Translation, 1 King 16:15-34
In the twenty and seventh year to Asa king of Yehudah Reigned-as-king Zimriy seven days in Tirtzah. Not the people [were] encamping against Gibbethon which [was] to the Pilshetim. And heard the people who were encamping, saying, ?Zimriy bound-together and also struck the king.?E And they caused to be king, all Yisrael did, ?Omriy, commander of the host over Yisrael in that day in the camp. And ascended ?Omriy and all Yisrael with him from Gibbethon And they besieged against Tirtzah. And it was according to the sight of Zimriy for the city was captured And he entered to the palace of the house of the king And burned over him the house of the king with fire And died. On account of his sins which he sinned to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh To walk in the way of Yarav?am And in the sins which he did to cause Yisrael to sin. Now the remnant of the things/words of Zimriy And his binding-together which he bound-together Are they not writings in the book of the things/deeds of the days to the kings of Yisrael?
Then the people of Yisrael themselves into halves. Half of the people were after Tivniy, son of Giynat to cause him to reign-as-king And the half after ?Omriy. And grew stronger the people which [were] after ?Omriy Than the people which [were] after Tibniy son of Giynat. And died Tivniy and reigned-as-king ?Omriy.
In the thirty-first year to Asa king of Yehudah Reigned-as-king ?Omriy over Yisrael twelve years. In Tirtzah he reigned-as-king six years. And he bought the hill Shomron from Shemer with disks of silver And he built the hill And he called the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer, master of the hill of Shomron. And did ?Omriy the evil in the eyes of Yahweh And he was evil more than all who were before him. And he walked in all the way of Yarav?am son of Nebat And in his sins which he caused Yisrael to sin And caused provocation to Yahweh the Elohim of Yisrael with their vaprous-idols. Now the remnant of the things/words of ?Omriy which he did And his manly-might which he did Are they not writings in the book of the things/words of the days to the kings of Yisrael. And slept ?Omriy with his fathers and he was buried in Shomron. And reigned-as-king Ach?av his son in his place.
Now Ach?av son of ?Omriy reigned-as-king over Yisrael in the thirty-eighth year to Asa king of Yehudah. And reigned-as-king Ach?av son of ?Omriy over Yisrael in Shomron twenty-two years. And did Ach?av son of ?Omriy the evil in the eyes of Yahweh More than all which [were] before him. And it was, Was it too small for him to talk in the sins of Yarav?am son fo Nevat And he took a wife, ?Iyzevel daughter of ?Ethba?al, king of Tziydoniym. And he walked and he served the Ba?al and prostrated-himself to him. And he caused to rise an altar to the Ba?al, the house of the Ba?al Which he built in Shomron. And made Ach?av the Asherah And added Ach?av to do to provoke Yahweh the Elohim of Yisrael From all the kings of Yisrael which were before him. In his days built Chiy?el of the house of Eliy (or the Beyt-Eliy) Yeriychoh. With ?Aviyram his firstborn he laid its foundation And with Segiyyv his youngest he stationed its gates According to the word/thing of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of Yehoshua?Eson of Nun.
Peter Leithart
Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.
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