Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 9

1And it came to pass, when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615the buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and all Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010desireחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837which he was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213,

2That Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010the second timeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145,as he had appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto him at Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605and thy supplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467,that thou hast madeהִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603beforeלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440me: I have hallowedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which thou hast builtבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129,to putלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034there forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769;and mine eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and mine heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be there perpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4And if thou wilt walkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980,in integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824,and in uprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, andwilt keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104my statutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941:

5Then I will establishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of thy kingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for everלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,as I promisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There shall not failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376upon the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Butif ye shall at allשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725turnתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725from followingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, ye or your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121,and will not keepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmy statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, but goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them:

7Then will I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have hallowedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be a proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8And at this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, whichis highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074,and shall hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319;and they shall sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Why hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and to this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9And they shall answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who brought forthהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have taken holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388upon otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812them, and servedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935upon them all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

10And it came to pass at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004,the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

11(NowHiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865had furnishedנִשָּׂ֨אni.Sa'H5375Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010with cedarאֲרָזִ֨ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesבַּעֲצֵי֩ba.'a.TzeiH6086and firבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםve.ro.ShimH1265treesוּבַעֲצֵ֧יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086,and with goldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091,according to all his desireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656,)that thenאָ֡ז'azH227kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֔יר'IrH5892in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Galileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12And Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Tyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010had givenנָתַן־na.tan-H5414him; and they pleasedיָשְׁר֖וּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ya.she.Ru be.'ei.NavH5869 H3474him not.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892arethese which thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me, my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14And Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428sixscoreמֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH6242 H3967talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15And this isthe reasonדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the levyהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522which kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927;for to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,and his own houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Hazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,and Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,and Gezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16ForPharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had gone upעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927,and takenוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507,and burntוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and slainהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it fora presentשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964unto his daughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507,and Beth–horonH1032the netherתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481,

18And Baalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,and Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֥רta.marH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

19And all the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543that Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, and citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for his chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,and citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for his horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,and thatחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחָשַׁק֙cha.ShakH2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and in Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

20Andall the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that wereleftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֣יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, which werenot of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

21Their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121that were leftנֹתְר֤וּno.te.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whom the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also were not ableיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201utterly to destroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763,upon those did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010levyוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927a tributeלְמַס־le.mas-H4522of bondserviceעֹבֵ֔ד'o.VedH5647unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22But of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010makeנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414no bondmenעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650: but they weremenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650,and his princesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,and his captainsוְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוve.sha.li.ShavH7991,and rulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,and his horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23These werethe chiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the officersהַנִּצָּבִ֗יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324that wereover Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,which bare ruleהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that wroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213in the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24But Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323came upעָֽלְתָה֙'al.TahH5927out of the cityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732unto her houseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004which Solomonhad builtבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her: then did he buildבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

25And threeשָׁלֹשׁ֩sha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֨יםpe.'a.MimH6471in a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֜הba.sha.NahH8141did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֡הshe.lo.MohH8010offerוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֗יםu.she.la.MimH8002upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196which he builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and he burnt incenseוְהַקְטֵ֣ירve.hak.TeirH6999upon the altarH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So he finishedוְשִׁלַּ֖םve.shi.LamH7999the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

26And kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213a navy of shipsוָאֳנִ֡יvo.'o.NiH590in Ezion–geberH6100, which isbeside Elothאֵל֛וֹת'e.LotH359,on the shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Redס֖וּףsufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220,in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

27And Hiramחִירָ֤םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971in the navyבָּֽאֳנִי֙bo.'o.NiH590his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,shipmenאַנְשֵׁ֣י אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'an.Shei 'o.ni.YotH591 H582that had knowledgeיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,with the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

28And they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Ophirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211,and fetchedוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from thence goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,fourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכָּ֑רki.KarH3603,and broughtוַיָּבִ֖אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9