New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 16:17-22

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.

20Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174and his conspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hecarriedקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194out, are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

21Thenאָ֧ז'azH227the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were dividedיֵחָלֵ֛קye.cha.LekH2505into twoH2677partsH2677:halfH2677of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971followedהָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨יHa.yah 'a.cha.ReiH1961 H310Tibniתִבְנִ֤יtiv.NiH8402the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ginathגִּינַת֙gi.NatH1527,to makeלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427him kingH4427; the otherhalfH2677followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.

22But the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִ֔י'a.me.RiH6018prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388overH2388the peopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Tibniתִּבְנִ֣יtiv.NiH8402the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ginathגִּינַ֑תgi.NatH1527.And Tibniתִּבְנִ֔יtiv.NiH8402diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and Omriעָמְרִֽי׃ פ'a.me.RiH6018becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427.

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