2 Chronicles Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And Solomon, son of David, strengthened himself over his kingdom,––and, Yahweh, his God, was with him, and made him surpassingly great. ² And Solomon gave word to all Israel––to the rulers of thousands, and hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the leaders of all Israel, ancestral chiefs; ³ and Solomon, and all the convocation with him, went to the high place that was in Gibeon,––for, there, was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yahweh made in the desert. ⁴ Howbeit, the ark of God, had David brought up from Kiriath–jearim, into the place that David had prepared for it,––for he had pitched for it a tent, in Jerusalem. ⁵ Also, the altar of bronze that Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur had made, was there before the habitation of Yahweh,––so Solomon and the convocation sought it. ⁶ And Solomon went up thither, unto the altar of bronze before Yahweh, which belonged to the tent of meeting,––and caused to go up thereon a thousand ascending–sacrifices. ⁷ During that night, God appeared unto Solomon,––and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. ⁸ And Solomon said unto God, Thou thyself, didst deal with David my father in great lovingkindness,––and hast made me king in his stead. ⁹ Now, O Yahweh Elohim, let thy word with David my father be brought to pass,–for, thou, hast made me king over a people, for multitude like the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Now, wisdom and knowledge, give thou unto me, that I may go out before this people, and may come in,––for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? ¹¹ And God said unto Solomon, Because this was near thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, or the life of them that hate thee, nor even, many days, hast thou asked,––but hast asked for thyself, wisdom and knowledge, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king, ¹² wisdom and knowledge, are granted unto thee,––moreover, riches and wealth and honour, will I give thee, such as the kings who were before thee did not possess, neither shall they who come after thee possess the like.
¹³ And Solomon came from the high place that was in Gibeon unto Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting,––and reigned over Israel. ¹⁴ And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen, and came to have a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,––and he settled them in chariot cities, and with the king, in Jerusalem. ¹⁵ And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem, like stones, and, cedars, made he like the sycomores that are in the lowland, for abundance. ¹⁶ And the horses which Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,––and a, company of royal merchants, used to fetch a drove, at a price; ¹⁷ and they built and brought forth 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 the kings of Syria, by their means, brought they them forth.

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, thy seed also, may be numbered.

²² And it came to pass, at that time, that Abimelech, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying,––God, is with thee in all that, thou, art doing.

¹⁷ That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,––that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:

² And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,––and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.

²¹ And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, and extended unto him lovingkindness,––and gave him his favour in the eyes of the chief of the prison.

¹² And he said––I will be with thee, and, this, to thee, [shall be] the sign, that, I, have sent thee,––When thou bringest forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall do service unto God, upon this mountain.

¹ Also, the habitation, shalt thou make, with ten curtains,––of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and crimson, with cherubim, the work of a skilful weaver, shalt thou make them. ² The length of each curtain, twenty–eight cubits, and, the breadth, four cubits, of each curtain,––one measure, for all the curtains. ³ The five curtains, shall be joined, one to another, and, the other five curtains, joined, one to another. ⁴ And thou shalt make loops of blue, on the border of each curtain, at the edge of the set,––and, thus, shalt thou do in the border of the curtain, that is outmost in the second set: ⁵ fifty loops, shalt thou make, in the one curtain, and, fifty loops, shalt thou make, in the edge of the curtain which is in the second set,––the loops, being opposite, one to another. ⁶ And thou shalt make, fifty clasps of gold,––so shalt thou join the curtains, one to another, with the clasps, and thus shall the habitation be, one.
⁷ And thou shalt make curtains of goat’s hair, for a tent, over the habitation,––eleven curtains, shalt thou make them. ⁸ The length of each curtain, thirty cubits, and, the breadth, four cubits, of each curtain,––one measure, to the eleven curtains. ⁹ And thou shalt join the five curtains by themselves, and the six curtains by themselves,––and thou shalt fold back the sixth curtain, in the forefront of the tent. ¹⁰ And thou shalt make fifty loops on the border of the one curtain, that is outmost in the set,––and fifty loops on the border of the curtain, of the second set. ¹¹ And thou shalt make fifty clasps of bronze,––and bring the clasps into the loops, so shalt thou join the tent, and it shall be, one. ¹² And, the overplus that remaineth in the curtains of the tent,––the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over at the back of the habitation. ¹³ And, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth, in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall be hung over the sides of the habitation, on this side and on that side, to make a covering. ¹⁴ And thou shalt make a covering, for the tent, of rams’ skins dyed red,––and a covering of badger’s skins, above.
¹⁵ And thou shalt make boards, for the habitation,––of acacia wood, to stand up: ¹⁶ ten cubits, the length of the board,––and, a cubit and a half cubit, the breadth of each board; ¹⁷ two tenons, to each board, united one to another,––thus, shalt thou make, for all the boards of the habitation. ¹⁸ So then thou shalt make the boards for the habitation,––twenty boards, on the south side, southwards. 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 next board, for its two tenons. ²⁰ And, on the second side of the habitation, towards the north, twenty boards; ²¹ and their forty sockets of silver,––two sockets, under the one board, and, two sockets, under the next board. ²² And, for the hinderpart of the habitation, westward, shalt thou make six boards. ²³ And, two boards, shalt thou make, for the corners of the habitation,––in the hinderpart: ²⁴ that they may be double beneath, and, at the same time, they shall be entire on the top thereof, into each ring,––thus, shall it be for them both, for the two corners, shall they be. ²⁵ So shall they be eight boards, and, their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets,––two sockets, under the one board, and, two sockets, under the next board. ²⁶ And thou shalt make bars, of acacia wood,––five, for the boards of the one side of the habitation, ²⁷ and, five bars, for the boards of the other side of the habitation, and, five bars, for the boards of the side of the habitation, at the hinderpart, westward; ²⁸ with the middle bar, in the midst of the boards,––running along from end to end. ²⁹ And, the boards, shalt thou overlay with gold, and, their rings, shalt thou make of gold, as receptacles for the bars,––and thou shalt overlay the bars, with gold. ³⁰ So shalt thou rear up the habitation, according to the fashion thereof, which thou wast caused to see, in the mount.
³¹ And thou shalt make a veil, of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine–twined linen,––of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim; ³² and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia, overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold,––upon four sockets of silver. ³³ And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps,––and shalt bring in thither, within the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you, between the holy [place] and the most holy. ³⁴ And thou shalt place the propitiatory, upon the ark of the testimony,––in the most holy [place]. ³⁵ And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand, over against the table, on the side of the habitation, southward,––and, the table, shalt thou place on the north side. ³⁶ And thou shalt make a screen, for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine–twined linen,––the work of an embroiderer. ³⁷ And thou shalt make, for the screen, five pillars of acacia, and shalt overlay them with gold, and their hooks [shall be] of gold,––and thou shalt cast for them, five sockets of bronze.

¹ And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood,––of five cubits length, and five cubits breadth, four square, shall the altar be, and three cubits the height thereof. ² And thou shalt make its horns upon its four corners, of the same, shall be its horns,––and thou shalt overlay it with copper. ³ And thou shalt make its pans for removing its ashes, and its shovels, and its sprinkling bowls, and its flesh–hooks, and its fire–pans,––all its vessels, shalt thou make of bronze. ⁴ And thou shalt make to it a grating, a network of bronze,––and thou shalt make, upon the network, four rings of bronze, upon the four corners thereof. ⁵ And thou shalt place it under the margin of the altar, beneath,––so shall the network reach unto the midst of the altar. ⁶ And thou shalt make staves, for the altar, staves of acacia wood,––and shalt overlay them with copper. ⁷ And the staves shall be brought into the rings,––so shall the staves be on the two sides of the altar, in lifting it: ⁸ Hollow, with boards, shalt thou make it,––as it was showed thee in the mount, so, shall they make it.

² See, I have called by name, Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

⁸ Then did all the wise–hearted among the workers of the material, make the habitation, of ten curtains,––of fine–twined linen, and blue and purple and crimson, with cherubim, the work of the skilful weaver, did he make them.

¹ And he made the altar for the ascending–sacrifice, of acacia wood,––five cubits, the length thereof, and, five cubits, the breadth thereof, foursquare, and, three cubits, the height thereof. ² And he made the horns thereof, upon the four corners thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof,––and he overlaid it with bronze. ³ And he made all the utensils of the altar––the pans and the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls, the flesh–hooks and the fire–pans,––all the utensils thereof, made he of bronze. ⁴ And he made to the altar a grating, of network of bronze,––under the margin thereof beneath, as far as the midst thereof. ⁵ And he cast four rings in the four corners, to the grating of bronze,––as receptacles for the staves. ⁶ And he made the staves of acacia wood,––and overlaid them with bronze. ⁷ And he brought the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the altar, to lift it therewith,––hollow with boards, did he make it.

² On the first day of the month, in the first month, shalt thou rear the habitation, of the tent of meeting;

³⁴ Then did the cloud cover the tent of meeting,––and, the glory of Yahweh, filled the habitation;

¹ Then called he unto Moses,––and Yahweh spake unto him, out of the tent of meeting, saying:

¹⁰ Who, hath counted the dust of Jacob? Or who, hath numbered the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my hereafter be like his!

¹⁷ who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may take them out, and who may bring them in,––that the assembly of Yahweh become not as sheep that have no shepherd.

¹⁶ Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses,––when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more.

² and said unto them––A hundred and twenty years old, am I today, I can no more go out and come in,––Yahweh, indeed hath said unto me, Thou shall not pass over this Jordan.

⁵ So Moses, the servant of Yahweh, died there, in the land of Moab, at the bidding of Yahweh;

⁷ But Yahweh said unto Samuel––Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,––for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

² Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel,––and Yahweh said to thee––Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader over Israel.

² Then David, and all the people that were with him, arose and went beyond Baale Judah,––to bring up from thence, the ark of God, the name whereof is called by the name of Yahweh of hosts, who inhabiteth the cherubim thereupon.

¹⁷ So they brought in the ark of Yahweh, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent which David had stretched out for it,––and David caused to go up ascending–sacrifices before Yahweh, and peace–offerings.

⁸ Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock,––to become leader over my people, over Israel; ⁹ and was with thee, whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth;

¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He, shall build a house for my name,––and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age–abiding: ¹⁴ I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men; ¹⁵ But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee. ¹⁶ So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age–abiding, before thee,––thy throne, shall be established unto times age–abiding.

²⁵ Now, therefore, O Yahweh Elohim, the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou, unto times age–abiding,––and do, as thou hast spoken: ²⁶ that thy name may be age–abidingly magnified, saying, Yahweh of hosts, is God over Israel, and so, the house of thy servant David, be established before thee. ²⁷ For, thou, O Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, saying––A house, will I build for thee. For this cause, hath thy servant found in his heart, to pray unto thee, this prayer. ²⁸ Now, therefore, O My Lord, Yahweh, thou, art God, and, thy words, shall prove true,––therefore hast thou spoken unto thy servant this goodness. ²⁹ Now, therefore, be pleased to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue age–abidingly before thee,––for, thou, O My Lord, Yahweh, hast spoken, therefore, with thine own blessing, shall the house of thy servant be age–abidingly blessed.

⁷ Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel––I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; ⁸ and gave unto thee the household of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah. And, if this had been too little, I could have further given thee more and more of such things.

⁵¹ Who hath made great the victories of his King,––and shown lovingkindness to his Anointed One, to David and to his Seed, unto times age–abiding.

¹² But, when, Solomon, took his seat upon the throne of David his father, then was the kingdom firmly established.

⁴⁶ So the king charged Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him, that he died,––and, the kingdom, was established in the hand of Solomon.

⁴ So then the king went to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for, that, was the great high place,––a thousand ascending–sacrifices, did Solomon offer up on that altar.

⁴ So then the king went to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for, that, was the great high place,––a thousand ascending–sacrifices, did Solomon offer up on that altar.
⁵ In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared unto Solomon, in a dream by night,––and God said, Ask, what I shall give thee. ⁶ Then said Solomon––Thou, didst deal, with thy servant David my father, in great lovingkindness, according 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 lovingkindness, that thou hast given unto him a son, to sit upon his throne, as it is this day. ⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in.

⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in. ⁸ And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen,––a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude.

⁸ And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen,––a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude. ⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people? ¹⁰ And the thing was good 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 many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies,––but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause,

¹¹ And God said unto him––Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies,––but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause, ¹² lo! I have done according to thy word,––lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee.

¹² lo! I have done according to thy word,––lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee. ¹³ Moreover also, what thou hast not asked, have I given unto thee, both riches and honour,––so that there hath been none, like thee, among the kings, all thy days.

¹³ Moreover also, what thou hast not asked, have I given unto thee, both riches and honour,––so that there hath been none, like thee, among the kings, all thy days. ¹⁴ And, if thou wilt walk in my ways, by keeping my statutes, and my commandments, as, David thy father, walked, then will I lengthen out thy days. ¹⁵ And Solomon awoke, and lo! it was a dream. So he entered into Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and caused to go up ascending–sacrifices and offered peace–offerings, and made a banquet for all his servants.

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king,––for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.

²⁴ For, he, had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even as far as Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River,––and he had, peace, on all sides of him, round about. ²⁵ And Judah and Israel dwelt securely, every man under his own vine, and under his own fig–tree, from Dan even unto Beer–sheba,––all the days of Solomon. ²⁶ And it came to pass that, Solomon, had forty thousand stalls of horses, for his chariots,––and twelve thousand horsemen.

¹⁸ Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart;

⁶³ So Solomon offered as a sacrifice of peace–offerings, which he offered unto Yahweh––Oxen, two and twenty thousand, and Sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand,––Thus did, the king and all the sons of Israel, dedicate the house of Yahweh.

¹⁹ also all the store cities, which Solomon had, and the cities for chariots, and the cities for horsemen,––and the desire of Solomon that he was pleased to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land that he ruled over.

¹⁶ And King Solomon made two hundred shields, of beaten gold, six hundred [shekels] of gold, laid he upon one shield;

²⁶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and so it was that he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,––for whom he found place in the chariot cities, and near the king, in Jerusalem. ²⁷ And the king caused silver in Jerusalem to be as stones,––cedars also, caused he to be as the sycamores that are in the lowlands, for abundance. ²⁸ And the horses that Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,––and, a company of the merchants of the king, used to fetch, a drove, at a price, ²⁹ And a chariot came up and forth 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, by their means, came they forth.

²⁹ Nevertheless, as for the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused, Israel, to commit, Jehu turned not away from following them,––the calves of gold, one being in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

¹⁹ And Azubah died,––and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, and she bare to him Hur. ²⁰ And, Hur, begat Uri, and, Uri, begat Bezalel.

¹ And David consulted with the rulers of thousands and hundreds, even with every chief ruler.

³ and let us bring round the ark of our God, unto us,––For they sought it not, in the days of Saul.

⁵ So David convoked all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt, even unto the entering in of Hamath,––to bring the ark of God from Kiriath–jearim. ⁶ And David went up and all Israel to Baalah, unto Kiriath–jearim, which pertaineth to Judah,––to bring up from thence, the ark of God––Yahweh who inhabiteth the cherubim, on which is called the Name.

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

³ So David convoked all Israel, unto Jerusalem,––to bring up the ark of Yahweh, unto the place thereof, which he had prepared for it.

¹² and said unto them, Ye, are the chiefs of the fathers of the Levites,––Hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, so shall ye bring up the ark of Yahweh––God of Israel, into [the place] I have prepared for it.

²⁵ Thus, it was, David and the elders of Israel, and the rulers of thousands, who were going, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, out of the house of Obed–edom, with joy. ²⁶ And so it was that, when God helped the Levites, who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams. ²⁷ Now, David, was wrapped about with a robe of byssus, with all the Levites who were bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the service rendered by the singers,––but, upon David, was an ephod of white linen. ²⁸ So, all Israel, were bringing up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, with shouting, and with sound of the horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals,––sounding aloud, with harps, and lyres.

¹ So they brought in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it,––and they brought near ascending–sacrifices and peace–offerings, before God.

³⁹ and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the habitation of Yahweh,––in the high place that was in Gibeon:

⁸ and was with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones, who are in the earth;

¹¹ And it shall be that, when thy days are fulfilled, to sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹² He, shall build me a house,––and I will establish his throne unto times age–abiding. ¹³ I, will become his father, and, he, shall become my son,––and, my lovingkindness, will I not cause to depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from him who was before thee; ¹⁴ but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age–abiding.

²³ Now, therefore, O Yahweh, the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be it steadfast unto times age–abiding,––and do as thou hast spoken: ²⁴ yea let it be steadfast, and so let thy Name be magnified unto times age–abiding, saying, Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, is a God to Israel! seeing that, the house of David thy servant, is established before thee. ²⁵ For, thou, O my God, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house,––for this cause, hath thy servant found [it in his heart] to pray before thee. ²⁶ Now, therefore, O Yahweh, thou, art God,––therefore hast thou spoken concerning thy servant this goodness. ²⁷ Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be unto times age–abiding before thee,––for, thou O Yahweh, hast blessed, and it is to be blessed unto times age–abiding.

²⁹ But, the habitation of Yahweh, which Moses made in the desert, and the altar of ascending–sacrifice, were, at that time, in the high place at Gibeon;

⁴ But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them,––the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight.

³¹ Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.

¹ Now, the sons of Israel––as to the number of them, the ancestral chiefs––and rulers of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who waited upon the king as to any matter of the courses, who came in and went out month by month, for all the months of the year, in each course, were twenty–four thousand.

¹ And David called together all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of tribes and the rulers of the courses who waited upon the king,––and the rulers of thousands and the rulers of hundreds, and the rulers over all the possessions and substance that belonged to the king and to his sons, with the courtiers and the heroes, even every hero of valour, unto Jerusalem. ² Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people,––As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build.

⁵ and, from among all my sons,––for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me,––he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel. ⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father. ⁷ So will I establish his kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––if he be strong, to do my commandments and my regulations, as at this day.

¹ Then said David the king unto all the convocation, Solomon my son, the one, of whom God hath made choice, is young and tender,––and, the work, is great, seeing that, not for man, is the palace, but for Yahweh Elohim.

¹⁷ But I know, O my God, that, thou, art proving the heart, and, with uprightness, wilt thou be pleased,––I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things, now, therefore, thy people who are found here, have I seen with joy, offering willingly unto thee. ¹⁸ O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, oh guard this age–abidingly, as the devised purpose of the heart of thy people,––and establish thou their heart, unto thyself.

²¹ and sacrificed unto Yahweh sacrifices, and caused to go up ascending–offerings unto Yahweh, on the morrow of that day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand young sheep, and the drink–offerings thereof,––and sacrifices in abundance, for all Israel.

²³ So Solomon took his seat upon the throne of Yahweh, as king, instead of David his father, and prospered,––and all Israel, hearkened unto him.

²⁵ And Yahweh magnified Solomon, exceedingly, before the eyes of all Israel,––and gave unto him a royal majesty, that had not been on any king before him, over Israel.

³ and Solomon, and all the convocation with him, went to the high place that was in Gibeon,––for, there, was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yahweh made in the desert.

¹² wisdom and knowledge, are granted unto thee,––moreover, riches and wealth and honour, will I give thee, such as the kings who were before thee did not possess, neither shall they who come after thee possess the like.

²² And so King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth,––as to riches, and wisdom.

²⁵ And Solomon had four thousand stalls of horses, and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,––and he settled them in the chariot cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.

²⁷ And the king made the silver in Jerusalem like the stones,––and, the cedar trees, made he like the sycomores which are in the lowland, for abundance. ²⁸ And they used to bring horses out of Egypt unto Solomon, and out of all lands.

²⁰ So Hezekiah the king rose up early, and gathered together the rulers of the city,––and went up to the house of Yahweh.

² Yea, the king and his rulers and all the convocation in Jerusalem, had taken counsel,––to keep the passover in the second month.

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

²⁴ Then lay up, in the dust, precious ore, and, among the stones of the torrent–beds, fine gold: ²⁵ So shall, the Almighty, become, thy precious ores, yea glittering silver unto thee!

¹³ For, thy lovingkindness, is great towards me, And thou hast rescued my soul from Hades beneath.

²⁰ I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him; ²¹ With whom my hand shall be firm, Yea, mine arm, shall strengthen him; ²² No foe shall make exactions on him, Nor shall, a son of perversity, humiliate him; ²³ And I will shatter, from before him, his adversaries, And, them who hate him, will I smite; ²⁴ And, my faithfulness and my lovingkindness, shall be with him, And, in my Name, exalted shall be his horn; ²⁵ And I will set, in the sea, his hand, And, in the rivers, his right hand; ²⁶ He, shall cry out unto me, My Father, thou art, My GOD, and my Rock of Salvation! ²⁷ Yea, I, will appoint him, firstborn, Most High to the kings of the earth! ²⁸ Age–abidingly, will I keep for him my lovingkindness, And, my covenant, hath been made steadfast for him;

³⁵ One thing, have I sworn by my holiness, Verily, to David, will I not lie; ³⁶ His seed, age–abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me; ³⁷ Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age–abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. [Selah.]

⁴⁹ Where are thy former lovingkindnesses, O My Lord? Thou didst swear unto David, in thy faithfulness!

³⁴ Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.

⁷³ [YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

⁵ Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ⁶ Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

¹¹ Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it,––Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne. ¹² If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.

² So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding; ³ Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice; ⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her, ⁵ Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find. ⁶ For, Yahweh, giveth wisdom, out of his mouth, knowledge and understanding;

⁵ Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean: ⁶ In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

¹³ How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding, ¹⁴ For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase; ¹⁵ More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her: ¹⁶ Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour; ¹⁷ Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace; ¹⁸ A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her,––and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

⁷ The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent, is to understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.

⁷ For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.

⁹ So I became great, and increased, more than any one who had been before me in Jerusalem,––moreover, my wisdom, remained with me;

¹⁰ Bricks, have fallen down, But, with hewn stone, will we build,––Sycomores, have been felled, But, with cedars, will we replace them.

¹⁶ And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn,––Nor, the beasts thereof, sufficient for an ascending–sacrifice!

³ Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hearken, That your soul, may live,––That I may solemnise for you a covenant age–abiding, The Lovingkindness to David, well–assured.

¹⁷ Instead of bronze, I will bring in, gold, and, Instead of iron, I will bring in, silver, and, Instead of wood, bronze, and, Instead of stones, iron,––And I will appoint the oversight of thee to, Prosperity, And the setting of thy tasks to, Righteousness.

¹⁴ Then answered Amos, and said unto Amaziah, No prophet, was I,––nor the son of a prophet, was I,––but, a herdman, was I, and a preparer of sycamore fruit;

³³ But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness,––and, all these things, shall be added unto you.

⁷ Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find,––Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you. ⁸ For, whosoever asketh, receiveth, and, he that seeketh, findeth,––and, to him that knocketh, shall it be opened.

²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I myself have commanded you, And lo! I, am, with you, all the days, until the conclusion of the age.

³⁶ But, he, said unto them––What desire ye, I should do for you? ³⁷ And, they, said unto him––Grant us, that, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, we may sit, in thy glory.

⁵¹ And, answering him, Jesus said––What desirest thou, I should do for thee? And, the blind man, said unto him––Rabboni! that may recover sight.

²³ And, in that day, shall ye request me, nothing:––Verily, verily, I say unto you––Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father, He will give you, in my name.

⁴ While it remained, was it not, as thine own, it remained? and, when sold, was it not, in thine own authority, that it still continued? Why was it that thou didst contrive in thy heart this deed? Thou hast not dealt falsely with men but, with God.

¹⁶ In these, indeed, a fragrance out of death into death, but, in those, a fragrance out of life into life. And, for these things, who is sufficient?

⁵ Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; ––

²⁰ Now, unto him who is able to do, above all things, exceeding abundantly above the things which we ask or conceive,––according to the power which doth energise itself within us,––

⁹ Wherefore also, God, uplifted him far on high, and favoured him with the name which is above every name,–– ¹⁰ In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow––of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground,–– ¹¹ And, every tongue, might openly confess––that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

¹² For, living, is the word of God, and, energetic, and more cutting than any knife with two edges, and penetrating as far as a dividing asunder of soul and spirit, of joints also, and marrow, and able to judge the impulses and designs of the heart;

⁵ But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;

¹³ Who is wise and well–instructed–among you? Let him show, out of his comely behaviour, his works, in meekness of wisdom.

¹⁷ But, the wisdom from above, is––first pure, then peaceable, reasonable, easy to be entreated, fraught with mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

¹⁴ And, this, is the boldness which we have towards him: that, if, anything, we ask, according to his will, He doth hearken unto us. ¹⁵ And, if we know that he doth hearken unto us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the things asked, which we have asked of him,