1 Kings 10

Revised Version 1895

1And when thequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085of thefameH8034ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010concerning thenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, shecameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to prove him with hardquestionsבְּחִידֽוֹת׃be.chi.DotH2420.

2AndsheH834cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with averyמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966greatH3966train, withcamelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581that barespicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314, andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchרַב־rav-H7227goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and whensheH834wascomeוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,sheH834communed with him ofallH3605that was inherH3605heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046herH3605allH3605herH3605questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697: there wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808anyH3605thingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697hid from thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834hetoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046herH3605notלֹ֦אlo'H3808.

4And when thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he hadbuiltבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5and the meat of histableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979, and the sitting of hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650, and theattendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of hisministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and hisascentH5927bywhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hewentH5927upH5927unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307inherהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

6Andsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, It was atrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in mineownהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776of thineactsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, and of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7Howbeit Ibelievedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thewordsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704Icameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935, and mineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thehalfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046meאֶל־'el-H413: thywisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451andprosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896exceedeth the famewhichH834Iheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thymenH376,happyאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835aretheseH428thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whichH428standהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thathearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

9Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834delighted in thee, tosetוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760thee on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068lovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, thereforemadeH6213he theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, todoH6213judgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941.

10AndsheH1931gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and ofspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatH3966store, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: therecameבָא֩va'H935noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750suchH834abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230ofspicesכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםkha.Bo.semH1314astheseH1931whichH834thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

11And the navy also ofHiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438, thatbroughtH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtH935in fromOphirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966plenty ofalmugאַלְמֻגִּ֛ים'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086andpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213of thealmugהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםha.'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086pillars for thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and for theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,harpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658also and psalteries for thesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891: therecameבָֽא־va'-H935noלֹ֣אlo'H3808suchהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088almugאַלְמֻגִּים֙'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808wereseenנִרְאָ֔הnir.'AhH7200, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414to thequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allH3605herH3605desireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoeverH3605sheH1931askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besideH3027thatwhichH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414herH3605of hisroyalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bountyH3027.SoH5414sheH1931turnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437, and went toherH3605ownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheH1931andherH3605servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14Nowוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961theweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneyearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967threescore andsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15beside that which the chapmen brought, and the traffic of themerchantsהָרֹכְלִ֑יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402, and ofallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the mingledpeopleH376, and of thegovernorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of thecountryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoH3967hundredH3967targets of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967shekels ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to one target.

17And hemadeH5414threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969pounds ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneshieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043: and thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844;

18Moreover thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127, andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with the finestgoldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19There weresixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to thethroneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678, and thetopוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218of thethroneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678wasroundעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696behindמֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310: and there werestaysוְיָדֹ֛תve.ya.DotH3027oneitherמִזֶּ֥הmi.ZehH2088sideוּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.ZehH2088by theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of theseatH3678, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681thestaysהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

20Andtwelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the onesideמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088and on theotherוּמִזֶּ֑הu.mi.ZehH2088uponעַל־'al-H5921thesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609: there wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the likemadeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213inanyלְכָל־le.kholH3605kingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21Andallוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingvesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:noneאֵ֣ין'einH369were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701; it wasnothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

22For thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had atseaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220a navy ofTarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the navy ofHiramחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438:onceH259everyH259threeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935the navy ofTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143, andapesוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971, andpeacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

23Soוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and inwisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24Andallוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25And theybroughtמְבִאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935everyH376manH376hispresentמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091, and raiment, and armour, andspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, andmulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505, a rateyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סbe.sha.NahH8141.

26AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherH622chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571: and he had athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andtwelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, which he bestowed in thechariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892, and with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27And thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to be inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68, andcedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414he to be as the sycomoretreesכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256that are in thelowlandבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219, forabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28And thehorsesהַסּוּסִ֛יםha.su.SimH5483whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010had werebroughtH3947out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428merchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503receivedH3947them in droves, each drove at apriceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

29And achariotמֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.VahH4818cameH3318upוַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶהVa.ta.'a.lehH5927andwentH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsH3701ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and anhorseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483for anhundredוּמֵאָ֑הu.me.'AhH3967andfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572: andsoH3651forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850, and for thekingsוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu.le.mal.KheiH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,didH3651theybringH3318themoutH3318by theirmeansבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

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