New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 9:15-24

15Now thisוְזֶ֨הve.ZehH2088is the accountדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the forcedהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522laborH4522whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010leviedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,his own houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, theMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Hazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16ForPharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had goneעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927up and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507and burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and killedהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892, and hadgivenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it asa dowryשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964to his daughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010rebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507and the lowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481Beth-horonH1032

18andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191and TamarH8559in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776of Judah,

19and allכָּל־kol-H3605the storageהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892whichH834Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010hadהָי֣וּha.YuH1961, eventhe citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892forhis chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892forhis horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571, andallH2837that it pleasedחָשַׁק֙cha.ShakH2836 H2837Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and in allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776under his ruleמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

20As forallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971who were leftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֣יha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834were not of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

21their descendantsבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834were leftנֹתְר֤וּno.te.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were unableלֹֽא־ יָכְל֛וּlo'- ya.khe.LuH3808 H3201to destroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763utterlyH2763,from them Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010leviedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927forcedH4522laborersעֹבֵ֔ד'o.VedH5647 H4522,evenעַ֖ד'adH5704to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22But Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010did not makeנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414slavesעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for they were menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,his servantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650,his princesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,his captainsוְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוve.sha.li.ShavH7991,his chariotרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269,and his horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428were thechiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269officersהַנִּצָּבִ֗יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834wereoverעַל־'al-H5921Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,who ruledהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971doingהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24As soonאַ֣ךְ'akhH389asPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323cameעָֽלְתָה֙'al.TahH5927up from the cityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732to her houseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Solomonhad builtבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her,thenאָ֖ז'azH227he builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129the Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

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