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1 Kings 16:2-13

2ForasmuchasIexaltedH7311theeoutofthedustהֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083,andmadeH5414theeprinceH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthou hast walkedinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andhastmadeH5414mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִא֙va.ta.cha.Ti'H2398,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707withtheirsinsH2398;

3behold,Iwillutterly sweepawayBaashaבַעְשָׁ֖אva'.Sha'H1201andhishouseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004;andIwillmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thyhouseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004likethehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

4HimthatdiethofBaashaלְבַעְשָׁא֙le.va'.Sha'H1201inthecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892shallthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatH398;andhimthatdiethofhisinthefieldH7704shallthebirdsע֥וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatH398.

5Nowtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofBaashaבַעְשָׁ֛אva'.Sha'H1201,andwhathedid,andhismight,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

6AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656;andElahאֵלָ֥ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

7Andmoreoverbytheprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607camethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahagainstBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201,andagainsthishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004,bothbecauseofalltheevilהָרָעָ֣ה׀ha.ra.'AhH7451thathedidinthesightofJehovah,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙le.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707withtheworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsH3027,inbeinglikethehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andbecausehesmotehim.

8Inthetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andsixthyearH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganElahאֵלָ֨ה'e.LahH425thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'H1201toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656,andreignedH4427twoyearsH8141.

9Andhisservantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,captainofhalfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276hischariotsH7393,conspiredagainsthim. NowhewasinTirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656,drinkingשֹׁתֶ֣הsho.TehH8354himselfdrunkH8354inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofArza,whowasoverthehouseholdהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656:

10andZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174wentH935inandsmotehim,andkilledhim,inthetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andseventhyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

11Anditcametopass,whenhebegantoreignH4427,assoonashesatH3427onhisthroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678,thathesmoteallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201:heleftH7604himnotasingle man-child,neitherofhiskinsfolks,norofhisfriendsוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.

12ThusdidZimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174destroyוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045allthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhespakeagainstBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201byJehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,

13forallthesinsH2398ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201,andthesinsH2398ofElahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121,whichtheysinnedH2398,andwherewiththeymadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398,toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toangerH3707withtheirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

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