New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 12:7-18
7Then they spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.berH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will be a servantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971todayהַ֠יּוֹםHai.yomH3117,and will serveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them andgrantH6030them their petitionH6030,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be your servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.”
8But he forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whichH834they had givenיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, and consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206whoH834grewגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431up with himand servedהָעֹמְדִ֖ים לְפָנָֽיו׃ha.'o.me.Dim le.fa.NavH5975H6440him.
9So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289do you giveH3289that we may answerוְנָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖רve.na.Shiv da.VarH7725H1697thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lightenהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on us’?”
10The youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834grewגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431up with him spokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “ThusH3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to thisהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834spokeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,now you makeH7043it lighterH7043for us!’ But you shall speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696to them, ‘My littleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995is thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666thanH4480my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975!
11Whereasוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1loadedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,I will addאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923;my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1disciplinedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,but I will disciplineאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.’”
12Then Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.vov'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117as the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428haddirectedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to me on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”
13The kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186,for he forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they hadgivenיְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him,
14and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them according to the adviceכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,but I will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923;my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1disciplinedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,but I will disciplineאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.”
15So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did not listenשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;for it was a turnסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438of eventsfrom the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that He might establishהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965His wordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888to Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.
16When allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawthat the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506do we have in Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732? We havenoH3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448;To your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258lookH7200after your own houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!”So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.
18Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was overעַל־'al-H5921the forcedהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522laborH4522,and allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275himto deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madeH553hasteH553to mountלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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