours; divideגְּזֹֽרוּ׃ge.Zo.ruH1504him!”
28When allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadhandedH8199downH8199,they fearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, forthey sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that the wisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451of Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was in him toadministerלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 3
- 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
- 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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