Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 9

1And when thequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשָֽׁמְעָה֮sha.me.'AhH8085of thefameשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010,sheH834cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to proveSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010withhardכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515questionsבְחִיד֜וֹתve.chi.DotH2420atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, with averyמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966greatH3966train, andcamelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581that barespicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314, andgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and whensheH834wascomeוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,sheH834communed with him ofallH3605that was inherH3605heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

2AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046herH3605allH3605herH3605questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697: and there wasnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808anyH3605thingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697hid fromSolomonמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834hetoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046herH3605notלֹ֦אlo'H3808.

3And when thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he hadbuiltבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

4and the meat of histableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979, and the sitting of hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650; and theattendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of hisministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.TavH8334, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and hisascentH5927bywhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hewentH5927upH5927unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307inherהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

5Andsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, It was atrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in mine ownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776of thineactsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, and of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

6Howbeit Ibelievedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808theirwordsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704Icameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935, and mineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thehalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677of thegreatnessמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808toldH5046meH5046: thou exceedest the fame that Iheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

7Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thymenH376, andhappyוְאַשְׁרֵ֖יve.'ash.ReiH835aretheseH428thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whichH428standהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andhearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

8Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834delighted in thee, tosetלְתִתְּךָ֤le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee on histhroneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678, to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:becauseH5921thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, toestablishוַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤vai.yi.ten.KhaH5414them foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, thereforemadeH6213he theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them, todoH6213judgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941.

9Andsheהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, andspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314ingreatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808was thereanyהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834spiceכַּבֹּ֣שֶׂםka.Bo.semH1314as thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

10And theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650also of Huram, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211;broughtהֵבִ֛יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935algumאַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים'al.gu.MimH418treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086andpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

11And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213of thealgumהָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜יםha.'al.gu.MimH418treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086terraces for thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and for theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004, andharpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658and psalteries for thesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891; and there werenoneH3808suchH3808seenנִרְא֥וּnir.'UH7200beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414to thequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allH3605herH3605desireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoeverH3605sheH1931askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besideאֶל־'el-H413thatwhichH834sheH1931hadbroughtH935unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.SoH5414sheH1931turnedוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015, andwentH935toherH3605ownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheH1931andherH3605servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

13Nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961theweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneyearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967and threescore andsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

14beside that which the chapmen andmerchantsוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503broughtמְבִיאִ֑יםme.vi.'ImH935: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152and thegovernorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of thecountryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtמְבִיאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

15Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoH3967hundredH3967targets of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967shekels of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to one target.

16And hemadeH5414threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekels ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneshieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043: and thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in thehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

17Moreover thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127, andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it withpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

18And there weresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to thethroneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678, with afootstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534ofgoldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091,whichH2088werefastenedמָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.ZimH270to thethroneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678, andstaysH3427oneitherH2088sideH2088by theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of theseatH3678, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideעַל־'al-H5921thestaysH3427.

19Andtwelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the onesideמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088and on theotherוּמִזֶּ֑הu.mi.ZehH2088uponעַל־'al-H5921thesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609: there wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808the likemadeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213inanyלְכָל־le.kholH3605kingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Andallוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingvesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701wasnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

21For thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428hadshipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591thatwentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHuramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361:onceH259everyH259threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143, andapesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971, andpeacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

22Soוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239andwisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

23Andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

24And theybroughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935verymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hispresentמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091, and raiment, armour, andspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, andmulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505, a rateyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.

25AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadfourאַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtH702thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723forhorsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483andchariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393, andtwelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, which he bestowed in thechariotוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892, and with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26And heruledמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428from theRiverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104evenH5704unto thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and to theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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 theybroughtH3318horsesסוּסִ֧יםsu.SimH5483forSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andoutH3318ofallוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

29Now therestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605of theactsH1697ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאֲחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the history ofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, and in theprophecyנְבוּאַ֞תne.vu.'AtH5016ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּֽׁילוֹנִ֗יha.shi.lo.NiH7888, and in thevisionsוּבַחֲזוֹת֙u.va.cha.zOtH2378ofIddoיֶעְדּ֣וֹye'.diH3260theseerהַחֹזֶ֔הha.cho.ZehH2374concerningJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028?

30AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

31AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and he wasburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9

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