1 Kings 14:8

“and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and who followed me with all his heart, to do only what is right in my eyes,”

1 Kings 14:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 14:8, word by word

and toreאֶקְרַעekra

tear away

To take something away violently, as a piece of cloth is torn off: a kingdom.

Where else “ekra” appears
the kingdomמַּמְלָכָהmamlacha

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlacha” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
and gave itאֶתְּנֶetne

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “etne” appears
beenהָיִיתָhayita

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayita” appears
like my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

Where else “avdi” appears
keptשָׁמַרshamar

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “shamar” appears
my commandmentsמִצְוֺתַmitsvota

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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followedהָלַךְhalach

follow

"Go after" someone, follow them.

Where else “halach” appears
his heartלְבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levav” appears
to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
what is rightיָּשָׁרyashar

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

Where else “yashar” appears
in my eyesעֵינָena

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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The context

7Go, say to Jeroboam, ‘Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Because I raised you up from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel,

8 · This verse (above)

9but you have done evil more than all who were before you, and you have gone and made for yourself other gods and cast images to provoke me to anger, and me you have thrown behind your back;

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