New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 11:9-14

9Nowthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his heartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824was turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186awayH5186from the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who had appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to him twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10andhad commandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerningעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,that he should not goלֶ֔כֶתLe.khetH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;but he did not observeשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11So the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, “Becauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834you have doneהָֽיְתָה־ עִמָּ֔ךְha.ye.tah- 'i.MakhH1961 H5973thisH2088,and you have not keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and My statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you,I will surelyקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167tearאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from you, and will giveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to your servantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it in your daysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117for the sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, butI will tearאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167it out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13HoweverH7534,I will not tearאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167awayH7167allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467, butI will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to your sonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121for the sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732andfor the sakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.”

14Then the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068raisedוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965up an adversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130; he was of theroyalהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lineמִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233in EdomH112.

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