New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 3:1-3

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.

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