H9002–/וְ–v

And those who had stones of great price gave them to the store of the house of the Lord, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

וְהַנִּמְצָ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all.

וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנֵּ֣צַח (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַה֔וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָאָ֑רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

וְהָעֹ֤שֶׁר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכָּבוֹד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְיָדְךָ֖ (וּ) u. “and”וּגְבוּרָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק (וּ) u. “and”

So now, our God, we give you praise, honouring the glory of your name.

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

וְכִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִיָּדְךָ֖ (וּ) u. “and”

For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.

וְתוֹשָׁבִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.

וּלְךָ֥ (וּ) u. “and”

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to

וּמֵישָׁרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the deepest thoughts of your people, and let their hearts be fixed and true to you;

וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָכֵ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקֶּ֑יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִבְנ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they made offerings to the Lord, and gave burned offerings to the Lord, on the day after, a thousand oxen, a thousand sheep, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and a great wealth of offerings for all Israel.

וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּזְבָחִ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”

And with great joy they made a feast before the Lord that day. And they made Solomon, the son of David, king a second time, putting the holy oil on him to make him holy to the Lord as ruler, and on Zadok as priest.

וּלְצָד֖וֹק (וּ) u. “and”

And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגִּבֹּרִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now David, the son of Jesse, was king over all Israel.

וְדָוִיד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For forty years he was ruling as king over Israel, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

וְהַיָּמִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.

וְכָב֑וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

Now all the acts of David, first and last, are recorded in the words of Samuel the seer, and the words of Nathan the prophet, and the words of Gad the seer;

וְדִבְרֵי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Together with all his rule and his power, and the events which took place in his time, in Israel and in all the kingdoms of other lands.

וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָעִתִּ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

וַיהוָ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

וְהַמֵּא֜וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכֹ֛ל (וּ) u. “and”

Then Solomon, and all the men of Israel with him, went to the high place at Gibeon, because the Tent of meeting of God, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had made in the waste land, was there.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the altar of brass which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the Tent of the Lord; and Solomon and all the people went to give worship there.

וּמִזְבַּ֣ח (וּ) u. “and”וְהַקָּהָֽל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”