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1 Kings 11:4-20

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.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068stirredupוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965anadversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130: he was of theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seedמִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

15For it came to pass, whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was inEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, andJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635had goneupבַּעֲל֗וֹתba.'a.LotH5927toburyלְקַבֵּ֖רle.ka.BerH6912theslainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491, after he hadsmittenוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123;

16(Forsixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320didJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097remainיָֽשַׁב־ya.shav-H3427there with allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, until he had cutoffהִכְרִ֥יתhikh.RitH3772everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123:)

17ThatHadadאֲדַ֡ד'a.DadH111fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272, he andcertainוַאֲנָשִׁ֨יםva.'a.na.ShimH582Edomitesאֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים'a.do.mi.YimH130of hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650with him, togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Hadadוַהֲדַ֖דva.ha.DadH1908being yet alittleקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288.

18And theyaroseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965out ofMidianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290: and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.ChuH3947menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582with them fromParanמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; whogaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him anhouseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004, andappointedאָ֣מַר'A.marH559himfoodוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899, andgaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414himlandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776.

19AndHadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966favourחֵ֛ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, so that hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him for awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of his ownwifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, thesisterאֲח֖וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472thequeenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377.

20And thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himGenubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, whomTahpenesתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472weanedוַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּva.tig.me.Le.huH1580inבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: andGenubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592was inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

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