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2 Chronicles 1

1AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732wasstrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֛קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388in hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, and theLORDוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430was with him, andmagnifiedוַֽיְגַדְּלֵ֖הוּvay.ga.de.Le.huH1431himexceedinglyלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

2ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to thecaptainsלְשָׂרֵי֩le.sa.ReiH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֨יםha.'a.la.FimH505and ofhundredsוְהַמֵּא֜וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, and to thejudgesוְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםve.la.sho.fe.TimH8199, and to everygovernorנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387in allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thefather’sהָאָבֽוֹת׃ha.'a.VotH1houses .

3SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010, and all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951with him,wentH3212to the highplaceלַבָּמָ֖הla.ba.MahH1116that was atGibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391; for there was thetabernacleאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadmadeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

4Butאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732had broughtupהֶעֱלָ֤הhe.'e.LahH5927fromKirjathjearimH7157to the place whichDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732hadpreparedבַּֽהֵכִ֥יןba.he.KhinH3559for it: for he hadpitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186atentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168for it atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Moreover thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֣חu.miz.BachH4196, thatBezaleelבְּצַלְאֵל֙be.tzal.'ElH1212thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriאוּרִ֣י'u.RiH221, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHurח֔וּרChurH2354, hadmadeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213, heputשָׂ֕םsamH7760beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010and thecongregationוְהַקָּהָֽל׃ve.ha.ka.HalH6951soughtוַיִּדְרְשֵׁ֥הוּvai.yid.re.She.huH1875for it.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010wentupוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927there to thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which was at thetabernacleלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, andofferedוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927athousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930upon it.

7In thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shallgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

8AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, Thou hastshownעָשִׂ֛יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617toDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1, and hast made me toreignוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427in his stead.

9Now, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, let thypromiseדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697toDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1beestablishedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539: for thou hast made mekingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427over apeopleעַ֕ם'amH5971like thedustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776inmultitudeרַ֖בravH7227.

10Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414me nowwisdomחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוּמַדָּע֙u.ma.Da'H4093, that I may gooutוְאֵֽצְאָ֛הve.'e.tze.'AhH3318and comeinוְאָב֑וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971: for who canjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טyish.PotH8199this thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971?

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר־vai.Yo.mer-H559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הlish.lo.MohH8010, Because this was in thyheartלְבָבֶ֗ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824, and thou hast notaskedשָׁ֠אַלְתָּSha.'al.taH7592richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,wealthנְכָסִ֤יםne.kha.SimH5233, orhonourוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519, nor thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyenemiesשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130, neither yet hastaskedשָׁאָ֑לְתָּsha.'A.le.taH7592longרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227lifeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117; but hastaskedוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־va.tish.'al-H7592wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוּמַדָּ֔עu.ma.Da'H4093for thyself, that thou mayestjudgeתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙tish.pOtH8199mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, over whom I have made theekingהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָhim.lakh.Ti.khaH4427:

12Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֥הha.cha.khe.MahH2451andknowledgeוְהַמַּדָּ֖עve.ham.ma.Da'H4093aregrantedנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414to thee; and I willgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414theerichesוְעֹ֨שֶׁרve.'O.sherH6239, andwealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233, andhonourוְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.VodH3519, such as none of thekingsלַמְּלָכִים֙la.me.la.KhimH4428have had that have beenbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, neither shall there anyafterוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָve.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee have the like.

13ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935from his journey to the highplaceלַבָּמָ֤הla.ba.MahH1116that was atGibeonבְּגִבְעוֹן֙be.giv.'OnH1391toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571: and he had athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, which heplacedH3240in thechariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892, and with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֧סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andgoldהַזָּהָ֛בha.za.HavH2091atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389as plenteous asstonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68, and cedartreesהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414he as the sycamoretreesכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256that are in thevaleבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219forabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

16AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010hadhorsesהַסּוּסִ֛יםha.su.SimH5483broughtוּמוֹצָ֧אu.mo.Tza'H4161out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and linenyarnוּמִקְוֵ֕אu.mik.Ve'H4723: theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428merchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503receivedיִקְח֖וּyik.ChuH3947the linenyarnמִקְוֵ֥אmik.Ve'H4723at apriceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

17And they fetchedupוַֽ֠יַּעֲלוּVai.ya.'a.luH5927, andbroughtוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֤יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714achariotמֶרְכָּבָה֙mer.ka.VahH4818forsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekels ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and anhorseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483for anhundredוּמֵאָ֑הu.me.'AhH3967andfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572: and so they broughtoutיוֹצִֽיאוּ׃yo.Tzi.'uH3318horses for all thekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of theHittitesהַֽחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850, and for thekingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758, by theirmeansבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027.

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