2 Chronicles 9:22-31 Parallel Bible Translations

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22	וַיִּגְדַּל֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ לְעֹ֖שֶׁר וְחָכְמָֽה׃	Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.	King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
23	וְכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת־ פְּנֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ אֶת־ חָכְמָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ נָתַ֥ן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃	And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.	All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
24	וְהֵ֣ם מְבִיאִ֣ים אִ֣ישׁ מִנְחָת֡וֹ כְּלֵ֣י כֶסֶף֩ וּכְלֵ֨י זָהָ֤ב וּשְׂלָמוֹת֙ נֵ֣שֶׁק וּבְשָׂמִ֔ים סוּסִ֖ים וּפְרָדִ֑ים דְּבַר־ שָׁנָ֖ה בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פ	Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.	Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift—articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
25	וַיְהִ֨י לִשְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אַרְבַּעַת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים אֻֽרְי֤וֹת סוּסִים֙ וּמַרְכָּב֔וֹת וּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף פָּרָשִׁ֑ים וַיַּנִּיחֵם֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וְעִם־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.	Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
26	וַיְהִ֥י מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־ הַמְּלָכִ֑ים מִן־ הַנָּהָר֙ וְעַד־ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְעַ֖ד גְּב֥וּל מִצְרָֽיִם׃	And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.	He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
27	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֶת־ הַכֶּ֛סֶף בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת הָאֲרָזִ֗ים נָתַ֛ן כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־ בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה לָרֹֽב׃	And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.	The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
28	וּמוֹצִיאִ֨ים סוּסִ֧ים מִמִּצְרַ֛יִם לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וּמִכָּל־ הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃	And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.	Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.
29	וּשְׁאָר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאֲחֲרוֹנִ֑ים הֲלֹא־ הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־ דִּבְרֵי֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וְעַל־ נְבוּאַ֞ת אֲחִיָּ֣ה הַשִּֽׁילוֹנִ֗י וּבַחֲזוֹת֙ [יעדי] (יֶעְדּ֣וֹ) הַחֹזֶ֔ה עַל־ יָרָבְעָ֖ם בֶּן־ נְבָֽט׃	Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?	As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
30	וַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֧ה בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃	Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.	Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב שְׁלֹמֹה֙ עִם־ אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּ בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ רְחַבְעָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ	And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.	Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
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