Revised Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:14-28
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;
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.KhahH4399H6213,he made him rulerוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485over all the chargeסֵ֖בֶלSe.velH5447of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 11
- 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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