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1 Kings 11:4-13

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.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasangryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withSolomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010, because hisheartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824wasturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186from theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who hadappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to himtwiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10And hadcommandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, that he should notgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: but hekeptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not that which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuch as this is done by thee, and thou hast notkeptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, which I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee, I willsurelyקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167rendאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467away from thee, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12However in thydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117I will notdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sake: but I willrendאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167it out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13Yetרַ֤קrakH7535I will not rendawayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167all thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467; but willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to thysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sake, and forJerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sake which I havechosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.

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