Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 16:16-28

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.

17AndOmriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018wentH5927upH5927fromGibbethonמִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.TonH1405, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, and they besiegedTirzahתִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahH8656.

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.

25AndOmriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018didוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and dealtwickedlyH7451aboveH6440allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that werebeforeH6440him.

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.

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