Hebrew & Greek Bible
1 Kings 12:16-20
16וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and it sawH9001H7200כָּל־kol-allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478כִּ֠יkithatH3588לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808שָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'he had listenedH8085הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhthe kingH9009H4428אֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.Hemto themH413H9038וַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuand they brought backH9001H7725הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428דָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarwordH1697לֵאמֹ֡רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559מַה־mah-what?H4100לָּנוּ֩la.Nu[belongs] to <the> usH9005H9035חֵ֨לֶקChe.lekportionH2506בְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.Vidin DavidH9003H1732וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH9002H3808נַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.Lahan inheritanceH5159בְּבֶן־be.ven-in [the] son ofH9003H1121יִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiJesseH3448לְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khato tents yourH9005H168H9021יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478עַתָּ֕ה'a.TahnowH6258רְאֵ֥הre.'EhconsiderH7200בֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.Khaown house yourH1004H9021דָּוִ֑דda.VidO DavidH1732וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand it wentH9001H1980יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.Lavto tents itsH9005H168H9023
17וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] people ofH9002H1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.Vimwho were dwellingH9009H3427בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH9003H5892יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH9001H4427עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemover themH5921H9038רְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346
18וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH9001H7971הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428רְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamAdoramH151אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834עַל־'al-[was] overH5921הַמַּ֔סha.Masthe forced laborH9009H4522וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.Muand they stonedH9001H7275כָל־khol-allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478בּ֛וֹbo<in> himH9003H9033אֶ֖בֶן'E.venstone[s]H68וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Motand he diedH9001H4191וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the kingH9002H9009H4428רְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346הִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.Metzhe proved himself strongH553לַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH9005H5927בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.Vahin the chariotH9003H4818לָנ֖וּסla.Nusto fleeH9005H5127יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
20וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'when heardH9004H8085כָּל־kol-allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588שָׁ֣בshavhe had returnedH7725יָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH9001H7971וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they calledH9001H7121אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033אֶל־'el-toH413הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH9009H5712וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuand they made kingH9001H4427אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033עַל־'al-overH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478לֹ֤אlo'notH3808הָיָה֙ha.Yahanyone wasH1961אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732זוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiexceptH2108שֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-[the] tribe ofH7626יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.Doto only itH9005H905H9033
Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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