2 Chronicles 9

The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon to test his wisdom with difficult questions, and upon witnessing his extraordinary wealth, wisdom, and the magnificence of his house and throne, she praises YHWH for establishing him as king to execute justice and righteousness.[1][2][3] Solomon's fame, wealth, and international trade bring him great riches in gold, silver, and precious goods, demonstrating YHWH's fulfillment of His promise to bless Solomon with wisdom, wealth, and fame beyond what he had requested.[4]

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Verse 1
וּ/מַֽלְכַּת 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 umalekat and the queen and queen of HC/Ncfsc שְׁבָ֗א 𐤔𐤁𐤀 sheva of Sheba Sheba Sheva HNp שָֽׁמְעָה֮ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 shameah heard she heard HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker HTo שֵׁ֣מַע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema the fame Hear! HNcmsc שְׁלֹמֹה֒ 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh of Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp וַ/תָּב֣וֹא 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 vatavo and she came and she came HC/Vqw3fs לְ/נַסּוֹת֩ 𐤋/𐤍𐤎𐤅𐤕 lenasot to test to test thoroughly HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 obj object-marker HTo שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh-2 Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp בְ/חִיד֜וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕 vechidot with riddles in riddles HR/Ncfpa בִּ/ירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim to Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np בְּ/חַ֣יִל 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤋 bechayil with a retinue in strength HR/Ncmsa כָּבֵ֣ד 𐤊𐤁𐤃 kaved very great heavy, weighty HAamsa מְאֹ֡ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD וּ֠/גְמַלִּים 𐤅/𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 ugemalim and camels and camels HC/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאִ֨ים 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 noseim bearing the lifting ones HVqrmpa בְּשָׂמִ֧ים 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 besamim spices fragrant spices HNcmpa וְ/זָהָ֛ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vezahav and gold and gold HC/Ncmsa לָ/רֹ֖ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in abundance to abundance HR/Ncbsa וְ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤍 veeven and stone and building-stone of HC/Ncfsa יְקָרָ֑ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yeqarah precious precious HAafsa וַ/תָּבוֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 vatavo-2 and she came and she came HC/Vqw3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh-3 Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓 vatedaber and she spoke and she spoke HC/Vpw3fs עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms אֵ֛ת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 obj object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הָיָ֖ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR לְבָבָֽ/הּ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤄 levavah her heart her inner core HNcmsc/Sp3fs
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וּ/מַאֲכַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋 umaakhal and the food and food-of HC/Ncmsc שֻׁלְחָנ֡/וֹ 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤅 shulechano of his table his spread-out table HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מוֹשַׁ֣ב 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤁 umoshav and the seating and dwelling-place of HC/Ncmsc עֲבָדָי/ו֩ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv of his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms וּ/מַעֲמַ֨ד 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤃 umaamad and the attendance and standing-station of HC/Ncmsc מְשָׁרְתָ֜י/ו 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mesharetayv of his ministers his ministering-ones HVprmpc/Sp3ms וּ/מַלְבּֽוּשֵׁי/הֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 umalebusheyhem and their apparel and their garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וּ/מַשְׁקָי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤉/𐤅 umasheqayv and his cupbearers and his drink-providers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וּ/מַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁי/הֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 umalebusheyhem-2 and their apparel and their garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וַ/עֲלִיָּת֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕/𐤅 vaaliyato and his ascent his upper chamber HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יַעֲלֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh he goes up he ascends HVqi3ms בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt to the house house-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הָ֥יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there was he was / he became HVqp3ms ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD בָּ֖/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit breath of HNcbsa
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יְהִ֨י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi be may he be HVqj3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בָּר֔וּךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 barukhe blessed blessed one HVqsmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr חָפֵ֣ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delighted he delights HVqp3ms בְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha in you HR/Sp2ms לְ/תִתְּ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤕𐤕/𐤊 letitekha to set you to give you HR/Vqc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR כִּסְא/וֹ֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his throne his throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/מֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe to be king to a king HR/Ncmsa לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) for the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/אַהֲבַ֨ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 beahavat because of the love of in love of HR/Vqc אֱלֹהֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-3 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/הַעֲמִיד֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃/𐤅 lehaamido to establish them to cause him to stand HR/Vhc/Sp3ms לְ/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age HR/Ncmsa וַ/יִּתֶּנְ/ךָ֤ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤊 vayitenekha therefore he made you and he gave you HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem over them upon them HR/Sp3mp לְ/מֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe-2 king to a king HR/Ncmsa לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc מִשְׁפָּ֥ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וּ/צְדָקָֽה 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 utsedaqah and righteousness and righteousness HC/Ncfsa
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וַ/תִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤍 vatiten and she gave and she gave HC/Vqw3fs לַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa מֵאָ֥ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred HAcbsa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa כִּכַּ֣ר 𐤊𐤊𐤓 kikar talents round-circuit of HNcbsc זָהָ֗ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav of gold gold HNcmsa וּ/בְשָׂמִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 uvesamim and spices and fragrant spices HC/Ncmpa לָ/רֹ֥ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in abundance to abundance HR/Ncbsa מְאֹ֖ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD וְ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤍 veeven and stone and building-stone of HC/Ncfsa יְקָרָ֑ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yeqarah precious precious HAafsa וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הָיָה֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there was he was / he became HVqp3ms כַּ/בֹּ֣שֶׂם 𐤊/𐤁𐤔𐤌 kabosem like the spice like fragrant spice HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נָתְנָ֥ה 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤄 natenah she gave she gave HVqp3fs מַֽלְכַּת 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 malekat queen of queen of HNcfsc שְׁבָ֖א 𐤔𐤁𐤀 sheva Sheba Sheba Sheva HNp לַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe-2 to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa שְׁלֹמֹֽה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp
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וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And he made and he did HC/Vqw3ms הַ֠/מֶּלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֲצֵ֨י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of trees of HNcmpc הָֽ/אַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤂𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 haalegumim the algum the algum timbers HTd/Ncmpa מְסִלּ֤וֹת 𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤅𐤕 mesilot walkways raised highways HNcfpa לְ/בֵית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt for house-of to a house of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uleveyt and-for house-of and to the house of HC/R/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כִנֹּר֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 vekhinorot and lyres and lyres HC/Ncmpa וּ/נְבָלִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 unevalim and harps and skin-bag vessels HC/Ncmpa לַ/שָּׁרִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 lasharim for the singers to the singing ones HRd/Vqrmpa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn נִרְא֥וּ 𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤅 nireu were seen they were seen HVNp3cp כָ/הֵ֛ם 𐤊/𐤄𐤌 khahem like them they HR/Pp3mp לְ/פָנִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 lefanim formerly to the face/front HR/Ncbpa בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in land-of in land HR/Ncbsc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
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וּ/שְׁאָר֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear Now the rest and the remainder HC/Ncmsc דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey of the acts words of HNcmpc שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh of Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp הָ/רִאשֹׁנִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim the first the first ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הָ/אֲחֲרוֹנִ֑ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehaacharonim and the last and the ones coming after HC/Td/Aampa הֲ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo are they not is it not? HTi/Tn הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp כְּתוּבִ֗ים 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 ketuvim written written ones HVqsmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon HR דִּבְרֵי֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey-2 the words words of HNcmpc נָתָ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan of Nathan he gave Natan HNp הַ/נָּבִ֔יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and in and upon HC/R נְבוּאַ֞ת 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕 nevuat the prophecy prophecy of HNcfsc אֲחִיָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄 achiyah of Ahijah Yah Is Brother Achiyah HNp הַ/שִּֽׁילוֹנִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤍𐤉 hashiloni the Shilonite the Shilonite the Shiloni HTd/Ngmsa וּ/בַ/חֲזוֹת֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤕 uvachazot and in the visions and in vision-of HC/R/Ncfsc יעדי 𐤉𐤏𐤃𐤉 ydy Iddo Yahweh-has-appointed Yeedi HNp יֶעְדּ֣וֹ 𐤉𐤏𐤃𐤅 yeedo his Yahweh-has-appointed Yeedi HNp הַ/חֹזֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤆𐤄 hachozeh the seer the vision-seer HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 concerning upon HR יָרָבְעָ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc נְבָֽט 𐤍𐤁𐤈 nevat of Nebat Nebat Nevat HNp