18
Moreover, the
king made a
great throne of
ivory and
overlaid it with
refined gold.
b'h'z .WheP;c.y;w lw{d'G !ev -aeSiK .$,l,M;h f;[;Y;w ? z'p.Wm
19
There were
six steps to the
throne and a
round top to the
throne at its
rear, and
arms on
each side of the
seat *, and
two lions standing beside the
arms.
wy'r]x;aem heSiK;l l{g'[ -va{r.w heSiK;l tw{l][;m vev ? ~Iy;n.v.W t,b'V;h ~w{q.m -l,a h,Zim.W h,Zim t{d'y.w ? tw{d'Y;h l,cea ~yid.m{[ tw{y'r]a
20
Twelve * lions were
standing there on the
six steps on the
one side and on the
other;
nothing like it was
made for
any other
kingdom.
-l;[ ~'v ~yid.m{[ ~yIy'r]a r'f'[ ~yen.v.W ? tw{k'l.m;m -l'k.l !ek h'f][;n -a{l h,Zim.W h,Zim tw{l][;M;h vev
21
All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of
gold, and
all the
vessels of the
house of the
forest of
Lebanon were of
pure gold.
None was of
silver; it was not
considered valuable in the
days of
Solomon.
l{k.w b'h'z h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h heq.v;m yel.K l{k.w ? !yea r.Wg's b'h'z !w{n'b.L;h r;[;y -tyeB yel.K ? h'm.Wa.mil h{m{l.v yemyiB b'v.x,n a{l @,s,K
22
For the
king had at
sea the
ships of
Tarshish with the
ships of
Hiram;
once every
three years the
ships of
Tarshish came bringing gold and
silver,
ivory and
apes and
peacocks.
~'ryix yin\a ~i[ ~'Y;B .$,l,M;l vyiv.r;t yin\a yiK ? tea.f{n vyiv.r;t yin\a aw{b'T ~yin'v v{l'v.l t;x;a ? ~yiYiKUt.w ~yip{q.w ~yiB;h.n,v @,s,k'w b'h'z
23
So
King Solomon became greater than all the
kings of the
earth in
riches and in
wisdom.
r,v{[.l #,r'a'h yek.l;m l{Kim h{m{l.v .$,l,M;h l;D.giY;w ? h'm.k'x.l.W
24
All the
earth was
seeking the
presence of
Solomon, to
hear his
wisdom which God had
put in his
heart.
;[{m.vil h{m{l.v yen.P -t,a ~yiv.q;b.m #,r'a'h -l'k.w ? w{Bil.B ~yih{l/a !;t'n -r,v]a w{t'm.k'x -t,a
25
They
brought every man his
gift,
articles of
silver and
gold,
garments,
weapons,
spices,
horses, and
mules,
so much year by
year.
yel.k.W @,s,k yel.K w{t'x.nim vyia ~yiaib.m h'Meh.w ? ~yid'r.p.W ~yis.Ws ~yim'f.b.W q,ven.w tw{m'l.f.W b'h'z ? h'n'v.B h'n'v -r;b.D
26
Now
Solomon gathered chariots and
horsemen; and he
had 1,400 * * chariots and
12,000 * * horsemen, and he
stationed them in the
chariot cities and with the
king in
Jerusalem.
w{l -yih.y;w ~yiv'r'p.W b,k,r h{m{l.v @{s/a,Y;w ? r'f'[ -myen.v.W b,k,r tw{aem -[;B.r;a.w @,l,a ? .$,l,M;h -mi[.w b,k,r'h yer'[.B ~ex.n;Y;w ~yiv'r'P @,l,a ? ~i'l'v.WryiB
27
The
king made silver as common as
stones in
Jerusalem, and he
made cedars as
plentiful as
sycamore trees that are in the
lowland.
~yin'b]a'K ~i;l'v.WryiB @,s,K;h -t,a .$,l,M;h !eTiY;w ? h'lep.V;B -r,v]a ~yim.qiV;K !;t'n ~yiz'r]a'h tea.w ? b{r'l
28
Also
Solomon's import of
horses was from
Egypt and
Kue, and the
king's merchants procured them from
Kue for a
price.
hew.qim.W ~Iy'r.ciMim h{m{l.vil r,v]a ~yis.WS;h a'cw{m.W ? ryix.miB hew.qim .Wx.qIy .$,l,M;h yer]x{s
29
A
chariot was
imported * from
Egypt for
600 * shekels of
silver, and a
horse for
150 *; and by the
same means * they
exported them to
all the
kings of the
Hittites and to the
kings of the
Arameans.
tw{aem vev.B ~Iy;r.ciMim h'b'K.r,m aeceT;w h,l][;T;w ? yek.l;m -l'k.l !ek.w h'aem.W ~yiVim]x;B s.Ws.w @,s,K ? .Waic{y ~'d'y.B ~'r]a yek.l;m.l.W ~yiTix;h