Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 16:17-22

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.

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