Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 12:16-29

16And whenallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednotH3808unto them, thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweH3588inDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732?neitherH3808haveweH3588inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448: to yourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200to thine ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.SoH3808Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departed unto theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17But as for thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over them.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151, who was over the levy; andallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madeהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553speed togetH5927himupH5927to hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818, tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19Soהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstH6586thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasreturnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725, that theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121him unto thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, andmadeH1961himkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: there wasnoneלֹ֤אlo'H3808thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, but thetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

21And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, heassembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, and thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,whichH1004werewarriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringH935thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againלְהָשִׁיב֙le.ha.ShivH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961untoShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, and to therestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927upH5927,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnH7725everyH376manH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004; for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is ofmeH7725.SoH3541they hearkened unto thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedH7725andwentH5927theirwayH1697,accordingH376to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein; and hewentH3318outH3318from thence, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258shall thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27ifH518thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927toofferH5927sacrificesזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDH3068atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then shall theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnH7725againH7725unto theirlordH3068,evenH518untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and they shallkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026meH413, andreturnH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Whereupon thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5927counselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andmadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091; and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, It istooרַב־rav-H7227muchH7227foryouH834togoH5927upH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834broughtH5927theeupH5927outאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

29And hesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the one in Beth-el, and theotherH259putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414he inDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

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