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2 Chronicles 9

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וַיַּגֶּד־and he toldלָ֥הּto herשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomon אֶת־obj.כָּל־all דְּבָרֶ֑יהָwords her וְלֹֽא־and not נֶעְלַ֤םit was concealed דָּבָר֙a word מִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הfrom Solomon אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich לֹ֦אnot הִגִּ֖ידhe toldלָֽהּ׃to her

3

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙and she saw מַֽלְכַּת־the queen of שְׁבָ֔אSheba אֵ֖תobj.חָכְמַ֣תthe wisdom of שְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomon וְהַבַּ֖יִתand the house אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich בָּנָֽה׃he had built

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וּמַאֲכַ֣לand the food of שֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹtable his וּמוֹשַׁ֣בand the seating of עֲבָדָיו֩servants his וּמַעֲמַ֨דand the standing of מְשָׁרְתָ֜יוservants his וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗םand clothes their וּמַשְׁקָיו֙and cup-bearers his וּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔םand clothes their וַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹand upper room his אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich יַעֲלֶ֖הhe went up בֵּ֣יתthe house of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְלֹא־and not הָ֥יָהit was ע֛וֹדstillבָּ֖הּin herרֽוּחַ׃breath

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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and she said אֶל־to הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king אֱמֶת֙was truth הַדָּבָ֔רthe word אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich שָׁמַ֖עְתִּיI heard בְּאַרְצִ֑יin own land my עַל־on דְּבָרֶ֖יךָwords your וְעַל־and on חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃wisdom your

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וְלֹֽא־and not הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיI believed לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םto words their עַ֤דuntil אֲשֶׁר־that בָּ֙אתִי֙I came וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהand they saw עֵינַ֔יeyes my וְהִנֵּה֙and here!לֹ֣אnot הֻגַּד־it was toldלִ֔יto meחֲצִ֖יthe half of מַרְבִּ֣יתthe greatness of חָכְמָתֶ֑ךָwisdom your יָסַ֕פְתָּyou have added עַל־to הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הthe report אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃I heard

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אַשְׁרֵ֣יhow blessed!אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָare people your וְאַשְׁרֵ֖יand how blessed!עֲבָדֶ֣יךָare servants your אֵ֑לֶּהthese הָעֹמְדִ֤יםwho stand לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙to before you תָּמִ֔ידcontinually וְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםand who hear אֶת־obj.חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃wisdom your

10

וְגַם־and also עַבְדֵ֤יthe servants of חוּרָם֙Huram וְעַבְדֵ֣יand the servants of שְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomon אֲשֶׁר־who הֵבִ֥יאוּthey brought זָהָ֖בgold מֵאוֹפִ֑ירfrom Ophir הֵבִ֛יאוּthey brought עֲצֵ֥יwoods of אַלְגּוּמִּ֖יםalgums וְאֶ֥בֶןand stones יְקָרָֽה׃precious

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂand he made הַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe king אֶת־obj.עֲצֵ֨יthe woods of הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜יםthe algums מְסִלּ֤וֹתtracks לְבֵית־for the house of יְהוָה֙Yahweh וּלְבֵ֣יתand for the house of הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king וְכִנֹּר֥וֹתand harps וּנְבָלִ֖יםand lyres לַשָּׁרִ֑יםfor the singers וְלֹא־and not נִרְא֥וּthey had been seenכָהֵ֛םlike themלְפָנִ֖יםto before בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah

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וַיְהִי֙and it was מִשְׁקַ֣לthe weight of הַזָּהָ֔בthe gold אֲשֶׁר־which בָּ֥אit came לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הto Solomon בְּשָׁנָ֣הin a year אֶחָ֑תone שֵׁ֥שׁsix מֵא֛וֹתhundreds וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixty וָשֵׁ֖שׁand six כִּכְּרֵ֥יtalents of זָהָֽב׃gold

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לְבַ֞דto apart מֵאַנְשֵׁ֧יfrom the men of הַתָּרִ֛יםthe merchants וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםand the traders מְבִיאִ֑יםwere bringing וְכָל־and all מַלְכֵ֤יthe kings of עֲרַב֙Arabia וּפַח֣וֹתand the governors of הָאָ֔רֶץthe land מְבִיאִ֛יםwere bringing זָהָ֥בgold וָכֶ֖סֶףand silver לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃to Solomon

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וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he made הַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe king שְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomon מָאתַ֥יִםtwo hundred צִנָּ֖הbody shields זָהָ֣בgold שָׁח֑וּטbeaten שֵׁ֤שׁsix מֵאוֹת֙hundreds זָהָ֣בgold שָׁח֔וּטbeaten יַעֲלֶ֖הhe put up עַל־on הַצִּנָּ֥הthe body shield הָאֶחָֽת׃the one

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וּשְׁלֹשׁ־and three מֵא֤וֹתhundreds מָֽגִנִּים֙shields זָהָ֣בgold שָׁח֔וּטbeaten שְׁלֹ֤שׁthree מֵאוֹת֙hundreds זָהָ֔בgold יַעֲלֶ֖הhe put up עַל־on הַמָּגֵ֣ןthe shield הָאֶחָ֑תthe one וַיִּתְּנֵ֣םand he put them הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king בְּבֵ֖יתin the House of יַ֥עַרthe Forest of הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פthe Lebanon

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וַיַּ֧עַשׂand he made הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king כִּסֵּא־a throne of שֵׁ֖ןivory גָּד֑וֹלgreat וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּand he overlaid it זָהָ֥בgold טָהֽוֹר׃pure

18

וְשֵׁ֣שׁand six מַעֲל֣וֹתsteps לַ֠כִּסֵּאbelonged to the throne וְכֶ֨בֶשׁand a footstool בַּזָּהָ֤בin the gold לַכִּסֵּא֙to the throne מָאֳחָזִ֔יםwere attached וְיָד֛וֹתand hands מִזֶּ֥הfrom this וּמִזֶּ֖הand from this עַל־were on מְק֣וֹםthe place of הַשָּׁ֑בֶתthe sitting וּשְׁנַ֣יִםand two אֲרָי֔וֹתlions עֹמְדִ֖יםwere standing אֵ֥צֶלbeside הַיָּדֽוֹת׃the hands

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וּשְׁנֵ֧יםand two plus עָשָׂ֣רten אֲרָי֗וֹתlions עֹמְדִ֥יםwere standing שָׁ֛םthere עַל־on שֵׁ֥שׁthe six הַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתthe steps מִזֶּ֣הfrom this וּמִזֶּ֑הand from this לֹא־not נַעֲשָׂ֥הit had been made כֵ֖ןthus לְכָל־for any מַמְלָכָֽה׃kingdom

20

וְ֠כֹלand all כְּלֵ֞יthe vessels of מַשְׁקֵ֨הthe drink of הַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe king שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon זָהָ֔בwere gold וְכֹ֗לand all כְּלֵ֛יthe utensils of בֵּֽית־the House of יַ֥עַרthe Forest of הַלְּבָנ֖וֹןthe Lebanon זָהָ֣בwere gold סָג֑וּרpure gold אֵ֣יןnot כֶּ֗סֶףsilver נֶחְשָׁ֛בwas esteemed בִּימֵ֥יin the days of שְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomon לִמְאֽוּמָה׃to anything

22

וַיִּגְדַּל֙and he became great הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king שְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomon מִכֹּ֖לmore than all מַלְכֵ֣יthe kings of הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth לְעֹ֖שֶׁרto wealth וְחָכְמָֽה׃and wisdom

23

וְכֹל֙and all מַלְכֵ֣יthe kings of הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth מְבַקְשִׁ֖יםwere seeking אֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֣יthe face of שְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomon לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙to hear אֶת־obj.חָכְמָת֔וֹwisdom his אֲשֶׁר־which נָתַ֥ןhe had put הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe God בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃in heart his

24

וְהֵ֣םand they מְבִיאִ֣יםwere bringing אִ֣ישׁeveryone מִנְחָת֡וֹgift his כְּלֵ֣יarticles of כֶסֶף֩silver וּכְלֵ֨יand articles of זָהָ֤בgold וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙and garments נֵ֣שֶׁקweaponry וּבְשָׂמִ֔יםand spices סוּסִ֖יםhorses וּפְרָדִ֑יםand mules דְּבַר־the matter of שָׁנָ֖הa year בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פin a year

25

וַיְהִ֨יand it belonged לִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הto Solomon אַרְבַּעַת֩four אֲלָפִ֨יםthousands אֻֽרְי֤וֹתstalls of סוּסִים֙horses וּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתand chariots וּשְׁנֵים־and two plus עָשָׂ֥רten אֶ֖לֶףthousand פָּרָשִׁ֑יםhorsemen וַיַּנִּיחֵם֙and he placed them בְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities of הָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotry וְעִם־and with הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem

26

וַיְהִ֥יand he was מוֹשֵׁ֖לruling בְּכָל־over all הַמְּלָכִ֑יםthe kings מִן־from הַנָּהָר֙the river וְעַד־and to אֶ֣רֶץthe land of פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistines וְעַ֖דand to גְּב֥וּלthe border of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

27

וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he made הַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe king אֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֛סֶףthe silver בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem כָּאֲבָנִ֑יםlike the stones וְאֵ֣תand obj.הָאֲרָזִ֗יםthe cedars נָתַ֛ןhe made כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםlike the sycamores אֲשֶׁר־which בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הare in the Shephelah לָרֹֽב׃for abundance

28

וּמוֹצִיאִ֨יםand were brought out סוּסִ֧יםhorses מִמִּצְרַ֛יִםfrom Egypt לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הfor Solomon וּמִכָּל־and from all הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃the lands

30

וַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְand he reigned שְׁלֹמֹ֧הSolomon בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םin Jerusalem עַל־over כָּל־all יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael אַרְבָּעִ֥יםforty שָׁנָֽה׃years

31

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בand he lay down שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon עִם־with אֲבֹתָ֔יוancestors his וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּand people buried him בְּעִ֖ירin the city of דָּוִ֣ידDavid אָבִ֑יוfather his וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king רְחַבְעָ֥םRehoboam בְּנ֖וֹson his תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him

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