1vai·yit·chaz·zek she·lo·moh ven-da·vid al-mal·chu·tov; va·shem e·lo·hav im·mov, vay·gad·de·le·hu le·ma·'e·lah.

2vai·yo·mer she·lo·moh le·chol-yis·ra·'el le·sa·rei ha·'a·la·fim ve·ham·me·'o·vt ve·la·sho·fe·tim u·le·chol na·si le·chol-yis·ra·'el ra·shei ha·'a·vo·vt. 3vai·ye·le·chu she·lo·moh ve·chol-hak·ka·hal im·mov, lab·ba·mah a·sher be·giv·'o·vn; ki-sham ha·yah o·hel mo·v·'ed ha·'e·lo·him, a·sher a·sah mo·sheh e·ved-ha·shem bam·mid·bar. 4a·val a·ro·vn ha·'e·lo·him he·'e·lah da·vid mik·kir·yat ye·'a·rim, ba·he·chin lov da·vid; ki na·tah-lov o·hel bi·ru·sha·lim. 5u·miz·bach han·ne·cho·shet a·sher a·sah be·tzal·'el ben-u·ri ven-chur, sam lif·nei mish·kan ha·shem; vai·yid·re·she·hu she·lo·moh ve·hak·ka·hal. 6vai·ya·'al she·lo·moh sham al-miz·bach han·ne·cho·shet lif·nei ha·shem, a·sher le·'o·hel mo·v·'ed; vai·ya·'al a·lav o·lo·vt a·lef.

7bal·lay·lah ha·hu, nir·'ah e·lo·him lish·lo·moh; vai·yo·mer lov, she·'al mah et·ten-lach.

8vai·yo·mer she·lo·moh le·lo·him, at·tah a·si·ta im-da·vid a·vi che·sed ga·do·vl; ve·him·lach·ta·ni tach·tav. 9at·tah ha·shem e·lo·him, ye·'a·men de·va·re·cha, im da·vid a·vi; ki at·tah him·lach·ta·ni, al-am rav ka·'a·far ha·'a·retz. 10at·tah cha·che·mah u·mad·da ten-li, ve·'e·tze·'ah lif·nei ha·'am-haz·zeh ve·'a·vo·v·'ah; ki-mi yish·pot, et-am·me·cha haz·zeh hag·ga·do·vl. s 11vai·yo·mer-e·lo·him lish·lo·moh ya·'an a·sher ha·ye·tah zot im-le·va·ve·cha ve·lo·sha-al·ta o·sher ne·cha·sim ve·cha·vo·vd ve·'et ne·fesh so·ne·'ei·cha, ve·gam-ya·mim rab·bim lo sha·'a·le·ta; vat·tish·'al-le·cha cha·che·mah u·mad·da, a·sher tish·po·vt et-am·mi, a·sher him·lach·ti·cha a·lav. 12ha·cha·che·mah ve·ham·mad·da na·tun lach; ve·'o·sher u·ne·cha·sim ve·cha·vo·vd et·ten-lach, a·sher lo-ha·yah chen lam·me·la·chim a·sher le·fa·nei·cha, ve·'a·cha·rei·cha lo yih·yeh-ken. 13vai·ya·vo she·lo·moh lab·ba·mah a·sher-be·giv·'o·vn ye·ru·sha·lim, mil·lif·nei o·hel mo·v·'ed; vai·yim·loch al-yis·ra·'el. f

14vai·ye·'e·sof she·lo·moh re·chev u·fa·ra·shim vay·hi-lov e·lef ve·'ar·ba-me·'o·vt re·chev, u·she·neim-a·sar e·lef pa·ra·shim; vai·yan·ni·chem be·'a·rei ha·re·chev, ve·'im-ham·me·lech bi·ru·sha·lim. 15vai·yit·ten ham·me·lech et-hak·ke·sef ve·'et-haz·za·hav bi·ru·sha·lim ka·'a·va·nim; ve·'et ha·'a·ra·zim na·tan ka·shik·mim a·sher-ba·she·fe·lah la·rov. 16u·mo·v·tza has·su·sim a·sher lish·lo·moh mim·mitz·ra·yim; u·mik·ve so·cha·rei ham·me·lech, mik·ve yik·chu bim·chir. 17vai·ya·'a·lu vai·yo·v·tzi·'u mim·mitz·ra·yim mer·ka·vah be·shesh me·'o·vt ke·sef, ve·sus ba·cha·mi·shim u·me·'ah; ve·chen le·chol-mal·chei ha·chit·tim u·mal·chei a·ram be·ya·dam yo·v·tzi·'u.