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and had commandedוְצִוָּהhimאֵלָיוconcerningעַלthisהַזֶּהthing,הַדָּבָרnotלְבִלְתִּיto goלֶכֶתafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgods;אֱלֹהִיםbut he did notוְלֹאkeepשָׁמַרwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded.צִוָּה
1 Kings 11:10
Study it in the app“and had commanded him concerning this thing, not to go after other gods; but he did not keep what YHWH had commanded.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 11:10, word by word
- and had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- to goלֶכֶתlechet
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “lechet” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears- keepשָׁמַרshamar
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamar” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
9And YHWH was angry with Solomon, because his heart had inclined away from YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
10 · This verse (above)
11And YHWH said to Solomon, “Because this has been with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and give it to your servant.