Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 11:4-20
4For whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010grewוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209,his wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and he wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808wholeheartedlyלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824devotedשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003toעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב'e.lo.Hav kil.VavH430H3824,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1David had beenדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732.
5Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010followedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֣יtzi.do.Nim ve.'a.cha.ReiH6722H310and Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.
6So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;unlike his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732,he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068completelyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390.
7At that timeאָז֩'azH227on a hillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834eastעַל־'al-H5921ofפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010builtיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129a high placeבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121H5983.
9Now the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068grew angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his heartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824had turned awayנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186fromמֵעִ֤םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who had appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.
10Although He had warnedוְצִוָּ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ve.tzi.Vah 'e.LavH6680H413Solomonexplicitlyעַל־ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה'al- ha.da.Var ha.ZehH5921H2088H1697notלְבִ֨לְתִּי־le.Vil.ti-H1115to followלֶ֔כֶת אַחֲרֵ֖יLe.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,Solomon did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808keepשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.
11Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have doneהָֽיְתָה־ עִמָּ֔ךְha.ye.tah- 'i.MakhH1961H5973thisזֹּ֣אתzotH2063and have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and My statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,I will tearקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167from youמֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921אֶת־'et-H853and give itוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414to your servantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.
12Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389,for the sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it during your lifetimeבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117;I will tear itאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.
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'H111H1931,still justוַאֲנָשִׁ֨יםva.'a.na.ShimH582a youngקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996boyנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288,had fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִם וַהֲדַ֖דmitz.Ra.yim va.ha.DadH4714H1908,along withאִתּ֖וֹ לָב֣וֹא'i.To la.Vo'H854H935some 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.'OhH1004H6547amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 11
- 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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