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1 Kings 15:1-8

1Nowintheeighteenthyearוּבִשְׁנַת֙u.vish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028beganAbijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38toreignH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427heinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

3Andhewalkedinallthesinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403ofhisfatherH1,whichhehaddonebeforehim;andhisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasH1961notperfectH8003withJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,astheheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1.

4NeverthelessforDavid’ssakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616didJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430giveH5414himalampנִ֖ירnirH5216inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,tosetH5414uphissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121afterhim,andtoestablishH6965Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

5becauseDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732didthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,andturnedH5493notasideסָ֞רsarH5493fromanythingthathecommandedצִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huH6680himallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife, saveonlyרַ֕קrakH7535inthematterבִּדְבַ֖רbid.VarH1697ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.

6NowtherewasH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife.

7Andtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAbijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?AndtherewasH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenAbijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38andJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

8AndAbijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38sleptwithhisfathersH1;andtheyburiedH6912himinthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:andAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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