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1. Kings
1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.4Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.6And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.7Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.8And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.12And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.15And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.17And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,19There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.20So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof , that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.23The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.25And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.27And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.28Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.29And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:30Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.31Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.33In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.34And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
1وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، مَلَكَ أَبِيَامُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا.2مَلَكَ ثَلاَثَ سِنِينٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ مَعْكَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ.3وَسَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ خَطَايَا أَبِيهِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا قَبْلَهُ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَلْبُهُ كَامِلاً مَعَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ كَقَلْبِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ.4وَلَكِنْ لأَجْلِ دَاوُدَ أَعْطَاهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ سِرَاجاً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، إِذْ أَقَامَ ابْنَهُ بَعْدَهُ وَثَبَّتَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.5لأَنَّ دَاوُدَ عَمِلَ مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ وَلَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا أَوْصَاهُ بِهِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، إِلاَّ فِي قَضِيَّةِ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ.6وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ رَحُبْعَامَ وَيَرُبْعَامَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.7وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَبِيَامَ وَكُلُّ مَا عَمِلَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا. وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ أَبِيَامَ وَيَرُبْعَامَ.8ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ أَبِيَامُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ آسَا ابْنُهُ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.9وَفِي السَّنَةِ الْعِشْرِينَ لِيَرُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَلَكَ آسَا عَلَى يَهُوذَا.10مَلَكَ إِحْدَى وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ مَعْكَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ.11وَعَمِلَ آسَا مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ كَدَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ،12وَأَزَالَ الْمَأْبُونِينَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَنَزَعَ جَمِيعَ الأَصْنَامِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا آبَاؤُهُ،13حَتَّى إِنَّ مَعْكَةَ أُمَّهُ خَلَعَهَا مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَلِكَةً لأَنَّهَا عَمِلَتْ تِمْثَالاً لِسَارِيَةٍ، وَقَطَعَ آسَا تِمْثَالَهَا وَأَحْرَقَهُ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ.14وَأَمَّا الْمُرْتَفَعَاتُ فَلَمْ تُنْزَعْ. إِلاَّ إِنَّ قَلْبَ آسَا كَانَ كَامِلاً مَعَ الرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِ.15وَأَدْخَلَ أَقْدَاسَ أَبِيهِ وَأَقْدَاسَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالآنِيَةِ.16وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ آسَا وَبَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِمَا.17وَصَعِدَ بَعْشَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَبَنَى الرَّامَةَ لِكَيْ لاَ يَدَعَ أَحَداً يَخْرُجُ أَوْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.18وَأَخَذَ آسَا جَمِيعَ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ الْبَاقِيَةِ فِي خَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ الْمَلِكِ وَدَفَعَهَا لِيَدِ عَبِيدِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ آسَا إِلَى بَنْهَدَدَ بْنِ طَبْرِيمُونَ بْنِ حَزْيُونَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ السَّاكِنِ فِي دِمَشْقَ قَائِلاً،19إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي وَأَبِيكَ عَهْداً. هُوَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ لَكَ هَدِيَّةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ، فَتَعَالَ انْقُضْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَصْعَدَ عَنِّي.20فَسَمِعَ بَنْهَدَدُ لِلْمَلِكِ آسَا وَأَرْسَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ الْجُيُوشِ الَّتِي لَهُ عَلَى مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَضَرَبَ عُيُونَ وَدَانَ وَآبَلَ بَيْتِ مَعْكَةَ وَكُلَّ كِنَّرُوتَ مَعَ كُلِّ أَرْضِ نَفْتَالِي.21وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بَعْشَا كَفَّ عَنْ بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَأَقَامَ فِي تِرْصَةَ.22فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ آسَا كُلَّ يَهُوذَا. لَمْ يَكُنْ بَرِيءٌ. فَحَمَلُوا كُلَّ حِجَارَةِ الرَّامَةِ وَأَخْشَابِهَا الَّتِي بَنَاهَا بَعْشَا، وَبَنَى بِهَا الْمَلِكُ آسَا جَبْعَ بِنْيَامِينَ وَالْمِصْفَاةَ.23وَبَقِيَّةُ كُلِّ أُمُورِ آسَا وَكُلُّ جَبَرُوتِهِ وَكُلُّ مَا فَعَلَ وَالْمُدُنِ الَّتِي بَنَاهَا مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا. غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ فِي زَمَانِ شَيْخُوخَتِهِ مَرِضَ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ.24ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ آسَا مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، وَمَلَكَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ ابْنُهُ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.25وَمَلَكَ نَادَابُ بْنُ يَرُبْعَامَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ لآسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، فَمَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ سَنَتَيْنِ.26وَعَمِلَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ أَبِيهِ وَفِي خَطِيَّتِهِ الَّتِي جَعَلَ بِهَا إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.27وَفَتَنَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْشَا بْنُ أَخِيَّا مِنْ بَيْتِ يَسَّاكَرَ، وَضَرَبَهُ بَعْشَا فِي جِبَّثُونَ الَّتِي لِلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَكَانَ نَادَابُ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُحَاصِرِينَ جِبَّثُونَ.28وَأَمَاتَهُ بَعْشَا فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ لآسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَمَلَكَ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.29وَلَمَّا مَلَكَ ضَرَبَ كُلَّ بَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ. لَمْ يُبْقِ نَسَمَةً لِيَرُبْعَامَ حَتَّى أَفْنَاهُمْ حَسَبَ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَنْ يَدِ عَبْدِهِ أَخِيَّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ30لأَجْلِ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ الَّتِي أَخْطَأَهَا وَالَّتِي جَعَلَ بِهَا إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ بِإِغَاظَتِهِ الَّتِي أَغَاظَ بِهَا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.31وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ نَادَابَ وَكُلُّ مَا عَمِلَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.32وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ آسَا وَبَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِمَا.33فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ لآسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا مَلَكَ بَعْشَا بْنُ أَخِيَّا عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي تِرْصَةَ أَرْبَعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.34وَعَمِلَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ يَرُبْعَامَ وَفِي خَطِيَّتِهِ الَّتِي جَعَلَ بِهَا إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.