Israel Yɛ David Kɛ Solomon Gbii Lɛ Amli

NYƆŊMƆ wo shi akɛ ekɛ shikpɔŋ ni kã shi “kɛjɛ Ejipt faa lɛ naa kɛyashi . . . Yufrate faa lɛ naa” lɛ baahã Abram seshi lɛ. (1Mo 15:18; 2Mo 23:31; 5Mo 1:7, 8; 11:24) Be ni Yoshua tee Kanaan lɛ, aaafee afii 400 ho dani Israelbii lɛ anine shɛ Shiwoo Shikpɔŋ lɛ fɛɛ nɔ.

Maŋtsɛ David ye Aram maŋtsɛyeli ni yɔɔ Zoba lɛ nɔ kunim; maŋtsɛyeli nɛɛ yashɛɔ Yufrate lɛ naa yɛ Siria kooyigbɛ.a Filistibii lɛ anɔ kunim ni David ye lɛ hã shikpɔŋ ni eyeɔ nɔ lɛ yashɛ Ejipt husu lɛ naa yɛ wuoyigbɛ.​—2Sa 8:3; 1Kr 18:1-3; 20:4-8; 2Kr 9:26.

No hewɔ lɛ, Solomon ye nɔ “kɛjɛ [Yufrate] Faa lɛ naa kɛtee Filistibii lɛ ashikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ, aahu kɛyashi Ejipt husu lɛ naa,” ni enɔyeli lɛ feɔ Mesia lɛ nɔyeli ni toiŋjɔlɛ baahi mli lɛ he mfoniri. (1Ma 4:21-25; 8:65; 1Kr 13:5; La 72:8; Zak 9:10) Shi bei pii lɛ, akɛɔ akɛ Israel shikpɔŋ lɛ kã shi “kɛjɛ Dan kɛyashi Beer-sheba.”​—2Sa 3:10; 2Kr 30:5.

Maŋtsɛ Solomon gbo Nyɔŋmɔ nɔ toi ni ebua okpɔŋɔi kɛ ta shwiilii anaa ehã ehe. (5Mo 17:16; 2Kr 9:25) Ekolɛ ekɛ enɛɛmɛi tsɔ gbɛjegbɛi srɔtoi ni yɔɔ Israel lɛ anɔ. (Yos 2:22; 1Ma 11:29; Yes 7:3; Mat 8:28) Gbɛi nɛɛ ateŋ fioo ko pɛ ahe saji wɔle, tamɔ nɔ ni “kwɔɔ kɛjɛɔ Betel kɛyaa Shekem lɛ bokãgbɛ, kɛ Lebona wuoyigbɛ lɛ” nɛkɛ.​—Koj 5:6; 21:19.

Wolo ko (The Roads and Highways of Ancient Israel) tsɔɔ mli akɛ: “Nɔ ni hãa ewaa akɛ abaana bɔ ni gbɛi yɔɔ yɛ blema Israel lɛ ji akɛ, awooo amɛnɔ nɔ ko yɛ [nakai beiaŋ], ni no hewɔ gbɛi ni yɔɔ be ni aŋmaa Kpaŋmɔ Momo lɛ ahe nɔ ko pɔtɛɛ eshwɛko ni baahã ana hei ni amɛkamɔ lɛ.” Shi bɔ ni shikpɔŋ lɛ shikamɔ yɔɔ, kɛ maji ni atsatsai shi ana lɛ, hãa anaa hei ni ekolɛ pii kamɔ.

Bei pii lɛ, hei ni gbɛi lɛ kamɔ lɛ ni tsɔɔ hei ni asraafoi baatsɔ kɛya ta. (1Sa 13:17, 18; 2Ma 3:5-8) Filistibii lɛ nyiɛ kɛjɛ Ekron kɛ Gat kɛtee he ko ni kã “Soko kɛ Azeka teŋ” koni amɛyatutua Israelbii lɛ. Saul asraafoi lɛ kɛ amɛ yakpe yɛ jɛmɛ, “yɛ Ela jɔɔ lɛ mli.” Be ni David gbe Goliat sɛɛ lɛ, Filistibii lɛ jo foi kɛtee Gat kɛ Ekron ekoŋŋ, ni David kwɔ kɛtee Yerusalem.​—1Sa 17:1-54.

Lakish (E10), Azeka (E9), kɛ Bet-shemesh (E9) yɛ gbɛi ni ajeee gbɛ agbaaa, ní tsɔɔ Shefela lɛ nɔ kɛyaa Yudea gɔji lɛ anɔ lɛ anɔ. No hewɔ lɛ, maji nɛɛ ahe hiaa waa, ejaakɛ kɛ́ henyɛlɔi nyiɛ Maris Gbɛjegbɛ lɛ nɔ kɛmiiba Israel lɛ, abaanyɛ ajɛ jɛmɛ asa amɛnaa.​—1Sa 6:9, 12; 2Ma 18:13-17.

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Shikpɔŋkuku Kɛ Gbɛjegbɛi Beni Maŋtsɛyeli Lɛ Efee Ekome

Husui (Salomo beaŋ)

Tifsa

Hamat

Tadmor

Berotai (Kun?)

Sidon

Damasko

Tiro

Dan

Yerusalem

Gaza

Aroer

Beer-sheba

Tamar

Ezion-geber

Elat (Elot)

[Fai kɛ nui ni hoɔ]

Yufrate

Ejipt Nujɔɔ

David and Solomon (gbɛjegbɛi)

B10 Gaza

D8 Yopa

D9 Ashdod

D10 Ashkelon

D11 Ziklag

D12 PARAN ŊA

E5 Dor

E6 Hefer

E8 Afek

E8 Rama

E9 Shaalbim

E9 Gezer

E9 Makaz

E9 Ekron

E9 Bet-Shemesh

E9 Gat

E9 Azeka

E10 Soko

E10 Adulam

E10 Keila

E10 Lakish

E11 Yatir

E12 Beer-sheba

Ɛ2 Tiro

Ɛ4 Kabul

Ɛ5 Yokneam (Yokmeam?)

Ɛ5 Megido

Ɛ6 Taanak

Ɛ6 Arubot

Ɛ7 Piraton

Ɛ8 Lebona

Ɛ8 Zereda

Ɛ8 Betel

Ɛ9 Bet-Horon Shishigbɛ

Ɛ9 Bet-Horon Yiteŋgbɛ

Ɛ9 Geba

Ɛ9 Gibeon

Ɛ9 Gibea

Ɛ9 Kiriat-Yearim

Ɛ9 Nob

Ɛ8 Baal-Perazim

Ɛ9 Yerusalem

Ɛ9 Betlehem

Ɛ10 Tekoa

Ɛ10 Hebron

Ɛ11 Zif

Ɛ11 Koo?

Ɛ11 Karmel

Ɛ11 Maon

Ɛ11 Eshtemoa

F5 En-Dor

F5 Shunem

F5 Yezreel

F6 Bet-Shean

F7 Tirza

F7 Shekem

F8 Zaretan

F8 Shilo

F8 Ofra?

F9 Yeriko

F11 En-Gedi

G2 Abel-Bet-Maaka

G2 Dan

G3 Hazor

G3 MAAKA

G5 Lo-Debar (Debir)

G5 Rogelim

G6 Abel-Mehola

G7 Sukot

G7 Mahanaim

H1 SIRIA

H4 GESHUR

H6 Ramot-Gilead

H8 Raba

H9 Medeba

H11 Aroer

H12 MOAB

I4 Helam?

I9 AMON

[Gbɛjegbɛi titrii]

D10 Via Maris

H6 Maŋtsɛ Gbɛjegbɛ

[Gɔji]

F5 Gilboa Gɔŋ

[Nui]

D8 Mediterenia Ŋshɔ (Ŋshɔ Wulu)

F10 Ŋoo Ŋshɔ (Ŋshɔ ni Egbo)

G4 Galilea Ŋshɔ

[Nubu]

Ɛ9 En-rogel

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