1 Kings 15:29

“And it happened, as soon as he reigned, that he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave to Jeroboam any breathing thing until he had destroyed it, according to the word of YHWH that he spoke through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite,”

1 Kings 15:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 15:29, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears
as soon as he reignedמָלְכmalch

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

Where else “malch” appears
that he struck downהִכָּהhika

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

Where else “hika” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

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

Where else “bet” appears
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam

Jeroboam

Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).

Where else “yaravam” appears
leaveהִשְׁאִירhishir

leave

To leave something over.

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breathing thingנְשָׁמָהneshama

breath

The puff of life God gave; "every living thing that draws air".

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he had destroyed itהִשְׁמִדhishmid

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

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according to the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of 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.

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he spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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throughיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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his servantעַבְדּavd

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya

Ahijah

Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."

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the Shiloniteשִּׁילֹנִיshiloni

Shilonite

Shilonite: a native of Shiloh, the city of Ephraim where the tent of meeting stood. The prophet Ahijah is called this.

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The context

28Baasha put him to death in year three of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

29 · This verse (above)

30because of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned and with which he made Israel sin, by his provocation with which he provoked to anger YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.

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