Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 11:4-20

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.

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