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1 Kings 16:2-13

2“Evenיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282thoughאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I lifted youהֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311outמִן־min-H4480of the dustהֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414you rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,you have walkedוַתֵּ֣לֶךְ׀va.Te.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and have caused My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִא֙va.ta.cha.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853and to provoke Me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707by their sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃be.cha.to.TamH2403.

3So nowהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005I will consumeמַבְעִ֛ירmav.'IrH1197אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Baashaבַעְשָׁ֖אva'.Sha'H1201וְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310and his houseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004,and I will makeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004like thatכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028:

4Anyone belonging to Baashaלְבַעְשָׁא֙le.va'.Sha'H1201who diesהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892will be eatenיֹֽאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611,and anyone who diesוְהַמֵּ֥תve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

5As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Baashaבַעְשָׁ֛אva'.Sha'H1201,along with his accomplishmentsוַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖הva.'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213and mightוּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369, aretheyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

6And Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Elahאֵלָ֥ה'e.LahH425reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

7Moreoverוְגַ֡םve.GamH1571,the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֩ha.YahH1961throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607againstאֶל־'el-H413Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his houseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004,because ofוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilהָרָעָ֣ה׀ha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had doneעָשָׂ֣ה׀'a.SahH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙le.hakh.'i.SoH3707with the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027and becomingלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and alsoוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Baasha had struck downהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221the house of Jeroboamאֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'o.ToH853.

8In the twenty-sixthעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֵׁשׁ֙'es.Rim va.SheshH6242 H8337yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Asa’sלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Elahאֵלָ֨ה'e.LahH425sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'H1201became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he reigned in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656two yearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.

9However, while Elahוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931was in Tirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656getting drunkשֹׁתֶ֣ה שִׁכּ֔וֹרsho.Teh shi.KorH8354 H7910in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Arzaאַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'H777אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the stewardעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921of his householdהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004thereבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656, Elah’sservantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,the commanderשַׂ֖רsarH8269of halfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276his chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194against himעַל־'al-H5921.

10So in the twenty-seventhעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וָשֶׁ֔בַע'es.Rim va.She.va'H6242 H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Asa’sלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Zimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174went inוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935,struck Elah downוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221,and killed himוַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191.And Zimri reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

11As soon asוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961Zimribegan to reignבְמָלְכ֜וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427and was seatedכְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹke.shiv.ToH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678,he struck downהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853the entireכָּל־kol-H3605householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201.He did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leaveהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604a single maleמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֑ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023,whether a kinsmanוְגֹאֲלָ֖יוve.go.'a.LavH1350or friendוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.

12So Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174אֵ֖ת'etH853destroyedוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045the entireכָּל־kol-H3605householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

13This happened because ofאֶ֚ל'elH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the sinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201andוְחַטֹּ֖אותve.cha.TotH2403his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121Elahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had committedחָטְא֗וּcha.te.'UH2398וַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834and had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֙יאוּ֙he.che.Ti.'uH2398אֶת־'et-H853,provokingלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israel, to angerיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with their worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

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