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1 Kings 14

1Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379fellsickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidH559tohiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965,Ipraythee,anddisguise thyself,thatthoubenotknownיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045tobethewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;andgettheetoShilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887:behold,thereisAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whospakeconcerningmethatIshouldbekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Andtakeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947withtheetenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loaves,andcakes,andacruseofhoneyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,andgoוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935tohim:hewilltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046theewhatshallbecomeH1961ofthechild.

4AndJeroboam’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didsoH3651,andaroseH6965,andwentH935toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.NowAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldnotseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200;forhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869weresetH6965byreasonofhisage.

5AndJehovahsaidH559untoAhijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Behold,thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379comethtoinquireoftheeconcerningH413hersonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121;forheissickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusandthusshalt thousayH559untoher;foritwillbeוִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961,whenshecomethin,thatshewillfeignherselftobeH1961anotherwomanH802.

6AnditwasH1961so,whenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardH8085thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofherfeetH7272,asshecameH935inatthedoorH6607,thathesaidH559,ComeH935in, thouwifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100feignest thou thyselftobeH1961another?forIamsentH7971totheewithheavy tidings.

7Go,tellJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ForasmuchasIexaltedH7311theefromamongthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andmadeH5414theeprinceH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8andrentthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andgaveH5414itthee;andyetthou hastnotbeenH1961asmyservantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whokeptH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,andwhofollowedmewithallhisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,todothatonlyרַ֖קrakH7535whichwasH1961rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inmineeyesH5869,

9buthastdoneevilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489aboveallthatwerebeforethee,andhastgoneandmadeH6213theeotherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430,andmoltenimagesH4541,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707,andhastcastהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993mebehindthyback:

10thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379everyman-child,himthatisshutעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113upandhimthatisleftH5800atlargeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillutterlysweepawaythehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,asaman sweepethawaydung,tillitbeallgoneH935.

11HimthatdiethofJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379inthecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892shallthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatH398;andhimthatdiethinthefieldH7704shallthebirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatH398:forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

12Ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965thoutherefore,gettheetothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004:andwhenthyfeetH7272enterintothecityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892,thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206shalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallmournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594forhim,andburyוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him;forheonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shallcomeH935tothegraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913,becauseinhimthereisfoundH4672somegoodט֗וֹבTovH2896thingH1697towardJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14MoreoverJehovahwillraiseוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965himupakingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoshallcutיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772offthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thatdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:butwhat?evennowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.

15ForJehovahwillsmiteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asareedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070isshakeninthewaterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325;andhewillrootupIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landH127whichhegaveH5414totheirfathersH1,andwillscatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219thembeyondtheRiverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,becausetheyhavemadeH6213theirAsherim,provokingH3707Jehovahtoangerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16Andhewillgiveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478upbecauseofthesinsH2398ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichhehathsinnedH2398,andwherewithhehathmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

17AndJeroboam’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,anddeparted,andcameH935toTirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656:andasshecameH935tothethresholdofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thechilddiedH4191.

18AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478buriedH6912him,andmournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594forhim,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhespakebyhisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

19Andtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,howhewarred,andhowhereignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20Andthedaysוְהַיָּמִים֙ve.hai.ya.MimH3117whichJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignedH4427weretwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:andhesleptwithhisfathersH1,andNadabנָדָ֥בna.DavH5070hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

21AndRehoboamוּרְחַבְעָם֙u.re.chav.'AmH7346thesonH1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedH4427inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063.Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andoneוְאַחַ֣תve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldwhenH834hebegantoreignH4427,andhereignedH4427seventeenyearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,thecityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892whichJehovahhadchosenH977outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toputלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034there:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279theAmmonitess.

22AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063didthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andtheyprovokedhimtojealousywiththeirsinsH2398whichtheycommitted, aboveallthattheirfathersH1haddone.

23Fortheyalsoגַם־gam-H1571builtH1129themhighבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116,andpillarsוּמַצֵּב֖וֹתu.ma.tze.VotH4676,andAsherim,oneveryhighH1116hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086;

24andtherewerealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571sodomitesinthelandבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776:theydidaccordingtoalltheabominationsהַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣תha.to.'a.VotH8441ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichJehovahdroveoutbeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25Anditcametopassinthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֑םre.chav.'AmH7346,thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshu.shakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameupagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

26andhetookH3947awayH3947thetreasuresH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andthetreasuresH214oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;heeventookH3947awayH3947all:andhetookH3947awayH3947alltheshieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213.

27Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeH6213intheirsteadshieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043ofbrass,andcommittedthemtothehandsיַד֙yadH3027ofthecaptainsoftheguardH8104,whokeptH8104thedoorH6607oftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

28AnditwasH1961so,that,asoftasthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,theguardbarethem,andbroughtH935thembackH7725intotheguard-chamber.

29Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

30AndtherewasH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379continually.

31AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279theAmmonitess.AndAbijamאֲבִיָּ֥ם'a.vi.YamH38hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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