New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 9:17-22

17Moreover, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of ivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

18There weresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to the throneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678and a footstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534in goldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091attachedמָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.ZimH270to the throneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678, andarmsוְיָד֛וֹתve.ya.DotH3027on eachמִזֶּ֥הmi.ZehH2088sideוּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.ZehH2088of the seatמְק֣וֹם הַשָּׁ֑בֶתme.Kom ha.Sha.vetH4725 H7675,and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681thearmsהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

19Twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738were standingעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033on the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609on the oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088;nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651itwas madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605otherkingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627wereof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereof pureH5458goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701was not consideredנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803valuableלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

21For the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591which wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Huramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361;onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259everythreeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659cameתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935bringingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

22So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010becameH1431greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in wealthלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

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