2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:20–22

²⁰All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. ²¹For the king had the ships of Tarshishⁱ that went with Hiram’s^j servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.^k

²²So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Footnotes

i 9:21 Or a fleet of trading ships; twice in this verse
j 9:21 Hebrew Huram’s, a variant of Hiram’s
k 9:21 Or baboons

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2 Chronicles 9:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	וְ֠כֹל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
King	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹה֙	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
drinking	מַשְׁקֵ֨ה	maš·qêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4945 butler, cup-bearer
cups	כְּלֵ֞י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
were gold	זָהָ֔ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and all	וְכֹ֗ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the utensils	כְּלֵ֛י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of the House	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the Forest	יַ֥עַר	ya·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
of Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֖וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
were pure	סָג֑וּר	sā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
There was no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
silver	כֶּ֗סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
because it was accounted	נֶחְשָׁ֛ב	neḥ·šāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H2803 think, account
as nothing	לִמְאֽוּמָה׃	lim·’ū·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
in the days	בִּימֵ֥י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

2 Chronicles 9:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king had	לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
the ships	אֳנִיּ֤וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish
that went	הֹלְכ֣וֹת	hō·lə·ḵō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with	עִ֖ם	‘im	Preposition	H5973 with
Hiram’s	חוּרָ֑ם	ḥū·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2361 Hiram
servants	עַבְדֵ֣י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
and once	אַחַת֩	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
every three	לְשָׁל֨וֹשׁ	lə·šā·lō·wōš	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
years	שָׁנִ֜ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
the ships	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish
would arrive	תָּב֣וֹאנָה׀	tā·ḇō·w·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
bearing	נֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙	nō·śə·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
silver	וָכֶ֔סֶף	wā·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
ivory	שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥ים	šen·hab·bîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8143 ivory
apes	וְקוֹפִ֖ים	wə·qō·w·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6971 ape
and peacocks	וְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃פ	wə·ṯū·kî·yîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8500 imported creature, peacock

2 Chronicles 9:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
surpassed	וַיִּגְדַּל֙	way·yiḡ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
in riches	לְעֹ֖שֶׁר	lə·‘ō·šer	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6239 be or become rich
and wisdom	וְחָכְמָֽה׃	wə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom

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2 Chronicles 9:22 2 Chronicles 1:12 · 1 Kings 4:30–31 · 1 Kings 3:12–13 · Psalm 89:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.