New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 16:9-20

9His servantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,commanderשַׂ֖רsarH8269of halfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276his chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him. Now he wasat Tirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656drinkingשֹׁתֶ֣הsho.TehH8354himself drunkשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Arzaאַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'H777,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004at Tirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

10Then Zimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935in and struckוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and putH4191him to deathH4191in the twenty-seventhעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וָשֶׁ֔בַע'es.Rim va.She.va'H6242 H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

11It cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961about when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֜וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,as soon as he satכְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹke.shiv.ToH3427on his throneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678, that hekilledהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201;he did not leaveהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604a single maleמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֑ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023, neither of hisrelativesוְגֹאֲלָ֖יוve.go.'a.LavH1350nor of his friendsוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.

12Thus Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174destroyedוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045allכָּל־kol-H3605the householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,

13for allכָּל־kol-H3605the sinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201and the sinsוְחַטֹּ֖אותve.cha.TotH2403of Elahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they sinnedחָטְא֗וּcha.te.'UH2398and whichוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834they made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֙יאוּ֙he.che.Ti.'uH2398,provokingלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to angerH3707with theiridolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

14Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,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?

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.

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?

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