New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 16:21-26

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.

23In the thirty-firstשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וְאַחַ֜תshe.lo.Shim ve.'a.ChatH7970 H259yearH8141of Asaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018becameH4427kingמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and reignedtwelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsH8141;he reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337yearsH8141atTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656.

24He boughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from Shemerשֶׁ֖מֶרShe.merH8106for two talentsבְּכִכְּרַ֣יִםbe.khi.ke.Ra.yimH3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;and he builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129on the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and namedוַיִּקְרָ֗א שֵׁ֤םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he builtבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111,afterעַ֣ל'alH5921the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of Shemerשֶׁ֔מֶרShe.merH8106,the ownerאֲדֹנֵ֖י'a.do.NeiH113of the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.

25Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018didוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andactedH7489moreH4480wickedlyH7489thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

26For hewalkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028and in his sinsוּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.to.tavH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,provokingלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with theiridolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

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