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1 Kings 11

1Butkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227foreignנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802, besidesthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:womenH802oftheMoabitesH4125,AmmonitesH5984,EdomitesH130, Zidonians,HittitesH2850;

2ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471ofwhichJehovahhadsaidH559tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, YeshallnotgoH935intothem,neithershalltheycomeH935intoyou;theywouldcertainlyturnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186awayyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824aftertheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:totheseSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010wasattachedinloveלְאַהֲבָֽה׃le.'a.ha.VahH160.

3Andhehadsevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967wivesH802,princesses,andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967concubinesH6370;andhiswivesH802turnedוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186awayhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

4AnditcametopasswhenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasH1961oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, [that]hiswivesH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186awayhisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;andhisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasH1961notperfectH8003withJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,astheheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentafterAshtoreththegoddessoftheZidonians,andafterMilcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445theabominationH8251oftheAmmonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andfollowednotfullyJehovah,asDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Thenאָז֩'azH227didSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildH1129ahighבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116placeH1116forChemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8251oftheMoabites,onthehillH2022thatisbeforeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andforMolechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432theabominationH8251ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8Andsohedidforallhisforeignהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesH802,whoburnedincenseH6999andsacrificedH2076totheirgodsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9AndJehovahwasangryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withSolomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,becausehisheartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824wasturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186awayfromJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohadappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200tohimtwice,

10andhadcommandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680himconcerningthisthingH1697,nottogoafterotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;buthekeptH8104notwhatJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11AndJehovahsaidH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuchasthisisdonebythee,andthou hastnotkeptH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285andmystatutesH2708whichIcommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee,Iwillcertainlyrendthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467fromthee,andwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414ittothyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650:

12notwithstandinginthydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117Iwillnotdoit,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thy father'ssakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;Iwillrenditoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121;

13onlyרַ֤קrakH7535,Iwillnotrendawayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167allthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467:Iwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626tothysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant'ssakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616,andforJerusalem'ssakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616whichIhavechosenH977.

14AndJehovahstirredupanadversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130;hewasoftheking'sseedH2233inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

15NowitcametopasswhenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasH1961inEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehostH6635hadgoneH5927uptoburyלְקַבֵּ֖רle.ka.BerH6912theslain,afterhehadsmitteneverymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123

16(forJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097abodetheresixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320withallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilhehadcutהִכְרִ֥יתhikh.RitH3772offeverymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123),

17thatHadadוַהֲדַ֖דva.ha.DadH1908fledH1272,heandcertainEdomitesH130ofhisfather'sservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650withhim,togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,HadadH1908being yetalittleH6996child.

18AndtheyaroseH6965outofMidianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080,andcameH935toParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290,andtookH3947menH376withthemoutofParanמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290,andtheycameH935toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;whogaveH5414himahouseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004,andappointedhimvictuals,andgaveH5414himlandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776.

19AndHadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundH4672greatfavourinthesightofPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,andhegaveH5414himaswifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofhisownH5869wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,thesisterאֲח֖וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472thequeen.

20Andthesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472boreH3205himGenubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;andTahpenesתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472broughtH3205himupinPharaoh'shouseH1004;andGenubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592wasH1961inPharaoh'shouseholdH1004,amongthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofPharaohH6547.

21AndHadadוַהֲדַ֞דva.ha.DadH1908heardH8085inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sleptwithhisfathersH1,andthatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehostH6635wasdeadH4191;andHadadהֲדַד֙ha.DadH1908saidH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,Letmedepart,thatImaygoשַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971tomineowncountry.

22AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547saidH559tohim,Whatthendost thoulackחָסֵר֙cha.SerH2638withme,thatbehold, thou desiresttogoH7971tothineowncountry?AndhesaidH559,Nothing;butinanycaseletmedepart.

23Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430stirredhimupyetanadversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854,Rezonthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450,whohadfledH1272fromHadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofZobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678,hislordH113.

24AndhecollectedmenH376tohim,andbecameH1961captainofabandגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416,whenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732slewH2026them[ofZobah];andtheywenttoDamascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there,andreignedוַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּvai.yim.le.KhuH4427inDamascusבְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃be.da.Ma.sekH1834.

25AndhewasH1961anadversaryשָׂטָ֤ןsa.TanH7854toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,besidesthemischiefthatHadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908[did];andheabhorredIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overSyria.

26AndJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028,anEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673ofZeredahהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868, Solomon'sservantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650(whosemother'snameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasZeruah,awidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802), evenheliftedH7311uphishandיָ֖דyadH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428.

27AndthiswasthecausethatheliftedH7311uphishandיָ֖דyadH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010wasbuildingH1129Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,andclosingthebreachפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556ofthecityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

28andthemanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasstrongandvaliant;andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sawH7200theyoungהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH376thathewasindustrious,andhemadeH6213himruleroverallthechargeofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256thatJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wentH3318outofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundH4672himinthewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;andhehadcladhimselfwithanewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319garmentH8008;andtheytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147wereH1961aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905inthefieldH7704.

30ThenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281seizedH8610thenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319garmentH8008thatwasonhim,andrentitintwelvepieces;

31andsaidH559toJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theetenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235pieces;forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,Iwillrendthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,andwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesH7626tothee;

32butoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeH7626shallhehaveformyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David'ssakeלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616,andforJerusalem'ssakeוּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anH4616,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichIhavechosenH977outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

33becausetheyhaveforsakenme,andhaveworshipped AshtoreththegoddessoftheZidonians,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645thegodH430oftheMoabites,andMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445thegodH430ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,andhavenotwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980inmywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,todothatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477inmysight,andmystatutesH2708andmineordinancesH4941,asDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34ButIwillnottakeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947thewholekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;forIwillmakeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himprinceH5387allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislifeforDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myservant'ssakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,whomIchoseH977,whokeptH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmystatutesH2708;

35butIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947thekingdomoutofhisson'shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414itunto thee, —thetenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesH7626.

36Anduntohissonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121willIgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626,thatDavidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732myservantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650mayhavealampנִ֣ירnirH5216alwaysbeforemeinJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatIhavechosenH977formyselftoputH5414mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

37AndIwilltakeאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947thee,thatthou mayestreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427overallthatthysoulH5315desireth,andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961kingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,ifthou wilt hearken untoallthatIcommandאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,andwiltwalkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980inmywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,anddothatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477inmysight,inkeepingH8104mystatutesH2708andmycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,asDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650did,thatIwillbeוְהָיִ֣יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961withthee,andbuildH1129theealastingH539houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004,asIbuiltH1129forDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,andwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

39AndIwillforthisafflictוַֽאעַנֶּ֛הva.'a.NehH6031theseedH2233ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,butnotforever.

40AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010soughtH1245tokillH4191Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andfledH1272intoEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,toShishakשִׁישַׁ֣קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andhewasH1961inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714untilthedeathלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

41Andtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010,andallthathedid,andhiswisdomוְחָכְמָת֑וֹve.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612oftheactsofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010?

42AndthetimethatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֨ךְma.LakhH4427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

43AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912inthecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1;andRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

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