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1 Kings 14:19-29

19As for the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he waged warנִלְחַ֖םnil.ChamH3898and howוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834he reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20And the lengthוְהַיָּמִים֙ve.hai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427wastwenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and he restedוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Nadabנָדָ֥בna.DavH5070reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

21Meanwhile, Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָם֙u.re.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063. Heרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346was forty-oneאַרְבָּעִ֣ים וְאַחַ֣ת'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705 H259yearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427seventeenוּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.sha.Va' 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068had chosenבָּחַ֨רba.CharH977from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to putלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760אֶת־'et-H853His Nameשְׁמ֥וֹ שָׁם֙she.Mo shamH8034 H8033.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Naamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִֽית׃ha.'a.mo.NitH5984.

22And Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and by the sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָ֖םbe.cha.to.TamH2403they committedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398they provoked Him to jealous angerוַיְקַנְא֣וּvay.kan.'UH7065אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853more than allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.

23Theyהֵ֧מָּהHe.mahH1992alsoגַם־gam-H1571builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129for themselveshigh placesבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116,sacred pillarsוּמַצֵּב֖וֹתu.ma.tze.VotH4676,and Asherah polesוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842onעַ֚ל'alH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389and underוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

24There wereהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571male shrine prostitutesקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945in the landבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.They imitatedעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the abominationsהַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣תha.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had driven outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

25וַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961In the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141of Rehoboam’sרְחַבְעָ֑םre.chav.'AmH7346reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshu.shakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714attackedעָלָ֛ה עַל־'a.Lah 'al-H5927 H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26He seizedוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.He tookלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605,includingוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091shieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

27Then Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043in their placeתַּחְתָּ֔םtach.TamH8478and committedוְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.KidH6485themtoעַל־'al-H5921the careיַד֙yadH3027of the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the guardהָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323on dutyהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

28Andוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961wheneverמִדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enteredבֹ֥אvo'H935the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the guardsהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323would bear the shieldsיִשָּׂאוּם֙yi.sa.'UmH5375,and later they would return themוֶהֱשִׁיב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the guardroomתָּ֥א הָרָצִֽים׃ta' ha.ra.TzimH7323 H8372.

29As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, aretheyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

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