Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהsonבֶןof Davidדָּוִידstrengthened himselfוַיִּתְחַזֵּקoverעַלhis kingdom;מַלְכוּתוֹand YHWHוַיהוָהhis Elohimאֱלֹהָיוwas with himעִמּוֹand made him greatוַיְגַדְּלֵהוּexceedingly.לְמָעְלָה
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהgave the orderוַיֹּאמֶרto allלְכָלIsrael:יִשְׂרָאֵלto the commandersלְשָׂרֵיof thousandsהָאֲלָפִיםand of hundreds,וְהַמֵּאוֹתand to the judges,וְלַשֹּׁפְטִיםand to everyוּלְכֹלchiefנָשִׂיאof allלְכָלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ houses.הָאָבוֹת
Then Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהand allוְכָלthe assemblyהַקָּהָלwith himעִמּוֹwentיֵּלְכוּto the high placeלַבָּמָהthat wasאֲשֶׁרat Gibeon,בְּגִבְעוֹןforכִּיthereשָׁםwasהָיָהthe tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדof ElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםthatאֲשֶׁרMoses,מֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWH,יְהוָהhad madeעָשָׂהin the wilderness.בַּמִּדְבָּר
But the arkאֲבָל אֲרוֹןof ElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםDavidדָוִידhad brought upהֶעֱלָהfrom Kiriath-jearimמִקִּרְיַת יְעָרִיםto the placeבַּthat Davidדָּוִידhad preparedהֵכִיןfor it,לוֹforכִּיhe had pitchedנָטָהa tentאֹהֶלfor itלוֹin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
And the altarוּמִזְבַּחof bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁתthatאֲשֶׁרBezalelבְּצַלְאֵלsonבֶּןof Uri,אוּרִיsonבֶןof Hur,חוּרhad made,עָשָׂהhe had putשָׂםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe dwellingמִשְׁכַּןof YHWH;יְהוָהand Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהand the assemblyוְהַקָּהָלconsulted it.יִּדְרְשֵׁהוּ
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהwent upוַיַּעַלthereשָׁםtoעַלthe altarמִזְבַּחof bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁתbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהthe oneאֲשֶׁרat the tentלְאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand offered upוַיַּעַלon itעָלָיוa thousandאָלֶףburnt offerings.עֹלוֹת
In that nightבַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּאElohimאֱלֹהִיםappearedנִרְאָהto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹהand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“AskשְׁאַלwhatמָהI shall giveאֶתֶּןyou.”לָךְ
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Elohim,לֵאלֹהִים“Youאַתָּהshowedעָשִׂיתָgreatגָּדוֹלloyal loveחֶסֶדtoעִםDavidדָּוִידmy father,אָבִיand you have made me kingוְהִמְלַכְתַּנִיin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
Now,עַתָּהYHWHיְהוָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםlet your wordדְּבָרְךָtoעִםDavidדָּוִידmy fatherאָבִיbe firm,יֵאָמֵןforכִּיyouאַתָּהhave made me kingהִמְלַכְתַּנִיoverעַלa peopleעַםas numerousרַבas the dustכַּעֲפַרof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
Nowעַתָּהgiveתֶּןmeלִיwisdomחָכְמָהand knowledge,וּמַדָּעand I will go outוְאֵצְאָהbeforeלִפְנֵיthisהַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםand come in;וְאָבוֹאָהforכִּיwhoמִיcan judgeיִשְׁפֹּטthisהַזֶּהgreatהַגָּדוֹלpeopleעַמְּof yours?”ךָ
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Solomon,לִשְׁלֹמֹה“Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthisזֹאתwasהָיְתָהinעִםyour heart,לְבָבֶךָand you did notוְלֹאask forשָׁאַלְתָּriches,עֹשֶׁרpossessions,נְכָסִיםor glory,וְכָבוֹדor the lifeוְ נֶפֶשׁof those who hate you,שֹׂנְאֶיךָand you did not evenוְגַם לֹאask forשָׁאָלְתָּmanyרַבִּיםdays,יָמִיםbut you askedוַתִּשְׁאַלfor yourselfלְךָwisdomחָכְמָהand knowledgeוּמַדָּעso thatאֲשֶׁרyou may judgeתִּשְׁפּוֹטmy peopleעַמִּיover whomאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוI have made you king,הִמְלַכְתִּיךָ
the wisdomהַחָכְמָהand the knowledgeוְהַמַּדָּעare givenנָתוּןto you;לָךְand riches,וְעֹשֶׁרpossessions,וּנְכָסִיםand gloryוְכָבוֹדI will giveאֶתֶּןyou,לָךְsuch asאֲשֶׁרthe kingsלַמְּלָכִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרbefore youלְפָנֶיךָdid notלֹאhave,הָיָה כֵןand after youוְאַחֲרֶיךָnoneלֹאwill haveיִהְיֶהthe like.”כֵּן
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהcameוַיָּבֹאfrom the high placeלַבָּמָהthat wasאֲשֶׁרat Gibeonבְּגִבְעוֹןto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםfrom beforeמִלִּפְנֵיthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand he reignedוַיִּמְלֹךְoverעַלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹףchariotsרֶכֶבand horsemen;וּפָרָשִׁיםhe hadוַיְהִי לוֹa thousandאֶלֶףfourוְאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתchariotsרֶכֶבand twelveוּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרthousandאֶלֶףhorsemen,פָּרָשִׁיםand he stationed themוַיַּנִּיחֵםin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof the chariotsהָרֶכֶבand withוְעִםthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְmadeוַיִּתֵּןthe silverהַכֶּסֶףand the goldוְ הַזָּהָבin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםlike stones,כָּאֲבָנִיםand the cedarsוְ הָאֲרָזִיםhe madeנָתַןlike the sycamoresכַּשִּׁקְמִיםthat areאֲשֶׁרin the Shephelah,בַּשְּׁפֵלָהin abundance.לָרֹב
The sourceוּמוֹצָאof the horsesהַסּוּסִיםthatאֲשֶׁרSolomon hadלִשְׁלֹמֹהwas from Egyptמִמִּצְרָיִםand from Kue;וּמִקְוֵאthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְmerchantsסֹחֲרֵיwould take themיִקְחוּfrom Kueמִקְוֵאat a price.בִּמְחִיר
They would go upוַיַּעֲלוּand bring outוַיּוֹצִיאוּfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםa chariotמֶרְכָּבָהfor sixבְּשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתshekels of silver,כֶּסֶףand a horseוְסוּסfor a hundredבַּ מֵאָהand fifty;חֲמִשִּׁים וּand soוְכֵןfor allלְכָלthe kingsמַלְכֵיof the Hittitesהַחִתִּיםand the kingsוּמַלְכֵיof Aram,אֲרָםby their handבְּיָדָםthey would bring them out.יוֹצִיאוּ