New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 16:15-19

15In the twenty-seventhעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע'es.Rim va.She.va'H6242 H7651yearH8141of Asaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Zimriזִמְרִ֛יzim.RiH2174reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117at Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656.Now the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971were campedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃la.pe.lish.TimH6430.

16The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who were campedהַחֹנִ֣יםha.cho.NimH2583heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174has conspiredקָשַׁ֣רka.SharH7194and has alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571struckH5221downH5221the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.”Therefore allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478madeH4427Omriעָמְרִ֨י'a.me.RiH6018,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֧אtza.Va'H6635,kingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

17Then Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him wentוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927up from Gibbethonמִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.TonH1405and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696 H5921Tirzahתִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahH8656.

18When Zimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200that the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892was takenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920,he wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the citadelאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ףvai.yis.RofH8313the king’sמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004overעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921him with fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784, anddiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

19becauseעַל־'al-H5921of his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he sinnedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398,doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,walkingלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and in his sinוּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙u.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,making Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinלְהַחֲטִ֖יאle.ha.cha.Ti'H2398.

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