And KingוְהַמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהlovedאָהַבmanyרַבּוֹתforeignנָכְרִיּוֹתwomen,נָשִׁיםas well asוְאֶתthe daughterבַּתof Pharaoh:פַּרְעֹהMoabite,מוֹאֲבִיּוֹתAmmonite,עַמֳּנִיּוֹתEdomite,אֲדֹמִיֹּתSidonian,צֵדְנִיֹּתand Hittite women,חִתִּיֹּת
fromמִןthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםof whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad saidאָמַרtoאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“You shall notלֹאgo inתָבֹאוּamong them,בָהֶםand theyוְהֵםshall notלֹאgo inיָבֹאוּamong you;בָכֶםsurelyאָכֵןthey will inclineיַטּוּyour heartאֶת לְבַבְכֶםafterאַחֲרֵיtheir gods.”אֱלֹהֵיהֶםTo themבָּהֶםSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהclungדָּבַקin love.לְאַהֲבָה
And he hadוַיְהִי לוֹsevenשְׁבַעhundredמֵאוֹתwives,נָשִׁיםprincesses,שָׂרוֹתand threeוּ שְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתconcubines;פִלַגְשִׁיםand his wivesוַ נָשָׁיוinclinedיַּטּוּhis heart.אֶת לִבּוֹ
And it happened,וַיְהִיat the timeלְעֵתof Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹהold age,זִקְנַתthat his wivesנָשָׁיוinclinedהִטּוּhis heartאֶת לְבָבוֹafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgods;אֱלֹהִיםand his heartוְ לְבָבוֹwas notלֹא הָיָהwholeשָׁלֵםwithעִםYHWHיְהוָהhis Elohim,אֱלֹהָיוlike the heartכִּלְבַבof Davidדָּוִידhis father.אָבִיו
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהwentיֵּלֶךְafterאַחֲרֵיAstarte,עַשְׁתֹּרֶתthe godאֱלֹהֵיof the Sidonians,צִדֹנִיםand afterוְאַחֲרֵיMilcom,מִלְכֹּםthe detestable thingשִׁקֻּץof the Ammonites.עַמֹּנִים
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהdidיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand did notוְלֹאfollow fullyמִלֵּא אַחֲרֵיYHWH,יְהוָהlike Davidכְּדָוִדhis father.אָבִיו
ThenאָזSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהbuiltיִבְנֶהa high placeבָּמָהfor Chemosh,לִכְמוֹשׁthe detestable thingשִׁקֻּץof Moab,מוֹאָבon the mountainבָּהָרthat isאֲשֶׁרfacingעַל פְּנֵיJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםand for Molech,וּלְמֹלֶךְthe detestable thingשִׁקֻּץof the sonsבְּנֵיof Ammon.עַמּוֹן
And soוְכֵןhe didעָשָׂהfor allלְכָלhis foreignהַנָּכְרִיּוֹתwives,נָשָׁיוwho offered up in smokeמַקְטִירוֹתand sacrificedוּמְזַבְּחוֹתto their gods.לֵאלֹהֵיהֶן
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהwas angryיִּתְאַנַּףwith Solomon,בִּשְׁלֹמֹהbecauseכִּיhis heartלְבָבוֹhad inclinedנָטָהaway fromמֵעִםYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwho had appearedהַנִּרְאָהto himאֵלָיוtwice,פַּעֲמָיִם
and had commandedוְצִוָּהhimאֵלָיוconcerningעַלthisהַזֶּהthing,הַדָּבָרnotלְבִלְתִּיto goלֶכֶתafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgods;אֱלֹהִיםbut he did notוְלֹאkeepשָׁמַרwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded.צִוָּה
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto Solomon,לִשְׁלֹמֹה“Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthisזֹּאתhas beenהָיְתָהwith you,עִמָּךְand you have notוְלֹאkeptשָׁמַרְתָּmy covenantבְּרִיתִיand my statutesוְחֻקֹּתַיthatאֲשֶׁרI commandedצִוִּיתִיyou,עָלֶיךָI will surely tearקָרֹעַ אֶקְרַעthe kingdomאֶת הַמַּמְלָכָהfrom youמֵעָלֶיךָand give itוּנְתַתִּיהָto your servant.לְעַבְדֶּךָ
Yetאַךְin your daysבְּיָמֶיךָI will notלֹאdo it,אֶעֱשֶׂנָּהfor the sake ofלְמַעַןDavidדָּוִדyour father;אָבִיךָfrom the handמִיַּדof your sonבִּנְךָI will tear it.אֶקְרָעֶנָּה
Only,רַקI will notלֹאtearאֶקְרָעallאֶת כָּלthe kingdom;הַמַּמְלָכָהoneאֶחָדtribeשֵׁבֶטI will giveאֶתֵּןto your son,לִבְנֶךָfor the sake ofלְמַעַןDavidדָּוִדmy servantעַבְדִּיand for the sake ofוּלְמַעַןJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםwhichאֲשֶׁרI have chosen.”בָּחָרְתִּי
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהraised upיָּקֶםan opponentשָׂטָןto Solomon,לִשְׁלֹמֹהHadadאֵת הֲדַדthe Edomite;הָאֲדֹמִיheהוּאwas of the offspringמִזֶּרַעof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְin Edom.בֶּאֱדוֹם
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen Davidבִּהְיוֹת דָּוִדwas in Edom,אֶת אֱדוֹםwhen Joabבַּ יוֹאָבthe commanderשַׂרof the armyהַצָּבָאwent upעֲלוֹתto buryלְקַבֵּרthe slain,אֶת הַחֲלָלִיםthat he struckוַיַּךְeveryכָּלmaleזָכָרin Edomבֶּאֱדוֹם
— forכִּיsixשֵׁשֶׁתmonthsחֳדָשִׁיםJoabיוֹאָבand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלlivedיָשַׁבthere,שָׁםuntilעַדhe had cut offהִכְרִיתeveryכָּלmaleזָכָרin Edom —בֶּאֱדוֹם
Adadאֲדַדfled,וַיִּבְרַחheהוּאand someוַEdomiteאֲדֹמִיִּיםmenאֲנָשִׁיםof his father’sאָבִיוservantsמֵעַבְדֵיwith him,אִתּוֹto goלָבוֹאto Egypt;מִצְרָיִםHadadוַהֲדַדwas a littleקָטָןboy.נַעַר
And they roseוַיָּקֻמוּfrom Midianמִמִּדְיָןand cameוַיָּבֹאוּto Paran,פָּארָןand tookוַיִּקְחוּmenאֲנָשִׁיםwith themעִמָּםfrom Paranמִפָּארָןand cameוַיָּבֹאוּto Egypt,מִצְרַיִםtoאֶלPharaohפַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt;מִצְרַיִםand he gaveוַיִּתֶּןhimלוֹa house,בַיִתand assignedאָמַרhimלוֹfood,וְלֶחֶםand gaveנָתַןhimלוֹland.וְאֶרֶץ
And Hadadוַ הֲדַדfoundיִּמְצָאgreatמְאֹדfavorחֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Pharaoh,פַרְעֹהand he gaveוַיִּתֶּןhimלוֹa wife:אִשָּׁהthe sisterאֶת אֲחוֹתof his own wife,אִשְׁתּוֹthe sisterאֲחוֹתof Tahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵיסthe lady.הַגְּבִירָה
And the sisterוַ אֲחוֹתof TahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵיסboreתֵּלֶדhimלוֹGenubathאֵת גְּנֻבַתhis son,בְּנוֹand Tahpenesוַ תַחְפְּנֵסweaned himתִּגְמְלֵהוּin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the houseבֵּיתof Pharaoh;פַּרְעֹהand Genubathוַ גְנֻבַתwasיְהִיin the houseבֵּיתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהamongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Pharaoh.פַרְעֹה
And Hadadוַהֲדַדheardשָׁמַעin EgyptבְּמִצְרַיִםthatכִּיDavidדָּוִדhad lain downשָׁכַבwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוand thatוְכִיJoabיוֹאָבthe commanderשַׂרof the armyהַצָּבָאwas dead.מֵתAnd Hadadוַ הֲדַדsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלPharaoh,פַּרְעֹה“Let me go,שַׁלְּחֵנִיthat I may goוְאֵלֵךְtoאֶלmy own land.”אַרְצִי
And Pharaohוַ פַרְעֹהsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Butכִּיwhatמָהare youאַתָּהlackingחָסֵרwith me,עִמִּיthat here you are,וְהִנְּךָseekingמְבַקֵּשׁto goלָלֶכֶתtoאֶלyour land?”אַרְצֶךָAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“No,לֹאbutכִּיyou must let me go.”שַׁלֵּחַ תְּשַׁלְּחֵנִי
And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםraised upיָּקֶםfor himלוֹan opponent,שָׂטָןRezonאֶת רְזוֹןsonבֶּןof Eliada,אֶלְיָדָעwhoאֲשֶׁרhad fledבָּרַחfromמֵאֵתHadadezerהֲדַדְעֶזֶרkingמֶלֶךְof Zobah,צוֹבָהhis lord.אֲדֹנָיו
And he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץmenאֲנָשִׁיםto himselfעָלָיוand becameוַיְהִיchiefשַׂרof a band,גְּדוּדwhen Davidבַּ דָּוִדkilledהֲרֹגthem;אֹתָםand they wentוַיֵּלְכוּto Damascusדַמֶּשֶׂקand livedוַיֵּשְׁבוּthere,בָהּand they reignedוַיִּמְלְכוּin Damascus.בְּדַמָּשֶׂק
And he wasוַיְהִיan opponentשָׂטָןto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהbesidesוְאֶתthe evilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרHadadהֲדָדdid;and he loathedוַיָּקָץIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand reignedוַיִּמְלֹךְoverעַלAram.אֲרָם
And Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebat,נְבָטan EphraimiteאֶפְרָתִיfromמִןZeredahהַצְּרֵדָה— and the nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Zeruah,צְרוּעָהa widowאִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה— a servantעֶבֶדof Solomon,לִשְׁלֹמֹהlifted upוַיָּרֶםhis handיָדagainst the king.בַּמֶּלֶךְ
And thisוְזֶהwas the matterהַדָּבָרfor whichאֲשֶׁרhe lifted upהֵרִיםhis handיָדagainst the king:בַּמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהbuiltבָּנָהthe Milloאֶת הַמִּלּוֹאand closed upסָגַרthe breachאֶת פֶּרֶץof the cityעִירof Davidדָּוִדhis father.אָבִיו
And the manוְהָאִישׁJeroboamיָרָבְעָםwas a mighty manגִּבּוֹרof worth;חָיִלand Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהsawיַּרְאthe young man,אֶת הַנַּעַרthatכִּיheהוּאwas one who didעֹשֵׂהthe work,מְלָאכָהand he appointedוַיַּפְקֵדhimאֹתוֹover allלְכָלthe burdenסֵבֶלof the houseבֵּיתof Joseph.יוֹסֵף
And it happenedוַיְהִיat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime,עֵתwhen Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָםwent outיָצָאfrom Jerusalem,מִירוּשָׁלִָםthat Ahijahאֲחִיָּהthe Shilonite,הַשִּׁילֹנִיthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאfoundוַיִּמְצָאhimאֹתוֹon the road;בַּדֶּרֶךְand heוְהוּאhad covered himselfמִתְכַּסֶּהwith a newחֲדָשָׁהcloak,בְּשַׂלְמָהand the two of themוּשְׁנֵיהֶםwere aloneלְבַדָּםin the field.בַּשָּׂדֶה
And Ahijahוַ אֲחִיָּהgrabbedיִּתְפֹּשׂthe newהַחֲדָשָׁהcloakבַּשַּׂלְמָהthatאֲשֶׁרwas on himעָלָיוand tore itוַיִּקְרָעֶהָinto twelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרpieces.קְרָעִים
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jeroboam,לְיָרָבְעָם“Takeקַחfor yourselfלְךָtenעֲשָׂרָהpieces,קְרָעִיםforכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל‘Look,הִנְIנִיam tearingקֹרֵעַthe kingdomאֶת הַמַּמְלָכָהfrom the handמִיַּדof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהand I will giveוְנָתַתִּיto youלְךָthe tenאֵת עֲשָׂרָהtribes;הַשְּׁבָטִים
but the oneוְהַ הָאֶחָדtribeשֵּׁבֶטshall beיִהְיֶהhis,לּוֹfor the sake ofלְמַעַןmy servantעַבְדִּיDavidדָוִדand for the sake ofוּלְמַעַןJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe cityהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרI have chosenבָּחַרְתִּי בָהּout of allמִכֹּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵל
becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthey have abandoned meעֲזָבוּנִיand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּto Astarte,לְעַשְׁתֹּרֶתthe godאֱלֹהֵיof the Sidonians,צִדֹנִיןto Chemosh,לִכְמוֹשׁthe godאֱלֹהֵיof Moab,מוֹאָבand to Milcom,וּלְמִלְכֹּםthe godאֱלֹהֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןand have notוְלֹאwalkedהָלְכוּin my ways,בִדְרָכַיdoingלַעֲשׂוֹתwhat is rightהַיָּשָׁרin my eyes,בְּעֵינַיand keeping my statutesוְחֻקֹּתַיand my rules,וּמִשְׁפָּטַיas Davidכְּדָוִדhis father did.אָבִיו
Yet I will notוְלֹאtakeאֶקַּחallאֶת כָּלthe kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָהfrom his hand,מִיָּדוֹbutכִּיI will make himאֲשִׁתֶנּוּchiefנָשִׂיאallכֹּלthe daysיְמֵיof his life,חַיָּיוfor the sake ofלְמַעַןDavidדָּוִדmy servant,עַבְדִּיwhomאֲשֶׁרI chose,בָּחַרְתִּי אֹתוֹwhoאֲשֶׁרkeptשָׁמַרmy commandmentsמִצְוֺתַיand my statutes;וְחֻקֹּתָי
but I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּיthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָהfrom the handמִיַּדof his sonבְּנוֹand give itוּנְתַתִּיהָto you,לְּךָthe tenאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶתtribes.הַשְּׁבָטִים
And to his sonוְלִבְנוֹI will giveאֶתֵּןoneאֶחָדtribe,שֵׁבֶטso thatלְמַעַןthere may beהֱיוֹתa lampנִירfor Davidלְדָוִידmy servantעַבְדִּיallכָּלthe daysהַיָּמִיםbefore meלְפָנַיin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםthe cityהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרI have chosenבָּחַרְתִּיfor myselfלִיto putלָשׂוּםmy nameשְׁמִיthere.שָׁם
And youוְאֹתְךָI will take,אֶקַּחand you shall reignוּמָלַכְתָּover allבְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyour soulנַפְשֶׁךָdesires,תְּאַוֶּהand you shall beוְהָיִיתָkingמֶּלֶךְoverעַלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And it shall be,וְהָיָהifאִםyou listen toתִּשְׁמַעallאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרI command you,אֲצַוֶּךָand walkוְהָלַכְתָּin my ways,בִדְרָכַיand doוְעָשִׂיתָwhat is rightהַיָּשָׁרin my eyes,בְּעֵינַיkeepingלִשְׁמוֹרmy statutesחֻקּוֹתַיand my commandments,וּמִצְוֺתַיasכַּאֲשֶׁרDavidדָּוִדmy servantעַבְדִּיdid,עָשָׂהthen I will beוְהָיִיתִיwith youעִמָּךְand buildוּבָנִיתִיyouלְךָa firmנֶאֱמָןhouse,בַיִתasכַּאֲשֶׁרI builtבָּנִיתִיfor David,לְדָוִדand I will giveוְנָתַתִּיyouלְךָIsrael.אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל
And I will afflictוַאעַנֶּהthe offspringאֶת זֶרַעof Davidדָּוִדbecause ofלְמַעַןthis,זֹאתbutאַךְnotלֹאallכָלthe days.’”הַיָּמִים
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהsoughtיְבַקֵּשׁto put to deathלְהָמִיתJeroboam;אֶת יָרָבְעָםand Jeroboamוַ יָרָבְעָםaroseיָּקָםand fledוַיִּבְרַחto Egypt,מִצְרַיִםtoאֶלShishakשִׁישַׁקkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand he wasוַיְהִיin Egyptבְמִצְרַיִםuntilעַדthe deathמוֹתof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
And the restוְיֶתֶרof the actsדִּבְרֵיof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe did,עָשָׂהand his wisdom,וְחָכְמָתוֹare they notהֲלוֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתֻבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the actsדִּבְרֵיof Solomon?שְׁלֹמֹה
And the daysוְהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהreignedמָלַךְin JerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַםoverעַלallכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere fortyאַרְבָּעִיםyears.שָׁנָה
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהlay downיִּשְׁכַּבwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוand was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵרin the cityבְּעִירof Davidדָּוִדhis father;אָבִיוand Rehoboamוַ רְחַבְעָםhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו