Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 11

1But kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227strangeנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֧יםna.ShimH802,together with the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,women of the Moabitesמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammonitesעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomitesאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130,Sidoniansצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722, andHittitesחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850;

2Of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerningwhich Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ye shall not go inתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to them, neither shall they come inיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto you: forsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they will turn awayיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010claveדָּבַ֥קda.VakH1692unto these in loveH157.

3And he had sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,princessesשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282,and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370:and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802turned awayוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

4For it came to pass, whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, thathis wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turned awayהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:and his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was not perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as wasthe heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5For Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and went not fullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Then did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129an high placeבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645,the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,in the hillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432,the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8And likewise didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for all his strangeהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802,which burnt incenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmak.ti.RotH6999and sacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076unto their godsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,because his heartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824was turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186from Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which had appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200unto him twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10And had commandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,that he should not goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:but he keptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not that which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11Wherefore Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010,Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104my covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and my statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,which I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee, I will surelyקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167rendאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thee, and will giveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thy servantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Notwithstanding in thy daysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it for Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sake: butI will rendאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167it out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thy sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13Howbeitרַ֤קrakH7535I will not rend awayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167all the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467; butwill giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to thy sonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121for Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my servant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sake, and for Jerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sake which I have chosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.

14And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068stirred upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965an adversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854unto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130: he wasof the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seedמִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233in Edomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

15For it came to pass, when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was in Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,and Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635was gone upבַּעֲל֗וֹתba.'a.LotH5927to buryלְקַבֵּ֖רle.ka.BerH6912the slainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,after he had smittenוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221every maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145in Edomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123;

16(For sixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320did Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097remainיָֽשַׁב־ya.shav-H3427there with all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,until he had cut offהִכְרִ֥יתhikh.RitH3772every maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145in Edomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123:)

17That Hadadאֲדַ֡ד'a.DadH111fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272,he and certainוַאֲנָשִׁ֨יםva.'a.na.ShimH582Edomitesאֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים'a.do.mi.YimH130of his father’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650with him, to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Hadadוַהֲדַ֖דva.ha.DadH1908beingyet a littleקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288.

18And they aroseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965out of Midianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Paranפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290:and they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.ChuH3947menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582with them out of Paranמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;which gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him an houseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004,and appointedאָ֣מַר'A.marH559him victualsוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899,and gaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414him landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776.

19And Hadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966favourחֵ֛ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,so that he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him to wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of his own wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,the sisterאֲח֖וֹת'a.ChotH269of Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472the queenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377.

20And the sisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472bareוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him Genubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,whom Tahpenesתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472weanedוַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּva.tig.me.Le.huH1580inבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and Genubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592was in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

21And when Hadadוַהֲדַ֞דva.ha.DadH1908heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sleptשָׁכַ֤בsha.KhavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and that Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097the captainשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635was deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,Hadadהֲדַד֙ha.DadH1908saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,Let me departשַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,that I may goH3212to mine own countryאַרְצִֽי׃'ar.TziH776.

22Then Pharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, But what hast thou lackedחָסֵר֙cha.SerH2638with me, that, behold, thou seekestמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to goH3212to thine own countryאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Nothing: howbeit let me goשַׁלֵּ֖חַsha.Le.achH7971in any wiseתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽנִי׃te.sha.le.Che.niH7971.

23And Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430stirred him upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965anotheradversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854,Rezonרְז֖וֹןre.ZonH7331the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliadahאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450,which fledבָּרַ֗חba.RachH1272from his lordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678:

24And he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582unto him, and became captainשַׂר־sar-H8269over a bandגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416,when Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732slewבַּהֲרֹ֥גba.ha.RogH2026them of Zobah:and they wentH3212to Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein, and reignedוַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּvai.yim.le.KhuH4427in Damascusבְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃be.da.Ma.sekH1834.

25And he was an adversaryשָׂטָ֤ןsa.TanH7854to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,beside the mischiefהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451that Hadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908did:and he abhorredוַיָּ֙קָץ֙vai.Ya.kotzH6973Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over Syriaאֲרָֽם׃ פ'a.RamH758.

26And Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028,an Ephrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673of Zeredaהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868,Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650,whose mother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasZeruahצְרוּעָה֙tze.ru.'AhH6871,a widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,even he lifted upוַיָּ֥רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027against the kingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428.

27And this wasthe causeהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that he lifted upהֵרִ֥יםhe.RimH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027against the kingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, andrepairedסָגַ֕רsa.GarH5462the breachesפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556of the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

28And the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasa mighty manגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368of valourחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428:and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010seeingוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200the young manהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288that he was industriousעֹשֵׂ֤ה מְלָאכָה֙'o.Seh me.la.KhahH4399 H6213,he made him rulerוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485over all the chargeסֵ֖בֶלSe.velH5447of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29And it came to pass at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256when Jeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379went outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,that the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672him in the wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;and he had cladמִתְכַּסֶּה֙mit.ka.SehH3680himself with a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319garmentבְּשַׂלְמָ֣הbe.sal.MahH8008;and they twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147werealone in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

30And Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281caughtוַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂvai.yit.PosH8610the newהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319garmentבַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הba.sal.MahH8008that wason him, and rentוַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָvai.Yik.ra.'E.haH7167it intwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168:

31And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168:for thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold, I will rendקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626to thee:

32(But he shall have oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626for my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732sake, and for Jerusalem’sיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sake, the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

33Because that they have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת֮le.'ash.to.RetH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and have not walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in my waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,to doלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in mine eyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and to keepmy statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34Howbeit I will not takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947the whole kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027:but I will makeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896him princeנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416for Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732my servant’sעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650sake, whom I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977,because he keptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and my statutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708:

35But I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410out of his son’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and will giveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto thee, eventenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

36And unto his sonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121will I giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626,that Davidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732my servantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650may have a lightנִ֣ירnirH5216alwayהַיָּמִ֤ים׀hai.ya.MimH3117beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977me to putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

37And I will takeאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947thee, and thou shalt reignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427according to all that thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,and shalt be kingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearkenתִּשְׁמַע֮tish.Ma'H8085unto all that I commandאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, and wilt walkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in my waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,and doוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213that isrightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477in my sightבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869,to keepלִשְׁמ֤וֹרlish.MorH8104my statutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and my commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,as Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213;that I will be with thee, and buildוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thee a sureנֶאֱמָן֙ne.'e.ManH539houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004,as I builtבָּנִ֣יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

39And I will for this afflictוַֽאעַנֶּ֛הva.'a.NehH6031the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,but not for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

40Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245therefore to killלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272into Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,unto Shishakשִׁישַׁ֣קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and was in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714until the deathמ֥וֹתMotH4194of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

41And the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010,and all that he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,and his wisdomוְחָכְמָת֑וֹve.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, arethey not writtenכְּתֻבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010?

42And the timeוְהַיָּמִ֗יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֨ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

43And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔רvai.Yi.ka.VerH6912in the cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:and Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11