1 Kings 11

Revised Version 1895

1NowH7227kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227strangewomenH802, together with thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,womenH802of theMoabitesמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammonitesעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomitesאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130, Zidonians, andHittitesחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850;

2of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerningwhichH834theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935among them,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shall theycomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935amongyouH834: forsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they willturnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186awayH5186yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010clave untotheseוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992inloveלְאַהֲבָֽה׃le.'a.ha.VahH160.

3And he hadsevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,princessesשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370: and hiswivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802turnedוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186awayH5186hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

4For itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961, whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasoldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, that hiswivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186awayH5186hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: and hisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as was theheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5ForSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtoreth thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Zidonians, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of theAmmonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and wentnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, asdidH6213Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Thendidאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129anhighבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116placeH1116forChemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, in themountבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and forMolechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8Andsoוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605his strangewivesH802,whichH802burntH6999incenseH6999andsacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076unto theirgodsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasangryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withSolomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588hisheartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824wasturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186awayH5186from theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which hadappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200unto himtwiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10and hadcommandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, that he shouldnotH3808goafterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: but hekeptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104notH3808thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11Wherefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuch as this isdoneהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961of thee, and thou hastnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichH834I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee, I willsurelyH5414rendH7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thee, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Notwithstanding in thydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it, forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616: but I willrendאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167itoutH3027of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13Howbeit I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808rendH7167awayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167allכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467; but I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414onetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to thysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121, forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616, and forJerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068raisedH6965upH6965anadversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130: he was of theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seedמִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

15For itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassבִּֽהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961, whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was inEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, andJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635wasgoneH5927upH5927toburyלְקַבֵּ֖רle.ka.BerH6912theslainH5221, and hadsmittenH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123;

16(forJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478remainedיָֽשַׁב־ya.shav-H3427theresixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he hadcutהִכְרִ֥יתhikh.RitH3772offH3772everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123;)

17thatHadadוַהֲדַ֖דva.ha.DadH1908fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272, he andcertainH376Edomitesאֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים'a.do.mi.YimH130of hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650with him, togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;HadadH1908being yet alittleקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288.

18And theyaroseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965outH413ofMidianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290: and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.ChuH3947menH376with themoutH413ofParanמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;whichוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899gaveH5414him anhouseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004, andappointedH5414him victuals, andgaveH5414himlandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776.

19AndHadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966favour in thesightH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,soH5414that hegaveH5414him towifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of hisownH5869wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, thesisterאֲח֖וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472thequeenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377,

20And thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472bare himGenubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, whomTahpenesתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472weanedוַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּva.tig.me.Le.huH1580inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: andGenubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592was inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004among thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

21And whenHadadוַהֲדַ֞דva.ha.DadH1908heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sleptשָׁכַ֤בsha.KhavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and thatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635wasdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191,Hadadהֲדַד֙ha.DadH1908saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,LetH7971meH413depart, that I maygoשַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971tomineH5973ownH5973countryאַרְצִֽי׃'ar.TziH776.

22ThenPharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Butwhatמָה־mah-H4100hast thoulackedחָסֵר֙cha.SerH2638withmeH413, that,beholdוְהִנְּךָ֥ve.hi.ne.KhaH2005, thou seekest togoשַׁלֵּ֖חַsha.Le.achH7971to thineownעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973countryאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Nothingלֹ֔אLo'H3808: howbeitletתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽנִי׃te.sha.le.Che.niH7971meH413depart inanyH3588wise.

23AndGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430raisedH6965upH6965anotheradversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854unto him,Rezonרְז֖וֹןre.ZonH7331thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hadfledבָּרַ֗חba.RachH1272from hislordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofZobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678:

24And hegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908menH376unto him, andbecameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961captainשַׂר־sar-H8269over atroopגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416, whenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732slewבַּהֲרֹ֥גba.ha.RogH2026them of Zobah: and theywentH376toDamascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein, andreignedוַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּvai.yim.le.KhuH4427inDamascusבְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃be.da.Ma.sekH1834.

25And he was anadversaryשָׂטָ֤ןsa.TanH7854toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,besideעַל־'al-H5921the mischief thatHadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834: and heabhorredוַיָּ֙קָץ֙vai.Ya.kotzH6973Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃ פ'a.RamH758.

26AndJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028, anEphraimiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673ofZeredahהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868, aservantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650ofSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,whoseH1121mother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasZeruahצְרוּעָה֙tze.ru.'AhH6871, awidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, he alsoliftedH7311upH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027againstמִן־min-H4480thekingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428.

27And this was thecauseהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that heliftedH7311upH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027againstH3027thekingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, and repaired thebreachפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556of thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

28And themanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379was amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH376of valour: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200theyoungהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH376that he was industrious, and hegaveעֹשֵׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213himchargeוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485overallלְכָל־le.kholH3605the labour of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29And itcameH1961topassH1961at that time, whenJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wentH3318outH3318ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389, that theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672him in thewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;nowH1961AhijahH281had cladhimselfH1931with anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319garmentבְּשַׂלְמָ֣הbe.sal.MahH8008; and theytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147werealoneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

30AndAhijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281laidholdוַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂvai.yit.PosH8610of thenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319garmentבַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הba.sal.MahH8008that was on him, and rent it intwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.

31And hesaidH559toJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theetenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168: forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willrendקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626to thee:

32(but he shall have onetribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626, for myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732sakeלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616, and forJerusalem’sיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sakeוּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anH4616, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977outH3605ofallH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

33becauseיַ֣עַן׀Ya.'anH3282that they have forsakenmeH3808, and have worshipped Ashtoreth thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Zidonians,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983; and they havenotH3808walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, todoH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in mineeyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and tokeepH6213mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, asdidH6213Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34Howbeit I willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947thewholeH3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467outH3605of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027: but I willmakeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himprinceנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387allH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117, forDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,whomH834Ichoseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588hekeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708:

35but I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410outH3027of hisson’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it unto thee,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

36And unto hissonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414onetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626, thatDavidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732myservantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650may have alampנִ֣ירnirH5216alwaybeforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440meH5414inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977meH5414toputH5414mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

37And I willtakeאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947thee, and thou shaltreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427accordingעַל־'al-H5921toallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desireth, and shalt bekingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518thou wilt hearken untoallכָּל־kol-H3605that Icommandאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, and wiltwalkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, anddoוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thatwhichH834isrightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477inmineעִמָּ֗ךְ'i.MakhH5973eyesבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869, tokeepלִשְׁמ֤וֹרlish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, asDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213; that I will be with thee, and willbuildוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thee asureנֶאֱמָן֙ne.'e.ManH539houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004, as Ibuiltבָּנִ֣יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129forDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

39And I will for thisafflictוַֽאעַנֶּ֛הva.'a.NehH6031theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, butnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808for over.

40Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245therefore tokillH4191Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379: butJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, untoShishakשִׁישַׁ֣קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and was inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedeathלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

41Now therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, and hiswisdomוְחָכְמָת֑וֹve.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, are theynotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתֻבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010?

42And the time thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֨ךְma.LakhH4427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

43AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔רvai.Yi.ka.VerH6912in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סtach.TavH8478.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

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