New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 15:2-10

2He reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

3He walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him; andhis heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was notwhollyH8003devotedH8003to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,like the heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.

4But for David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430gaveנָתַן֩na.TanH5414him alampH5215in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,to raiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965up his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him and to establishוּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

5becauseH834Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213whatH3477was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and had not turnedH5493asideסָ֞רsarH5493from anythingמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that He commandedצִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,exceptH7534in the caseבִּדְבַ֖רbid.VarH1697of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.

6There was warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425.

7Nowthe restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

8And Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

9So in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609began to reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427as kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

10He reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427forty-oneוְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ve.'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andhis mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

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