1 Kings

1 Kings 14:21–24

²¹Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

²²And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. ²³They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. ²⁴There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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1 Kings 14:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	וּרְחַבְעָם֙	ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
Rehoboam	וּרְחַבְעָם֙	ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה	bî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
was forty-one	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָה֩	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ	bə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reigned	מָלַ֣ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
seventeen	וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע	ū·šă·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנָ֣ה׀	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
the city	הָ֠עִיר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had chosen	בָּחַ֨ר	bā·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
from all	מִכֹּל֙	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
to put	לָשׂ֨וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
His Name	שְׁמ֥וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
His mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Naamah	נַעֲמָ֖ה	na·‘ă·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5279 Naamah
the Ammonite	הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃	hā·‘am·mō·nîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5984 Ammonite

1 Kings 14:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Judah	יְהוּדָ֛ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
did	וַיַּ֧עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַ֖ע	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and by the sins	בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖ם	bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
they committed	חָטָֽאוּ׃	ḥā·ṭā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2398 miss
they provoked Him to jealous anger	וַיְקַנְא֣וּ	way·qan·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7065 be jealous, zealous
more than all	מִכֹּל֙	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
their fathers	אֲבֹתָ֔ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
had done	עָשׂ֣וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

1 Kings 14:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֧מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
also	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
built	וַיִּבְנ֨וּ	way·yiḇ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
for themselves	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
high places	בָּמ֥וֹת	bā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
sacred pillars	וּמַצֵּב֖וֹת	ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
and Asherah poles	וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים	wa·’ă·šê·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
high	גְבֹהָ֔ה	ḡə·ḇō·hāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1364 high, exalted
hill	גִּבְעָ֣ה	giḇ·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1389 hill
and under	וְתַ֖חַת	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
green	רַעֲנָֽן׃	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
tree	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

1 Kings 14:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There were	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
even	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
male shrine prostitutes	קָדֵ֖שׁ	qā·ḏêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6945 temple-prostitute
in the land	בָאָ֑רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
They imitated	עָשׂ֗וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
all	כְּכֹל֙	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the abominations	הַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣ת	hat·tō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8441 abomination
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had driven out	הוֹרִ֣ישׁ	hō·w·rîš	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
before	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son