1 Kings 15
Revised Version 1895
3And he walked inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thesinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he haddoneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and hisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as theheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
4Neverthelessכִּ֚יkiH3588forDavid’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616did theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430giveH5414him alampנִ֖ירnirH5216inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, tosetH5414upH6965hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and toestablishH6965Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:
5becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andturnedH5493notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808asideסָ֞רsarH5493fromanyמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605thingH1697that hecommandedצִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huH6680himallכֹּ֚לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117, saveonlyרַ֕קrakH7535in thematterבִּדְבַ֖רbid.VarH1697ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.
7And therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofAbijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063? And there waswarוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38andJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.
8AndAbijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1; and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
10Andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֤יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427he inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.
13And alsoMaacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601hismotherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517heremovedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haH5493frombeingH3772queenמִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.RahH1377,becauseH834sheH834hadmadeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213an abominableimageמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656for anAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842; andAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772herH3772imageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
15And hebroughtH935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068the things that hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1haddedicatedקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944, and the things that himself haddedicatedוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.sheiH6944,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, andvesselsוְכֵלִֽים׃ve.khe.LimH3627.
17AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, that he mightnotלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115sufferanyתֵּ֚תtetH5414togoH3318outH3318orcomeוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935in toAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
18ThenAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thesilverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091that wereleftהַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498in thetreasuresבְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתbe.'otz.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them toBen-hadadH1130, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabrimmonטַבְרִמֹּ֤ןtav.ri.MonH2886, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezionחֶזְיוֹן֙chez.yOnH2383,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
19There is aleagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285betweenH996meH7971and thee,betweenH996myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, I havesentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee apresentשֹׁ֙חַד֙sho.chadH7810ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927,breakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565thyleagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֙be.ri.te.KhaH1285withBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maydepartH5927frommeH7971.
20AndBen-hadadH1130hearkened untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of hisarmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstH5921thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859, andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, andAbel-beth-maacahH62, andallכָּל־kol-H3605Chinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672, withallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.
22Thenkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609madeH3605aproclamationהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhish.Mi.a'H8085untoallH3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063;noneאֵ֣ין'einH369was exempted: and theycarriedH5375awayH5375thestonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414, and thetimberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had builded; andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtH1129therewithGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144, andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.
23NowH3117therestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theactsדִּבְרֵֽי־div.rei-H1697ofAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his might, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213, and thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִים֙ve.he.'a.RimH5892whichH834hebuiltבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129, are theynotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063? But in the time of hisoldזִקְנָת֔וֹzik.na.ToH2209ageH3117he was diseased in hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
24AndAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
25AndNadabוְנָדָ֣בve.na.DavH5070thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379began toreignמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thesecondH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and hereignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.
26And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and walked in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, and in hissinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.
27AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּה֙'a.chi.YahH281, of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֨רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstH5921him; andBaashaבַעְשָׁ֔אva'.Sha'H1201smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him atGibbethonבְּגִבְּת֖וֹןbe.gi.be.TonH1405,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430; forNadabוְנָדָב֙ve.na.DavH5070andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were laying siege toGibbethonגִּבְּתֽוֹן׃gi.be.TonH1405.
29And itcameH1961topassH1961that, as soon as he waskingכְמָלְכ֗וֹkhe.ma.le.KhoH4427, hesmoteהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379; heleftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808toJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379anyכָּל־kol-H3605thatbreathedנְשָׁמָ֛הne.sha.MahH5397,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he haddestroyedהִשְׁמִד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him;accordingH3027unto thesayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃ha.shi.lo.NiH7888:
30for thesinsH2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379whichH834hesinnedH2398, and wherewith hemadeH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398;becauseעַל־'al-H5921of his provocation wherewith heprovokedH3707theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, toangerהִכְעִ֔יסhikh.'IsH3707.
31Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the hook of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
33In thethirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֤ה'a.chi.YahH281toreignH4427overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֔הbe.tir.TzahH8656, andreignedH4427twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבַּ֖עve.'ar.Ba'H702yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
34And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and walked in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and in hissinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 15
- 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
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