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1 Kings 12

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927:forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927tomakehimkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2Anditcametopass,whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heardH8085ofit(forhewasH1961yetH5750inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whitherhehadfledH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

3andtheysentH7971andcalledH7121him),thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andalltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935,andspake untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH5414ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievous:nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258makeH5414thouthegrievousserviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andhisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichheputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponus,lighter,andwewillserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5AndhesaidH559untothem, Departyetעֹ֛ד'odH5750forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,thencomeagainH5750tome.Andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971departed.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346tookcounselH3289withtheoldH2205men,thathadstoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1whileheyetlived,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhatcounselH3289giveyemetoreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?

7Andtheyspake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifthou wiltbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961aservantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650untothispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971thisdayH3117,andwiltserveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them,andanswerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030them,andspeakH1696goodH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697tothem,thentheywillbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650forever.

8Butheforsookthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098oftheoldH2205menH2205whichtheyhadgivenhim,andtookcounselH6098withtheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH2205thatweregrownH1431upwithhim,thatstoodH5975beforehim.

9AndhesaidH559untothem,Whatcounselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH5414ye,thatwemayreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,whohavespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696tome,sayingH559,MakeH5414theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923thatthyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponuslighter?

10Andtheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menthatweregrownH1431upwithhimspake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559untothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971thatspake unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,butmakeH1431thouitlighteruntous;thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541shalt thouspeakH1696untothem,Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995isthickerthanmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whereasmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1didladeyouwithaheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,Iwilladdאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,asthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428bade,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH935tomeagainthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971roughly,andforsookthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098oftheoldH2205menwhichtheyhadgivenhim,

14andspaketothemafterthecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098oftheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206men,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,butIwilladdאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenednotuntothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;foritwasH1961athingH1697broughtaboutofJehovah,thathemightestablishהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichJehovahspakebyAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16AndwhenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thatthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednotuntothem,thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweinDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732?neitherhaveweinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159inthesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:toyourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeH7200tothine ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departed untotheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17ButasforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overthem.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151,whowasoverthemensubjecttotaskwork;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedH7275himtodeathH4191withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68.Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madeH553speedtogethimuptohischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818,tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20Anditcametopass,whenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasH1961returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725,thattheysentH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121himuntothecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therewasH1961nonethatfollowedthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butthetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

21AndwhenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,heassembledH6950allthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,andthetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andfourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,thatwerewarriors,tofightH3898againstthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobringH935thekingdomagaintoRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22Butthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameuntoShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23SpeakuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduntoallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andtotherestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

24Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah, Yeshallnotgoתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927up,norfightH3898againstyourbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;forthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isofme.Sotheyhearkened untothewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,andreturnedH7725andwentH5927theirway,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein;andhewentH3318outfromthence,andbuiltH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258willthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725tothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27ifthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927uptoofferH5927sacrificesH2077inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovahatJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thenwilltheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnH7725againuntotheirlord,evenuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andtheywillkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me,andreturnH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Whereuponthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andmadeH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;andhesaidH559untothem,Itistooרַב־rav-H7227muchH7227foryoutogoH5927uptoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:beholdthygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

29Andhesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theoneH259inBeth-el,andtheotherputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414heinDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

30Andthisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697becameH1961asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403;forthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wenttoworshipbeforetheoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259,evenuntoDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

31AndhemadeH6213housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhighבָּמ֑וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116,andmadeH6213priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548fromamongallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,thatwerenotofthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordainedafeastH2282intheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthefifteenthdayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,likeuntothefeastH2282thatisinJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063,andhewentH5927upuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651didheinBeth-el,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076untothecalvesH5695thathehadmadeH6213:andheplacedinBeth-elthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thathehadmadeH6213.

33AndhewentH5927upuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196whichhehadmadeH6213inBeth-elonthefifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117intheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,eveninthemonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320whichhehaddevisedofhisown heart:andheordainedafeastH2282forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwentH5927upuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,toburnincenseH6999.

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