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1 Kings 11:1-8

1Butkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227foreignנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֧יםna.ShimH802, in addition to thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, women of theMoabitesמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammonitesעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomitesאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130,Zidoniansצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722, andHittitesחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850;

2Of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerning which theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye shall not goinתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to them, neither shall they comeinיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to you: forsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they will turnawayיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010heldfastדָּבַ֥קda.VakH1692to these inloveH157.

3And he hadsevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,princessesשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370: and hiswivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802turnedawayוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

4For it came to pass,whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasoldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, that hiswivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedawayהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: and hisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was notperfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as was theheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5ForSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of theZidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםtzi.do.NimH6722, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of theAmmonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and went notfullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010builtיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129an highplaceבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116forChemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645, theabominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, in thehillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and forMolechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432, theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8And likewisedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for all hisforeignהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802, who burntincenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmak.ti.RotH6999andsacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076to theirgodsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

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