Category Archives: Kings

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י בַעְשָׁ֛א וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וּגְבֽוּרָתֹ֑ו הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Baʿsha and what he did and his might, are they not written in the scroll of the chronicles of the … Continue reading →

הַמֵּ֤ת לְבַעְשָׁא֙ בָּעִ֔יר יֹֽאכְל֖וּ הַכְּלָבִ֑ים וְהַמֵּ֥ת לֹו֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יֹאכְל֖וּ עֹ֥וף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ The one of Baʿsha who dies in the city, the dogs shall eat; and the one of his who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens shall … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֥י מַבְעִ֛יר אַחֲרֵ֥י בַעְשָׁ֖א וְאַחֲרֵ֣י בֵיתֹ֑ו וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ כְּבֵ֖ית יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־נְבָֽט׃ Behold, I am kindling after Baʿsha and after his house, and I will make your house like the house of Yarovʿam son of Nevat.   Morphology הִנְנִ֥י (hinneni) – … Continue reading →

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֲרִימֹתִ֨יךָ֙ מִן־הֶ֣עָפָ֔ר וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣ נָגִ֔יד עַ֖ל עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֗ם וַֽתַּחֲטִא֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ “Because you I raised up from the dust, and I made you leader over My people Yisraʾel, but you walked in the way … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יֵה֣וּא בֶן־חֲנָ֔נִי עַל־בַּעְשָׁ֖א לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to Yehu son of Ḥanani against Baʿsha, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִ֤י (va-yehī) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Standard narrative … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֔ם וּ֨בְחַטָּאתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he walked in the way of Yarovʿam and in his sin which he caused Yisraʾel to … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ בַּעְשָׁ֨א בֶן־אֲחִיָּ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּתִרְצָ֔ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּ֖ע שָׁנָֽה׃ In the third year of Asa king of Yehuda, Baʿsha son of Aḥiyya reigned over all Yisraʾel in Tirtsa twenty-four years.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (bishnat) – Root: … Continue reading →

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֜ה בֵּ֣ין אָסָ֗א וּבֵ֛ין בַּעְשָׁ֥א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־יְמֵיהֶֽם׃ פ And war was between Asa and Baʿsha king of Yisraʾel all their days.   Morphology וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה (u-milḥāmāh) – Root: לחם; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “and war”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י נָדָ֖ב וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Nadav and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel? … Continue reading →

עַל־חַטֹּ֤אות יָרָבְעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֔א וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּכַעְסֹ֕ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעִ֔יס אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Because of the sins of Yarovʿam which he sinned and which he caused Yisraʾel to sin, by his provocation with which he provoked YHWH, the God of … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כְמָלְכֹ֗ו הִכָּה֙ אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֣ית יָרָבְעָ֔ם לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִ֧יר כָּל־נְשָׁמָ֛ה לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם עַד־הִשְׁמִדֹ֑ו כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַד־עַבְדֹּ֖ו אֲחִיָּ֥ה הַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃ And it came to pass, when he became king, he struck all the house of Yarovʿam. He did not leave any soul belonging to … Continue reading →

וַיְמִתֵ֣הוּ בַעְשָׁ֔א בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Baʿsha put him to death in the third year of Asa king of Yehuda, and he reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיְמִתֵ֣הוּ (va-yemitēhu) – Root: מות; Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨ר עָלָ֜יו בַּעְשָׁ֤א בֶן־אֲחִיָּה֙ לְבֵ֣ית יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֔ר וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ בַעְשָׁ֔א בְּגִבְּתֹ֖ון אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְנָדָב֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַֽל־גִּבְּתֹֽון׃ And Baʿsha son of Aḥiyya, of the house of Yissaskhar, conspired against him, and Baʿsha struck him at Gibbeton, which belongs to the Pelishtim, while … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אָבִ֔יו וּ֨בְחַטָּאתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he caused Yisraʾel to … Continue reading →

וְנָדָ֣ב בֶּן־יָרָבְעָ֗ם מָלַךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ And Nadav son of Yarovʿam reigned over Yisraʾel in the second year of Asa king of Yehuda, and he reigned over Yisraʾel two years.   Morphology וְנָדָ֣ב (ve-Nādāv) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אָסָא֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהֹושָׁפָ֥ט בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Asa lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid his father. And Yehoshafat his son reigned in his … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֣תֶר כָּל־דִּבְרֵֽי־֠אָסָא וְכָל־גְּב֨וּרָתֹ֜ו וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה וְהֶֽעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה הֲלֹֽא־הֵ֣מָּה כְתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה רַ֚ק לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָתֹ֔ו חָלָ֖ה אֶת־רַגְלָֽיו׃ And the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the … Continue reading →

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָסָ֜א הִשְׁמִ֤יעַ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה֙ אֵ֣ין נָקִ֔י וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֤בֶן בָּם֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֔א אֶת־גֶּ֥בַע בִּנְיָמִ֖ן וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ And King Asa made all Yehuda hear—there was no one exempt—and they carried away the stones of Rama and its … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנֹ֖ות אֶת־הָֽרָמָ֑ה וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּתִרְצָֽה׃ And it happened, when Baʿsha heard, he ceased from building Rama, and he dwelled in Tirtsa.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (va-yehī) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and it happened”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע בֶּן־הֲדַ֜ד אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֗א וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־לֹו֙ עַל־עָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עִיֹּ֣ון וְאֶת־דָּ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת אָבֵ֣ל בֵּֽית־מַעֲכָ֑ה וְאֵת֙ כָּל־כִּנְרֹ֔ות עַ֖ל כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent the commanders of the armies that were his against the … Continue reading →

בְּרִית֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ בֵּ֥ין אָבִ֖י וּבֵ֣ין אָבִ֑יךָ הִנֵּה֩ שָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽי לְךָ֥ שֹׁ֨חַד֙ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב לֵ֣ךְ הָפֵ֗רָה אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלָֽי׃ “There is a covenant between me and you, between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אָ֠סָא אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֨סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֜ב הַֽנֹּותָרִ֣ים בְּאֹוצְרֹ֣ות בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וְאֶת־אֹֽוצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית מֶלֶךְ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞ם הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֗א אֶל־בֶּן־֠הֲדַד בֶּן־טַבְרִמֹּ֤ן בֶּן־חֶזְיֹון֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב בְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Asa took all the silver and the gold that remained in the treasuries of the house … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַל בַּעְשָׁ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚ת יֹצֵ֣א וָבָ֔א לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And Baʿsha king of Yisraʾel went up against Yehuda and built Rama, to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Yehuda.   … Continue reading →

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֜ה בֵּ֣ין אָסָ֗א וּבֵ֛ין בַּעְשָׁ֥א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־יְמֵיהֶֽם׃ And war was between Asa and Baʿsha king of Yisraʾel all their days.   Morphology וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה (u-milḥāmāh) – Root: לחם; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and war”; Notes: Subject of … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֵא֙ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יו וקדשֶׂו בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה כֶּ֥סֶף וְזָהָ֖ב וְכֵלִֽים׃ And he brought into the house of YHWH the sacred things of his father and his own sacred things—silver and gold and vessels.   Morphology וַיָּבֵא֙ (va-yāvēʾ) – Root: בוא; Form: … Continue reading →

וְהַבָּמֹ֖ות לֹא־סָ֑רוּ רַ֣ק לְבַב־אָסָ֗א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֛ם עִם־יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ But the high places were not removed; only the heart of Asa was wholly with YHWH all his days.   Morphology וְהַבָּמֹ֖ות (ve-ha-bāmōt) – Root: במה; Form: Conjunction + definite plural feminine … Continue reading →

וְגַ֣ם אֶת־מַעֲכָ֣ה אִמֹּ֗ו וַיְסִרֶ֨הָ֙ מִגְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה מִפְלֶ֖צֶת לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְרֹֽון׃ And also Maʿakha his mother he removed from being queen mother, because she had made a horrific image for the Ashera. And Asa cut down her … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּ֨סַר֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגִּלֻּלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ And he removed the cult prostitutes from the land, and he took away all the idols that his fathers had made.   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר (va-yaʿăvēr) – Root: עבר; Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 3ms; … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אָסָ֛א הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּדָוִ֖ד אָבִֽיו׃ And Asa did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, like Dawid his father.   Morphology וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he did”; Notes: Introduces Asa’s … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֹֽום׃ And forty and one years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother was Maʿakha daughter of Avishalom.   Morphology וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים (ve-arbaʿīm) – Root: ארבע; Form: Conjunction + numeral … Continue reading →