TBESH · H9005
/ל · l · to/for
Prefix lamed: to
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/ל (l) means “to/for” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: l STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/ל · l · to/for
Prefix lamed: to
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Page 104 of 241. 12010 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.14
Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.15
And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.16
“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.17
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.18
So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.19
Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.20
When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.21
Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.22
My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.23
So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.24
and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.25
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.26
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.29
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.30
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.31
So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.32
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordThe house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
Read word by wordHe also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
Read word by wordAgainst the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
Read word by wordThe bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.
Read word by wordThen the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:
Read word by word“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
Read word by wordHe partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
Read word by wordAnd the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
Read word by wordSolomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
Read word by wordThe inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
Read word by wordSo Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.
Read word by wordSo he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
Read word by wordThe second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,
Read word by wordThen he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
Read word by wordAnd he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
Read word by wordIn the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.
Read word by wordIn the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.
Read word by wordAnd the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
Read word by wordAbove these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
Read word by wordThe great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordHe was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
Read word by wordHe also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
Read word by wordFor the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
Read word by wordLikewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
Read word by wordOn the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
Read word by wordThus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
Read word by wordBelow the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
Read word by wordThe Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
Read word by wordThis was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
Read word by wordand on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
Read word by wordEach stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
Read word by wordThe opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
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