Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 11:13-36

13Yetרַ֤קrakH7535אֶת־'et-H853I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808tear the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467away from himאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167.I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to your sonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121for the sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732and for the sakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.”

14Then the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965against Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010an adversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130אֵ֖ת'etH853ה֖וּאhu'H1931,from the royalהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lineמִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Edomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

15Earlierוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961,when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853wasבִּֽהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961in Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635had goneבַּעֲל֗וֹתba.'a.LotH5927to buryלְקַבֵּ֖רle.ka.BerH6912אֶת־'et-H853the deadהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491and had struck downוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145in Edomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

16כִּ֣יkiH3588Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had stayedיָֽשַׁב־ya.shav-H3427thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033sixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he had killedהִכְרִ֥יתhikh.RitH3772everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145in Edomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

17But Hadadאֲדַ֡ד הוּא֩'a.Dad hu'H111 H1931,still justוַאֲנָשִׁ֨יםva.'a.na.ShimH582a youngקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996boyנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288,had fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִם וַהֲדַ֖דmitz.Ra.yim va.ha.DadH4714 H1908,along withאִתּ֖וֹ לָב֣וֹא'i.To la.Vo'H854 H935some Edomitesאֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים'a.do.mi.YimH130who were servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650of his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1.

18Hadad and his men set outוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965from Midianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Paranפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290.They tookוַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.ChuH3947menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582from Paranמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290with themעִמָּ֜ם'i.MamH5973and wentוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,who gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414Hadada houseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004נָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414and landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776and providedאָ֣מַר'A.marH559himwith foodוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899.

19There Hadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672such greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966favorחֵ֛ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547that he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414to himin marriageאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853the sisterH269of Queenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472,his own wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802.

20And the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472אֵ֚ת'etH853boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Hadada sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121named Genubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592.Tahpenes herselfתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472weaned himוַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּva.tig.me.Le.huH1580inבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and Genubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592livedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961thereבֵּ֣ית פַּרְעֹ֔הbeit par.'OhH1004 H6547amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

21When Hadadוַהֲדַ֞דva.ha.DadH1908heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had restedשָׁכַ֤בsha.KhavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and thatוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097,the commanderשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635,was deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,heהֲדַד֙ha.DadH1908saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “Let me goשַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,that I may returnוְאֵלֵ֥ךְve.'e.LekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413my own countryאַרְצִֽי׃'ar.TziH776.”

22But Pharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547askedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himכִּ֠יkiH3588, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100have youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859lackedחָסֵר֙cha.SerH2638here with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973that you suddenlyוְהִנְּךָ֥ve.hi.ne.KhaH2005wantמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to go backלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980toאֶל־'el-H413your own countryאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?” “Nothingלֹ֔אLo'H3808,” Hadadrepliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “butכִּ֥יkiH3588please let me goH7971.”

23And Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965against Solomon anotheradversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854,Rezonרְז֖וֹןre.ZonH7331the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450אֶת־'et-H853,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had fledבָּרַ֗חba.RachH1272fromמֵאֵ֛תme.'EtH854his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113,Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678,

24and had gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582to himselfעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921.When Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732killedבַּהֲרֹ֥גba.ha.RogH2026the Zobaitesאֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853, Rezoncaptainedוַיְהִ֣י שַׂר־vay.Hi sar-H1961 H8269a bandגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416of raidersand wentוַיֵּלְכ֤וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,where they settledוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427and gained controlוַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּvai.yim.le.KhuH4427בְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃be.da.Ma.sekH1834.

25Rezon wasוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961Israel’sלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478enemyשָׂטָ֤ןsa.TanH7854throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,adding toוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the troubleהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451caused byאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Hadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908.So Rezon ruledוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Aramאֲרָֽם׃ פ'a.RamH758with hostilityוַיָּ֙קָץ֙vai.Ya.kotzH6973toward Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

26Now Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028wasan Ephraimiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673fromמִן־min-H4480Zeredahהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868whose motherאִמּוֹ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה'i.Mo 'i.ShahH517 H802wasa widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490namedוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034Zeruahצְרוּעָה֙tze.ru.'AhH6871. Jeroboam wasa servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650of Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,but he rebelledוַיָּ֥רֶם יָ֖דvai.Ya.rem yadH7311 H3027against the kingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428,

27and thisוְזֶ֣הve.ZehH2088is the accountהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of his rebellionהֵרִ֥ים יָ֖דhe.Rim yadH7311 H3027against the kingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428.Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010had builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129אֶת־'et-H853the supporting terracesהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407and repairedסָגַ֕רsa.GarH5462אֶת־'et-H853the gap in the wallפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556of the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.

28Now Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasa mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376of valorחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428.So when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853noticedוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the young manהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288wasה֔וּאHu'H1931industriousעֹשֵׂ֤ה מְלָאכָה֙'o.Seh me.la.KhahH4399 H6213,he put him in chargeוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853of the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605labor forceסֵ֖בֶלSe.velH5447of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29Duringוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888metוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Jeroboamאֹת֡וֹ'o.ToH853on the roadבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870asוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379hewas going outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Now Ahijahוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931had wrapped himselfמִתְכַּסֶּה֙mit.ka.SehH3680in a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cloakבְּשַׂלְמָ֣הbe.sal.MahH8008,and the twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147of them were aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in the open fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

30And Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281took holdוַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂvai.yit.PosH8610of the newהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cloakבַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הba.sal.MahH8008he was wearingעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,tore itוַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָvai.Yik.ra.'E.haH7167into twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168,

31and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168for yourself,forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹה֩khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will tearקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414youאֵ֖ת'etH853tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

32But oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626will remainיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961for the sakeלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732and for the sakeוּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anH4616of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977out of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

33Forיַ֣עַן׀Ya.'anH3282they haveאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834forsaken Meעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800to worshipוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת֮le.'ash.to.RetH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983.They have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in My waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,nor doneלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in My eyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,nor kept My statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,as Solomon’s fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1David didכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732.

34Nevertheless, I will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of Solomon’s handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588I have made himאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896rulerנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416for the sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he keptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and statutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708.

35But I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121and give themוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414to youאֵ֖ת'etH853.

36I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626to his sonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616My servantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650Davidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732will alwaysכָּֽל־ הַיָּמִ֤ים׀kal- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117haveהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961a lampנִ֣ירnirH5216before Meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977to putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034שָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

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