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1 Kings 11:4-11

4For it came to pass, whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, thathis wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turned awayהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:and his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was not perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as wasthe heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5For Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Zidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and went not fullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Then did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129an high placeבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645,the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,in the hillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432,the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8And likewise didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for all his strangeהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802,which burnt incenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmak.ti.RotH6999and sacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076unto their godsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,because his heartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824was turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186from the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which had appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200unto him twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10And had commandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,that he should not goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:but he keptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not that which the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11Wherefore the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010,Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104my covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and my statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,which I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee, I will surelyקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167rendאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thee, and will giveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thy servantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

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