1ve·'et-bei·tov ba·nah she·lo·moh, she·losh es·reh sha·nah; vay·chal et-kol-bei·tov. 2vai·yi·ven et-beit ya·'ar hal·le·va·no·vn me·'ah am·mah a·re·kov va·cha·mi·shim am·mah ra·che·bov, u·she·lo·shim am·mah ko·v·ma·tov; al ar·ba·'ah tu·rei am·mu·dei a·ra·zim, u·che·ru·to·vt a·ra·zim al-ha·'am·mu·dim. 3ve·sa·fun ba·'e·rez mim·ma·'al al-ha·tze·la·'ot a·sher al-ha·'am·mu·dim, ar·ba·'im va·cha·mi·shah; cha·mi·shah a·sar hat·tur. 4u·she·ku·fim she·lo·shah tu·rim; u·me·che·zah el-me·che·zah sha·losh pe·'a·mim. 5ve·chol-hap·pe·ta·chim ve·ham·me·zu·zo·vt re·vu·'im sha·kef; u·mul me·che·zah el-me·che·zah sha·losh pe·'a·mim.

6ve·'et u·lam ha·'am·mu·dim a·sah, cha·mi·shim am·mah a·re·kov, u·she·lo·shim am·mah ra·che·bov; ve·'u·lam al-pe·nei·hem, ve·'am·mu·dim ve·'av al-pe·nei·hem.

7ve·'u·lam hak·kis·se a·sher yish·pat-sham, u·lam ham·mish·pat a·sah; ve·sa·fun ba·'e·rez, me·hak·kar·ka ad-hak·kar·ka.

8u·vei·tov a·sher-ye·shev sham cha·tzer ha·'a·che·ret mib·beit la·'u·lam, kam·ma·'a·seh haz·zeh ha·yah; u·va·yit ya·'a·seh le·vat-par·'oh a·sher la·kach she·lo·moh, ka·'u·lam haz·zeh.

9kol-el·leh a·va·nim ye·ka·rot ke·mid·dot ga·zit, me·go·ra·ro·vt bam·me·ge·rah mib·ba·yit u·mi·chutz; u·mim·mas·sad ad-hat·te·fa·cho·vt, u·mi·chutz ad-he·cha·tzer hag·ge·do·v·lah.

10u·me·yus·sad a·va·nim ye·ka·ro·vt a·va·nim ge·do·lo·vt; av·nei e·ser am·mo·vt, ve·'av·nei she·mo·neh am·mo·vt. 11u·mil·ma'·lah a·va·nim ye·ka·ro·vt ke·mid·do·vt ga·zit va·'a·rez. 12ve·cha·tzer hag·ge·do·v·lah sa·viv she·lo·shah tu·rim ga·zit, ve·tur ke·ru·tot a·ra·zim; ve·la·cha·tzar beit-ha·shem hap·pe·ni·mit u·le·'u·lam hab·ba·yit. f

13vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech she·lo·moh, vai·yik·kach et-chi·ram mi·tzor. 14ben-i·shah al·ma·nah hu mim·mat·teh naf·ta·li ve·'a·viv ish-tzo·ri cho·resh ne·cho·shet vai·yim·ma·le et-ha·cha·che·mah ve·'et-hat·te·vu·nah ve·'et-had·da·'at, la·'a·so·vt kol-me·la·chah ban·ne·cho·shet; vai·ya·vo·v el-ham·me·lech she·lo·moh, vai·ya·'as et-kol-me·lach·tov.

15vai·ya·tzar et-she·nei ha·'am·mu·dim ne·cho·shet; she·mo·neh es·reh am·mah ko·v·mat ha·'am·mud ha·'e·chad, ve·chut she·teim-es·reh am·mah, ya·sov et-ha·'am·mud ha·she·ni. 16u·she·tei cho·ta·rot a·sah la·tet al-ra·shei ha·'am·mu·dim mu·tzak ne·cho·shet; cha·mesh am·mo·vt ko·v·mat hak·ko·te·ret ha·'e·chat, ve·cha·mesh am·mo·vt, ko·v·mat hak·ko·te·ret ha·she·nit. 17se·va·chim ma·'a·seh se·va·chah ge·di·lim ma·'a·seh shar·she·ro·vt, lak·ko·ta·rot, a·sher al-rosh ha·'am·mu·dim; shiv·'ah lak·ko·te·ret ha·'e·chat, ve·shiv·'ah lak·ko·te·ret ha·she·nit. 18vai·ya·'as et-ha·'am·mu·dim; u·she·nei tu·rim sa·viv al-has·se·va·chah ha·'e·chat le·chas·so·vt et-hak·ko·ta·rot a·sher al-rosh ha·rim·mo·nim, ve·chen a·sah, lak·ko·te·ret ha·she·nit. 19ve·cho·ta·rot a·sher al-rosh ha·'am·mu·dim, ma·'a·seh shu·shan ba·'u·lam; ar·ba am·mo·vt. 20ve·cho·ta·rot al-she·nei ha·'am·mu·dim, gam-mim·ma·'al mil·le·'um·mat hab·be·ten, a·sher le·'e·ver se·va·chah ch has·se·va·chah; k ve·ha·rim·mo·v·nim ma·ta·yim tu·rim sa·viv, al hak·ko·te·ret ha·she·nit. 21vai·ya·kem et-ha·'am·mu·dim, le·'u·lam ha·hei·chol; vai·ya·kem et-ha·'am·mud hay·ma·ni vai·yik·ra et-she·mov ya·chin, vai·ya·kem et-ha·'am·mud has·se·ma·li, vai·yik·ra et-she·mov bo·'az. 22ve·'al rosh ha·'am·mu·dim ma·'a·seh sho·v·shan; vat·tit·tom me·le·chet ha·'am·mu·dim.

23vai·ya·'as et-hai·yam mu·tzak; e·ser ba·'am·mah mis·se·fa·tov ad-se·fa·tov a·gol sa·viv ve·cha·mesh ba·'am·mah ko·v·ma·tov, u·ke·veh ch ve·kav k she·lo·shim ba·'am·mah, ya·sov o·tov sa·viv. 24u·fe·ka·'im mit·ta·chat lis·fa·tov sa·viv so·ve·vim o·tov, e·ser ba·'am·mah, mak·ki·fim et-hai·yam sa·viv; she·nei tu·rim hap·pe·ka·'im, ye·tzu·kim bi·tzu·ka·tov. 25o·med al-she·nei a·sar ba·kar she·lo·shah fo·nim tza·fo·v·nah u·she·lo·shah fo·nim yam·mah u·she·lo·shah po·nim neg·bah u·she·lo·shah po·nim miz·ra·chah, ve·hai·yam a·lei·hem mil·ma·'e·lah; ve·chol-a·cho·rei·hem ba·ye·tah. 26ve·'a·ve·yov te·fach, u·se·fa·tov ke·ma·'a·seh se·fat-ko·vs pe·rach sho·v·shan; al·pa·yim bat ya·chil. f

27vai·ya·'as et-ham·me·cho·no·vt e·ser ne·cho·shet; ar·ba ba·'am·mah o·rech ham·me·cho·v·nah ha·'e·chat, ve·'ar·ba ba·'am·mah ra·che·bah, ve·sha·losh ba·'am·mah ko·v·ma·tah. 28ve·zeh ma·'a·seh ham·me·cho·v·nah mis·ge·rot la·hem; u·mis·ge·rot bein hash·lab·bim. 29ve·'al-ham·mis·ge·ro·vt a·sher bein hash·lab·bim a·ra·yo·vt ba·kar u·che·ru·vim, ve·'al-hash·lab·bim ken mim·ma·'al; u·mit·ta·chat la·'a·ra·yo·vt ve·lab·ba·kar, lo·yo·vt ma·'a·seh mo·v·rad. 30ve·'ar·ba·'ah o·v·fan·nei ne·cho·shet lam·me·cho·v·nah ha·'a·chat ve·sar·nei ne·cho·shet, ve·'ar·ba·'ah fa·'a·mo·tav ke·te·fot la·hem; mit·ta·chat lak·ki·yor hak·ke·te·fot ye·tzu·ko·vt, me·'e·ver ish lo·yo·vt. 31u·fi·hu mib·beit lak·ko·te·ret va·ma'·lah ba·'am·mah, u·fi·ha a·gol ma·'a·seh-chen, am·mah va·cha·tzi ha·'am·mah; ve·gam-al-pi·ha mik·la·'o·vt, u·mis·ge·ro·tei·hem me·rub·ba·'o·vt lo a·gul·lo·vt. 32ve·'ar·ba·'at ha·'o·v·fan·nim le·mit·ta·chat lam·mis·ge·ro·vt, vi·do·vt ha·'o·v·fan·nim bam·me·cho·v·nah; ve·ko·v·mat ha·'o·v·fan ha·'e·chad, am·mah va·cha·tzi ha·'am·mah. 33u·ma·'a·seh ha·'o·v·fan·nim, ke·ma·'a·seh o·v·fan ham·mer·ka·vah; ye·do·v·tam ve·gab·bei·hem ve·chi·shu·kei·hem ve·chi·shu·rei·hem hak·kol mu·tzak. 34ve·'ar·ba ke·te·fo·vt, el ar·ba pin·no·vt, ham·me·cho·nah ha·'e·chat; min-ham·me·cho·nah ke·te·fei·ha. 35u·ve·rosh ham·me·cho·v·nah cha·tzi ha·'am·mah ko·v·mah a·gol sa·viv; ve·'al rosh ham·me·cho·nah ye·do·tei·ha, u·mis·ge·ro·tei·ha mim·men·nah. 36vay·fat·tach al-hal·lu·chot ye·do·tei·ha, ve·'al va·mis·ge·ro·tei·ha ch mis·ge·ro·tei·ha, k ke·ru·vim a·ra·yo·vt ve·ti·mo·rot; ke·ma·'ar-ish ve·lo·yo·vt sa·viv. 37ka·zot a·sah, et e·ser ham·me·cho·no·vt; mu·tzak e·chad mid·dah a·chat ke·tzev e·chad le·chul·la·he·nah. s

38vai·ya·'as a·sa·rah chi·yo·ro·vt ne·cho·shet; ar·ba·'im bat ya·chil hak·ki·yo·vr ha·'e·chad ar·ba ba·'am·mah hak·ki·yo·vr ha·'e·chad, ki·yo·vr e·chad al-ham·me·cho·v·nah ha·'a·chat, le·'e·ser ham·me·cho·no·vt. 39vai·yit·ten et-ham·me·cho·no·vt, cha·mesh al-ke·tef hab·ba·yit mi·ya·min, ve·cha·mesh al-ke·tef hab·ba·yit mis·se·mo·lov; ve·'et-hai·yam na·tan mik·ke·tef hab·ba·yit hay·ma·nit ke·de·mah mim·mul ne·gev. s

40vai·ya·'as chi·ro·vm, et-hak·ki·yo·ro·vt, ve·'et-hai·ya·'im ve·'et-ham·miz·ra·ko·vt; vay·chal chi·ram la·'a·so·vt et-kol-ham·me·la·chah, a·sher a·sah lam·me·lech she·lo·moh beit ha·shem. 41am·mu·dim she·na·yim, ve·gul·lot hak·ko·ta·rot a·sher-al-rosh ha·'am·mu·dim she·ta·yim; ve·has·se·va·cho·vt she·ta·yim, le·chas·so·vt et-she·tei gul·lot hak·ko·ta·rot, a·sher al-rosh ha·'am·mu·dim. 42ve·'et-ha·rim·mo·nim ar·ba me·'o·vt lish·tei has·se·va·cho·vt; she·nei-tu·rim rim·mo·nim las·se·va·chah ha·'e·chat, le·chas·so·vt et-she·tei gul·lot hak·ko·ta·rot, a·sher al-pe·nei ha·'am·mu·dim. 43ve·'et-ham·me·cho·no·vt a·ser; ve·'et-hak·ki·yo·rot a·sa·rah al-ham·me·cho·no·vt. 44ve·'et-hai·yam ha·'e·chad; ve·'et-hab·ba·kar she·neim-a·sar ta·chat hai·yam. 45ve·'et-has·si·ro·vt ve·'et-hai·ya·'im ve·'et-ham·miz·ra·ko·vt ve·'et kol-hak·ke·lim ha·'o·hel ch ha·'el·leh, k a·sher a·sah chi·ram lam·me·lech she·lo·moh beit ha·shem; ne·cho·shet me·mo·rat. 46be·chik·kar hai·yar·den ye·tza·kam ham·me·lech, be·ma·'a·veh ha·'a·da·mah; bein suk·ko·vt u·vein tza·re·tan. 47vai·yan·nach she·lo·moh et-kol-hak·ke·lim, me·rov me·'od me·'od; lo nech·kar mish·kal han·ne·cho·shet.

48vai·ya·'as she·lo·moh, et kol-hak·ke·lim, a·sher beit ha·shem; et miz·bach haz·za·hav, ve·'et-ha·shul·chan a·sher a·lav le·chem hap·pa·nim za·hav. 49ve·'et-ham·me·no·ro·vt cha·mesh mi·ya·min ve·cha·mesh mis·se·mo·vl lif·nei had·de·vir za·hav sa·gur; ve·hap·pe·rach ve·han·ne·rot ve·ham·mel·ka·cha·yim za·hav. 50ve·has·sip·po·vt ve·ham·zam·me·ro·vt ve·ham·miz·ra·ko·vt ve·hak·kap·po·vt ve·ham·mach·to·vt za·hav sa·gur; ve·hap·po·to·vt le·dal·to·vt hab·ba·yit hap·pe·ni·mi le·ko·desh hak·ko·da·shim le·dal·tei hab·ba·yit la·hei·chol za·hav. f

51vat·tish·lam kol-ham·me·la·chah, a·sher a·sah ham·me·lech she·lo·moh beit ha·shem; vai·ya·ve she·lo·moh et-ka·de·shei da·vid a·viv et-hak·ke·sef ve·'et-haz·za·hav ve·'et-hak·ke·lim, na·tan be·'o·tze·ro·vt beit ha·shem. f