Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 12
2And it came to pass, whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028, who was yet inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085of it, (for he hadfledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;)
3That theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him. AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935, andspokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH7185ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievousH7185: now therefore make thou thegrievousהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and hisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923which heputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us,lighterהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043, and we willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.
6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the oldmenהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205, thatstoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1while he yetlivedחַ֖יchaiH2416, andsaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, How do yeadviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289that Imayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?
7And theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.berH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, If thou wilt be aservantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650to thispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971thisdayהַ֠יּוֹםHai.yomH3117, and wiltserveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, andanswerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030them, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
8But heforsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the oldmenהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, which they hadgivenיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, andconsultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that had grownupגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him, and whostoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him:
9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, What counselgiveנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289ye that wemayוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725answerדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, who havespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,MakeH7043theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923which thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon uslighterH7043?
10And the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that had grownupגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himspokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thus shalt thouspeakתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971whospokeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, but make thou itlighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043to us; thus shalt thousayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696to them, Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995finger shall bethickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.
11And now though myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1burdenedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with aheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923, I willaddאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1hathchastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.
12SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.vov'H935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Come to meagainשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
14Andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them after thecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, and I willaddאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1alsochastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.
15Therefore thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for thecauseסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438was from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he mightperformהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965hissayingדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697, which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.
16Soוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725when allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085not to them, thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarH1697thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506have we inDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732? neither have weinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448: to yourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: nowseeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200to thy ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departedH3212to theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.
18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151, who was over the forcedlabourהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522; and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. Thereforekingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madespeedהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553toenterלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818, tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
20And it came to pass, when allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had comeagainשָׁ֣בshavH7725, that theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121him to thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, and made himkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: there was none thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108thetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063only.
21And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, heassembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950all thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, with thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977, who werewarriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH6213H4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringH7725thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.
23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and to all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, and to theremnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
24Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shall not goupתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927, norfightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898against yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004; for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961from me. Theyhearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085therefore to thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725todepartH3212, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in it; and wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from there, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.
27If thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goupיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927toofferלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificeזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then shall theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnagainוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725to theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113, even toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and they shallkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me, andreturnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
28Upon which thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andmadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, It is toomuchרַב־rav-H7227for you to goupמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: behold thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which broughttheeהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordainedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastחָ֡גchagH2282in theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־ עָשָׂר֩ba.cha.mi.shah- 'a.SarH2568H6240dayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, like thefeastכֶּחָ֣ג׀ke.ChagH2282that is inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063, and heofferedוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. Sodidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213he inBethelH1008,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076to thecalvesלָעֲגָלִ֣יםla.'a.ga.LimH5695that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213: and heplacedוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975inBethelH1008thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highplacesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
33So heofferedוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196which he hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213inBethelH1008thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, even in themonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320which he haddevisedבָּדָ֣אba.Da'H908of his ownheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.lib.oH3820; andordainedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastחָג֙chagH2282to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and heofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and burntincenseלְהַקְטִֽיר׃ פle.hak.TirH6999.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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