H9001–/וַ–v

It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the king's house

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn't please him.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

He said, What cities are these which you have given me, my brother? He called them the land of Cabul to this day.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a portion to his daughter, Solomon's wife.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Solomon built Gezer, and Beth Horon the lower,

וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants to this day.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם (וַ) va “and”

Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace-offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [supplied: on the altar] that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.

וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁלַּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Hiram sent in the navy his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to prove him with hard questions.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

She came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.

וַתָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”

Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hidden from the king which he didn't tell her.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”

She said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

However I didn't believe the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.

וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣ (וַ) va “and”

She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

וַתִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va. “and”

The king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of Yahweh, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

וַתֵּ֛פֶן (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [supplied: shekels] of gold went to one buckler.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

[supplied: he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (וַ) va “and”