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1 Kings 15:1-8

1In the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearוּבִשְׁנַת֙u.vish.NatH8141of the reignלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38became kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

2and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

3And Abijam walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403that his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before himלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440had committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,and his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808as fully devotedשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003toעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430as the heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his forefatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had been.

4Neverthelessכִּ֚יkiH3588,for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430gaveנָתַן֩na.TanH5414hima lampנִ֖ירnirH5216in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by raising upלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853a sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121to succeed himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310and to makeוּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalem strongיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Forאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and had notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turned asideסָ֞רsarH5493from anythingמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDcommandedצִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huH6680allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416,exceptרַ֕קrakH7535in the matterבִּדְבַ֖רbid.VarH1697of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.

6And there wasהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenבֵין־vein-H996the houses ofRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥יןre.chav.'Am u.VeinH7346 H996and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Abijam’s lifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

7As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213, aretheyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?And there wasהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם וּבֵ֥ין'a.vi.Yam u.VeinH38 H996and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

8And Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in the Cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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