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1 Kings 16:21-26

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.

23In the thirty-firstשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וְאַחַ֜תshe.lo.Shim ve.'a.ChatH7970 H259yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of Asa’sלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018became kingמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he reignedtwelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141מָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337of themשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656.

24He boughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069אֶת־'et-H853the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111fromמֵ֥אֶתMe.'etH854Shemerשֶׁ֖מֶרShe.merH8106for two talentsבְּכִכְּרַ֣יִםbe.khi.ke.Ra.yimH3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129a cityאֶת־'et-H853thereהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,callingוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853שֵׁ֤םshemH8034itהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834בָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111afterעַ֣ל'alH5921the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of Shemerשֶׁ֔מֶרShe.merH8106,who had ownedאֲדֹנֵ֖י'a.do.NeiH113the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.

25But Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018didוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and acted more wickedlyוַיָּ֕רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7489than allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werebefore himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

26For he walkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the waysדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028and in his sinsוּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.to.tavH2403,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853,provokingלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to angerאֶת־'et-H853with their worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

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