New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 14

Ahijah Prophesies against the King

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379becameH2470sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802, “Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965nowנָא֙na'H4994, anddisguiseH8132yourself so that they will not knowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045that you are the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and goוְהָלַ֣כְתְּve.ha.LakhtH1980toShilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887;beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030is thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,whoהֽוּא־hu'-H1931spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921me that I would bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Takeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899with you, somecakesוְנִקֻּדִ֛יםve.ni.ku.DimH5350and a jarוּבַקְבֻּ֥קu.vak.BukH1228of honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,and goוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to him. He will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046you whatמַה־mah-H4100will happenיִּֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961to the boyלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.”

4Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651,and aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and wentוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and cameוַתָּבֹ֖אva.ta.Vo'H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.Now Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201not seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,for his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869weredimקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965becauseH4480of his ageמִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ סmi.sei.VoH7869.

5Now the Lordוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379is comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935toinquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of you concerningH413her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121,for he is sickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470.You shall sayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696thusכָּזֹ֥הka.ZohH2090and thusוְכָזֶ֖הve.kha.ZehH2088to her, for it will be when she arrivesכְבֹאָ֔הּkhe.vo.'AhH935thatshe will pretendH5235to be anotherH5235womanH5235.”

6When Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in the doorwayבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935in, wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do you pretendH5235to be anotherH5235womanH5235?For I am sentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to you witha harshקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186message.

7Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980,sayאִמְרִ֣י'im.RiH559to Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Becauseיַ֛עַן אֲשֶׁ֥רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834I exaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311you from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414you leaderנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8andtoreוָאֶקְרַ֤עva.'ek.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayH7167from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and gaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָva.'e.te.Ne.haH5414it to you--yet you have not beenהָיִ֜יתָha.Yi.taH1961like My servantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834keptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and whoוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834followedהָלַ֤ךְ אַחֲרַי֙ha.Lakh 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310Me with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213onlyH7534that whichH3477was rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869;

9you also have doneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreH4480evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, andhave goneוַתֵּ֡לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213for yourself otherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430andmoltenוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541imagesH4541to provokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me to angerH3707, and havecastהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993Me behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310your backגַוֶּֽךָ׃ סga.Ve.khaH1458--

10thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935calamityH7463on the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, andwill cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379everyH8366maleבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH8366 H7023person,both bondעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and Iwill makeH1197a cleanH1197sweepוּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙u.vi.'ar.TiH1197of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,as one sweepsH1197awayיְבַעֵ֥רye.va.'ErH1197dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557untilעַד־'ad-H5704it is allH8552goneH8552.

11Anyone belonging to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379who diesהַמֵּ֨תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398.And he who diesוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398;for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.”’

12Now you, ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965,goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980to your houseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004.When your feetרַגְלַ֛יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272enterבְּבֹאָ֥הbe.vo.'AhH935the cityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206will dieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13Allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall mournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594for him and buryוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him, forhe aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905of Jeroboam’sלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379familywill comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to the graveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282in himsomethingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697goodט֗וֹבTovH2896was foundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672towardH413the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14Moreover,the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will raiseוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965up for Himself a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will cutיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772offH3772the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thisזֶ֣הzehH2088dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117and from nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258on.

15“For the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as a reedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070is shakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in the waterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325; andHe will uprootוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthisH2088goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834He gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to their fathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1, andwill scatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219them beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the EuphratesRiverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282 H834they have madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213theirAsherimאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provokingH3707the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16He will giveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414up Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478on accountבִּגְלַ֞לbig.LalH1558of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hecommittedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398and with whichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.”

17Then Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and departedוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toTirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656.As she was enteringבָּאָ֥הba.'AhH935the thresholdבְסַף־ve.saf-H5592of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the childוְהַנַּ֥עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288diedמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

18Allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him and mournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for him, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027His servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

19Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he madeH3898warנִלְחַ֖םnil.ChamH3898and howוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834he reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20The timeוְהַיָּמִים֙ve.hai.ya.MimH3117that Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427wastwenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;and he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and Nadabנָדָ֥בna.DavH5070his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Rehoboam Misleads Judah

21Now Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָם֙u.re.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063.Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346was forty-oneאַרְבָּעִ֣ים וְאַחַ֣ת'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705 H259yearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427seventeenוּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.sha.Va' 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068had chosenבָּחַ֨רba.CharH977from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to putלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760His nameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034thereשָׁם֙shamH8033.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Naamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279the AmmonitessH5985.

22Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and theyprovokedH7065Him to jealousyH7065moreH4480thanH4480allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605that their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213, withthe sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָ֖םbe.cha.to.TamH2403whichH834theycommittedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.

23For they alsoגַם־gam-H1571builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129for themselveshighבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116and sacredpillarsוּמַצֵּב֖וֹתu.ma.tze.VotH4676andAsherimוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842on everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389andbeneathוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605luxuriantרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

24There were alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571maleH6945cultקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945prostitutesH6945in the landבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.They didעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213according to allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the abominationsהַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣תha.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068dispossessedהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25Now it happenedוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֑םre.chav.'AmH7346,that Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshu.shakH7895the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26He tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947away the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the treasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andhe tookלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605,even takingוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the shieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

27So Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178in their placeתַּחְתָּ֔םtach.TamH8478, andcommittedוְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.KidH6485them to thecareיַד֙yadH3027of the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theguardהָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323who guardedהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

28Then it happenedוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961as oftenמִדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767as the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enteredבֹ֥אvo'H935the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that theguardsהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323would carryיִשָּׂאוּם֙yi.sa.'UmH5375them and would bringH7725them backH7725into theguards’הָרָצִֽים׃ha.ra.TzimH7323roomתָּ֥אta'H8372.

29Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

30There was warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

31And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732; andhis mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Naamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279the AmmonitessH5985.And Abijamאֲבִיָּ֥ם'a.vi.YamH38his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Ahijah Prophesies against the King

Rehoboam Misleads Judah

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14