H9001–/וַ–v

And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

וַיִּבְחַר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

So now, before the eyes of all Israel, the people of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, keep and be true to the orders of the Lord your God; so that you may have this good land for yourselves and give it for a heritage to your children after you fo

וְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David gave to his son Solomon the design of the doorway of the house of God and of its houses and its store-houses, and the higher rooms and the inner rooms and the place for the mercy-seat;

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work neces

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the heads of families and the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the controllers of the king's business, freely gave themselves;

וַיִּֽתְנַדְּבוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And they gave for the use of the house of the Lord, five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֞וּ (וַֽ) va “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.

וַיִּשְׂמְח֤וּ (וַ) va “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.

וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “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

וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי (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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְּד֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ (וַ) va “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.

וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֨וּ (וַ) va “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.

וַיֹּאכְל֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

So Solomon was put on the seat of the Lord as king in place of his father David, and everything went well for him; and all Israel was under his authority.

וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצְלַ֑ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

וַיְגַדֵּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (וַ) va “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.

וַיָּ֙מָת֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “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.

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֛ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְגַדְּלֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “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.

וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (וַ) va “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.

וַיִּדְרְשֵׁ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Solomon went up there to the brass altar before the Lord at the Tent of meeting, offering on it a thousand burned offerings.

וַיַּעַל֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֧עַל (וַ) va “and”

In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִי (וְ) ve. “and”