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1 Kings 16:23-33

23In thethirtyבִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםbish.Nat she.lo.ShimH7970 H8141andfirstוְאַחַ֜תve.'a.ChatH259yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofAsaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063beganOmriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018toreignמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427he inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656.

24And heboughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069thehillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111ofShemerשֶׁ֖מֶרShe.merH8106for twotalentsבְּכִכְּרַ֣יִםbe.khi.ke.Ra.yimH3603ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, andbuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129on thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which hebuiltבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129, after thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034ofShemerשֶׁ֔מֶרShe.merH8106,ownerאֲדֹנֵ֖י'a.do.NeiH113of thehillהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

25ButOmriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018wroughtוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and didworseוַיָּ֕רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7489than all that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

26For hewalkedH3212in all thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, and in hissinוּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.to.tavH2403which he madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398, to provoke theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toangerלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

27Now therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofOmriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018which hedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, and hismightוּגְבוּרָת֖וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369that heshowedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

28SoOmriעָמְרִי֙'a.me.RiH6018sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111: andAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

29And in thethirtyבִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםbish.Nat she.lo.ShimH7970 H8141andeighthוּשְׁמֹנֶה֙u.she.mo.NehH8083yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganAhabוְאַחְאָ֣בve.'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofOmriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018toreignמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofOmriעָמְרִ֤י'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַ֠יִּמְלֹךְVai.yim.lokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

30AndAhabאַחְאָ֧ב'ach.'AvH256thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofOmriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068above all that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

31And it came to pass, as if it had been a lightthingהֲנָקֵ֣לha.na.KelH7043for him towalkH3212in thesinsבְּחַטֹּ֖אותbe.cha.TotH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028, that hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947for awifeאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEthbaalאֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙'et.Ba.'alH856kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theZidoniansצִידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722, andwentH3212andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812him.

32And hebuiltוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196forBaalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, which he hadbuiltבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

33AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agroveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842; andAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to provoke theLORDיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478toangerלְהַכְעִיס֙le.hakh.'IsH3707than all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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