1 Kings 13
Revised Version 1895
1And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009, therecameבָּ֧אba'H935amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430outעַל־'al-H5921ofJudahמִיהוּדָ֛הmi.hu.DahH3063by thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto Beth-el: andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֛םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasstandingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975by thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196toburnH6999incenseH6999.
2And hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121againstעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196by thewordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andsaidH559, Oaltarמִזְבֵּ֣חַmiz.Be.achH4196,altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, achildבֵ֞ןvenH1121shall bebornנוֹלָ֤דno.LadH3205unto thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977bynameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034; anduponעָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee shall hesacrificeוְזָבַ֣חve.za.VachH2076thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116thatburnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313incenseהַמַּקְטִרִ֣יםha.mak.ti.RimH6999uponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, andmen’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesוְעַצְמ֥וֹתve.'atz.MotH6106shall theyburnH8313uponעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.
3And hegaveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414asignמוֹפֵת֙mo.FetH4159thesameהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This is thesignהַמּוֹפֵ֔תha.mo.FetH4159whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696:Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be rent, and theashesהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880that areuponעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921it shall bepouredוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְve.nish.PakhH8210outH8210.
4And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thesayingלֵאמֹ֣ר׀le.MorH559of themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hecriedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121againstH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196in Beth-el, thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379putH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingH559,LayH7971holdתִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּtif.Su.huH8610on him. And hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heputH7971forthH7971againstH5921him,driedH3001upH3001,soH7971that hecouldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drawH7725itbackלַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725againH7725to him.
5Thealtarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196also was rent, and theashesהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880pouredוַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְvai.yi.sha.FekhH8210outH4480from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,accordingH4480to thesignכַּמּוֹפֵ֗תka.mo.FetH4159whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414by thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredH559andsaidH559unto themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,EntreatH2470nowנָ֞אna'H4994the favour of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.hit.pa.LelH6419formeH413, that myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027may berestoredH7725meH413againH7725. And themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430entreated theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428handיַד־yad-H3027wasrestoredH7725himagainH7725, andbecameוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961as it wasbeforeH6440.
7And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Comeבֹּאָה־bo.'ah-H935homeהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004withmeאֶל־'el-H413, andrefreshוּֽסְעָ֑דָהu.se.'A.dahH5582thyself, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee arewardמַתָּֽת׃ma.TatH4991.
8And themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677thinehouseבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goאָבֹ֖א'a.Vo'H935in with thee,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will Ieatאֹ֤כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808drinkאֶשְׁתֶּה־'esh.teh-H8354waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725:
9forsoכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651was itchargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680meH7725by thewordבִּדְבַ֤רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shalteatתֹ֥אכַלTo.khalH398noלֹא־lo'-H3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354waterמָּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808returnתָשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou camest.
11NowH3117theredweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427anoldH1121prophetוְנָבִ֤יאve.na.Vi'H5030in Beth-el; and one of hissonsבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121cameוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935andtoldH1696himallכָּל־kol-H3605theworksהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430haddoneעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213thatdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117in Beth-el: thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834he hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, them also theytoldH1696unto theirfatherלַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃la.'a.vi.HemH1.
12And theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto them,WhatH834wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wentהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980he?Nowזֶ֥הzehH2088hissonsבָנָ֗יוva.NavH1121hadseenוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200whatH834wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,whichH834cameבָּ֖אba'H935fromJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃mi.hu.DahH3063.
14And hewentבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andfoundוַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּvai.Yim.tza.'E.huH4672himsittingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478anoakהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH424: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thou themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that camest fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֖הmi.hu.DahH3063? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.
17for it wassaidH413tomeH413by thewordH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thou shalteatתֹאכַ֣לto.KhalH398noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֥הtish.TehH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325there,norלֹא־lo'-H3808turnH7725againH7725togoH1980by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou camest.
18And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I also am aprophetנָבִיא֮na.Vi'H5030as thou art; and anangelוּמַלְאָ֡ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397spake untomeאֵלַי֩'e.LaiH413by thewordבִּדְבַ֨רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Bringהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּha.shi.Ve.huH7725himbackH7725with theeintoאֶל־'el-H413thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, that he mayeatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899anddrinkוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּve.Ye.shetH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. But heliedכִּחֵ֖שׁki.CheshH3584unto him.
21and hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatcameבָּ֤אba'H935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Forasmuch as thou hast beendisobedientמָרִ֙יתָ֙ma.Ri.taH4784unto themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hastnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee,
22but camestbackוַתָּ֗שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725, and hasteatenוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899anddrunkוַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725of thewhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hesaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to thee,Eatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398noH3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, anddrinkתֵּ֣שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354noH3808waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; thy carcase shallnotH3808comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935unto the sepulchre of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.
23And itcameH1961topassH1961,afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310he hadeatenאָכְל֥וֹ'a.khe.LoH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he haddrunkשְׁתוֹת֑וֹshe.to.ToH8354, that hesaddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁ־vai.ya.cha.vosh-H2280for him the ass, to wit, for theprophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadbroughtH7725backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725.
24And when he wasgoneוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961, alionאַרְיֵ֛ה'ar.YehH738metוַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and slew him: and his carcase wascastמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and the assstoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by it; thelionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738alsostoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975by the carcase.
25And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,menH376passedעֹבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674by, andsawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200the carcasecastמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and thelionהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975by the carcase: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935andtoldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696it in thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834theoldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030dweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427.
26And when theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030thatbroughtH7725himbackהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725from thewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thereof, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, who wasdisobedientמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784unto themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him unto thelionלָאַרְיֵ֗הla.'ar.YehH738,whichH834hathtornוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665him, and slain him,accordingH6310to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,whichH834he spake unto him.
28And he went andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672his carcasecastמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and the ass and thelionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975by the carcase: thelionהָֽאַרְיֵה֙ha.'ar.YehH738hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398the carcase,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808tornשָׁבַ֖רsha.VarH7665the ass.
29And theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030tookH5375upH5375the carcase of themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andlaidH5375ituponH935the ass, andbroughtH935itbackוַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725: and hecameH935to thecityעִיר֙'irH5892of theoldהַזָּקֵ֔ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030, tomournלִסְפֹּ֖דlis.PodH5594, and toburyוּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃u.le.ka.ve.RoH6912him.
31And itcameH1961topassH1961,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he hadburiedקָבְר֣וֹka.ve.RoH6912him, that he spake to hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingH559, When I amdeadH4191, thenburyוּקְבַרְתֶּ֣םu.ke.var.TemH6912meאֶל־'el-H413in the sepulchrewhereinאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isburiedקָב֣וּרka.VurH6912;layH1121mybonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106besideאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681hisbonesעַצְמֹתָֽי׃'atz.mo.TaiH6106.
32For thesayingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichH834hecriedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121by thewordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068againstעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Beth-el, andagainstוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834are in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111, shallsurelyכִּי֩kiH3588comeהָיֹ֨הha.YohH1961topassיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961.
33Afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808from hisevilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, butmadeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213againוַ֠יָּשָׁבvai.ya.shoH7725from amongallמִקְצ֤וֹתmik.TzotH7098thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116: whosoever would, he consecrated him, that there might bepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighבָמֽוֹת׃va.MotH1116placesH1116.
34And thisthingבַּדָּבָ֣רba.da.VarH1697becameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,evenH5921tocutוּלְהַכְחִיד֙u.le.hakh.ChidH3582itoffH5921, and todestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֔ידu.le.hash.MidH8045it fromoffH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 13
- 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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