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1 Kings 16:8-28

8In thetwentyבִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤יםbish.Nat 'es.RimH6242 H8141andsixthוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganElahאֵלָ֨ה'e.LahH425thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'H1201toreignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.TzahH8656, twoyearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.

9And hisservantעַבְדּ֣וֹav.DoH5650Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174,captainשַׂ֖רsarH8269ofhalfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276hischariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194against him, as he was inTirzahבְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.TzahH8656,drinkingשֹׁתֶ֣הsho.TehH8354himselfdrunkשִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KorH7910in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofArzaאַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'H777steward of hishouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

10AndZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174wentinוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, andkilledוַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, in thetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andseventhוָשֶׁ֔בַעva.She.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

11And it came to pass, when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֜וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, as soon as hesatכְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹke.shiv.ToH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678, that heslewהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201: heleftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604him not onemaleמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֑ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023, neither of hiskinsmanוְגֹאֲלָ֖יוve.go.'a.LavH1350, nor of hisfriendsוְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ve.re.'E.huH7453.

12Thus didZimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174destroyוַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דvai.yash.MedH8045all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, which hespokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Jehuיֵה֥וּאye.Hu'H3058theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,

13For all thesinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201, and thesinsוְחַטֹּ֖אותve.cha.TotH2403ofElahאֵלָ֣ה'e.LahH425hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121, by which theysinnedחָטְא֗וּcha.te.'UH2398, and by which they madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֙יאוּ֙he.che.Ti.'uH2398, in provoking theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toangerלְהַכְעִ֗יסle.hakh.'IsH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.hav.lei.HemH1892.

14Now therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

15In thetwentyבִּשְׁנַת֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨יםbish.Nat 'es.RimH6242 H8141andseventhוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofAsaלְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063didZimriזִמְרִ֛יzim.RiH2174reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117inTirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.TzahH8656. And thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971wereencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583againstGibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405, which belonged to thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃la.pe.lish.TimH6430.

16And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that wereencampedהַחֹנִ֣יםha.cho.NimH2583heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085itsaidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Zimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174hathconspiredקָשַׁ֣רka.SharH7194, and hath alsoslainהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: therefore allIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478madeOmriעָמְרִ֨י'a.me.RiH6018, thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצָבָ֧אtza.Va'H6635,kingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

17AndOmriעָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiH6018wentupוַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.LehH5927fromGibbethonמִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.TonH1405, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, and theybesiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696Tirzahתִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahH8656.

18And it came to pass, whenZimriזִמְרִי֙zim.RiH2174sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200that thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.DahH3920, that hewentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thepalaceאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ףvai.yis.RofH8313theking’sמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004over him withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784, anddiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

19For hissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403which hesinnedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398indoingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, inwalkingH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and in hissinוּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙u.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403which hedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, to makeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinלְהַחֲטִ֖יאle.ha.cha.Ti'H2398.

20Now therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofZimriזִמְרִ֔יzim.RiH2174, and histreasonוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195that hewroughtקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

21Then were thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dividedיֵחָלֵ֛קye.cha.LekH2505into twopartsלַחֵ֑צִיla.Che.tziH2677:halfחֲצִ֨יcha.TziH2677of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971followedהָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨יHa.yah 'a.cha.ReiH1961 H310Tibniתִבְנִ֤יtiv.NiH8402thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGinathגִּינַת֙gi.NatH1527, to make himkingלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427; andhalfוְהַחֲצִ֖יve.ha.cha.TziH2677followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.

22But thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Omriעָמְרִ֔י'a.me.RiH6018prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstH854thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Tibniתִּבְנִ֣יtiv.NiH8402thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGinathגִּינַ֑תgi.NatH1527: soTibniתִּבְנִ֔יtiv.NiH8402diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, andOmriעָמְרִֽי׃ פ'a.me.RiH6018reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427.

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.

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