New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 16:23-33

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 reignedfor twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsH8141;he reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427for sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337yearsH8141atTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656.

24And he purchasedוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the hillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from Shemerשֶׁ֖מֶרShe.merH8106fortwo 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.

25NowOmriעָמְרִ֛י'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.lekhH1980entirelyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605in the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028and in his sinsוּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.to.tavH2403into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he misledהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,provokingלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toH3707angerH3707with theiridolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

27Now as forthe restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213and his mightוּגְבוּרָת֖וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hedisplayedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

28And Omriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111;and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

29Now Ahabוְאַחְאָ֣בve.'ach.'AvH256the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018becameH4427kingמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the thirty-eighthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NehH7970 H8083yearH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and Ahabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֤י'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַ֠יִּמְלֹךְVai.yim.lokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111for twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147yearsH8141.

30Ahabאַחְאָ֧ב'ach.'AvH256the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Omriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068moreH4480thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

31And as though it had beenH7043aH7043trivialH7043thingH7043for him to walkלֶכְתּ֔וֹlekh.ToH1980in the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֖אותbe.cha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,he marriedוַיִּקַּ֨ח אִשָּׁ֜הvai.yi.Kach 'i.ShahH3947 H802Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ethbaalאֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙'et.Ba.'alH856kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theSidoniansצִידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and worshipedH2331him.

32So he erectedוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196for Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168atthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

33Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256also madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842. SoAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to provokeלְהַכְעִיס֙le.hakh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478toH3707angerH3707thanH4480allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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