Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 3
1AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010alliedhimselfוַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ןvai.yit.cha.TenH2859withPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andmarriedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙vay.vi.'E.haH935her into thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, until he hadfinishedכַּלֹּת֗וֹka.lo.ToH3615buildingלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129his ownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on everysideסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֤בvai.ye.'e.HavH157theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,walkingH3212in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֖וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: only hesacrificedמְזַבֵּ֖חַme.za.Be.achH2076and burntincenseוּמַקְטִֽיר׃u.mak.TirH6999in highplacesבַּבָּמ֔וֹתba.ba.MotH1116.
4And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3212toGibeonגִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙giv.'O.nahH1391tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076there; forthatH1931was thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419highplaceהַבָּמָ֣הha.ba.MahH1116: athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505burntofferingsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010offerיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upon thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.
5InGibeonבְּגִבְע֗וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391theLORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֧הnir.'AhH7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in adreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915: andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.
6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou hastshownעָשִׂ֜יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֮'a.ViH1greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617, according as hewalkedהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֜יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֧תbe.'e.MetH571, and inrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֛הu.vitz.da.KahH6666, and inuprightnessוּבְיִשְׁרַ֥תu.ve.yish.RatH3483ofheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824with thee; and thou hastkeptוַתִּשְׁמָר־va.tish.mor-H8104for him thisgreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kindnessהַחֶ֤סֶדha.Che.sedH2617, that thou hastgivenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him asonבֵ֛ןvenH1121tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
7And now, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, thou hast made thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650kingהִמְלַ֣כְתָּhim.Lakh.taH4427instead ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: and I am but alittleקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288: Iknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045not how to gooutצֵ֥אתtzetH3318or comeinוָבֹֽא׃va.Vo'H935.
8And thyservantוְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ve.'Av.de.khaH5650is in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971which thou hastchosenבָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.taH977, agreatרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, that cannot benumberedיִמָּנֶ֛הyi.ma.NehH4487norcountedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.
9Giveוְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.TaH5414therefore to thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.KhaH5650anunderstandingשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085heartלֵ֤בlevH3820tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, that I maydiscernלְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.VinH995betweengoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andbadלְרָ֑עle.Ra'H7451: for who isableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.PotH8199this thy sogreatהַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.VedH3515apeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?
11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Because thou hastaskedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and hast notaskedשָׁאַ֨לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592for thyselflongרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117; neither hastaskedשָׁאַ֤לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592richesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239for thyself, nor hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341; but hastaskedוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּve.sha.'Al.taH7592for thyselfunderstandingהָבִ֖יןha.VinH995todiscernלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941;
12Behold, I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according to thywordsכִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָkid.va.Rei.khaH1697: lo, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and anunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995heartלֵ֚בlevH3820; so that there hath been none like theebeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, neitherafterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee shall anyariseיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965like thee.
13And I have alsogivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee that which thou hast notaskedשָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙sha.'Al.taH7592, bothrichesעֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, andhonourכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519: so that there shall not beanyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among thekingsבַּמְּלָכִ֖יםba.me.la.KhimH4428like thee all thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117.
14And if thou wiltwalkH3212in mywaysבִּדְרָכַ֗יbid.ra.KhaiH1870, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקַּי֙chu.KaiH2706and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, as thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732didwalkH1980, then I willlengthenוְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.rakh.TiH748thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ סya.Mei.khaH3117.
15AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010awokeוַיִּקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364; and, behold, it was adreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472. And hecameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDH3068, and offeredupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930, andofferedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002, andmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960to all hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.
17And theoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, I and thiswomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802dwellיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004; and I was delivered of achildוָאֵלֵ֥דva.'e.LedH3205with her in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.
18And it came to pass thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117after I wasdeliveredלְלִדְתִּ֔יle.lid.TiH3205, that thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802wasdeliveredוַתֵּ֖לֶדva.Te.ledH3205also: and we weretogetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162; there was nostrangerזָ֤רzarH2114with us in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108ustwoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.
20And shearoseוַתָּקָם֩va.ta.KamH6965atmidnightבְּת֨וֹךְ הַלַּ֜יְלָהbe.Tokh ha.Lay.lahH8432H3915, andtookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121frombesideמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.LiH681me, while thyhandmaidוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519sleptיְשֵׁנָ֔הye.she.NahH3463, andlaidוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him in herbosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436, andlaidהִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhish.Ki.vahH7901herdeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191childבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121in mybosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.
21And when Iroseוָאָקֻ֥םva.'a.KumH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242tonurseלְהֵינִ֥יקle.hei.NikH3243mychildבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, behold, he wasdeadמֵ֑תMetH4191: but when I had lookedatוָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ןva.'et.bo.NenH995him in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, behold, he was not mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121, whom Iboreיָלָֽדְתִּי׃ya.La.de.tiH3205.
22And theotherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, Nay; but thelivingהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416is mysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121, and thedeadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191is thysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121. And thissaidאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, No; but thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191is thysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121, and thelivingהֶחָ֑יhe.ChaiH2416is mysonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121. Thus theyspokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
23Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Theoneזֹ֣אתzotH2063saithאֹמֶ֔רֶת'o.Me.retH559, This is mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121thatlivethהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416, and thysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121is thedeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191: and theotherוְזֹ֤אתve.ZotH2063saithאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, Nay; but thysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191, and mysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is thelivingהֶחָֽי׃ פhe.ChaiH2416.
25And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Divideגִּזְר֛וּgiz.RuH1504thelivingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206intwoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147, andgiveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677to theoneלְאַחַ֔תle.'a.ChatH259, andhalfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677to theotherלְאֶחָֽת׃le.'e.ChatH259.
26Thenspokeוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whose thelivingהַחַ֜יha.ChaiH2416childבְּנָ֨הּbe.NahH1121was to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, for herheartרַחֲמֶיהָ֮ra.cha.mei.HaH7356yearnedנִכְמְר֣וּnikh.me.RuH3648over hersonבְּנָהּ֒be.NahH1121, and shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her thelivingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205, and by nomeansוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191slayתְּמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191him. But the othersaidאֹמֶ֗רֶת'o.Me.retH559, Let he be neither mine nor thine, butdivideגְּזֹֽרוּ׃ge.Zo.ruH1504him .
28And allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of thejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941which thekingH4428hadjudgedשָׁפַ֣טsha.FatH8199; and theyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372thekingמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440: for theysawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that thewisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was inhimבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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