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1 Kings 16:17-22

17Then Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018andעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478marched upוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927from Gibbethonמִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.TonH1405and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696 H5921Tirzahתִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahH8656.

18וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961When Zimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892was capturedנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920,he enteredוַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the citadelאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759of the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004בֵּֽית־beit-H1004מֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and burned it downוַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף בָּאֵ֖שׁvai.yis.Rof ba.'EshH8313 H784upon himselfעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853.So he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191

19because ofעַל־'al-H5921the sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had committedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398,doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and followingלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980the exampleבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and the sinוּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙u.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213and had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to commitלְהַחֲטִ֖יאle.ha.cha.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.

20As for the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174and the treasonוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he committedקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194, aretheyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

21At that timeאָ֧ז'azH227the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were dividedיֵחָלֵ֛קye.cha.LekH2505:HalfH2677of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971supportedהָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨יHa.yah 'a.cha.ReiH1961 H310Tibniתִבְנִ֤יtiv.NiH8402sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ginathגִּינַת֙gi.NatH1527as kingלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427,and halfH2677supportedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.

22But the followersהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310of Omriעָמְרִ֔י'a.me.RiH6018אֶת־'et-H853proved strongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388than thoseהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310of Tibniתִּבְנִ֣יtiv.NiH8402sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ginathגִּינַ֑תgi.NatH1527.So Tibniתִּבְנִ֔יtiv.NiH8402diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and Omriעָמְרִֽי׃ פ'a.me.RiH6018became kingוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427.

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