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2 Chronicles 8

1And it came to pass at theendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141, in whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010hadbuiltבָּנָ֧הba.NahH1129thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and his ownhouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,

2That thecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichHuramחוּרָם֙chu.RamH2361hadrestoredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129them, and caused thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבvai.Yo.o.shevH3427there.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wentH3212toHamathzobahH2578, andprevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388against it.

4And hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֖רtad.MorH8412in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, and all thestoreהַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתha.mis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, which hebuiltבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129inHamathבַּחֲמָֽת׃ba.cha.MatH2574.

5Also hebuiltוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129BethhoronH1032theupperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945, andBethhoronH1032thelowerהַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןha.tach.TonH8481,fortifiedמָצ֔וֹרma.TzorH4692citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, withwallsחוֹמ֖וֹתcho.MotH2346,gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817, andbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280;

6AndBaalathבַּעֲלָ֗תba.'a.LatH1191, and all thestoreהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892thatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, and all thechariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, and thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of thehorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571, and all thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחֵ֣שֶׁק חָשַׁק֙Che.shek cha.ShakH2836 H2837tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129inJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and inLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844, and throughout all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of hisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

7As for all thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that wereleftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֤יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHivitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, who were not ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8But of theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121, who wereleftנוֹתְר֤וּnot.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, whom thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478consumedכִלּ֖וּםkhi.LumH3615not, them didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010force topayוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927tributeלְמַ֔סle.MasH4522until thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9But of thechildrenבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010makeנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414noservantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650for hisworkלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹlim.lakh.ToH4399; but they weremenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofwarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421, andchiefוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of hiscaptainsשָׁלִישָׁ֔יוsha.li.ShavH7991, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hischariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

10And these were thechiefשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010officersהַנִּצָּבִ֛יםha.ne.tzi.vimH5324 H5333, even twohundredוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, that boreruleהָרֹדִ֖יםha.ro.DimH7287over thepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

11AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010broughtupהֶעֱלָ֤הhe.'e.LahH5927thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547from thecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to thehouseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004that he hadbuiltבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her: for hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, Mywifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802shall notdwellתֵשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427in thehouseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, because the places areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, where thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068hathcomeבָּֽאָ֥הba.'AhH935.

12ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredהֶעֱלָ֧הhe.'e.LahH5927burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068on thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which he hadbuiltבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theporchהָאוּלָֽם׃ha.'u.LamH197,

13As the dutyofוּבִדְבַר־u.vid.var-H1697everydayH3117required,offeringלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927according to thecommandmentכְּמִצְוַ֣תke.mitz.VatH4687ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, on thesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676, and on the newmoonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320, and on the solemnfeastsוְלַמּ֣וֹעֲד֔וֹתve.la.Mo.'a.DotH4150,threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141, even in thefeastבְּחַ֧גbe.ChagH2282of unleavenedbreadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682, and in thefeastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282ofweeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתha.sha.vu.'otH7620, and in thefeastוּבְחַ֥גu.ve.ChagH2282oftabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

14And heappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975, according to theorderכְּמִשְׁפַּ֣טke.mish.PatH4941ofDavidדָּֽוִיד־da.vid-H1732hisfatherאָ֠בִיו'A.vivH1, thecoursesמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548to theirserviceעֲבֹדָתָ֗ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881to theirofficesמִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָםMish.me.ro.tomH4931, topraiseלְהַלֵּ֨לle.ha.LelH1984andministerוּלְשָׁרֵ֜תu.le.sha.RetH8334before thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, as thedutyלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697of everydayי֣וֹםYomH3117requiredבְּיוֹמ֔וֹbe.yo.MoH3117: theportersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778also by theircoursesבְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םbe.mach.le.ko.TamH4256at everygateH8179: for so hadDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430commandedמִצְוַ֖תmitz.VatH4687.

15And theydepartedסָרוּ֩sa.RuH5493not from thecommandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687of thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerning anymatterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697, or concerning thetreasuriesוְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'o.tza.RotH214.

16Now all theworkמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010waspreparedוַתִּכֹּן֙va.ti.KonH3559to thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117of thefoundationמוּסַ֥דmu.SadH4143of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and until it wasfinishedכְּלֹת֑וֹke.lo.ToH3615. So thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068wasperfectedשָׁלֵ֖םsha.LemH8003.

17Thenwentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010toEziongeberH6100, and toElothאֵיל֛וֹת'ei.LotH359, at theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220sideשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

18AndHuramחוּרָ֨םchu.RamH2361sentוַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־vai.yish.lach-H7971to him by thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650shipsאֳנִיּ֗וֹת'o.ni.yotH591, andservantsוַעֲבָדִים֮va.'a.va.DimH5650that hadknowledgeי֣וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045of theseaיָם֒yamH3220; and theywentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935with theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010toOphirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211, andtookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from therefourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them tokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8

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