Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 16:29-33

29In the thirty-eighthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NehH7970 H8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Asa’sלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Ahabוְאַחְאָ֣בve.'ach.'AvH256sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018became kingמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256בֶּן־ben-H1121עָמְרִ֤י'a.me.RiH6018,and he reignedוַ֠יִּמְלֹךְVai.yim.lokhH4427עַל־'al-H5921יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

30However, Ahabאַחְאָ֧ב'ach.'AvH256sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,more than allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

31And as if it wereוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961not enoughהֲנָקֵ֣לha.na.KelH7043for him to walkלֶכְתּ֔וֹlekh.ToH1980in the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֖אותbe.cha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,he even marriedוַיִּקַּ֨ח אִשָּׁ֜הvai.yi.Kach 'i.ShahH3947 H802אֶת־'et-H853Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ethbaalאֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙'et.Ba.'alH856kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and he then proceededוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980to serveוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853הַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and worshipוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812Baal.

32First, Ahab set upוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196for Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168in the templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

33Thenאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heאֶת־'et-H853set upוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842.Thus Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to provokeלְהַכְעִיס֙le.hakh.'IsH3707אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israel, to angerיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478than allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834הָי֖וּha.YuH1961before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

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