New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 12:16-19

16When allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawthat the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428had not listenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971repliedוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּ דָּבָ֣ר׀vai.ya.Shi.vu da.VarH7725 H1697to the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100shareחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506do we have in Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732? We havenoH3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448;To your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258lookH7200after your own houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!”So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980awayto their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17Butas for the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.

18Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the forcedהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522laborH4522,and allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ אֶ֖בֶןvai.yir.ge.Mu 'E.venH7275 H68himto deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346hurriedהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553to mountלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478has brokenH6586withH6586the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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