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1 Kings 16:6-14

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.

14As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213, aretheyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֽוֹא־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?

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