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Second book of hronicles

`hl'[.m'(l.Whle D>g:y>w:)AM [iwyh' l{a/hw" hyw:At= Wkl.m;-l[;dywI D"-!b,hmo l{v.qZE x;t.YIw: 1:1hyd[sb hwh hyhla yyyd armymw hytwklm l[ dwd rb hmlv @qwtaw 1:1

àly[l hyybrw1:1Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him

and exalted him greatly.

ayfin"lko l.W ~yjip.Vo)l;w>tAa Meh;w>~ypi l'a]h' yrEf'l.lae r"f.yI-lk'l.hmo l{v.rm, aYOw: 1:2`tAb)a'h'yve ar"lae r"f.yI-lk'l.

abr lklw aynyydlw atwwamw !ypla ynbrl larvy lkl hmlv rmaw 1:2àthba yvyr larvy lkl

1:2Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every leaderin all Israel, the heads of the fathers' households.

d[eAm lh,aohy" h'~v' -yKi!A[+ b.gIB.rv< a]hm' B'l;AM [ilh' Q'h;-lk'w>hmol{ v.Wkl.YE w: 1:3`rB")d>MiB;hw" hy>-db,[,(hv, mohf' ['rv< a]~yhi l{a/h'(

!kvm hwh !mt ~wra !w[bgb yd atmrl hym[ alhq lkw hmlv wlzaw 1:3àrbdmb yyyd adb[ hvm db[d yyyd anmz

1:3Then Solomon and all the assembly with him went to the high place which was at Gibeon, for God's tent of meetingwas there, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.

yKidywI +D" Al!yki heB;(~yrI ['y>ty: r>QimidywI d"hl' [/h,~yhil{a/ h'!Ar a]lb' a] 1:4`~il'(v'WryBilh, aoAl -hj'n")

vrp ~wra dwd hyl !yqta dk ~yr[y-tyrqm dwd qysa yyyd anwra ~rb 1:4`~lvwryb ankvm hyl

1:4However, David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he hadpitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

hw"+hy>!K: v.miynE p.li~f' rWx -!b,yrI Wa-!B, lael.c;B.hf' ['rv< a]tv,xo N>h;xB; z>miW 1:5`lh'(Q'h;w>hmo l{v. Whver>d>YIw:

yyyd ankvm ~dq ywv rwx rb yrwa rb lalcb db[ yd avxnd axbdmw 1:5àlhqw hmlv hy[btw

1:5Now the bronze altar, which Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the

LORD, and Solomon and the assembly sought it out.

l[;Y:w:d[e_ Am lh,aol.rv< a]hw" hy>ynE p.litv,xo N>h;xB; z>mi-l[;~v' hmo l{v. l[;Y:w: 1:6`@l,a'(tAl [owyl' ['

qysaw anmz !kvmb yd yyy ~dq avxnd axbdm l[ !mt hmlv qysaw 1:6àpla !wwl[ ywl[

1:6Solomon went up there before the LORD to the bronze altar which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand

burnt offerings on it.

`%l")-!T,a,hm' la; v.Al rm, aYOw:hmo +l{v.li~yhi l{a/ha' r>nIaWh h; hl'y>L:B; 1:7


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`$l !ta hm [bt hyl rmaw hmlvl yyy ylgta awhh aylylb 1:71:7In that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."

ynIT:k.l;m.hiw>lAd+ G"ds, x,ybi a'dywI D"-~[it' yfi['hT' a;~yhi l{ale(hmo l{v.rm, aYOw: 1:8`wyT'(x.T;

atkylmaw atbr atbj aba dwd ~[ atdb[ ta yyy ~dq hmlv rmaw 1:8

`yhwrtab yty1:8Solomon said to God, "You have dealt with my father David with great lovingkindness, and have made me king inhis place.

~[;-l[;ynIT; k.l;m.hihT' a;yKi ybi _a'dywI D"~[i ^ r>b"D>!me a'yE) ~yhil{a/hw" hy> hT'[; 1:9`#r~ysi k'n>

`wyl'([' ^yTik.l;m.hirv< a]yMi [;-ta,jAPv. Tirv< a][D" m;Wat[bt alw $bbl ~[ atbvxm ad twhd @lx hmlvl yyy rmaw 1:11atlyyvw atlyyv al !y[ygs !ymwy @waw $anv tavpn tyw rqyw !ysknw rtw[

`yhwl[ $tkylmad ym[ ty !dml qypst yd a[dnmw atmkx $l 1:11God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in mind, and did not ask for riches, wealth or honor, or the life of those

who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you

may rule My people over whom I have made you king,

!kehy" h"-al{rv< a]%l' -!T,a,dAbk' w>~ysi k'n>W rv,[ow>%l" +!Wt n"[D" M;h;w>hm' k.x'h;( 1:12`!KE)-hy^yn< p'l. rv!A[b. gIB.-rv,a]hm' B'l;hmo l{v.abo Y"w: 1:13p `lae(r"f.yI-l[;

anmz !kvm ~dql ~lvwryl !mtmw !w[bgb yd atmrl hmlv ataw 1:13`larvy l[ $lmw

1:13So Solomon went from the high place which was at Gibeon, from the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem, and he reignedover Israel.

rf"['-~ynEv.W bk,ra;w>@l, a,Al -yhiy>w:)~yvi r"p'W bk,r


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adh atdqpt aml[l anhla yyyd aynmzlw ayxrylw aybv ymwyl avmrlw `larvy l[

2:4"Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, dedicating it to Him, to burn fragrantincense before Him and to set out the showbread continually, and to offer burnt offerings morning and evening, onsabbaths and on new moons and on the appointed feasts of the LORD our God, this being required forever in Israel.

`~yhi(l{a/h'-lK'miWnyhe l{a/lAd g"-yKi(lAd+ G"hn< Ab ynIa]-rv,a]tyIB: h;w> 2:4

`aymm[d aylxd !whlkm anhla abr ~wra br ynb ana yd avdqm-tybw 2:42:5"The house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods.

ymiW Whlu_K.l.k;y> al{~yI m:V'h;yme v.W ~yIm:V'h;yKi tyI b;Al -tAn*b.lix: Ko-rc'[]y:ymi W 2:5`wyn")p'l.ryji q.h;l.-~aiyKi tyI b;AL -hnr>a;b'(W lzB;b;W tv,xoN>b;W @s,K,b;W bh'Z"B; tAf[]l;~k' x'-vyaiyli -xl;(v.(hT' [;w> 2:6hd"WhyBi(yMi [i rvkol.(~ybi j.xol;(hNE hiw> 2:9~yrIf.[,~yTi B;!m,v, w>@l, a,~yrI f.[,~yTi B;!yI y:w>@l, a'_~yrI f.[,~yrI Ko~yrI [of.W @l,a,

p `@l,a'(!yrv[ !yrwk $db[l swnrp !yjx tybhy !ysyq y[jqmlw ay[jql ahw 2:9!ytb axvmw apla !yrv[ !ytb armxw apla !yrv[ !yrwk !yr[vw apla

`apla !yrv[2:10"Now behold, I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, 20,000 kors of crushed wheat and

20,000 kors of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of oil."


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AM [;-ta,hw" hy>tb; h]a;B.hmo+ l{v.-la,xl; v.YIw: bt'k.Birco -%l,m,(~r" Wx rm,aYOw: 2:10`%l,m,( ~h,yle[]^ n>t'n>

hym[ ty yyy ~xrdb hmlvl rdvw abtkb rwcd aklm ~rwx rmaw 2:10`aklml !whyl[ $ty ynm

2:11Then Huram, king of Tyre, answered in a letter sent to Solomon: "Because the LORD loves His people, He hasmade you king over them."

#r~yI m:V'h;-ta,hf' ['rv< a]lae r"f.yIyhe l{a/ hw"hy>%Wr B' ~r"Wx rm,aYOw: 2:11hw"hyl;tyI B;-hnK;b;W #WBb;W tl,keT.B;!m" G"r>a;B'~yci [eb'W ~ynIb'a]B'lz< r>B;B;

`^ybi(a'dywI D"ynI doa]yme k.x;w>) ym, k'x]-~[iAl-!t, N")yIrv< a]tb, v'_x]m;-lK'bvo x.l;w>!md rbgl tbysntaw yltpn jbvm attad ahwbaw !d tnbm atta rb 2:13avxnbw apskbw abhdb atdyb[ db[ml [dy hrawc ~ryxd yhwbaw rwc

btk @lgmlw atyrwhzbw acwbw alktb anwgrab aysyqbw aynbab alzrpbwymykx ~[w $yymykx ~[ hyl bhyty yd !wwnmwa lk aplalw @ylgw vrpm

`$wba dwd ynwbr2:14the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and

wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute

any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with those of my lord David your father.

`wyd"(b'[]l;xl; v.yIynI doa]rm: a'rv< a]!yI Y:h;w>!m, V,h;~yrI [oF.h;w>~yJi xih; hT'[;w> 2:14`yhwdb[l rdvy ynwbr rma yd armxw axvmw !yr[vw !yjx !wdkw 2:14

2:15"Now then, let my lord send to his servants wheat and barley, oil and wine, of which he has spoken.

~y"-l[; tAdsop.r:^ l.~ae ybin>W ^K,r>c'-lk'K.!Anb' L.h;-!mi~yci [e trok.nIWnx. n:a]w: 2:15p `~ il'(v'Wry>~t' aohl, []T; hT'a;w> Ap=y"

amyl !ysgrwt $l !wntynw $krwc lkk yh !nbl !m !ysyq #wqn anxnaw 2:15`~lvwryl !whty qyst tnaw wpyd

2:16"We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you maycarry it up to Jerusalem."

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~ypil'a]tv, l{v.W rh"+B'bce xo@l, a,~ynI mov.W lB's;@l, a,~y[i b.vi~h, mef[;Y: w: 2:17`~['(h'-ta,dybi []h;l.~yxi C.n:m.tAame vve w>

!ypla aynmtw aptkb !yrbwsmd !ypla !y[bwv !rwbx !whnm db[w 2:17àm[ ty axlpal lwjm !yjlvd ham tyvw !ypla atltw arwwjb !ylspd

2:18He appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors tomake the people work.

ha'r>nIrv< a]hY" rIAMh;rh; B.~ i l;v'WryBi hw"hy>-tyBe-ta, tAnb.lihmo l{v.lx, Y"w: 3:1`ysi(Wby>h;!n" r>a'!r< gOB.dywI D"~Aq m.Bi!yki herv< a] Whybi_a'dywI d"l.

rtab hyrwm rwwjb ~lvwryb yyyd avdqm-tyb ty ynbml hmlv yrvw 3:1!yxlq !mtd anxlwp [ra rta awh yyyd amvb !mt ~hrba ylcw xlpd

hybzyvw atl[l hyrb qxcy ty ~hrba qysa !mtw ayrd lk yyy ~dq wv[ ~dq-!m hyqry[mb bq[y ylc !mt hypwlx arkd ynmtaw yyyd armym

!m !bzyd artab axbdm !yqtad !mzb dwdl yyyd akalm ylgta !mt ywxa

`haswby !wwrad yrda tybb !wwra3:1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appearedto his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Àt*Wkl.m;l.[B; r>a;tn: v.BiynI VeB;ynI Veh;vd< xoB;tAn b.lilx, Y"w: 3:2axryl !ymwy !yrtb anynt axry awh ryyad axryb hyty ynbml yrvw 3:2

`hytwklml [bra tnvb3:2He began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his reign.

hD"MiB;tAM a; %r 3:3

`~yrI)f.[,tAM a;bx; row>~yVi vitAM a;hn" AvarI)h'yyyd avdqm-tyb ty ynbml yrv dk hmlv hyty sysbd atxvm !ylaw 3:3`!yrv[ !yma hytwpw !ytv !yma atqyt[ atymdq atxvmb akrwa

3:3Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according tothe old standard was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

ha'meHb; GOh;w>~yrI f.[,tAMa; tyI B;h;-bx;ro)ynE P.-l[;%r< aoh'ynE P.-l[; rv,a]~l' Wah'w> 3:4`rAh*j' bh'z"hm' ynIP.miWhPe c;y>w: ~yrI+f.[,w>

amwrw !yrv[ !yma atybd aytwp ypa l[ akrwa ypa l[ yd amlwaw 3:4`ykd bhd wygl !m yhpxw !yrv[w ham

3:4The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120;and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.

~yrImoTiwyl' ['l[; Y:w: bAj+bh' z"WhPe x;y>w:~yvi ArB.#[e hP' xilAd G"h;tyI B:h;tae w> 3:5`tAr)v.r>v;w>

trwc yhwl[ qysaw bj bhd yhpxw !ytrbd !yrsn apx abr atyb tyw 3:5àyktw !ylqd

3:5He overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees andchains.

`~yIw")r>P;bh; z>bh' Z"h;w>tr< a'_p.til.hr" q'y>!b, a,tyI B:h;-ta, @c:y>w: 3:6

`~ywrp bhd abhdb acmrm axbvwtl abj !ba atyb ty apxw 3:63:6Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.


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~ybi WrK. xT;piW bh'_z"wyt' Atl.d:w>wyt' AryqI)w> ~yPiSih;tAr Qoh;tyI B;h;-ta, @x;y>w: 3:7s `tAr)yQih;-l[;

@lgw abhd yhwvdw yhwltwkw aypwqsw ayvyrm ayvydm atyb ty apxw 3:7àyltwk l[ !ybwrk trwc

3:7He also overlaid the house with gold-- the beams, the thresholds and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubimon the walls.

~yrIf.[,tAM a;tyI B;h;-bx;ro)ynE P.-l[;AK r>a'~yvi d"Qh;vd< qo-tyBe(-ta,f[; Y:w: 3:8`tAa)mevve ~yrI K'kil.bAj bh' z"WhPe x;y>w:~yrI +f.[,tAM a;ABx. r"w>

!yrv[ !yma atybd aytwp ypa l[ hykrwa ayvdwq vdq tyb ty db[w 3:8`ham tyv !yrnyjnql bj bhd yhpxw !yrv[ !yma hytwpw

3:8Now he made the room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width

was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents.

`bh'(z"hP' xitAYli []h'w>bh' _z"~yVi mix]~yli q'v.li tArm.s.mil.lq" v.miW 3:9àbhd apx atyly[w abxd !yvmx !ylqtl hyyrmsml lqtmw 3:9

3:9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

`bh'(z"~t' aoWP c;y>w:~y[i_ cu[]c;hfe []m; ~yIn:v.~ybi WrK.~yvi d"Qh;vd< qo-tybe(B.f[; Y:w: 3:10àbhd !whty wpxw !ynvwv dbw[ !yrt !ybwrk ayvdwq vdq tybb db[w 3:10

3:10Then he made two sculptured cherubim in the room of the holy of holies and overlaid them with gold.

t[;G:m;vme x'tAM a;l.dx' a,h'@n: K.~yrI +f.[,tAM a;~K' r>a'~ybi WrK.h;ype n>k;w> 3:11`rxE)a;h'bWr K.h;@n: k.li[:yGI m; vmex'tAM a;tr< x,a;h'@n" K'h;w>tyI B;h;ryqI l.

ltwkl ayjm vmx !ymal dx apdg !yrv[ !yma !whkrwa aybwrk ypdgw 3:11`dx aybwrkd apdgl yjm vmx !yma atynrwx apdgw atyb

3:11The wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, andits other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.

tAMa; trtyI B"+h;ryqI l.[: yGIm;vme x'tAM a;dx'a, h'bWr K.h;@n: k.W 3:12`rxE)a;h'bWr K.h;@n: k.lihq' beD>vme x'

!yma atynrwx ypdgw atyb ltwkl yjm vmx !yma dx abwrkd apdgw 3:12`dx aybwrkd apdgl aqbdm vmx

3:12The wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing of five cubits wasattached to the wing of the first cherub.

~h,yleg>r:-l[; ~ydIm.[o~he w>~yrI +f.[,tAM a;~yfi r>Po* hL,aeh'~ybi WrK.h;ype n>K; 3:13

s `tyIB")l;~h, ynEp.W!whypaw !whylgr l[ !ymyyq !wnaw !yrv[ !yma !syrp !ylah aybwrk ypdg 3:13

`wygl3:13The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.

s `~ybi(WrK.wyl' [' l[;Y:w: #Wb+W lymir>k;w>!m" G"r>a;w>tl, keT.tk, roP'h;-ta,f[; Y:w: 3:14trwc ahl[ qysaw acwbw atyrwhzw anwgraw alkt adwgrp ty db[w 3:14

`!ybwrk3:14He made the veil of violet, purple, crimson and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.

tp,C,h;w>%r< ao+vme x'w> ~yvil{v.tAM a;~yI n:v.~ydI WM[;tyI B;h;ynE p.lif[; Y:w: 3:15s `vme(x'tAM a;Av aro-l[;-rv,a]


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yh atnwrqw akrwa avmxw !ytlt !yma !yrt !ydwm[ atyb ~dq db[w 3:15àvmx !yma hyvyr l[ yd agrv twmdk

3:15He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each wasfive cubits.

!TEYIw:ha' me~ynI AMrIf[; Y:w:~ydI _Mu[;h'varo -l[;!TE YIw: rybiD>B;tArv. r>v;f[; Y:w: 3:16`tAr)v.r>V;B;(

bhyw ham !ynwmr db[w aydwm[ vyr l[ bhyw yrwpk tybb !ykt db[w 3:16àyktb

3:16He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred

pomegranates and placed them on the chains.

ar"q.YIw:lwamo+ F.h;me( dx'a,w>!ymi Y"midx' a,lk' yheh;ynE P.-l[;~ydI WM[;h'(-ta,~q, Y"w: 3:17s `z[;Bo)yli am'F.h;~ve w>!yki y"ynIm' y>h; ynIymiy>h;-~ve

arqw almv !m dxw anymy !m dx alkyh ypa l[ aydwm[ ty ~yqaw 3:17z[b halmv ~wvw dwd tybd atwklm tnqtad ~wv l[ !yky hanymy ~wv

tybd ayklm lk wqpn hynmd hdwhy tybl aba tyb br z[b ~wv l[ `hdwhy

3:17He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on theright Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.

tAMa;rf, [,w>AB= x.r"hM' a;~yrI f.[,w>AKr> a'hM'a; ~yrI f.[,tv, xon>xB; z>mi f[;Y:w: 4:1s Àt)m'Aq

rv[w hytwp !yma !yrv[w hykrwa !yma !yrv[ avxnd axbdm ty db[w 4:1`hymwr !yma

4:1Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height.

vmex'w>bybi s'lAg [' Atp'f.-la,At p'F.mihM' a;B'(rf, [,qc' _Wm ~Y"h;-ta,f[; Y:w: 4:2`bybi(s'At ao bsoy"hM' a;B'(~yvi l{v.wq' w>At m'Aq)hM' a;B'(

rwzx-rwzx lglgs hytpsl hytps !m !ymab rv[ $tm amy ty db[w 4:2`rwzx-rwzx hyl @qm !yma !ytlt xvm jwxw hymwr !yma vmxw

4:2Also he made the cast metal sea, ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits and itscircumference thirty cubits.

~ypiyQim; hM'a;B'(rf, [, Atao~ybi b.As bybis' bybis'Al tx; T; ~yrIq'B.tWmd> W 4:3ÀT*q.c;mu(B.~yqI Wcy>rq' B'h;~yrI Wj ~yIn:v. bybi_s'~Y" h;-ta,

amy ty !ypqm !yma rv[ hyty !ypqm rwzx-rwzx hyl [rlm !yrwt trwcw 4:3`hytwktab !yktm yrwtd !yrds !yrt rwzx-rwzx

4:3Now figures like oxen were under it and all around it, ten cubits, entirely encircling the sea. The oxen were in tworows, cast in one piece.

hv'l{v.W hM'y"~ynI po hv'Alv.W hn"Apc'~ynI pohv' l{v.rq' B'rf" ['~ynE v.-l[;dme A[ 4:4`ht'y>B")~h, yrExoa]-lk'w>hl' [.m'_l.mi ~h,yle[] ~Y"h;w>hx' r"z>mi~ynI Pohv' l{v.W hB'g>n


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tv,l{ v. ~yTiB;qyzI x]m;hN" +v;Av)xr: P,sAK -tp;f.hfe []m;K.Atp' f.W xp;j,Ay b.['w> 4:5s `lyki(y"~ypi l'a]

jyqn atnvwvk jyql lglgs dylk dbw[k yh hytpsw akvwp hykmwsw 4:5`lysxm abjwr !ytb !ypla !yrt vbwyb !ytb !ypla tlt

4:5It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 3,000baths.

~h,b'hc' x.r"l.lwamo F.mihV' mix]w:!ymi Y"mihV' mix]!Te YIw: hr"f'[]~yrI AYKif[; Y:w: 4:6s ÀB)~ynI h]Kol;hc' x.r"l.~Y" h;w>~b' _WxydI y"hl' A[h'hfe []m;-ta,

avmxw lalcb db[d arwykd anymy !m avmx bhyw arv[ !yrwyk db[w 4:6lalcbd arwykw !whb !yxydm atl[ dbw[ ty !whb llxml alamv !m

`hyb aynhk vwdql amyw abr anhk vwdql4:6He also made ten basins in which to wash, and he set five on the right side and five on the left to rinse things for the

burnt offering; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

vmex'w>!ymi Y"mivme x' lk'yheB;(!Te YIw:~j' _P'v.miK.rf, [,bh' Z"h;tAr nOm.-ta,f[; Y:w: 4:7

s `lwamo)F.mi!m avmx alkyhb bhyw !whl ymx dk ytrv[ abhdd atrnm ty db[w 4:7

àlamv !m avmxw anymy4:7Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them and he set them in the temple, five on the

right side and five on the left.

f[;Y:w:lwamo +F.mihV' mix]w:!ymi Y"mihV' mix]lk' yheB;(xN: Y:w:hr" f'[]tAnx' l.vuf[; Y:w: 4:8`ha'(me bh'z"yqE r>z>mi

db[d arwtpl anymy !m avmx alkyhb xnaw arv[ !yrwtp db[w 4:8`ham bhd ylyyp db[w alamv !m avmxw lalcb

4:8He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made onehundred golden bowls.

hP'ci ~h,yteAtl.d:w>hr" z"[]l' tAtl'd>W hl'_AdG>h;hr" z"[]h'w>~ynI h]Koh;rc: x]f[; Y:w: 4:9`tv,xo)n>

àvxn apx !whyvdw atrdl !yvdw atbr atrdw aynhkd atrd db[w 4:94:9Then he made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with

bronze.

`hB'g>nh;@t, K,mi!t; n"~Y" h;-ta,w> 4:10

àmwrd lybqm axnydm amwdq xwrl anymy atyb rby[ !m bhy amy tyw 4:104:10He set the sea on the right side of the house toward the southeast.

~r"Wx ~r"Yx lk;y>w: s tAq+r"z>Mih;-ta,w>~y[i Y"h;-ta,w>tAr ySih;-ta,~r" Wx f[;Y:w: 4:11`~yhi(l{a/h'tybe B.hmo l{v.%l, M,l;hf' ['rv


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àydwm[ vyr l[ yd !wwtnwrq ynga !ytrt ty haskl 4:12the two pillars, the bowls and the two capitals on top of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of

the capitals which were on top of the pillars,

hk'b'F.l; ~ynIAMrI~yrI Wj ~yIn:v. tAk+b'F.h;yTe v.li tAame[B; r>a;~ynI AMrIh")-ta,w> 4:13`~ydI(WM[;h'ynE P.-l[;rv< a]tAr t'Ko)h;tAL GUyTe v.-ta, tASk;l.tx' a,h'

atgyrsl !ynwmrd !yrds !yrt atgyrs !ytrtl ham abra aynwmr tyw 4:13àydwm[ ypa l[ yd !wwtnwrq ynga !ytrt ty haskl adx

4:13and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover thetwo bowls of the capitals which were on the pillars.

`tAn*koM.h;-l[;hf' ['tAr YOKih;-ta,w>hf' _['tAn koM.h;-ta,w> 4:14àysysb l[ db[ ayrwyk tyw db[ aysysb tyw 4:14

4:14He also made the stands and he made the basins on the stands,

`wyT'(x.T;rf" ['-~ynEv.rq" B'h;-ta,w>dx' _a,~Y" h;-ta, 4:15`yhwtwxt rsyrt yrwt tyw dx amy ty 4:15

4:15and the one sea with the twelve oxen under it.

wybia'~r" Wx hf'['~h, yleK.-lK'-ta,w>tAgl' z>Mih;-ta,w>~y[i Y"h;-ta,w>tArySi h;-ta,w> 4:16`qWr)m'tv, xon>hw" +hy>tybe l.hmo l{v. %l,M,l;

hybr ~rwx db[ !whynm lk tyw atyrwnc tyw atypwrgm tyw aydwd tyw 4:16`bhcm vxn yyyd avdqm-tybl hmlv aklml

4:16The pails, the shovels, the forks and all its utensils, Huram-abi made of polished bronze for King Solomon for the

house of the LORD.

`ht'd"(rEc.!ybe W tAKsu!yBe hm' _d"a]h'ybi []B;%l, M,h;~q" c'y>!DE r>Y:h;rK: kiB. 4:17

`tdrc !ybw twks !yb atvygrg ybw[b aklm !wnkyta andrwy yrvymb 4:174:17On the plain of the Jordan the king cast them in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

p `tv,xo)N>h;lq: v.mirq: x.nh;ynE p.lijP' v.MiK;~r" []b;l. ~h,yteronEw>tAr nOM.h;-ta,w> 4:20`bj bhd yrwpk tyb ~dq ymx dk !whtwqldal !whynycwbw atrnm tyw 4:20

4:20the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed;

`bh'(z"tAl k.miaWh bh'_ z"~yIx: q;l.M,h;w>tAr NEh;w>xr: P,h;w> 4:21

`bhdd alwk rymg awh ykd bhd aytybcw aynycwbw aynvwvw 4:214:21the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;

wyt'Atl.D:tyI B;h; xt;p,W rWg=s' bh'z"tAT x.M;h;w>tAP K;h;w>tAq r"z>Mih;w>tAr M.z:m.h;(w> 4:22


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`bh'(z"lk' yhel;tyI B:h;yte l.d:w>~yvi d"Qh;vd< qol. tAYmiynIP.h;yhwvdw atyb [rtw bj bhd atytxmw aykyzbw ayqrzmw ayrmzmw 4:22

`abhd alkyhl atyb yvdw ayvdwq vdql atyywwg4:22and the snuffers, the bowls, the spoons and the firepans of pure gold; and the entrance of the house, its inner doors

for the holy of holies and the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold.

hmol{v.abe Y"w:s hw" +hy>tybe l. hmol{v.hf' ['-rv,a]hk' al'M.h;-lK'~l; v.Tiw: 5:1tyBetAr c.aoB.!t; n"~yli Keh;-lK'-ta,w>bh' Z"h;-ta,w>@s, K,h;-ta,w>wybi a'dywI D"yve d>q'-ta,

p `~yhi(l{a/h'ty hmlv ytyyaw yyyd avdqm-tybl hmlv db[d atdyb[ lk tmylvw 5:1

yrcwab bhy aynm lk tyw abhd tyw apsk tyw yhwba dwd yvdwq `yyyd avdqm-tyb

5:1Thus all the work that Solomon performed for the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in thethings that David his father had dedicated, even the silver and the gold and all the utensils, andput them in the treasuriesof the house of God.

tAba'h'yae yfin> tAJM;h;yve ar"-lK'-ta,w>lae r"f.yIynE q.zI-ta,hmo l{v.lyhe q.y: za' 5:2

`!AY*ciayhi dywI D"ry[i mehw" hy>-tyrIB.!Ar a]-ta,tAl []h;l.(~i l'_v'Wry>-la,lae r"f.yIynE b.liathba ybrbr ayjbv yvyr lk tyw larvy ybs ty hmlv vnk !kb ah 5:2

`!wyc ayh dwdd atrq !m yyyd amyyq !wra ty aqsal ~lvwryl larvy ynbl 5:2Then Solomon assembled to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers'

households of the sons of Israel, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

`y[i(biV.h;vd< xoh;aWh gx' _B,lae r"f.yIvyai -lK'%l, M,h;-la,Wl h]Q'YIw: 5:3awhd ayljmd agxb larvy vna lk hmlv aklm twl wvnktaw 5:3

`ha[ybv axryb5:3

All the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, that is in the seventh month.

`!Ar)a'h'-ta,~YI wIl.h; Waf.YIw:lae _r"f.yIynE q.zI lKoWabo Y"w: 5:4`anwra ty yawyl wljnw larvy ybs lk wtaw 5:4

5:4Then all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

Wl[/h,lh,ao +B'rv< a]vd< Qoh;yle K.-lK'-ta,w> d[eAm lh,ao-ta,w>!Ara' h'-ta,Wl []Y:w: 5:5`~YI)wIl.h;~ynI h]Koh; ~t'ao

ankvmb yd avdwq ynam lk tyw anmz !kvm tyw anwra ty wqysaw 5:5`yawylw aynhk !whty wqysa

5:5They brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the holy utensils which were in the tent; the Levitical priestsbrought them up.

!aco~yxi B.z:m.!Ar+ a'h' ynEp.liwyl' ['~ydI ['ANh;lae r"f.yItd: []-lk'w>hmo l{v.%l, M,h;w> 5:6`bro)meWn M'yIal{ w> Wrp.S'yI-al{)rv< a]rq' b'W

!ysknm anwra ~dq yhwl[ wnmdzad larvyd atvnk lkw hmlv aklmw 5:6`y[gws !m !wnmty alw amyks !whl tyld !yrwtw !a[ !yxbdw

5:6And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificingso many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

vd-la,Am Aqm.-la,hw" hy>-tyrIB.!Ara] -ta,~ynI h]Koh; WaybiY"w: 5:7

`~ybi(WrK.h;ype n>K; tx;T;-la,~yvi _d"Q.h;hyl !qtm yd yrwpk tybl hyrtal yyyd amyyq anwra ty aynhk wly[aw 5:7


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àybwrk ypdg twxtl ayvdwq vdql atyb [cmb5:7Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to

the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.

!Ara'h'-l[;~ybi WrK.h;WSk; y>w:!Ar+ a'h'~Aq m.-l[;~yIp; n"K.~yfi r>Po~ybi WrK.h;Wy h.YIw: 5:8`hl'[.m'(l.miwyD" B;-l[;w>

anwra l[ aybwrk !lljmw anwra rta l[ !whypdg !syrp aybwrk wwhw 5:8àly[lm yhwrgn l[w

5:8For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark andits poles.

War"yEal{ w>rybi D>h;ynE P.-l[; !Ara'h'-!mi~yDI B;h;yve ar" War"YEw:~yDI B;h;WkyrI a]Y:w:) 5:9`hZx: Be_z>Mil;xr" z>mi ~ydIm.[otAr NOkiw>~yli b'n>biW ~yIT;l.cim.Bi #WB~yvi B'lum.

`tAr)c.co)x]B;~yrI c.x.m; ~yrIrIc.x.m; ~yrIf.[,w>ha' mel.!whynblw !wtwdyl !myhl @sal aysyng !whlwkl ayxbvm yawylw 5:12!ymyyq !yrnkbw !ylbnb !ylclcb !yxbvm #wbd !yvwbl !yvbl !whwxalwàtrccxb !yrccxm !yrv[w ham d[ aynhk !whm[w axbdml xndmm

5:12and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kinsmen, clothed in fine linen, withcymbals, harps and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets

dx'a,-lAq [:ymiv.h;l.~yrI r]vo*m.l;w>~yrI C.x;m.l; ~yrIc.cox]M;l; dx'a,k. yhiy>w: 5:13ryVih;yle k.biW ~yIT;l.cim.biW tArc.cox]B; lAq ~yrIh'k.W hw"hyl;tAdho l.W lLeh;l.

`hw")hy>tyBe !n" ['ale m'tyI B:h;w>AD= s.x;~l' A[l.yKi bAj yKi hw" hyl;lLe h;b.Wyxwbvl dx lq a[mval ayxbvmlw ayrcxml !ynwwkm adxk !wwhw 5:13

armz ynyzbw !ylclcbw atrccxb alq twmrabw yyyd amvl yywdwalw!n[ ylmta avdqm-tybw hybwj ~l[l ~wra bj ~wra yyy ~dq axbvwtbw


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`yyyd avdqm-tybb atjma5:13in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to

glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music,and when they praised the LORD saying,"He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting," then the house, the

house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,

tyBe-ta,hw" hy>-dAbk.ale m'-yKi(!n" +['h,ynE P.mitrE v'l.dAm []l;~ynI h]Koh;Wl k.y"-al{w> 5:14

p `~yhi(l{a/h'arqy ylmta ~wra arqy !n[ ~dq-!m avmvl ~qml aynhk wlyky alw 5:14`yyyd avdqm-tyb ty yyyd

5:14so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house ofGod.

`lp,(r"[]B'!AK v.lirm; a'hw" hy>hmo +l{v.rm: a'za' 6:1~lvwryd atrqb hytnkv harval y[rta yyy hmlv rma !kb ah 6:1

`ywmdq vbyk atjma !n[w hyrmym ~wvl ytynb yd avdqm-tybb6:1Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

`~ymi(l'A[ ^T.b.vil. !Akm'W %l"+lbu z>-tybeyti ynIB'ynI a]w:) 6:2lbq lk !wwkmw $tnkv tybl !qtm rta $mdq avdqm-tyb ytynb anaw 6:2

`!yml[l aymvbd $btwm tyb ysrwk6:2"I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."

`dme(A[ laer"f.yIlh; q.-lk'w>lae _r"f.yIlh; q.-lK'tae %r< b'y>w:wyn" P'-ta,%l, M,h;bSe Y:w: 6:3larvyd alhq lkw larvyd alhq lk ty $yrbw ywpa ty aklm rzxaw 6:3

`!ymyyq6:3Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

wyd"y"b.W ybi_a'dywI D"tae wypi B.rB< DIrv, a]lae r"f.yIyhe l{a/hw" hy>%Wr B'rm, aYOw: 6:4`rmo*aleaLe mi

aba dwd ~[ hyrmymb rzg yd larvyd ahla yyyd amv $yrb rmaw 6:4`rmyml ~yyq hytw[rbw

6:4He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled itwith His hands, saying,

lKomiry[i b.yTi (r>x:b'-al{~yIr: c.mi #rw: 6:7`larvyd ahla yyyd amvl atyb ynbml aba dwdd ablb hwhw 6:7

6:7"Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.


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ymi_v.lityI B:tAn b.li^ b.b'l.-~[ihy" h'rv< a] ![;y:ybi a' dywID"-la,hw" hy>rm, aYOw: 6:8`^b-ta,hw" hy> ~q,Y"w: 6:10`lae(r"f.yIyhe l{a/hw" hy>~ve l.tyI B;h;hn< b.a,w"hw" hy>rB< DIrv, a]K;lae r"f.yI

tybytyw aba dwdd hyrtab tymqw lylmd hymgtp ty yyy ~yyqw ~yqaw 6:10

~wvl avdqm-tyb ytynbw yyy lylmd hmkyh larvyd atwklm ysrwk l[ `larvyd ahla yyyd armym6:10"Now the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in the place of my father David and sit on

the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

`lae(r"f.yI ynEB.-~[itr: K' rvB:DI-rv,a]tae ybi a'dywI D"^D> b.[;l.T'r> m;v'rv< a] 6:15`hZ


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`!ydh amwy !mzk yh atmyyq $tw[rbw6:15who has kept with Your servant David, my father, that which You have promised him; indeed You have spoken

with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day.

AL T'r>B:DIrv, a] taeybi a'dywI d"^D> b.[;l.rmo v. laer"f.yIyhe l{a/hw" hy>hT' [;w> 6:16^yn!me a'yE)lae _r"f.yIyhe l{a/hw" hy>hT' [;w> 6:17$db[l atlylmd $yymgtp !wdk !myyqty larvyd ahla yyy !wdkw 6:17

`dwdl

6:17"Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, let Your word be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant

David.

~yIm;V'h;yme v.W ~yIm;v'hNE hi #rb.[;rv< a]hL' piT.h;-la,w>

atwlcw atw[b albql yhla yyy hytw[blw $db[d atwlcl ynpttw 6:19`$mdq ylcm $db[d

6:19"Yet have regard to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to listen to the cry and tothe prayer which Your servant prays before You;

T'r>m;a'rv< a]~Aq M'h;-la,hl' y>l;w"~m' Ay hZT" [.m;v'w>~yI m;V'h;-!mi^T. b.vi~Aq M.mi[m; v.TihT' a;w>

taw !ydh arta ypal !wlcy yd larvy $m[w $db[d atw[b lbqtw 6:21`!whybwxl qybtvtw !whtwlc lbqtw aymv !m $tnkv tyb rtam lbqt6:21"Listen to the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place; hear from

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^x]B;z>mI) ynEp.lihl' a' ab'W At+l{a]h;(l.hl' a'Ab -av'n")w>Wh[e rEl.vyai aj' x/yt' yfi['w> ~yIm;V'h;-!mi[m; v.TihT' a;w> 6:23s `At)q'd>ciK.Al tt, l' qyDIc;qyDI c.h;l.W Av+aroB.AK r>D:

almwg abtal $db[ ty !ydtw !whnd dyb[tw aymv !m lbqt taw 6:23`hytwkzk yh hyl !tml hakz hakzlw hyvyrb hyxrwa !tml abyyxl

6:23then hear from heaven and act and judge Your servants, punishing the wicked by bringing his way on his own head

and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.

^m,v.-ta,Wd Ahw>Wbv' w>%l" +-Waj.x,y) 6:24

`hZ~yI m:V'h; rcE['heB. 6:26`~nE)[]t;yKi !Wb Wvy> ~t'aJ'x;me^m, v.-ta,Wd Ahw>

ypal !wlcyw $mdq !wbwxy ~wra arjm atxalm aymv !yylktm dk 6:26`!whtwlc lbqt ~wra !wbwty !whybwxmw $mv ty !wdwyw !ydh arta

6:26"When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward thisplace and confess Your name, and turn from their sin when You afflict them;

~rEAt yKilae r"f.yI ^M.[;w>^ydHb' _-Wkl.yE) rvAa Al-rc;y")yKi yabwg anqryw anpdwv yhy dk antwm a[rab yhy dk anpk !clwa 6:28

vtkm lk !whywrq [rab !whybbd yl[b !whl !wqy[y ~wra yhy dk ajwmvw


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`[rm lkw6:28"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if

their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is,

rvyE

yd larvy $m[ lkm vna lk ~wpb yht yd atw[b lkw atwlc lk 6:29`!ydh atyb ypal wlcb ywdy vwrpyw hybykw hyvtkm vna !w[dny

6:29whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing his own afflictionand his own pain, and spreading his hands toward this house,

wyk'r"D>-lk'K.vyai l'hT' t;n"w>T' x.l;s'w>^T, b.vi!Ak m.~yIm; V'h;-!mi[m; v.TihT' a;w> 6:30`~d"(a'h'ynE B.bb; l.-ta,T' [.d:y"^ D>b;l.hT' a; yKiAb+ b'l.-ta,[d: Terv< a]

lkl !ttw !whybwxl qwbvtw $tnkv tyb rtam aymv !m lbqt taw 6:30$nm-rb tylw awh ta ~wra hybl $mdq ~srpy yd hytxrwa lkk yh rbg

`avn ynbd aybbl !yylg $mdq dwxlw6:30

then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and render to each according to all his ways, whose heartYou know for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men,

hm'_d"a]h'ynE P.-l[;~yYI x;~he -rv,a]~ymi Y"h;-lK'^yk, r"d>Bi tk,l,l'^Wa r"yyI) ![;m;l. 6:31s `Wnyte(boa]l;hT' t;n"rv 6:32

`hZWab' W hy"+WjN>h;^ []Ar)z>W*hq' z"x]h;^ d>y"w>lAdG" h;^ m.vilwjm aqyxr [ram ytyyw awh larvy $m[m al yd !ymm[ rb !m @waw 6:32`!ydh atyb ypal !wlcyw !wtyyw ~mrm $[rdaw apyqt $dyaw abr $mv

6:32"Also concerning the foreigner who is not from Your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for Your

great name's sake and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray toward this house,

^yl,aear" q.yI-rv,a]lko K.t' yfi['w>^T, b.vi!AkM. mi~yI m;V'h;-!mi[m; v.TihT' a;w> 6:33laer"f.yI^ M.[;K.^t. ao) ha'r>yIl.W ^m,v.-ta,#r< a'h'yMe [;-lk' W[d>yE![; m;l. yrI+k.N"h;

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`~j'(P'v.mit' yfi['w> ~t'_N"xiT.-ta,w>~t' L'piT.-ta,~yI m;V'h;-!miT' [.m;v'w> 6:35`!whnblw[ [rpttw !whtw[b tyw !whtwlc ty aymv !m lbqtw 6:35

6:35then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

byE+Aa ynEp.li~T' t;n>W ~b'T' p.n:a'w>aj' x/y#r< a,-la,~h, ybeAv ~Wbv'w>!whb $zgwr lwxyyw yjx al yd vn-rb tyl ~wra $mdq !wbwxy dk 6:36wa aqyxr a[ral !wnlgyw !whybv !wnwbvyw !whybbd yl[b ~dq !wnrsmtw

`abyrq6:36"When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and deliver them

to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far off or near,

~y"b.vi #rx;t.hi(w>Wbv' w>~v' _-WBv.nI rv 6:38ytiynIB'-rv,a]tyI B:l;w>T' r>x;B'rv< a]ry[i h'w>~t' Aba]l;hT' t;n"rv< a]~c' r>a;%r< D~t' L'piT.-ta,^ T.b.vi!Ak M.mi~yI m;V'h;-!miT'[.m; v'w> 6:39`%l")-Waj.x'(rv< a] M. [;l.T' x.l;s'w> ~j'_P'v.mi

[rpttw !whtw[b tyw !whtwlc ty $tnkv tyb rwdm aymv !m lbqtw 6:39`$mdq wbxd $m[l qwbvtw !whnblw[

6:39then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and supplications, and maintain their cause andforgive Your people who have sinned against You.

s `hZtAx tuP.^ynhm' Wq hT'[;w> 6:41`bAJ)b;Wx m.f.yI yd


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`$db[ dwd ydsxl rkda wnqyr $xyvm ypa bytt al ~yhla yyy 6:426:42"O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness to Your servant

David."

~yxi_b'Z>h;w>hl' [oh'lk; aTow:~yI m;V'h;me(hd" r.y")vae h'w>lLe P;t.hil.hmo l{v.tAL k;k.W 7:1`tyIB")h;-ta,ale m'hw" hy>dAb k.W

ywl[ aymv !m tbbrtvaw ttxn atvaw halclm hmlv qsp dkw 7:1`atyb ty ylmta yyyd atnkv rqyaw ayvdwq tsknw atl[ trmgw axbdm

7:1Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and thesacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the house.

`hw")hy>tyBe -ta,hw" hy>-dAbk.ale m'-yKi(hw" +hy> tyBe-la,aAb l'~ynI h]Koh;Wlk. y") al{w> 7:2atnkv rqya ylmta ~wra yyyd avdqm-tybl l[yml aynhk wlyky alw 7:2

`yyyd avdqm-tyb ty yyyd7:2The priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD'S house.

~yIP;a; W[r>k.YIw:tyI B"+h;-l[;hw" hy>dAb k.W vaeh'td< rWwx] T;v.YI)w:hp' c.rI)h'-l[;hc'r> a:

rqyaw atyb l[ atva tbbrtvaw ttxn dk !yymx larvy ynb lkw 7:3!dgsw adbwr l[ a[ra l[ !whypa l[ wnxgw atyb l[ arv yyyd atnkv

`hybwj ~l[l ~wra bj ~wra yyy ~dq !dwmw7:3All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the LORD upon the house, bowed down on the

pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the LORD, saying, "Truly He is good,truly His lovingkindness is everlasting."

s `hw")hy>ynE p.lixb; z@l, a,~yI n:v.W ~yrIf.[,rq' B'h;xb; zYIw: 7:5`~['(h'-lk'w>%l, M,h;~yhi l{a/h' tyBe-ta,Wkn> x.Y:w:)@l, a'_~yrI f.[,w>

ham !a[w !ypla !yrtw !yrv[ !yrwt axbd ty hmlv aklm xbdw 7:5`am[ lkw aklm yyyd avdqm-tyb ty wkynxw !ypla ~yrv[w

7:5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated thehouse of God.

dywID"hf' ['rv, a]hw" hy>ryvi -ylek.Bi~YI wIl.h;w>~ydI m.[o~t' Arm.v.mi-l[;~ynI h]Koh;w> 7:6

~ynIh]Koh;w> ~d"_y"B.dywI D"lLe h;B.AD s.x;~l' A[l.-yKi( hw"hyl;tAd hol.%l, M,h;s `~ydI(m.[olae r"f.yI-lk'w>~D" g>nh;xB; z>mi-yKi(~ymi _l'V.h;ybe l.x,tae w>

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db[ ~wra yyyd avdqm-tyb ~dq yd atrd tw[ycm ty hmlv vydqw 7:7db[ yd avxnd axbdmd lwjm ayvdwq tskn ybrt tyw atwwl[ ty !mt

àybrt tyw atxnm tyw atl[ ty arbwsl lyky alw qyxd hmlv 7:7Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that wasbefore the house of the LORD, for there he offered the

burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to

contain the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat.

lAdG"lh' q'AM [ilae r"f.yI-lk'w>~ymi y"t[; b.vi ayhih;t[e B'gx' h,-ta,hmo l{v.f[;Y: w: 7:8`~yIr")c.milx; n:-d[;tm' x]aAb L.midao +m.

yt[bv db[d rtb-!m !ymwy yt[bv ayhh and[b agx ty hmlv db[w 7:8anl[m !m adxl abr alhq hym[ larvy !whlkw atyb tkwnxd !ymwy

`~yrcmd swlyn d[ hykwyjnad7:8So Solomon observed the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly who came

from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

t[;b.vigx' h,w>~ymi y"t[; b.viWf[' x:Be z>Mih;tK; nUx]yKi tr< c'_[]ynI ymiV.h;~AY B;Wf []Y:w: 7:9

`~ymi(y"

yt[bv wdb[ axbdm tkwnx ~wra yyy ~dq vynk hanymt amwyb wdb[w 7:9`!ymwy yt[bv ayljmd agxw !ymwy

7:9On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feastseven days.

~yximef.~h, _yleha'l.~[' h'-ta,xL; viy[i ybiV.h;vd< xol;hv' l{v.W ~yrIf.[,~Ay b.W 7:10ÀM*[;lae r"f.yIl.W hmol{v.liw>dywI d"l.hw" hy>hf' ['rv, a]hb' AJh;-l[;ble ybeAj w>

wlzaw !whynkvml am[ ty rjp ha[ybv axryl atltw !yrv[ ~wybw 7:10!xtptad hydb[ dwdl yyy db[d atbj lk l[ abl yrypvw !dx !whywrql

trvw hytwlc yyy lybqd hyrb hmlvlw hytwkz lwjm avdqm-tyb y[rt !whynbrq aw[rb !lbqtad hym[ larvylw avdqm-tybb yyyd atnkv

`!whyskn trmgw axbdm l[ tbbrtvaw aymv !m atva ttxnw7:10Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy of heart

because of the goodness that the LORD had shown to David and to Solomon and to His people Israel.

hmol{v. ble-l[;aB' h;-lK'tae w>%l, M,_h;tyBe -ta,w>hw" hy>tyBe -ta,hmo l{v.lk; y>w: 7:11p `x:yli(c.hiAtybe b.W hw"hy>-tybeB. tAf[]l;

hm lk ty lsxw atwklm tyb tyw yyyd avdqm-tyb ty hmlv qspw 7:11

`xlcaw db[ hytybbw yyyd avdqm-tybb db[ml hmlvd abl l[ qylsyd

7:11Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's palace, and successfully completed all that he had

planned on doing in the house of the LORD and in his palace.

yTir>x;b'W ^t,L'piT.-ta,yTi [.m;v'Al rm, aYOw:hl' y>L"+B;hmo l{v.-la,hw" hy>ar" YEw: 7:12`xb;z")tybe l.yli hZ< h; ~AqM'B;

$twlc ty ymdq a[ymv hyl rmaw aylylb hmlvl yyyd armym ylgtaw 7:12àynbrwq xbd tybl yl ywhml !ydh artab yty[rtaw

7:12Then the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, "I have heard your prayer and have chosen thisplace for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

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`ym[d !whybwx l[ atwm $alm yrga dkw a[ra yryp7:13"If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send

pestilence among My people,

~h,yker>D:miWbvu y"w>yn: p'Wv q.b;ywI)Wll. P;(t.yI)w>~h, yle[]ymi v.-ar"q.nI)rvK'yIw> 7:14`~c'(r>a;-ta,aP' r>a,w>~t' aJ'x;l.xl; s.a,w>~yI m;V'h;-!mi[m; v.a,ynIa] w:~y[i_ r"h'

!w[byw !wlcyw abwtt !wdb[yw !whyl[ ymv yrqtad ym[ !y[nktmw 7:14yrvaw !whtbwtt aymv !m lbqa anaw ayvyb !whtxrwa !m !wbwtyw ymdq-!m

`!wh[ral atwsa ly[aw !whybwxl qwbvaw7:14and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their

wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

`hZtAx tup.Wy h.yIyn: y[ehT' [; 7:15!yylcmd atwlc albql yndwa ylcad yrmym ~dq-!m aw[r ahy !wdk 7:15

`!ydh arta ypnab ym[7:15"Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

Wyh'w>~l' _A[-d[;~v' ymi v.-tAyh.lihZ< h;tyI B:h;-ta,yTi v.D:q.hiw>yTi r>x:B'hT' [;w> 7:16`~ymi(Y"h;-lK'~v' yBi liw>yn: y[e

!mt ytnkv harval !ydh atyb ty tyvydqw yrmymb yty[rta !wdkw 7:16`aymwy lk !mt abjwal ytw[r ahyw ~l[ d[

7:16"For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart

will be there perpetually.

^yti_yWIcirv^ybi a'dywI D"%l; h'rv< a]K;yn: p'l.%lE Te-~aihT' a;w> 7:17`rAm*v.Tiyj; P'v.miW yQ:xuw>

$wba dwd $ylhd hmkyh ymdq !nqtd !xrwab $htw ymdq xlpt taw 7:17`rjt yynydw yymyyqw $tdqpd hmkyh db[mlw7:17"As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded

you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,

trEK'yI-al{)rmo ale^ybi a'dywI d"l.yTi r:K'rv< a]K;^t< +Wkl.m;aSe Kitae yti AmyqIh]w: 7:18`lae(r"f.yIB.lve Am vyai^l.

$l qwspy al rmyml $wba dwd ~[ tyrzg yd $twklm ysrwk ty ~yqaw 7:18`larvy l[ jylvw ytwklm ysrwk l[ byty rbg

7:18then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, 'You shall not lack a man tobe ruler in Israel.'

~T,k.l;h]w:~k, _ynEp.liyTi t;n"rv< a]yt; wOc.miW yt;AQxu~T,b. z:[]w:~T, a;!Wb WvT.-~aiw> 7:19`~h,(l'~t, ywIx]T;v.hiw>~yrI xea]~yhi l{a/~T, d>b;[]w:

!wkhtw !wkymdq tybhy yd yynydw ymyyq !wqbvtw !wta !ybyyt !yaw 7:19`!whl !wdgstw !yyrkwn !ymm[ tww[jl !wxlptw

7:19"But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go andserve other gods and worship them,

yTiv.D:q.hi rva;l[; me~yTi v.t;n>W 7:20

`~yMi([;h'-lk'B.hn" ynIv.liw>lv' m'l.WNn< T.a,w> yn"+P'l[; me%yli v.a;ymi v.lityvydqd !ydh atyb tyw !whl tybhy yd y[ra ywl[m !wnlyjljyaw 7:20`aymm[ lkb y[wvlw !yltml hynntaw ymdq-!m qyxra ytnkv hyb harval

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I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

hw"hy>hf' ['hM, B;rm; a'w>~Vo +yIwyl' ['rbE [o-lk'l.!Ay l.[,hy" h'rv< a]hZ< h;tyI B:h;w> 7:21`hZtaZO h;#r< a'l'hk' K'

rmyyw ylky ywl[ rb[yyd !m lk bwrx ahy hal[ hwhd !ydh atybw 7:21`!ydh atybdw adh a[ral !ydkyh yyy db[ hm lwjm

7:21"As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, 'Why has the LORDdone thus to this land and to this house?'

#r 7:22~h,yle[]aybi he !Ke-l[;~Wd+ b.[;Y:)w:~h, l'Ww x]T;v.YIw:~yrI xea]~yhi l{aBeWqyzI x]Y:w:)~yI r:c.mi

p `taZO*h;h[' r"h'-lK' tae!wnqypad !whthbad ahla yyyd anxlwp ty wqbvd llgb-!m !wrmyyw 7:22

hnkyh lwjm !wnwxlpw !whl wdygsw aymm[ tww[jb wpyqtaw ~yrcmd a[ramàdh atvyb lk ty !whyl[ ytya

7:22"And they will say, 'Because they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of

Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity onthem.'"

Àt*yBe-ta,w>hw" hy>tyBe -ta,hmo l{v.hn" B'rv, a]hn" v'~yrI f.[,#QE mi yhiy>w: 8:1`hytyb tyw yyyd avdqm-tyb ty hmlv anb yd !ynv !yrv[ @wsm hwhw 8:1

8:1Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his ownhouse

ynEB.-ta,~v' bv, AYw:~t' _aohmo l{v.hn" B'hmo l{v.li ~r"Wx !t:n"rv, a]~yrI ['h,w> 8:2`lae(r"f.yI

`larvy ynb ty !mt bytwaw !whty hmlv anb hmlvl ~rwx bhyd aywrqw 8:28:2that he built the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the sons of Israel there.

`h'yl,(['qz: x/YrB" +d>MiB;rmo d>T;-ta,!b, YIw: 8:4`tmxb anb yd arcwa-tyb ywrq lk tyw arbdmb rwmdt ty anbw 8:4

8:4He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities which he had built in Hamath.

tAmAx rAcm'yrE ['!AT+ x.T;h;!Ar Ax tyBe-ta,w>!Ayl.[, h'( !ArAx tyBe-ta, !b,YIw: 8:5`x:yrI)b.W ~yIt:l'D>!rwv !pqm !kyrk !ywrq a[ra !wrwx-tyb tyw hal[ !wrwx-tyb ty anbw 8:5

`!yrb[w !yvd8:5He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;

bk,rtl' []B;-ta,(w> 8:6!Anb'L.b;W ~ il;v'Wr)yBitAn b.liqv; x'rv< a]hmo l{v.qv, xe-lK'tae w>~yvi _r"P'h;yrE ['tae w>

ÀT*l.v;m.m,#r< a,lko b.W

ywrq lk tyw hmlvl wwh yd arcwa-tyb ywrq lk tyw hl[b tyw 8:6db[ml abc yd hmlvd hybl tw[r lk tyw hyvrp ywrq tyw hyktra `hynjlwv [ra lkbw !nblbw ~lvwryb ynbmlw

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and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

al{rv< a] ysiWby>h;w>yWI xih;w> yZIrIP.h;w>yrI moa/h'w>yTi xih;-!mirt' ANh;~[' h'-lK' 8:7`hM'he( laer"f.YImi

al yd yaswbyw yawxw yazrpw yarwmaw yatx !m ryytvad am[ lk 8:7`!wna larvym

8:7All of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who werenot of Israel,

~le[]Y:w:lae _r"f.yIynE B.~WL ki-al{)rv< a]#r< a'B'~h, yrEx]a;Wr t.An rv,a]~h, ynEB.-!mi 8:8`hZa;hM' he-yKiAT+ k.al;m.li~ydI b'[]l;hmo l{v.!t: n"-al{rv, a] laer"f.yIynE B.-!miW 8:9p `wyv'(r"p'W ABk.rIyrE f'w>wyv' yliv'yrE f'w>hm'x' l.mi

!wna ~wra hytdyb[l !yxlp ywhml hmlv bhy al yd larvy ynb !mw 8:9`yhwvrpw hyktra ynbrw ywrbg ynbrw abrq yxygm yrbg

8:9But Solomon did not make slaves for his work from the sons of Israel; they were men of war, his chief captains andcommanders of his chariots and his horsemen.

~ydIroh'~yI t"+am'W ~yVimix]hmo l{v.%l, M,l;-rv,a]~ybi C'NIh; ~ybiyciN>h; yrEf'hL, aew> 8:10`~['(B'

!yvbkm yd !yvmxw !tam hmlv aklml yd hyygyjrjsa ynbr !ylaw 8:10

`am[b8:10These were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty who ruled over the people.

rm;a'yKi Hl'_ -hn"B")rv< a]tyI B:l;dywI D"ry[i mehmol{v. hl' [/h,h[o r>P;-tB;-ta,w> 8:11~h,ylea]ha' B'(-rv,a]hM' hevd< qo-yKilae r"f.yI-%l,m,( dywID"tybeB. yli hV' aibve te-al{

p `hw")hy>!Ara] anb yd !yryjlpl dwdd atrqm hmlv qysa h[rpd hytrb hytb tyw 8:11

larvyd aklm dwd tybb atta yl jwlvtd rvpa al rma ~wra hl !whtwwl l[d rtb-!m atta !mt byttd rvk alw !wna avdwq ~wra

`yyyd anwra8:11Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for hesaid, "My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of the

LORD has entered."

`~l'(Wah'ynE p.lihn" B'rv< a]hw" hy>xB; z>mil[; hw"+hyl;tAl [ohmo l{v.hl' [/h,za' 8:12~dq anb yd yyyd axbdm l[ yyy ~dq !wwl[ hmlv qysy !ykb ah 8:12

`hnmlwa8:12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch;

tAd[]AMl;w>~yvi d"xl,w>tAtB'V; l;hv, mo tw:c.miK.tAl[] h;l.~Ay B.~Ay -rb;d>biW 8:13

`tAK)Suh;gx; b.W tA[buV'h;gx; b.W tACM;h;gx; B.hn" +V'B;~ymi ['P.vAlv' aypswmw hvmd atdqptk yh arydt !brq aqsal hymwyb amwy tsmbw 8:13

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`ayljmd agxbw ay[wbvd8:13and did so according to the daily rule, offering them up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths,

the new moons and the three annual feasts-- the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths.

~YIwIl.h;w>~t' d"bo[]-l[;~ynI h]Koh;tAq l.x.m;-ta,wybi a'-dywID")jP; v.miK.dme []Y:w: 8:14~yrI[]AVh;w>Am AyB. ~Ay-rb;d>li~ynI h]Ko)h;dg< n-tyBeds; Wm ~AYh;-d[;hmo l{v.tk, al,m.-lK'!Ko Tiw: 8:16s `hw")hy>

amwy d[ yyyd avdqm-tyb dsyytad amwy !m hmlv tdyb[ lk tnqtaw 8:16`yyyd avdqm-tyb ~ylvw ycytvad

8:16Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until itwas finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

`~Ad)a/#r< a,B.~Y" h;tp; f.-l[;tAl yae-la,w>rb, GAy~ydI b'[]w:tAYnI a tAYnIAa wyd"b'[]-dy:B.~r" Wx Al-xl;(v.YI)w: 8:18WaybiY"w:bh' _z"rK: Ki~yVi mix]w:tAa me-[B;r>a;~V' miWx q.YIw:hr" ypiAa hmol{v.ydE b.[;-~[i

p `hmo)l{v.%l, M,h;-la,~[ wtaw amyb !ymykx !ydb[w aypla ywdb[d adyb ~rwx hyl rdvw 8:18

abhdd !yrnyjnq !yvmxw ham [bra !mtm wbysnw rypwal hmlv ydb[`hmlv aklm twl waytyyaw8:18And Huram by his servants sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon's servants

to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought them to King Solomon.

tAdyxib.hmo l{v.-ta, tASn:l.aAb T'w:hmo l{v.[m;ve -ta,h['m. v'(ab' v.-tK;l.m;(W 9:1hr"_q'y>!b, a,w>bro l'bh' z"w> ~ymif'B.~yai f.nO~yLi m;g>W daom.dbe K'lyI x:B.~i l;v'Wr)yBi

`Hb'(b'l.-~[i hy"h'rv< a]-lK'tae AM [irBE d:T.w:hmo l{v.-la, aAbT'w:!wwltwmb hmlv ty hasnl ttaw hmlv [mv ty t[mv dgrmz tklmw 9:1

ygwsl abhdw !ymswb !ny[j !yngwhw adxl @yqt lyxb ~lvwryb !ydwxd`hbl ~[ hwhd hm lk ty hym[ tlylmw hmlv twl ttaw !ryxb !yylgrmw

9:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult

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dyGIhi al{rv< a]hmo l{V.mirb' D"~l; [.nh' yr-l[;yci _r>a;B. yTi[.m;v'rv< a]rb' D"h;tm, a/ %l,M,h;-la,rm, aTow: 9:5`^t

lwjmw $yyrybd lwjm y[rab ty[mv yd amgtp ajvwq aklml trmaw 9:5`$tmkx

9:5Then she said to the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

yli-dG:hual{ hNE hiw>yn: y[e hn"ya,r>Tiw:yti aB'-rv,a]d[; ~h, yrEb.dIl.yTi n>m:a/h,-al{)w> 9:6`yTi[.m'(v'rv< a]h[' WmV.h;-l[;T' p.s;y"^t< +m'k.x'tyBi r>m; ycix]

yl hwxta al ahw ynyy[ hamxw ytytad d[ !whymgtpl tynmyh alw 9:6`ty[mv yd at[wmv l[ atpyswa $tmkxd a[gws !m twglp

9:6"Nevertheless I did not believe their reports until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half of the

greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You surpass the report that I heard.

~y[im.vow>dymi T'^yn< p'l.~ydI m.[oh'hL, ae_^yd< b'[]yrE v.a;w>^yv, n"a] yrEv.a; 9:7`^t!b, a,w>dao m. brol' ~ymif'b.W bh'z"rK: Ki~yrI f.[,w>ha' me%l, M,l;!Te Tiw: 9:9


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`hmo)l{v.%l, M,l;ab' v.-tK;l.m;(hn" t.n"-rv,a]aWh h;~f, BoK;hy" h'adxl ygwsl amswbw bhdd !yryjnq !yrv[w ham aklml tbhyw 9:9

aklml dgrmz tklm tbhy yd awhh amswbk yh hwh alw !ryxb !yylgrmw`hmlv

9:9Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and preciousstones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Waybiherypi _Aamebh' z"Waybi he-rv,a]hmo l{v.ydE b.[;w> ~r"Wx ~r"yxi ydEb.[;-~g:w> 9:10`hr"(q'y>!b, a,w> ~yMiWGl.a;yce []

aysyq wytyya rypwam abhd waytyyad hmlv ydb[w ~ryx ydb[ @waw 9:10`!ryxb atylygrmw aygwmla

9:10The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and

precious stones.

tArNOkiw>%l, M,h;tybe l.W hw"hy>-tybel.tAL sim.~yMi WGl.a;h'(yce []-ta,%l, M,h; f[;Y:w: 9:11`hd"(Why> #rnI-al{w>~yrI +V'l;~yli b'n>W

yyyd avdqm-tybl dy[sl hyyvbyk aygwmla ysyq !m aklm db[w 9:11!wmxta alw !whb !yxbvmd ywl ynbl aylbnw ayrnkw aklm tyblw

`hdwhy tybd a[rab and tmdq !m !whtmkyd9:11From the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the LORD and for the king's palace, and lyres and harps

for the singers; and none like that was seen before in the land of Judah.

db;L.mihl' a'v'rv< a]Hc' p.x,-lK'-ta,ab' v.-tK;l.m;(l. !t:n"hmo l{v.%l, M,h;w> 9:12p `h'yda;l. %l,Tew:%po h]T;w:)%l, M,_h;-la, ha'ybihe-rv,a]

rb hynm t[b yd htw[r lk ty dgrmz tklml bhy hmlv aklmw 9:12h[ral tlzaw taynptaw aklm twl taytyyad hm ypwlx hl bhy yd hmm

`ahdb[w ayh9:12King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested besides a return for what she had

brought to the king. Then she turned and went to her own land with her servants.

vvew"~yVi viw>tAa mevve tx' _a, hn"v'B.hmo l{v.liaB' -rv,a]bh' Z"h;lq: v.miyhi y>w: 9:13`bh'(z" yrEK.Ki

!ytyvw ham tyv adx atvb hmlvl yta hwhd abhdd alqtm hwhw 9:13`abhdd !yryjnq tyvw

9:13Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

#ra;medb; l. 9:14`hmo)l{v.li @s,k,w"bh' z"~yai ybim.

ynwjlvw atwwkmws yklm lkw !ylbwmd ayrgt trwxsw aynmwa rgam rb 9:14`hmlvl apskw abhd agrk !ylbwmd a[ra

9:14besides that which the traders and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the countrybrought gold and silver to Solomon.

hl,[]y:jWx v'bh' z" tAamevve jWx+ v' bh'z"hN" ci~yI t:am' hmol{v.%l, M,h;f[; Y:w: 9:15`tx'(a,h'hN" Cih;-l[;

ajwxk yh hyty !ylz[d anyns abhdd !ylwg[ !tam hmlv aklm db[w 9:15

`dx alyg[ l[ qyls abhdd !y[ls ham tyv

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tx' _a,h'!gE M'h;-l[;hl, []y:bh' z"tAame vl{ v.jWxv' bh' z"~yNI gIm")tAame -vl{v.W 9:16p `!An*b'L.h;r[; y:tybe B.%l, M,h;~nE T.YIw:

ham tlt ajwxk yh hyty !ylz[d anyns abhdd !ysyrt ham tltw 9:16`ayklm trwqm tybb aklm !wnynmw dx asrt l[ qyls abhdd !y[ls

9:16He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them inthe house of the forest of Lebanon.

`rAh*j' bh'z"WhPe c;y>w: lAd+G"!vE -aSeKi%l, M,h;f[; Y:w: 9:17`ykd bhd yhpxw abr lypd !vd aysrwk aklm db[w 9:17

9:17Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

hZaSe Kil; tAl[]m;vve w> 9:18`tAd)Y"h;lc, ae~ydI m.[otAyr" a] ~yIn:v.W tb,V'_h;~Aq m.-l[;

hyb !yqbdm asrwk ylglgs abhdb vbykw aysrwkl !yyqwsm htvaw 9:18lbq-lk !ymyyq !wwyra !yrtw abtwm tyb rta l[ akmw akm tydvaw

`atydva9:18There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat,

and two lions standing beside the arms.

!kEhf' []n:-al{hZ< +miW hZbh' z"hmo l{v. %l,M,h;hqe v.m;yle K. lkow> 9:20`hm'Wa)m.lihmo l{v.yme yBibv' x.n


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~ymif'b.W qv,nEtAml' f.W bh'z" ylek.W @s,k,yle K.At x'n>mivyai ~yai ybim.~he w> 9:24p `hn")v'B.hn" v'-rb;D>~ydI _r"p.W ~ysiWs

!ysydlwpw abhd ynamw amys ynam hynwrwd rbg hmlvl !ytyym !wnyhw 9:24`anvb anv tryzg !yndwkw !wwsws !ymswbw abrq ynyz #wbd

9:24They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules, so muchyear by year.

@l,a,rf" ['-~ynEv.W tAbK'r>m;W ~ysiWs tAyr>aU)~ypi l'a] t[;B;r>a; hmol{v.liyhi y>w: 9:25`~ il'(v'WryBi%l, M,h;-~[iw>bk, r d[;w>~yTi v.liP.#r< a,-d[;w> rh'N"h;-!mi~yki _l'M.h;-lk'B.lve Am yhiy>w: 9:26

~wxt d[w yatvlpd a[ra d[w trp !m ayklm !whlkb jylv hwhw 9:26

`~yrcm

9:26He was the ruler over all the kings from the Euphrates River even to the land of the Philistines, and as far as theborder of Egypt.

~ymiq.ViK;!t: n"~yzI r"a]h'tae w>~ynI +b'a]K'~i l;v'WryBi@s, K,h;-ta,%l, M,h;!Te YIw: 9:27`bro)l'hl' peV.B;-rv,a]

bhy ayzra tyw aynbak yh lylz ~lvwryb amys ty aklm bhyw 9:27`ygwsl atlpvb yd aymqvk yh atwlyzb

9:27The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that arein the lowland.

`tAc)r"a]h'-lK'miW hmol{v.li ~yIr:c.Mimi~ysi Ws ~yaiyciAmW 9:28`ata[ra !whlk !mw hmlvl ~yrcmm !wwsws !yqpmw 9:28

9:28And they were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all countries.

!t"n"yrE b.DI-l[;~ybi WtK.~he -al{h]~ynI+ Arx]a]h'w>~ynI voarIh'hmo l{v.yrE b.DIra'v. W 9:29~['b.r"y"-l[;hz< xoh;AD [.y%l{ m.YIw:wybi_ a'dywI D"ry[i B.WhrU B.q.YIw:)wyt' boa]-~[ihmo l{v.bK; v.YIw: 9:31

p `wyT'(x.T;~[bxr $ylmw ywba dwdd atrqb hyty wrbqw ywthba ~[ hmlv bykvw 9:31`ywrtab hyrb

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his place.

Àt*ao%yli m.h;l.lae r"f.yI-lk'WaB' ~k, v.yKi hm' k,_v.~[' b.x;r>%l, YEw: 10:1`hyty aklmal larvy lk wta ~kvb ~wra ~kvl ~[bxr lzaw 10:1

10:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

%l,M,_h;hmo l{v.ynE P.mixr: B'rv< a]~yI r:c.mib.aWh w> jb'n>-!B,~[' b.r"y"[: mov.Kiyhi y>w: 10:2

`~yIr")c.Mimi ~['b.r"y"bv' Y"w:~dq-!m qr[ yd ~yrcymb yrv awhw jbn rb ~[bry [mv dk hwhw 10:2

`~yrcmm ~[bry btw aklm hmlv10:2When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt where he had fled from the presence of King

Solomon), Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

`rmo*ale~[' b.x;r>-la,WrB. d:y>w:)lae _r"f.yI-lk'w> ~['b.r"y"abo Y"w: Al-War>q.YIw:Wxl. v.YIw:) 10:3`rmyml ~[bxr ~[ wlylmw larvy lkw ~[bry wtaw hyl wrqw wrdvw 10:3

10:3So they sent and summoned him. When Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

dbeK'h;AL [umeW hv'Q'h;^ybi a'td: bo[]me lqeh'hT' [;w>WnLe _[u-ta,hv' q.hi^ybi a' 10:4`&'dWnyle ['!t: n"-rv,a]

ayvq $wbad anxlwp !m tna lyqa !wdkw anryn ty yvqa $wba 10:4`$nxlpnw anl[ bhyd apyqt hyrynmw

10:4"Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which

he put on us, and we will serve you."

s `~['(h'%l, YEw:yl' _ae WbWvw>~ymi y"tv, l{v.dA[ ~h, lea]rm, aYOw: 10:5àm[ wlzaw ytwl wbwtw wkyrwa !ymwy atlt !mz-d[ !whl rmaw 10:5

10:5He said to them, "Return to me again in three days." So the people departed.

wybia'hmo l{v.ynE p.li~ydI m.[o)Wy h'-rv,a]~ynI qeZ>h;-ta,~[' b.x;r>%l,M, h;#[; W"YIw: 10:6`rb")D"hZ< h;-~['l'(byvi h'l.~yci ['An*~T, a; %yae rmo=aleyx; AtyO h.Bi(

hmlv ~dq !yvmvmw !ymyyq !wwhd aybs ~[ ~[bxr aklm $ylmtaw 10:6!ydh am[l abtal !yklmtm !wta !ydka rmyml ~yyq hywhmb ywba

àmgtp10:6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying,

"How do you counsel me to answer this people?"

~h,lea]T' r>B;dIw>~t' ycir>W hZ~ybi _Aj ~yrIb'D>

lylmtw !whb y[rttw !ydh am[l bjl aht !ya rmyml hym[ wlylmw 10:7àymwy lk !ydb[l $l !whyw !ynqt !ymgtp !whm[

10:7They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, thenthey will be your servants forever."

ATaiWl d>G"rvrv< a]~ynI qeZ>h;tc; []-ta,bzO []Y:w:) 10:8`wyn")p'l.~ydI m.[oh'

hym[ waybr yd ayyljb $ylmtaw yhwklm yd aybs tklm ty qbvw 10:8

`ywmdq !yvmvmw !ymyyqd10:8But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew upwith him and served him.


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Wr B.DIrv, a]hZ< +h; ~['h'-ta,rb" D"byvi n"w>~yci ['An*~T, a;hm' ~h,lea]rm, aYOw: 10:9`Wnyle(['^ybi a'!t: n"-rv,a]l[o h'-!milqe h'rmo aleyl; ae

wlylm yd !ydh am[ ty amgtp bytnw !yklmtm !wta hm !wl rmaw 10:9ànl[ $wba bhyd aryn !m lyqa rmyml ytwl

10:9So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying,'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"

WrB.DI-rv,a] ~['l'rm; ato-hKo)rmoale ATai Wl d>G"rv, a]~ydI l'y>h;AT aiWr B.d:y>w: 10:10~h,lea]rm: aTohKo Wnyle_['melqE h'hT' a;w>WnLe [u-ta,dyBi k.hi ^ybia'rmo ale^yl, ae

`ybi(a' ynEt.M'mi hb'[' yNIj'q")yd am[l rmyt !ndk rmyml hym[ waybr yd ayylj hym[ wlylmw 10:10

!wl rmyt !ndk annm lyqa tnaw anryn ty @yqta $wba rmyml $m[ wlylm àbad hytrwbg !m apyqt ytwvlx

10:10The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to the people who spoke to you,saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us.' Thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is

thicker than my father's loins!

rS:yIybi a'~k,_ L.[u-l[;(@ysi aoynI a]w:dbe K'l[o ~k,yle[]symi [.h,ybia' hT' [;w> 10:11s `~yBi(r:q.[]B'(ynI a]w:~yji AVB; ~k,t.a,

adr aba !wkyryn l[ @yswa anaw @yqt ryn !wkywl[ amr aba !wdkw 10:11`!yngrmb anaw !yjybrvb !wkty

10:11'Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips,

but I will discipline you with scorpions.'"

%l,M,h;rB< DIrv, a]K;yvi_ liV.h;~AY B;~[' b.x;r>-la,~[' h'-lk'w>~[' b.r"y"abo Y"w: 10:12`yvi(liV.h;~AY B;yl; aeWbWv rmo ale

lylmd hmkyh hatylt amwyb ~[bxr twl am[ lkw ~[bry ataw 10:12`hatylt amwyb ytwl wbwt rmyml aklm

10:12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, "Return to

me on the third day."

`~ynI)qeZ>h;tc; []tae ~[' b.x;r>%l, M,h; bzO[]Y:w:)hv' _q'%l, M,h;~nE []Y:w: 10:13àybs tklm ty ~[bxr aklm qbvw !yyvq !ymgtp aklm !wnbytaw 10:13

10:13The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.

wyl'_['@ysi aoynI a]w:~k, L.[u-ta,(dyBi k.a;rmo ale~ydI l'y>h;tc; []K;~h, lea] rBEd:y>w: 10:14

`~yBi(r:q.[]B' ynIa]w:~yji AVB;~k, t.a,rS: yIybi a'anaw !wkyryn ty @yqta aba rmyml ayylj tklmk yh !wl !yl lylmw 10:14`!yngrmb anaw !yjybrvb !wkty adr aba yhwl[ @yswa

10:14He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will

add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."

~yqih' ![;m;l.~yhi l{a/h' ~[imehB' sin>ht' y>h'-yKi(~[' _h'-la,%l, M,h; [m;v'-al{)w> 10:15`jb'(n>-!B,~[' b.r"y"-la,ynI AlVi(h;WhY" xia] dy:B.rB, DIrv< a]Ar b'D>-ta,hw" hy>

llgb-!m yyy ~dq-!m apqswt twh ~wra am[ !m aklm lybq alw 10:15`jbn rb ~[bry l[ wlyv !md hyxa dyb lylm yd hymgtp ty yyy amqal

10:15So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from God that the LORD might establish Hisword, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

rmoale%l, M,h;-ta,~[' h'Wbyvi Y"w:~h, l'%l, M,h;[m; v'-al{yKi laer"f.yI-lk'w> 10:16


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hae r>hT' [;lae r"f.yI^yl, h'aol.vyai yv; yI-!b,B.hl' x]n:-al{)w>dywI d"B.ql, xe WnL'-hm;s `wyl'(h'aol.lae r"f.yI-lK' %l,YEw:dywI +D"^ t.ybe

ty am[ wbytaw !whnm aklm lybq al ~wra !wmx larvy !whlkw 10:16rbg yvyd hyrbb atnsxaw dwdb qlwx anl tya hm rmyml aklm

larvy !whlk wlzaw dwd $tyb yvna l[ $wlm !wdk larvy $ywwrql

`!whywrql

10:16When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them the people answered the king, saying, "What portion do we

have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now look after your ownhouse, David." So all Israel departed to their tents.

`~['(b.x;r>~h, yle[]%l{ m.YIw:hd" _Why>yrE ['B.~ybi v.YO*h;lae r"f.yIynE b.W 10:17`~[bxr !whyl[ $ylmw hdwhy tybd aywrqb !ybtyd larvy ynbw 10:17

10:17But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

laer"f.yI-ynE)b. Ab-WmG>r>YIw: sM;h;-l[;rv< a]~r" doh]-ta,~[' b.x;r>%l, M,h; xl;v.YIw: 10:18s `~il'(v'Wry> sWnl'hb' K'r>M,B;tAl []l;(#Me a;t.hi~[' b.x;r>%l, M,h;w>tmo +Y"w:!b, a,

ynb hyb wqtpw !ysm yqsm l[ ynmmd ~rwdh ty ~[bxr aklm rdvw 10:18$pyml akytrab qsml @qwta ~[bxr aklmw tymw aynba larvy

`~lvwryl10:18Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death.

And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

s `hZ ~['b.x;r>abo Y"w: 11:1p `~['(b.x;r>lihk' l'm.M;h;-ta,byvi h'l.lae r"f.yI-~[i ~xeL'hil.hm' _x'l.mihfe [orWx B'!ypla !nmtw ham !mynbw hdwhy tyb ty vnkw ~lvwryl ~[bxr ataw 11:1abtal larvy tyb ~[ abrq yrds ardsml abrq ydb[ yvna rbg rbg

`~[bxrl atwklm ty11:1Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men

who were warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

`rmo*ale ~yhil{a/h'-vyaiWhy" [.m;(v.-la,hw" hy>-rb;D>yhi y>w: 11:2`rmyml yyyd aybn hy[mv ~[ yyy ~dq-!m hawbn ~gtp hwhw 11:2

11:2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

!mIy"n>biW hd"WhyBilae r"f.yI-lK'la, w>hd" _Why>%l, m,hmo l{v.-!B,~[' b.x;r>-la,rmo a/ 11:3`rmo*ale

larvy tyb lk ~[w hdwhy tybd ajbv $ylm hmlv rb ~[bxrl rma 11:3`rmyml !mynbw hdwhybd

11:3"Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

yKiAt ybel.vyai WbWv ~k, yxea]-~[iWm x]L'ti-al{w> Wl[]t;-al{hw" hy>rm: a'hKo 11:4

p `~['(b.r"y"-la,tk, L,miWbvu Y"w:hw" hy>yrE b.DI-ta, W[m.v.YIw:) hZ


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11:4'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for thisthing is from Me."'" So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.

`hd"(WhyBirAc m'l.~yrI ['!b,YI w:~ i l'_v'WryBi~[' b.x;r>bv, YEw: 11:5`hdwhy tybd ajbv [rab !kyrk !ywrq anbw ~lvwryb ~[bxr btyw 11:5

11:5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

`[;Aq)T.-ta,w>~j' y[e-ta,w>~x, l,-tyBe(-ta,!b, YIw: 11:6`[wqt tyw ~jy[ tyw ~xl-tyb ty anbw 11:611:6Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

`~L'(dU[]-ta,w>Ak Af-ta,w> rWc-tyBe(-ta,w> 11:7`~ld[ tyw wkwv tyw rwc-tyb tyw 11:7

11:7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

`@yzI)-ta,w>hv' rEm'-ta,w>tG: -ta,w> 11:8`@yz tyw hvrm tyw tg tyw 11:8

11:8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

`hq")zE[]-ta,w> vykil'-ta,w>~yI r:Ada]-ta,w> 11:9`hqz[ tyw vykl tyw ~rwda tyw 11:9

11:9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

`tAr)cum.yrE ['!mI +y"n>bib.W hd"WhyBirv< a]!Ar b.x,-ta,w>!Al Y"a;-ta,w> h['r>c'-ta,w> 11:10!ywrq !mynb jbyvbw hdwhy jbyvb yd !wrbx tyw !wlya tyw h[rc tyw 11:10

`!kyrk11:10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.

`!yIy")w"!m, v,w>lk' a]m;tAr c.aow>~ydI ygIn> ~h,B'!TE YIw:tAr+ cuM.h;-ta, qZEx;y>w: 11:11alkym !yylm !yrbstw !ynwkra !whb ynmw atkyrk aywrq ty #pvw 11:11

`armxw axvmw11:11He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and stores of food, oil and wine.

hd"Why>Al -yhiy>w:dao+ m.hBe r>h;l.~qE Z>x;y>w:)~yxi m'r>W tANciry[i w"ry[i -lk'b.W 11:12s `!mI)y"n>biW

hyl !wwhw adxl ygwsl !wnpyqtw !ynrwmw !ylyg[ bhy yrqw yrq lkbw 11:12

`!mynb jbyvw hdwhy jbyv

11:12He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

`~l'(WbG>-lK'miwyl' ['Wb C.y:t.hi(lae _r"f.yI-lk'B.rv< a]~YI wIl.h;w> ~ynIh]Koh;w> 11:13`!whymwxt lkm yhwl[ wdt[ta larvy lkb yd yawylw aynhkw 11:13

11:13Moreover, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him from all their districts.

~il'_v'Wryli(w>hd" WhyliWk l.YEw:~t' Z"xua]w:~h, yver>g>mi-ta, ~YIwIl.h;Wb z>['-yKi( 11:14`hw")hyl;!hE K;miwyn" b'W ~['b.r'y")~x' ynIz>hi-yKi(

hdwhy jbyvl wlzaw !whtdwxaw !whylywrp ty yawyl wqbv ~wra 11:14

`yyy ~dq avmvlm ywnbw ~[bry !wnqbv alw !wnbyk[ ~wra ~lvwrylw11:14For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and hissons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.


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`hf'(['rv< a]~yli g"[]l'w>~yrI +y[iF.l;w> tAmB'l;~ynI h]Ko)Al-dm,[] Y:)w: 11:15`db[ yd !ylg[lw !ydyvlw hyysmbl !yrmwk hyl ~yqaw 11:15

11:15He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and for the calves which he had made.

yhel{a/hw" hy>-ta,vQe b;l.~b' b'l.-ta, ~ynIt.NO*h;lae r"f.yIyje b.vilKomi ~h, yrEx]a;w> 11:16`~h,(yteAba] yhel{a/ hw"hyl;x: ABz>li~ i l;v'Wry>WaB' lae_r"f.yI

!plwa [btml !whbl ty !ybhyd larvyd ajbv lkm !whyrtbw 11:16`!whthbad ahla yyy ~dq axbdl ~lvwryl wta larvyd ahla yyy ~dq-!m11:16Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel followed them to

Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

yKivAl+v' ~ynI v'l.hmo l{v.-!B,~[' b.x;r>-ta,Wc M.a;y>w:)hd" Why>tWkl. m;-ta,WqZ> x;y>w:) 11:17`vAl)v'~ynI v'l. hmol{v.W dywID"%r< dAl -xQ:)YI)w: 11:18`yv'(yI-!B,ba' ylia/-tB;

lyxyba tyw dwd rb twmyry tb tlxm ty atta ~[bxr hyl bysnw 11:18`yvy rb bayla tb

11:18Then Rehoboam took as a wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter ofEliab the son of Jesse,

`~h;z")-ta,w>hy" r>m;v.-ta,w>vW[ y>-ta, ~ynI+B'Al dl, Tew: 11:19

`~hz tyw hyrmv tyw vw[y ty !ynb hyl tdylyw 11:1911:19and she bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham.

yT;[;-ta,w>hY" bia]-ta,Al dl, Tew:~Al+ v'b.a;-tB;hk' []m;-ta,(xq; l'h' yr 11:20`tymi(l{v.-ta,w>az" yzI-ta,w>

yat[ tyw hyba ty hyl tdylyw ~wlvba tb hk[m ty bysn ahrtbw 11:20`tymlv tyw azyz tyw

11:20After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.

~yvin"yKi wyv'g>l;ypiW wyv'n"-lK'mi~Al v'b.a;-tb;hk' []m;-ta,~[' b.x;r>bh; a/YbiW hd"Why>tAc r>a;-lk'l.(wyn" B'-lK'mi #rop.YIw: !b,Y"w: 11:23`~yvi(n" !Amh] la;v.YIw: bro+l'!Az M'h;~h, l'!TE YIw:


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!mynbw hdwhy tybd at[ra lk l[ ywnb lkm ynmw !ywrq #ypvw anbw 11:23`ayvn tpkyr bsml lyavw ygwsl anwzm !whl bhyw atkyrk aywrq !whlkl

11:23He acted wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all thefortified cities, and he gave them food in abundance. And he sought many wivesfor them.

laer"f.yI-lk'w> hw"+hy>tr: AT-ta,bz: ['At q'z>x,k.W ~['b.x;r>tWkl. m;!yki h'K.yhi y>w: 12:1p `AM)[i

yyyd atyrwa ty qbv @qwta dkw ~[bxrd hytwklm tnqta dk hwhw 12:1`hym[ larvy lkw

12:1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the

LORD.

~il'_v'Wry>-l[;~yI r:c.mi-%l,m,( qv;yvihl' ['~[' b.x;r> %l,M,l;tyvi ymix]h;(hn" V'B;yhi y>w: 12:2`hw")hyB;Wl []m'yKi

l[ ~yrcmd aklm qvyv qyls ~[bxr aklml atyvymx atvb hwhw 12:2`yyyd armymb wrqvd lwjm ~lvwry

12:2And it came about in King Rehoboam's fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, that Shishak kingof Egypt came up against Jerusalem

WaB'-rv,a]~[' l'rP' s.mi!yae w>~yvi _r"P' @l,a,~yVi vib.W bk,r~[' b.x;r>-la,aB' aybi N"h;hy" [.m;(v.W* 12:5yTib.z:['ynI a]-@a;w> ytiao~T, b.z:[]~T, a;hw" hy> rm:a'-hKo~h, l'rm, aYOw:qv' _yviynE P.mi

`qv'(yvi-dy:B.~k, t.a,~lvwryl wvnktad hdwhy ynbrw ~[bxr twl ata aybn hy[mvw 12:5

ana ~rbw ytlxd ty !wtqbv !wta yyy rma !ndk !whl rmaw qvyv ~dq-!m `qvyvd adyb !wkty qwbva

12:5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because ofShishak, and he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, 'You have forsaken Me, so I also have forsaken you to Shishak.'"

`hw")hy>qyDI c;Wr m.aYOw:%l, M,_h;w>lae r"f.yI-yrE(f'W[ n>K'YIw: 12:6`yyy awh hakz wrmaw aklmw larvy ynbr w[nktaw 12:6

12:6So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous."

al{W[ n>k.nIrmo alehy" [.m;(v.-la,hw" hy>-rb;d> hy"h'W[n" k.nIyKi hw" hy>tAa r>biW 12:7`qv'(yvi-dy:B.~ il;v'WryBiyti m'x]%T: ti-al{w> hj'ylep.lij[; m.Ki~h, l'yTi t;n"w>~te _yxiv.a;

~[ yyy ~dq-!m hawbn ~gtp hwh w[nkta ~wra yyy ~dq ylg dkw 12:7

alw abzyvl ry[zk !whl !taw !wnlbxa al ym[ w[nkta rmyml hy[mv`qvyvd adyb ~lvwryb yzgwr lwxt

12:7When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, "They havehumbled themselves so I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some measure of deliverance, and My wrath shall


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not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak.

s `tAc)r"a]h'tAk l.m.m;td: Ab[]w:yti d"Ab[]W[d>yE w>~ydI _b'[]l; Al-Wyh.yIyKi 12:8àt[ra twwklm dwb[yvw ynxlwp !w[dyw !ydb[l hyl !wwhy ~wra 12:8

12:8"But they will become his slaves so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the

kingdoms of the countries."

hw"hy>-tyBetAr c.ao-ta,xQ; YIw:~ i l;v'Wry>-l[;~yI r:c.mi-%l,m,(qv; yvil[; Y:w: 12:9`hmo)l{v.hf' ['rv< a]bh' Z"h;yNE gIm'-ta,xQ; YIw:xq" +l'lKo h;-ta,%l, M,h;tyBe tArc. ao)-ta,w>avdqwm-tyb yrbst ty abvw ~lvwry l[ ~yrcmd aklml qvyv qylsw 12:9

ysyrt ty abvw bysn agwgr txbvwt lk tyw aklm tyb yrbst tyw yyyd`hmlv db[ yd abhd

12:9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the

treasures of the king's palace. He took everything; he even took the golden shields which Solomon had made.

~ycir"h' yrEf'dy: -l[;dyqi p.hiw>tv, xo+n>yNE gIm' ~h,yTex.T; ~['b.x;r>%l, M,h;f[; Y:w: 12:10`%l,M,(h;tyBe xt; P,~yrI m.Voh;

ynbr dy l[ ynmw avxnd !ylyg[ !whypwlx ~[bxr aklm db[w 12:10àklm tyb [rt !yrjnd aynwjhr

12:10Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders ofthe guard who guarded the door of the king's house.

aT'-la, ~Wbvih/w-@a; WNM,mibv' A[n>K")hib.W 12:12s `~ybi(Aj ~yrIb'D>

lkl hacyvlw albxl rma alw yyyd azgwr hynm bt hybl rbt dkw 12:12`!ybj !ymgtp hatyal rma hdwhy tybdb @waw am[

12:12And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy himcompletely; and also conditions were good in Judah.

hn"v'tx; a;w>~y[i B'r>a;-!b,yKi %l{ =m.YIw:~i l;v'WryBi ~['b.x;r>%l, M,h;qZE x;t.YIw: 12:13

hw"hy>rx; B'-rv,a]ry[ih' ~ il;v'WryBi(%l: m'hn" v'hrE f.[, [b;v]W*Ak l.m'B.~[' b.x;r>`tynI)Mo[;h'(hm' []n:AM ai~ve w>lae r"f.yIyje b.vilKo mi~v' Am v.-ta,~Wf l'

!ynv adxw !y[bra rb ~wra $lmw ~lvwryb ~[bxr aklm @qwtaw 12:13harval yyy y[rta yd atrq ~lvwryb $lm !ynv yrsybvw $lm dk hwh

àtynwm[ hm[n hyma ~wvw larvyd ayjbv lkm !mt hytnkv12:13So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when

he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of

Israel, to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

s `hw")hy>-ta,vAr d>liAB li!yki heal{ yKi [r"_h' f[;Y:w: 12:14

`yyy ~dq-!m !plwa [btml hybl !ywk al ~wra vybd db[w 12:1412:14He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

hy"[.m;(v.yrE b.dIB.~ybi WtK.~he -al{h]~ynI Arx;a]h'w>~ynI voarIh' ~['b.x;r> yrEb.dIw> 12:15


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`~ymi(Y"h;-lK'~[' b.r"y"w>~[' b.x;r>tAm x]l.miW fxe_y:t.hil.hz< xoh;AD[i w>aybi N"h;aybn hy[mv ymgtpb !ybytk !wna alh yartbw yamdq ~[bxr ymgtpw 12:15~[bry !ybw ~[bxr !yb wwhd aybrq yrdsw dwd tyb swxy rpsb aybn wd[w

`aymwy lk12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of

Iddo the seer, according to genealogical enrollment? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

p `wyT'(x.T;An b.hY" bia]%l{ m.YIw:dywI +D"ry[i B.rbE Q'YIw:wyt' boa]-~[i~[' b.x;r>bK; v.YIw: 12:16hyrb hyba $ylmw dwdd atrqb rbqtaw ywthba ~[ ~[bxr bkvw 12:16

`ywrtab12:16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his

place.

`hd"(Why>-l[;hY" bia]%l{ m.YIw:~['_ b.r"y"%l, M,l;hrE f.[,hn< Amv.tn: v.Bi 13:1`hdwhy tybd l[ hyba $lmw ~[bry aklml !ynv yrsynmt tnvb 13:1

13:1In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

h['_b.GI-!milae yrIWa-tb;Why" k'ymi AMai~ve w>~i l;v'WryBi%l; m'~ynI v'vAl v' 13:2`~['(b.r"y" !ybeW hY"bia]!yBe ht' y>h'hm' x'l.miW

at[bg !m layrwa trb whykym hyma ~wvw ~lvwryb $lm !ynv tlt 13:2akphta atryvk ata twhd lwjmaw ~wlvba trb hk[m twh ayh

!md layrwa yrqtml $phta ahwba ~wvw yl[md amv whykym yrqtml`~[bry ynybw hyba ynyb twh abrqw ~wlvbad hymv rkdml ald at[bg

13:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. Nowthere was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

vyai @l,a,tAa me-[B;r>a;hm' x'l.mi yrEABGIlyI x;B.hm' x'l.Mih;-ta,hY" bia] rsoa.Y


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covenant of salt?

`wyn")doa]-l[; drom.YIw:dywI +D"-!b, hmol{v.db,[, jb' n>-!B,~[' b.r"y"~q' Y"w: 13:6`hynwbr l[ drmw dwd rb hmlvd adb[ jbn rb ~[bry ~qw 13:6

13:6"Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master,

hmo+l{v.-!B,~[' b.x;r>-l[;WcM. a;t.YI)w:l[; Y:lib.ynE B.~yqi rE~yvi n"a]wyl' ['Wcb. Q'YIw: 13:7

`~h,(ynEp.liqZ: x;t.hi al{w>bb' le-%r:w>r[; n:hy" h"~[' b.x;r>Wrb ~[bxr l[ !wml[taw a[vr ynb !yqyrs !yvna hytwl wvnktaw 13:7`!whymdq @qwta alw abl !ykrw $ykrw !ykrw ylj hwh ~[bxrw hmlv

13:7and worthless men gathered about him, scoundrels, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon,

when he was young and timid and could not hold his own against them.

~T,a;w> dywI+d" ynEB.dy: B.hw" hy>tk, l,m.m;ynE p.liqZE x;t.hil.~yrI m.ao)~T, a;hT' [;w> 13:8`~yhi(l{ale~[' b.r"y"~k, l'hf' ['rv, a]bh' z"yle g>[,~k, M'[iw>br" !Amh'

dyb tbyhyta yyy ~dq-!md atwklm ~dq apqtal !yrma !wta !wdkw 13:8

!wkl db[ yd abhdd !ylg[ !wkm[w !y[ygs !ymm[ tpkyr !wtaw dwdd ywnb `!lxdl jbn rb ~[bry13:8"So now you intend to resist the kingdom of the LORD through the sons of David, being a great multitude and

having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for gods for you.

~ynIh]Ko~k, l' Wf[]T;w:~YI +wIl.h;w> !roh]a;ynE B.-ta,hw" hy>ynE h]Ko-ta,~T, x.D:hial{ h] 13:9!hEkohy" h'w>h[' b.vi~li yaew>rq' B'-!B,rp: B.Ad y"aLe m;l.aB' h;-lK'tAc r"a]h'yMe [;K.

s `~yhi(l{a/al{ l.yh !yrmwk !wkl !wtdb[w yawylw !rha ynb yyyd aynhk ty !wtkyrt alh 13:9yhyw a[bv !yrkdw yrwt rb rwtb hynbrwq abrql ytad lk at[ra ym[k

`yyyd armym !m-rb !yhk13:9"Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, and made for yourselves

priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, even he

may become a priest of what are no gods.

!roh]a;ynE B.hw"hyl;( ~yti r>v'm.~ynI h]kow>WhnU +b.z:[] al{w>Wnyhe l{a/ hw"hy>Wnx. n:a]w: 13:10`tk,al'(m.B;~YI wIl.h;w>

aynhkw hytlxd anqbv al anhla awhw and[sb yyyd armym anxnaw 13:10`atdyb[b yawylw !rha ynb yyy ~dq !yvmvmd

13:10"But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the sons of Aaron are ministering to theLORD as priests, and the Levites attend to their work.

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`Wxyli(c.t;al{ -yKi~k, yteboa]-yhe(l{a/hw" hy>-~[iWm x]L'(Ti-la;lae r"f.yIynb !wkyl[ abbyl abby trcwcxw yhwnhkw yyy avyrb anm[ ahw 13:12

`!wxlct al ~wra !wkthbad ahla yyy ~dq !wxygt al larvy13:12"Now behold, God is with us at our head and His priests with the signal trumpets to sound the alarm against you.

O sons of Israel, do not fight against the LORD God of your fathers, for you will not succeed."

br"a.M;h;w>hd" Why> ynEp.liWyh. YI)w:~h, _yrEx]a;me(aAb l' br"a.M;h;-ta, bsehe~[' b.r'y")w> 13:13`~h,(yrEx]a;me

hdwhy tybd ypal wwhw !whyrtb-!m ytyml anmk ty rxsa ~[bryw 13:13`!whyrtb-!m anmkw

13:13But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so thatIsrael was in front of Judah and the ambush wasbehind them.

~ynIh]Koh;w>hw" +hyl;Wq []c.YIw:)rAx a'w>~ynI P'hm' x'l.Mih;~h, l'hNE hiw>hd" Why>Wn p.YIw: 13:14`tAr)c.cox]B;~yrI c.x.m; ~yrc.icox]m;

!whyrtb-!mw !whymdq-!m abrq !whl ahw hdwhy tybd wayktsaw 13:14

`atrccxb !yrcxm aynhkw yyy ~dq wlybqw13:14When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the LORD, and the

priests blew the trumpets.

~['b.r'y")-ta,@g: n"~yhi l{a/h'w>hd" Why> vyai[: yrIh'B.yhi y>w:hd" _Why>vyai W[yrI Y"w: 13:15`hd"(WhywIhY" bia]ynE p.lilae r"f.yI-lk'w>

ty rbt yyyd armymw hdwhy vna wbyby dk hwhw hdwhy vna wbybyw 13:15`hdwhy tybw hyba ~dq larvy !whlkw ~[bry

13:15Then the men of Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it was that God routedJeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

`~d"(y"B.~yhi l{a/ ~nET.YIw:hd" _Why>ynE P.milae r"f.yI-ynEb. WsWnY"w: 13:16`!whydyb yyy !wnrsmw hdwhy tybd ~dq-!m larvy ynb wkpaw 13:16

13:16When the sons of Israel fled before Judah, God gave them into their hand.

tAame-vmex]lae r"f.YImi~yli l'x]Wl P.YIw: hB'_r:hK' m;AM [;w>hY" bia]~h, b'WK Y:w: 13:17`rWx)B'vyai @l,a,

tybdm abrxb !ylyjq wlpnw atbr atxm hym[w hyba !whb wxmw 13:17`~lw[ rbg !ypla ham vmx larvy

13:17Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

hw"hy>-l[;Wn []v.nIyKi hd" Why>ynE B.Wcm. a,Yh' yt,_AnB.-ta,w>hn" v'y>-ta,w>

tyw ahnrpwk tyw latyb ty !ywrq hynm vbkw ~[bry rtb hyba @drw 13:19`ahnrpwkw !wrp[ tyw ahnrpwk tyw hnvy

13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured from him several cities, Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villagesand Ephron with its villages.


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p `tmo)Y"w:hw" hy> WhpeG>YIw:WhY" +bia]yme yBidA[ ~[' b.r"y"-x:Ko) rc:['-al{)w> 13:20`tymw yyy hyrbtw whyba ymwyb bwt ~[bryb alyx hwh alw 13:20

13:20Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck him and he died.

~ynIB'~yI n:v.W ~yrIf.[,dl, AYw: hrE_f.[, [B;r>a;~yvi n"Al -aF'YIw:WhY" bia] qZEx;t.YIw: 13:21

s `tAn*B'hrE f.[,vve w>!ynb !yrtw !yrv[ dylwaw yrsybra !yvn hyl bysnw whyba @qwtaw 13:21`!nb yrstyvw

13:21But Abijah became powerful; and took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons andsixteen daughters.

ÀD*[iaybi N"h;vr: d>miB.~ybi WtK.wyr"_ b'd>W wyk'r"d>W hY"bia] yrEb.DIrt, y 13:22`wd[ aybnd hyvrdmb !ybytk ywmgtpw hytxrwaw hyba ymgtp ravw 13:22

13:22Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways and his words are written in the treatise of the prophet Iddo.

wyT'_x.T;An b.as' a'%l{ m.YIw: dywID" ry[iB.Atao Wr B.q.YIw:wyt' boa]-~[ihY" bia]bK; v.YIw: 13:23p `~ynI)v'rf, [,#r< a'h'hj' q.v'wym' y"B.

hyrb asa $lmw dwdd atrqb hyty wrbqw ywthba ~[ hyba bykvw 13:23`!ynv ytrv[ larvyd a[ra tkwdv ywmwyb ywrtab

14:1So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place.The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.

`wyh'(l{a/hw" hy>ynE y[eB.rv' Y"h;w>bAJ h;as' a'f[; Y:w: 14:1`hyhla yyy ~dq rvkdw !yqtd asa db[w 14:1

14:2Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,

`~yrI)vea]h'-ta,[D: g:y>w:tAb CeM;h;-ta,rBe v;y>w:tAm+ B'h;w>rk" NEh;tAx B.z>mi-ta,rs; Y"w: 14:2ty #ycqw atmq ty rbtw aysmbw !yarkwn !ymm[ yrwga ty rj[w 14:2

àtryva14:3for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacredpillars, cut down the Asherim,

`hw")c.Mih;w>hr" ATh;tAf[]l; w>~h, _yteAba] yhel{a/hw" hy>-ta,vAr d>li hd"Whyli(rm, aYOw: 14:3db[mlw !whthbad ahla yyyd atlxd [btml hdwhy tybdl rmaw 14:3

àtdyqptw atyrwa14:4and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.

`wyn")p'l.hk' l'm.M;h;jqo v.Tiw:~ynI +M'x;h;(-ta,w>tAm B'h;-ta,hd" Why>yrE ['-lK'mirs; Y"w: 14:4`ywmdq atwklm tkwdvw aysnsnx tyw aysmb ty hdwhy ywrq lkm rj[w 14:414:5He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was

undisturbed under him.

~ynIV'B; hm'x'l.miAM[i -!yaew>#r< a'h'hj' q.v'-yKi(hd" _WhyBihr" Wcm.yrE ['!b, YIw: 14:5Àl*hw" hy>x: ynIhe-yKi(hL, aeh'

hym[ tylw larvyd a[ra tkwdv ~wra hdwhyb !kyrk !ywrq anbw 14:5`hyl yyy xna ~wra !ylah aynvb abrq

14:6He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during thoseyears, because the LORD had given him rest.

~yIt:l'D>~yli D"g>miW hm'Ax bsen"w>hL, aeh'~yrI ['h,-ta,hn< b.nI hd"Whyli( rm,aYOw: 14:6


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Wnl' xn: )Y"w: Wnv.r:D"Wnyhe l{a/hw" hy>-ta,Wnv. r:d"yKi WnynE p'l.#r dow> !gEm'yae f.nO

!ypla ham tlt hdwhy tybdm !ynrwmw !ylyg[ yljn alyx asal hwhw 14:7yrbg !yla lk !ypla !nmtw !tam !ytvq ydgnw !ysyrt yljn !mynb tybdmw

`alyx14:8Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin,

bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.

aboY"w:tAa+ mevl{ v.tAb K'r>m;W ~ypil'a]@l, a,lyI x;B.yvi WKh;xr; z-la,as' a'ar" q.YIw: 14:10hw"hy>hZ< +h;!Am h'h,-l[;Wnab' m. vib.W WN[;v.nI^yl, ['-yKi( Wnyhel{a/ hw"hy>WnrE z>['x: Ko

s `vAn*a/ M. [irco [.y:-la;hT' a;Wnyhe l{a/ynyb d[sml $nm rb tyl ~yhla yyy rmaw hyhla yyy ~dq asa ylcw 14:10

ankmtsa $rmym l[ ~wra anhla yyy anty dw[s avlx ynybl arbg$m[ jlvy al tna anhla yyy !ydh am[ tpkyr l[ anyta $rmym ~wvbw

`vn-rb14:11

Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battlebetweenthe powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have

come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."

`~yvi(WKh;WsnU Y"w:hd" _Why>ynE p.liw>as' a' ynEp.li~yvi WKh;-ta,hw" hy>@GO YIw: 14:11`yavwk wkpaw hdwhy tyb ~dqw asa ~dq yavwk ty yyy rbtw 14:11

14:12So the LORD routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

hy"x.mi(~h, l'!yae l.~yvi WKmilPo YIw:rr" g>li-d[;AM[i -rv,a]~[' h'w>as' a'~pe D>r>YIw: 14:12`dao)m.hBe r>h;ll' v'Wa f.YIw:WhnE+ x]m;ynE p.liw>hw" hy>-ynE)p.liWr B.v.nI-yKi(

!whl twh alw yavwk !m wlpnw rrg d[ hym[ yd am[w asa !wnwpdrw 14:12had[ wljnw hytyryvm ~dqw yyy ~dq wrbta ~wra amyyqtal atwbzyv

`adxl aygs14:13Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could

not recover, for they were shattered before the LORD and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder.


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WZboY"w:~h, _yle[]hw" hy>-dx;p;(hy" h'-yKirr" G>tAb ybis.~yrI ['h,(-lK'tae WK Y:w: 14:13`~h,(b'ht' y>h'hB' r:hZ" bi-yKi(~yrI ['h,-lK'-ta,

yyy ~dq-!m alyxd hwh ~wra rrg rwzxd aywrq ybty lk ty wljqw 14:13`!whb twh a[ygs atzyb ~wra aywrq lk ty wzbw !whl[

14:14They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they despoiled allthe cities, fo

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