Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 9
1And when thequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשָֽׁמְעָה֮sha.me.'AhH8085of thefameשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010, shecameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935totryלְנַסּוֹת֩le.na.sOtH5254Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010with hardquestionsבְחִיד֜וֹתve.chi.DotH2420atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, with averyמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515companyבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428, andcamelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581thatboreנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314, andgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and when she hadcomeוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, shetalkedוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696with him of all that was in herheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.
4And thefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978of histableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979, and thesittingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650, and theattendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of hisministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.TavH8334, and theirapparelוּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403; hiscupbearersH8248also, and theirapparelוּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.mal.Bu.shei.HemH4403; and hisascentוַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹva.'a.li.ya.ToH5944by which he wentupיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; there was no morespiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307in her.
6Yet Ibelievedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539not theirwordsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697, until Icameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935, and myeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it : and, behold, the onehalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677of thegreatnessמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451was nottoldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me: for thouexceedestיָסַ֕פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254thefameהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that Iheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.
7Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thymenאֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ'a.na.Shei.khaH582, andhappyוְאַשְׁרֵ֖יve.'ash.ReiH835are these thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, whostandהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andhearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.
8Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, whodelightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in thee tosetלְתִתְּךָ֤le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee on histhroneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678, to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: because thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedH160Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, toestablishלְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975them foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, therefore hemadeוַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤vai.yi.ten.KhaH5414theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them, todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941andjusticeוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.
9And shegaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and ofspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: neither was there any suchspiceכַּבֹּ֣שֶׂםka.Bo.semH1314as thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.
10And theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650also ofHuramחוּרָם֙chi.ramH2361, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, whobroughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.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.TzeiH6086terracesמְסִלּ֤וֹתme.si.LotH4546to thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and to theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004, andharpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andpsalteriesוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035forsingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891: and there were nonesuchH1992seenנִרְא֥וּnir.'UH7200beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
12Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414to thequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614all herdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656, whatever sheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592, besides that which she hadbroughtהֵבִ֣יאָהhe.Vi.'ahH935to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. So sheturnedוַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְva.ta.ha.FokhH2015, and wentawayH3212to her ownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776, she and herservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.
13Now theweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346andsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;
14Besides that whichtradersמֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י הַתָּרִ֛יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH582H8446andmerchantsוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503broughtמְבִיאִ֑יםme.vi.'ImH935. And all thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152andgovernorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of thecountryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtמְבִיאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.
15Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shieldsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793ofbeatenשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekels ofbeatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927tooneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.
16Andthreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043made he ofbeatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekels ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927tooneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in thehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.
18And there weresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to thethroneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678, with afootstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534ofgoldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091, which werefastenedמָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.ZimH270to thethroneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678, andstaysוְיָד֛וֹתve.ya.DotH3027on each side of thesittingH3427placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681thestaysהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027:
19Andtwelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the one side and on the other upon thesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609. There was not the likemadeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213in anykingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.
20And all thedrinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627ofkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, and all thevesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: none were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701; it was notconsideredנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803asanyלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972thing in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.
21For theking’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHuramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361:onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259everythreeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659bringingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143, andapesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971, andpeacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.
23And all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451, thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
24And theybroughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hispresentמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091, andraimentוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,armourנֵ֣שֶׁקNe.shekH5402, andspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, andmulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505, at a certainrateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.
25AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadfourאַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtH702thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723forhorsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483andchariotsוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571; whom heplacedH3240in thechariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892, and with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
27And thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68, and cedartreesהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730hemadeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414as the sycamoretreesכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256that are in the lowplainsבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.
29Now therestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאֲחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.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?
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 his stead.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- 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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