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1 Kings 15:2-10

2Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427he in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

3And he walkedH3212in all the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,which he had doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was not perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,as the heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

4Nevertheless for David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sake did the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430giveנָתַן֩na.TanH5414him a lampנִ֖ירnirH5216in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,to set upלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and to establishוּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

5Because Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and turned not asideסָ֞רsarH5493from any thingthat he commandedצִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416,save only in the matterבִּדְבַ֖רbid.VarH1697of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.

6And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421between Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

7Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38,and all that he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421between Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

8And Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1;and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

9And in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609over Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

10And fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֤יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneוְאַחַת֙ve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427he in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

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