2 Chronicles 1 Cross References - Leeser

¹ And Solomon the son of David strengthened himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and caused him to become exceedingly great. ² Then said Solomon unto all Israel, to the captains of the thousands and of the hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the chiefs of the family divisions that they should go with him. ³ Thereupon went Solomon, and all the assembly with him, to the high-place that was at Gib’on; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. ⁴ Nevertheless the ark of God had David brought up from Kiryath-ye’arim to the place which David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. ⁵ But the copper altar, which Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Chur, had made, he placed before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the assembly sought for it. ⁶ And Solomon sacrificed there on the copper altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered upon it a thousand burnt-offerings. ⁷ In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. ⁸ And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shown unto David my father great kindness, and hast made me king in his stead. ⁹ Now, O Lord God, let thy word unto David my father be verified; for thou hast made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who could otherwise judge this thy great people? ¹¹ And God said unto Solomon, Whereas this hath been in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thy enemies, and hast not even asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and knowledge, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: ¹² Therefore are the wisdom and the knowledge granted unto thee; and riches, and wealth, and honor, will I give thee, such as no kings that have been before thee have had, and the like of which after thee none shall have. ¹³ Then came Solomon from the high-place that was at Gib’on to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. ¹⁴ And Solomon brought together chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. ¹⁵ And the king rendered the silver and gold at Jerusalem like stones, and cedar-trees he rendered as the sycamore-trees that are in the lowlands for abundance. ¹⁶ And Solomon had his horses brought out of Egypt; a company of the king’s merchants bought a quantity at a price. ¹⁷ And they brought up, and fetched out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

¹⁶ And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

²² And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, spoke unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

¹⁷ That I will greatly bless thee, and I will exceedingly multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

² And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was thus in the house of his master the Egyptian.

²¹ But the Lord was with Joseph, and caused him to find kindness, and gave him favor in the eyes of the superintendent of the prison.

¹² And he said, Because I will be with thee; and this shall be unto thee the token, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

¹ The tabernacle also shalt thou make of ten curtains, of twisted linen thread, and blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim, of weaver’s work shalt thou make them. ² The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: there shall be one measure for all the curtains. ³ Five of the curtains shall be coupled together, one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled, one to another. ⁴ And thou shalt make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain which is on the outside in the one coupling; and the like shalt thou make on the edge of the curtain which is the outmost in the second coupling. ⁵ Fifty loops shalt thou make on the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be fixed opposite each other. ⁶ And thou shalt make fifty hooks of gold; and thou shalt couple the curtains together one unto the other with the hooks, and the tabernacle shall thus be one piece. ⁷ And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shalt thou make the same. ⁸ The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: there shall be one measure for the eleven curtains. ⁹ And thou shalt couple five of the curtains by themselves, and six of the curtains by themselves; and thou shalt double the sixth curtain toward the front side of the tabernacle. ¹⁰ And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is the outmost in the one coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain of the second coupling. ¹¹ And thou shalt make fifty hooks of copper; and thou shalt put the hooks into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one piece. ¹² And the part hanging over in the excess of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain which is over, shall hang down over the back part of the tabernacle. ¹³ And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side in the excess in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall be hanging down over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. ¹⁴ And thou shalt make a cover for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a cover of badgers’ skins above. ¹⁵ And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. ¹⁶ Ten cubits shall be the length of each board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of each one board. ¹⁷ There shall be two tenons for every board, fitted in, one against the other: the like shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. ¹⁸ And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side, on the right. ¹⁹ And forty sockets of silver shalt thou make under the twenty boards; two sockets under the one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under the other board for its two tenons. ²⁰ And for the other side of the tabernacle, for the north side, there shall be twenty boards; ²¹ And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board. ²² And for the back wall of the tabernacle, westward, thou shalt make six boards. ²³ And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the back wall. ²⁴ And they shall be closely fitting together beneath, and they shall be closely joined together on the top by means of one ring: thus shall it be for both of them; for the two corners shall they be. ²⁵ And so they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board. ²⁶ And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle; ²⁷ And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the back wall, westward; ²⁸ And the middle bar in the midst of the boards, passing from the one end to the other end. ²⁹ And the boards thou shalt overlay with gold, and their rings thou shalt make of gold, as receptacles for the bars; and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. ³⁰ And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle, according to the fashion thereof, which thou hast been shown on the mount. ³¹ And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and twisted linen, of weavers’ work shall it be made, with cherubim. ³² And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks also shall be of gold; upon four sockets of silver. ³³ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the hooks; and thou shalt bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony; and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the holy of holies. ³⁴ And thou shalt put the cover upon the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies. ³⁵ And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle, toward the south; and the table thou shalt put on the north side. ³⁶ And thou shalt make a hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and twisted linen; the work of the embroiderer. ³⁷ And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, their hooks also shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast for them five sockets of copper.

¹ And thou shalt make the altar of shittim wood: five cubits long, and five cubits broad, a foursquare shall the altar be, and three cubits shall be its height. ² And thou shalt make its horns on its four corners, from itself shall its horns be; and thou shalt overlay it with copper. ³ And thou shalt make its pots to receive its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its forks, and its fire-pans; all its vessels thou shalt make of copper. ⁴ And thou shalt make for it a grating, of a network of copper; and thou shalt make upon the net four rings of copper, on its four corners. ⁵ And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, and the net shall reach even to the half of the altar. ⁶ And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with copper. ⁷ And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, when they bear it. ⁸ Hollow, of boards, shalt thou make it; as it was shown to thee on the mount, so shall they make it.

² See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Chur, of the tribe of Judah:

⁸ And all the wise-hearted men, among those who wrought the work, made the tabernacle of ten curtains; of twisted linen thread, and blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn; with cherubim, of weaver’s work, made he them.

¹ And he made the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood: five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth; it was foursquare, and three cubits was its height. ² And he made its horns on its four corners, from itself were its horns; and he overlaid it with copper. ³ And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the forks, and the fire-pans: all its vessels made he of copper. ⁴ And he made for the altar a grating, a network of copper, under its compass beneath, even unto the half of it. ⁵ And he cast four rings on the four corners of the grating of copper, as receptacles for the staves. ⁶ And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with copper. ⁷ And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it by means of them; hollow, of boards, made he it.

² On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

³⁴ And the cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

¹ And the Lord called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

¹⁰ Who can count the dust of Jacob, and number the fourth part of Israel? May my soul die the death of the righteous, and may my last end be like his!

¹⁷ Who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as a flock which have no shepherd.

¹⁶ Only he shall not acquire for himself many horses; so that he may not cause the people to return to Egypt, in order to acquire many horses; whereas the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth not return on that way any more.

² And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I am not able any more to go out and come in; for the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

⁵ And Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the order of the Lord.

⁷ But the Lord said unto Samuel, Regard not his appearance, nor the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for not what man looketh on;—for man looketh on the eyes, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

² Already yesterday, and even before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast the one that led out and brought in Israel: And the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a chief over Israel.

² And David arose, and went with all the people who were with him from Ba’ale-yehudah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the name of which was called by the name of the Lord of hosts, that dwelleth over the cherubim.

¹⁷ And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt-offerings before the Lord and peace-offerings.

⁸ Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant, to David, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from behind the flocks, to be a ruler over my people, over Israel; ⁹ And I have been with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and I have cut off all thy enemies from thy presence, and I have made thee a great name, like the name of the great who are on the earth;

¹² When thy days will be completed, and thou wilt sleep with thy fathers: then will I set up thy seed after thee, who shall proceed out of thy body, and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He it is that shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. ¹⁴ I too will be to him as a father, and he shall indeed be to me as a son: so that when he committeth iniquity, I will chastise him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of man; ¹⁵ But my kindness shall not depart from him, as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I removed from before thee. ¹⁶ And thy house and thy kingdom shall be steadfast for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

²⁵ And now, O Eternal God, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, stand firm for ever, and do as thou hast spoken. ²⁶ And let thy name be magnified unto everlasting, that men may say, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and may the house of thy servant David be established before thee. ²⁷ For thou, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, saying, A house will be built up for thee; therefore hath thy servant found the heart to pray unto thee this prayer. ²⁸ And now, O Lord Eternal, thou art the true God, and thy words must become the truth, and thou hast spoken unto thy servant this goodness: ²⁹ And now let it please thee and bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Eternal, hast spoken it; and from thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

⁷ Then said Nathan to David, Thou art the man! Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, It is I who anointed thee as king over Israel, and it is I who delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; ⁸ And I gave unto thee the house of thy master, and put the wives of thy master into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah: and if this be too little, I could bestow on thee yet many more like these things.

⁵¹ To the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.

¹² Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

⁴⁶ So the king commanded Benayahu the son of Yehoyada’, who went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

⁴ And the king went to Gib’on to sacrifice there; for that was the great high-place: one thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

⁴ And the king went to Gib’on to sacrifice there; for that was the great high-place: one thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. ⁵ In Gib’on the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream of the night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. ⁶ And Solomon said, Thou hast shown unto thy servant David my father great kindness, just as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, and thou hast given him a son who sitteth on his throne, as it is this day. ⁷ And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king in the place of David my father: and I am but a young lad; I know not how to go out or come in.

⁷ And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king in the place of David my father: and I am but a young lad; I know not how to go out or come in. ⁸ And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot he numbered nor counted for multitude.

⁸ And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot he numbered nor counted for multitude. ⁹ Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who would otherwise be able to judge this thy great people?

⁹ Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who would otherwise be able to judge this thy great people? ¹⁰ And the speech was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. ¹¹ And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; and hast not asked for thyself riches, nor hast asked the life of thy enemies; but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand how to give judgment:

¹¹ And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; and hast not asked for thyself riches, nor hast asked the life of thy enemies; but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand how to give judgment: ¹² Behold, I have done according to thy word; lo, I have given thee a wise and a discerning heart; so that like unto thee there was none before thee, nor after thee shall any one arise like unto thee.

¹² Behold, I have done according to thy word; lo, I have given thee a wise and a discerning heart; so that like unto thee there was none before thee, nor after thee shall any one arise like unto thee. ¹³ And also what thou hast not asked have I given thee, both riches and honor: so that like unto thee there shall not have been any one among the kings all thy days.

¹³ And also what thou hast not asked have I given thee, both riches and honor: so that like unto thee there shall not have been any one among the kings all thy days. ¹⁴ And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then will I lengthen thy days. ¹⁵ And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream; and he went to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt-offerings, and prepared peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

²⁸ And when all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had given, they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to exercise justice.

^{24 (5:4)} For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Thiphsach even to Gazzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. ^{25 (5:5)} And Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba’, all the days of Solomon. ^{26 (5:6)} And Solomon had forty thousand stalls for the horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

¹⁸ But the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

⁶³ And Solomon offered as the sacrifice of peace-offering which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. And thus did the king and all the children of Israel dedicate the house of the Lord.

¹⁹ And all the treasure-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for the chariots, and the cities for the horsemen, and the other desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.)

¹⁶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold he used for each one target.

²⁶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he quartered in the cities for chariots, and near the king at Jerusalem. ²⁷ And the king rendered the silver in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedars he rendered like the sycamore-trees that are in the lowlands, for abundance. ²⁸ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt; and a company of the king’s merchants bought a quantity at a price. ²⁹ And a chariot-team came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

²⁹ Nevertheless the sins of Jerobo’am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from in following them, namely, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.

¹⁹ And ‘Azubah died, when Caleb took unto himself Ephrath, who bore unto him Chur. ²⁰ And Chur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.

¹ And David consulted with the officers of the thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

³ And let us bring round the ark of our God to us; for we have inquired not at it in the days of Saul.

⁵ So David assembled all Israel together, from Shichor of Egypt even unto the entrance of Chemath, to bring the ark of God from Kiryath-ye’arim. ⁶ And David went up, with all Israel, to Ba’alah, that is to Kiryath-ye’arim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.

¹ And David made himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

³ And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

¹² And he said unto them, Ye are the chiefs of the family divisions of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and bring up the ark of the Lord the God of Israel unto the place which I have prepared for it.

²⁵ And it was David, with the elders of Israel, and the officers over the thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of ‘Obed-edom with joy. ²⁶ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. ²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and so were all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singers, and Kenanyahu the chief in conducting the singing of the singers; but David had also upon him an ephod of linen. ²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing aloud on psalteries and harps.

¹ And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

³⁹ And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord, in the high-place that was at Gib’on,

⁸ And I have been with thee withersoever thou didst go, and I have cut off all thy enemies from thy presence, and I have made thee a name; like the name of the great men who are on the earth;

¹¹ And it shall come to pass, that, when thy days will be completed that thou must go to sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons, and I will establish his kingdom. ¹² He it is that shall build for me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. ¹³ I too will be to him as a father, and he shall indeed be unto me as a son: and my kindness will I not cause to depart from him, as I caused it to depart from him that was before thee; ¹⁴ But I will place him firmly in my house and in my kingdom for evermore; and his throne shall be established for ever.

²³ And now, O Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be verified for ever, and do as thou hast spoken. ²⁴ Yea, let it be verified, and let thy name be magnified unto everlasting, that men may say, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God for Israel; and may the house of David thy servant be established before thee. ²⁵ For thou, O my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house; therefore hath thy servant found himself able to pray before thee. ²⁶ And now, O Lord, thou art the true God, and thou hast spoken concerning thy servant this goodness: ²⁷ And now hast thou been pleased to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord, hast blessed, and it will remain blessed for ever.

²⁹ But the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt-offering, were at that time in the high-place at Gib’on.

⁴ And the sons of El’azar were found more numerous in the chiefs of males than the sons of Ithamar; and they divided them accordingly. Of the sons of El’azar there were sixteen chiefs of the family divisions, and of the sons of Ithamar, eight for their family divisions.

³¹ These likewise cast lots in the same manner as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of king David, and Zadok, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites, even the principal of the families equally with his youngest brother.

¹ And these are the children of Israel after their number; to wit, the chiefs of the family divisions and the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, that came in and went out month by month, throughout all the months of the year, every division being twenty and four thousand.

¹ And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains of the thousands, and the captains of the hundreds, and the rulers of all the property and the cattle of the king and of his sons, with the court-servants, and the mighty men, and with all the valiant men of the army, unto Jerusalem. ² Then arose king David upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and I had made preparations to build;

⁵ And of all my sons,—for the Lord hath given me many sons,—hath he made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. ⁶ And he hath said unto me, Solomon thy son it is that shall build my house and my courts; for I have made choice of him to be as a son unto me, and I will be indeed to him as a father. ⁷ Moreover, I will firmly establish his kingdom for everlasting, if he be strong to execute my commandments and my ordinances as it is this day.

¹ And king David said unto all the assembly, Solomon, the only son of mine whom God hath made choice of, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; because not for man is the palace to be, but for the Lord God.

¹⁷ And I know, my God, that thou probest the heart, and uprightness thou receivest in favor. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart have I voluntarily offered all these things; and now thy people, that are present here, do I see with joy offering voluntarily unto thee. ¹⁸ O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our father, preserve this for ever as the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their heart firmly unto thee.

²¹ And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and they offered burnt-offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, one thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand sheep, with their drink-offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel;

²³ Then sat Solomon on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and he was prosperous; and all Israel obeyed him.

²⁵ And the Lord made Solomon exceedingly great before the eyes of all Israel; and he bestowed upon him a royal majesty such as had not been on any king over Israel before him.

³ Thereupon went Solomon, and all the assembly with him, to the high-place that was at Gib’on; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.

¹² Therefore are the wisdom and the knowledge granted unto thee; and riches, and wealth, and honor, will I give thee, such as no kings that have been before thee have had, and the like of which after thee none shall have.

²² And king Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom.

²⁵ And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he quartered in the cities for chariots, and near the king at Jerusalem.

²⁷ And the king rendered silver in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedar-trees he rendered like the sycamore-trees that are in the lowlands, for abundance. ²⁸ And men were bringing out horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.

²⁰ Then arose king Hezekiah early, and gathered together the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.

² And the king held a consultation, as also his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to prepare the passover-sacrifice in the second month.

²⁹ And the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. ³⁰ And the king went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, from the great to the small; and he read before their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.

²⁴ And throw down in the dust precious metals, and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the brooks: ²⁵ Then will the Almighty be thy precious metal, and brightly-shining silver unto thee.

¹³ For thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world.

^{20 (89:21)} I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him; ^{21 (89:22)} With whom my hand shall be firmly established; also my arm shall strengthen him; ^{22 (89:23)} The enemy shall not exact from him like a lender: and the son of injustice shall not afflict him: ^{23 (89:24)} And I will beat down before his face his assailants, and those that hate him will I plague. ^{24 (89:25)} But my faithfulness and my kindness shall be with him: and through my name shall his horn be exalted. ^{25 (89:26)} And I will place on the sea his hand, and on the rivers his right hand. ^{26 (89:27)} He will call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. ^{27 (89:28)} Also I will appoint my first-born, the highest among the kings of the earth. ^{28 (89:29)} For evermore will I keep for him my kindness, and my covenant shall stand faithfully with him.

^{35 (89:36)} One thing have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie unto David. ^{36 (89:37)} His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne shall be like the sun before me. ^{37 (89:38)} Like the moon shall it be firmly established for ever, and as this faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

^{49 (89:50)} Where are thy former kindnesses, O Lord, which thou hast sworn unto David by thy truth?

³⁴ Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all my heart.

⁷³ YOD. Thy hands have made me and established me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

⁵ Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob. ⁶ “Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest:

¹¹ The Lord hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set some one on the throne to succeed thee. ¹² If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.”

² To let thy ear listen unto wisdom: if thou wouldst incline thy heart to understanding. ³ For if thou wilt call after intelligence; if after understanding thou wilt lift up thy voice; ⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: ⁵ Then wilt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of God wilt thou find. ⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thy heart: and upon thy own understanding do not rely. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make level thy paths.

¹³ Happy the man that hath found wisdom, and the man that acquireth understanding. ¹⁴ For the obtaining of her is better than the obtaining of silver, and better than fine gold is her product. ¹⁵ She is more precious than pearls; and all the things thou valuest are not equal unto her. ¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand: in her left are riches and honor. ¹⁷ Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. ¹⁸ A tree of life is she to those that lay hold on her: and every one that firmly graspeth her will be made happy.

⁷ The beginning of wisdom is, Acquire wisdom: and with all thy acquisition acquire understanding.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁷ For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁹ So was I great, and obtained more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

^{10 (9:9)} “The bricks are fallen down, but with hewn stones will we re-build: the sycamores are cut down, but with cedars will we replace them.”

¹⁶ And Lebanon is not sufficient for burning, and its beasts do not suffice for burnt-offering.

³ Incline your ear, and come unto me, hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, the promised mercies of David, which are sure.

¹⁷ Instead of the copper will I bring gold, and instead of the iron will I bring silver, and instead of wood copper, and instead of the stones iron; and I will set peace as thy authorities, and righteousness as thy taskmasters.

¹⁴ Then answered ‘Amos, and said to Amazyah, I am no prophet, nor am I a prophet’s son; but I am a herdman, and a gatherer of wild figs;