New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 12:1-15
2Nowwhen JeroboamH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085about this,he was livingוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714(for he was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010).
3Then they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordand summonedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him, and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
4“Your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH7185our yokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923hardהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185;but nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,lightenהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043the hardהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186laborמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656imposed byyour fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and his heavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on us, and we will serveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647you.”
6And Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadH1961servedעֹמְדִ֗ים פְּנֵי֙'o.me.Dim pe.NeiH5975H6440his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010while he was still aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349do you adviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289meto answerלְהָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָֽר׃le.ha.Shiv da.VarH7725H1697thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?”
7Then they spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.berH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will be a servantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971todayהַ֠יּוֹםHai.yomH3117,and will serveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them andgrantH6030them their requestH6030,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696pleasantטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be your servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.”
8But he ignoredוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whichH834they had givenיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, and consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206whoH834had grownH1431upH1431with himand servedהָעֹמְדִ֖ים לְפָנָֽיו׃ha.'o.me.Dim le.fa.NavH5975H6440him.
9He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100adviceH3289do you giveH3289,so that we may answerוְנָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖רve.na.Shiv da.VarH7725H1697thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lightenהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on us’?”
10And the youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had grownH1431upH1431with him spokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you should sayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to thisהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834spokeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: ‘Your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,now you makeH7043it lighterH7043for us!’ You should speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696thisH3541wayH3541to them: ‘My littleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995is thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666thanH4480my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1waistמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975!
11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1loadedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923;yet I will addאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923.My fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1disciplinedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,but I will disciplineאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137!’”
12Then Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.vov'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,justH3512asH3512the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428haddirectedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to me on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”
13And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186,for he ignoredוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they hadgivenיְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him,
14and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them according to the adviceכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,but I will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923;my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1disciplinedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,but I will disciplineאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137!”
15So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did not listenשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588it wasa turnH5438ofH5438eventsH5438from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,inH4616orderH4616toH4616establishהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965His wordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888to Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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