1 Kings 16
Revised Version 1895
2Forasmuch as Iexaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311theeoutמִן־min-H4480of thedustהֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083, andmadeH5414theeprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thou hast walked in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and hastmadeH5414mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִא֙va.ta.cha.Ti'H2398, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH5414toangerH3707with theirsinsH2398;
3beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I will utterly sweepawayH310Baashaבַעְשָׁ֖אva'.Sha'H1201and hishouseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004; and I willmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thyhouseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004like thehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.
5Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofBaashaבַעְשָׁ֛אva'.Sha'H1201, andwhatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, and his might, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
6AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656; andElahאֵלָ֥ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
7AndmoreoverH1571by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607cameהָיָה֩ha.YahH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068againstH5921Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201, andagainstH5921hishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004,bothH1571becauseH5921ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theevilהָרָעָ֣ה׀ha.ra.'AhH7451that hedidעָשָׂ֣ה׀'a.SahH6213in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙le.hakh.'i.SoH3707him toangerH3707with theworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027, inbeingלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961like thehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, andbecauseH5921hesmoteהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221him.
8In thetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242and sixthyearH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganElahאֵלָ֨ה'e.LahH425thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'H1201toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656, andreignedH4427twoyearsH8141.
9And hisservantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,captainשַׂ֖רsarH8269ofhalfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276hischariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstH5921him: now he was inTirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656,drinkingשֹׁתֶ֣הsho.TehH8354himselfוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931drunkH8354in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofArzaאַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'H777,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was over thehouseholdהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656:
10andZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935in andsmoteH5221him, andkilledH5221him, in thetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andseventhוָשֶׁ֔בַעva.She.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
11And itcameH1961topassH1961, when hebeganH1961toreignבְמָלְכ֜וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, as soon as hesatכְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹke.shiv.ToH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678, that hesmoteהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221allH3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201: heleftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604himnotH3808a singlemanH3605child,neitherH3808of his kinsfolks,norH3808of hisfriendsוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.
12ThusdidH834Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174destroyוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045allכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201,accordingH413to thewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichH834he spakeagainstH413Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201byJehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,
13forallH3605thesinsH2398ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201, and thesinsH2398ofElahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121,whichH834theysinnedH2398, and wherewith theymadeH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398, toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toangerH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.
14Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?
15In thetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andseventhוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651yearH8141ofAsaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063didH834Zimriזִמְרִ֛יzim.RiH2174reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656.NowH3117thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971wereencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405,whichH834belonged to thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃la.pe.lish.TimH6430.
16And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that wereencampedהַחֹנִ֣יםha.cho.NimH2583heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174hathconspiredH7194, and hath alsosmittenהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: whereforeallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478madeH7194Omriעָמְרִ֨י'a.me.RiH6018, thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצָבָ֧אtza.Va'H6635,kingH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.
18And itcameH935topassH935, whenZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200that thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920, that hewentH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecastleאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ףvai.yis.RofH8313theking’sמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004over him withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784, anddiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,
19for hissinsH2398whichH834hesinnedH2398indoingH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, in walking in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and in hissinH2398whichH834hedidH6213, tomakeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.
20Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofZimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174, and histreasonוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195that he wrought, are theynotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?
21Then were thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dividedיֵחָלֵ֛קye.cha.LekH2505intoהָ֠יָהHa.yahH1961twoH2677partsH2677:halfH2677of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971followedאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310Tibniתִבְנִ֤יtiv.NiH8402thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGinathגִּינַת֙gi.NatH1527, to make himkingלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427; andhalfH2677followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.
22But thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִ֔י'a.me.RiH6018prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstH854thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Tibniתִּבְנִ֣יtiv.NiH8402thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGinathגִּינַ֑תgi.NatH1527:soH834Tibniתִּבְנִ֔יtiv.NiH8402diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, andOmriעָמְרִֽי׃ פ'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427.
23In thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andfirstוְאַחַ֜תve.'a.ChatH259yearH8141ofAsaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063beganOmriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andreignedH4427twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsH8141:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337yearsH8141reignedH4427he inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656.
24And heboughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069thehillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111ofShemerשֶׁ֖מֶרShe.merH8106for twotalentsבְּכִכְּרַ֣יִםbe.khi.ke.Ra.yimH3603ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701; and hebuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129on thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hebuiltבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129,afterעַ֣ל'alH5921thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034ofShemerשֶׁ֔מֶרShe.merH8106, theownerאֲדֹנֵ֖י'a.do.NeiH113of thehillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
26For he walked inallH3605thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, and in hissinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398wherewith hemadeH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398, toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toangerH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.
27Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofOmriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018whichH834hedidH6213, and his might that he shewed, are theynotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
28SoOmriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111: andAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
29And in thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeighthוּשְׁמֹנֶה֙u.she.mo.NehH8083yearH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganAhabוְאַחְאָ֣בve.'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofOmriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018toreignמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofOmriעָמְרִ֤י'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַ֠יִּמְלֹךְVai.yim.lokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsH8141.
31And itcameH1961topassH1961, asifH7043it had been alightH7043thingH7043for him to walk in thesinsבְּחַטֹּ֖אותbe.cha.TotH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028, that hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947towifeאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEthbaalאֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙'et.Ba.'alH856kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Zidonians, andwentH1961andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, and worshipped him.
33AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842; andAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213yetmoreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254toprovokeלְהַכְעִיס֙le.hakh.'IsH3707theLORDיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toangerH3707thanH4428allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.
34In hisdaysבְּיָמָ֞יוbe.ya.MavH3117didH834Hielחִיאֵ֛לchi.'ElH2419the Beth-elitebuildבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129Jerichoיְרִיחֹ֑הye.ri.ChohH3405: helaidH3245thefoundationH3245thereof with the loss ofAbiramבַּאֲבִירָ֨םba.'a.vi.RamH48hisfirstbornבְּכֹר֜וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andsetהִצִּ֣יבhi.TzivH5324upH5324thegatesדְּלָתֶ֔יהָde.la.Tei.haH1817thereof with the loss of hisyoungestצְעִירוֹ֙tze.'i.RoH6810sonבִּן־bin-H1121Segubוּבִשְׂג֤וּבu.vis.givH7687;accordingH3027to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834he spake by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנֽוּן׃ סNunH5126.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 16
- 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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