New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 3:2-5

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,exceptH7534that he was sacrificingמְזַבֵּ֖חַme.za.Be.achH2076and burningH6999incenseH6999on the highבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

4Andthe kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588that 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.”

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