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1 Kings 16:17-22

17AndOmriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018wentH5927upfromGibbethonמִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.TonH1405,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,andtheybesiegedTirzahתִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahH8656.

18AnditcameH935topass,whenZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174sawH7200thatthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892wasH1961takenH3920,thathewentH935intothecastleoftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andburnttheking’sמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004overhimwithfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784,anddiedH4191,

19forhissinsH2398whichhesinnedH2398indoingthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,inwalkinginthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andinhissinH2398whichhedid,tomakeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

20Nowtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofZimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,andhistreasonH7195thathewrought,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

21Thenאָ֧ז'azH227wereH1961thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dividedH2505intotwoparts:halfH2677ofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971followedTibniתִבְנִ֤יtiv.NiH8402thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGinathגִּינַת֙gi.NatH1527,tomakehimkingלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427;andhalfH2677followedOmriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.

22Butthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatfollowedOmriעָמְרִ֔י'a.me.RiH6018prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstthepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thatfollowedTibniתִּבְנִ֣יtiv.NiH8402thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGinathגִּינַ֑תgi.NatH1527:soTibniתִּבְנִ֔יtiv.NiH8402diedH4191,andOmriעָמְרִֽי׃ פ'a.me.RiH6018reignedH4427.

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