H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.

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

And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.

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

And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם (וַ) va “and”

And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

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

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

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

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

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

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣ (וַ) va “and”

And she gave the king an hundred and 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”

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

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, 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 threescore and six talents of gold,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound 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 best gold.

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

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

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (וַ) va “and”