Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 16:2-13

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.

4Him that dieth ofBaashaלְבַעְשָׁא֙le.va'.Sha'H1201in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892shall thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹֽאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398; and him that dieth of his in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowls of the aireatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398.

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.

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