1 Kings 14

Revised Version 1895

1At that timeAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379fellsickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965, IprayH4994thee, and disguise thyself, that thou benotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808knownיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045to be thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379: andgetH6965thee toShilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887;beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, there isAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whichהֽוּא־hu'-H1931spake concerningmeH4994that I should bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Andtakeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947with theetenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899, and cracknels, and a cruse ofhoneyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706, andgoוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to him: he shalltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046theewhatמַה־mah-H4100shallbecomeיִּֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961of thechildלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

4AndJeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213soH3651, andaroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965, andwentH935toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, andcameH935to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.Nowכִּ֛יkiH3588Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200; for hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869weresetקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965byreasonH3651of hisageH935.

5And theLORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068saidH559untoAhijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379cometh toinquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of thee concerningherH413sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121; for he issickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusH2088andthusH2088shalt thousayH559untoherH413: for it shall be, whensheH1931cometh in, thatsheH1931shall feignherselfH1931to beanotherH2088womanH802.

6And it wassoH7971, whenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofherאֵלַ֖יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272, assheH4100cameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in at thedoorבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607, that hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comeבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935in, thouwifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100feignest thou thyself to beanotherזֶּ֗הZehH2088? for I amsentH7971to thee with heavy tidings.

7Go,tellH559Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Forasmuch as Iexaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311thee from among thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andmadeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414theeprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8and rent thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andgaveH5414it thee: and yet thou hastnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808been as myservantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732, whokeptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, and whofollowedאַחֲרַי֙'a.cha.RaiH310meH5414withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824, todoלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatonlyרַ֖קrakH7535whichH834wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in mineeyesבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869;

9but hastdoneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489aboveH6440allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that werebeforeH6440thee, and hastgoneהָי֣וּha.YuH1961andmadeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213theeotherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430, and moltenimagesוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH6440toangerH3707, and hastcastהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993meH6440behindH310thybackH310:

10therefore,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451uponH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772fromJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379everyמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366man child, him that isshutעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113upH5704and him that isleftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800atlargeH1004inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and willutterlyתֻּמּֽוֹ׃tu.MoH8552sweepawayH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, as a man sweepethawayH310dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557,tillH5704it beallH5704goneH935.

11Him that dieth ofJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379in thecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892shall thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398; and him that dieth in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowls of the aireatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

12Ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965thou therefore,getH6965thee to thinehouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004: and when thyfeetרַגְלַ֛יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272enterH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892, thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206shalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13AndallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallmournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594for him, andburyוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him; for heonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shallcomeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to thegraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588in him there isfoundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672someH3605goodט֗וֹבTovH2896thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697towardH413theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14MoreoverH1571theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shallraiseוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965himupH6965akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who shallcutיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772offH3772thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thatdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: butwhatוּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100?evenH1571nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258. n

15For theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as areedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070isshakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in thewaterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325; and he shallrootוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428upH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH5921of thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichH834hegaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to theirfathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1, and shallscatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219thembeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theRiverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104;becauseH5921they havemadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213theirAsherimאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provokingH3707theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068toangerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16And he shallgiveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478upH5414becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of thesinsH2398ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398, and wherewith he hathmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

17AndJeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965, anddepartedH935, andcameH935toTirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656: and assheהִ֛יאhi'H1931cameH935to the threshold of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, thechildוְהַנַּ֥עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288diedמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

18Andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him, andmournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for him;accordingH3027to thewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

19And therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he warred, andhowוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834hereignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20And thedaysוְהַיָּמִים֙ve.hai.ya.MimH3117whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427weretwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: and hesleptוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, andNadabנָדָ֥בna.DavH5070hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

21AndRehoboamוּרְחַבְעָם֙u.re.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneyearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427seventeenעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hadchosenבָּחַ֨רba.CharH977outH3605ofallH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toputלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034there: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279theAmmonitessH5985.

22AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theyprovokedH7065him tojealousyH7065with theirsinsH2398whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theycommittedH2398, aboveallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605that theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1haddoneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.

23For they alsobuiltוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129themhighבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116, andpillarsוּמַצֵּב֖וֹתu.ma.tze.VotH4676, andAsherimוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842, oneveryכָּל־kol-H3605highH1116hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389, andunderוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086;

24and there were alsosodomitesקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945in thelandבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776: theydidעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213according toallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theabominationsהַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣תha.to.'a.VotH8441of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068draveoutהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֑םre.chav.'AmH7346, thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshu.shakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameH1961upעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

26and hetookH3947awayH3947thetreasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; heevenH853tookH3947awayH3947allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605: and hetookH3947awayH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theshieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

27Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeH6213in theirsteadתַּחְתָּ֔םtach.TamH8478shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andcommittedH6213them to thehandsיַד֙yadH3027of thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theguardH8104,whichH1004keptH8104thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

28And it wassoוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961, that as oft as thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH935intoH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, theguardהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323bare them, andbroughtH935thembackוֶהֱשִׁיב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725intoH413theguardהָרָצִֽים׃ha.ra.TzimH7323chamber.

29Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

30And there waswarוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

31AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279theAmmonitessH5985. AndAbijamאֲבִיָּ֥ם'a.vi.YamH38hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14

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