Revised Webster's Bible

1 Kings 9

1And it came to pass, whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadfinishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615thebuildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and allSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010desireחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837which he waspleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654toperformלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213,

2That theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145, as he hadappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to him atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I haveheardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605and thysupplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467, that thou hastmadeהִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603beforeלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440me: I havehallowedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, which thou hastbuiltבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129, toputלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769; and myeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and myheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be thereperpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4And if thou wiltwalkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, asDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980, inintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofheartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824, and inuprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476, todoלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and wiltkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941:

5Then I willestablishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467uponIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, as Ipromisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shall notfailיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6But if ye shall atallשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725turnתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, ye or yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121, and will notkeepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708which I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, butgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them:

7Then will I cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127which I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and thishouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, which I havehallowedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034, will I castoutאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971of mysightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be aproverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and abywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allpeopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8And at thishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, which ishighעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945, every one thatpassethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it shall beastonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074, and shallhissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319; and they shallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Why hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus to thislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and to thishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9And they shallanswerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Because theyforsookעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, who broughtforthהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318theirfathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, and have takenholdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388uponotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430, and haveworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812them, andservedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935upon them all thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

10And it came to pass at theendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadbuiltבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004, thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

11(NowHiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865hadfurnishedנִשָּׂ֨אni.Sa'H5375Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010withcedarאֲרָזִ֨ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesבַּעֲצֵי֩ba.'a.TzeiH6086andfirבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםve.ro.ShimH1265treesוּבַעֲצֵ֧יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086, and withgoldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091, according to all hisdesireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656,) thatthenאָ֡ז'azH227kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֔יר'IrH5892in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGalileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12AndHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromTyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010hadgivenנָתַן־na.tan-H5414him; and theypleasedיָשְׁר֖וּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ya.she.Ru be.'ei.NavH3474 H5869him not.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whatcitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892are these which thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14AndHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428one hundred andtwentyמֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15And this is thereasonדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the forcedlabourהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522whichkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927; tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, and his ownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, andMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, and thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andHazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674, andMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16ForPharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had goneupעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927, andtakenוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507, andburntוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313it withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andslainהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892, andgivenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it for apresentשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964to hisdaughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507, andBethhoronH1032thelowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481,

18AndBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191, andTadmorתַּדְמֹ֥רta.marH8412in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

19And all thestoreהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892thatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, andcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for hischariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393, andcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for hishorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571, andthatחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחָשַׁק֙cha.ShakH2836tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and inLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844, and in all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of hisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

20And all thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that wereleftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֣יha.chi.ViH2340, andJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, who were not of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

21Theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121that wereleftנֹתְר֤וּno.te.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, whom thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also were notableיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201utterly todestroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763, upon those didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010raiseוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927forcedlabourלְמַס־ עֹבֵ֔דle.mas- 'o.VedH4522 H5647to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22But of thechildrenוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010makeנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414noslavesעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650: but they weremenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650, and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269, and hiscaptainsוְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוve.sha.li.ShavH7991, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hischariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393, and hishorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23These were thechiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theofficersהַנִּצָּבִ֗יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324that were overSolomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, who boreruleהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatwroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213in theworkבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24ButPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323cameupעָֽלְתָה֙'al.TahH5927from thecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732to herhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004which Solomon hadbuiltבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her: then hebuiltבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

25Andthreeשָׁלֹשׁ֩sha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֨יםpe.'a.MimH6471in ayearבַּשָּׁנָ֜הba.sha.NahH8141didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֡הshe.lo.MohH8010offerוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burntofferingsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִ֗יםu.she.la.MimH8002upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196which hebuiltבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and he burntincenseוְהַקְטֵ֣ירve.hak.TeirH6999upon thealtarH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. So hefinishedוְשִׁלַּ֖םve.shi.LamH7999thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

26Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213a navy ofshipsוָאֳנִ֡יvo.'o.NiH590inEziongeberH6100, which is besideElothאֵל֛וֹת'e.LotH359, on theshoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of theRedס֖וּףsufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220, in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

27AndHiramחִירָ֤םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971in thenavyבָּֽאֳנִי֙bo.'o.NiH590hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,sailorsאַנְשֵׁ֣י אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'an.Shei 'o.ni.YotH582 H591that hadknowledgeיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045of theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220, with theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

28And theycameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toOphirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211, andobtainedוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from theregoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,fourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכָּ֑רki.KarH3603, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֖אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it tokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

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