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1 Kings 11:1-13

1Nowkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227foreignנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802, togetherwiththedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,womenH802oftheMoabitesH4125,AmmonitesH5984,EdomitesH130,Sidoniansצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722,andHittitesH2850;

2ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerningH413whichJehovahsaidH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, YeshallnotgoH935amongthem,neithershalltheycomeH935amongyou;forsurelytheywillturnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186awayyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824aftertheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010clave untotheseinloveלְאַהֲבָֽה׃le.'a.ha.VahH160.

3Andhehadsevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967wivesH802,princesses,andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967concubinesH6370;andhiswivesH802turnedוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186awayhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

4Foritcametopass,whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasH1961oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209,thathiswivesH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186awayhisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;andhisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasH1961notperfectH8003withJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,aswasH1961theheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5ForSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentafterAshtoreththegoddessoftheSidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםtzi.do.NimH6722,andafterMilcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445theabominationH8251oftheAmmonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andwentnotfullyafterJehovah,asdidDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Thenאָז֩'azH227didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildH1129ahighבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116placeH1116forChemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8251ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,inthemountthatisbeforeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andforMolechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432theabominationH8251ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8AndsoH3651didheforallhisforeignהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesH802,whoburntincenseH6999andsacrificedH2076untotheirgodsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9AndJehovahwasangryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withSolomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,becausehisheartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824wasturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186awayfromJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohadappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200untohimtwice,

10andhadcommandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680himconcerningthisthingH1697,thatheshouldnotgoafterotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:buthekeptH8104notthatwhichJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11WhereforeJehovahsaidH559untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuchasthisisdoneofthee,andthou hastnotkeptH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285andmystatutesH2708,whichIhavecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee,Iwillsurelyrendthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467fromthee,andwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414ittothyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Notwithstandinginthydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117Iwillnotdoit,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616:butIwillrenditoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13HowbeitIwillnotrendawayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167allthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467;butIwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626tothysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616,andforJerusalem’ssakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616whichIhavechosenH977.

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