## I Kings Chapter 15

###### I Kings 15:1
[I Kings 15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:1)

וּבִשְׁנַת֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יָרׇבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט מָלַ֥ךְ אֲבִיָּ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
In the eighteenth year [of the reign] of King Yerovom ben Nevot, Aviyom became king of Yehudah.


###### I Kings 15:2
[I Kings 15:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:2)

שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He reigned for three years in Yerushalayim; and his mother’s name was Maachoh, the daughter of Avisholom.


###### I Kings 15:3
[I Kings 15:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:3)

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּכׇל־חַטֹּ֥אות אָבִ֖יו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה לְפָנָ֑יו וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה לְבָב֤וֹ שָׁלֵם֙ עִם־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He followed in the sinful ways of his father, that he had done [walked] before him; and his heart was not whole with Adonoy, his God, like the heart of Dovid, his [grand] father.


###### I Kings 15:4
[I Kings 15:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:4)

כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן דָּוִ֔ד נָתַן֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהָ֥יו ל֛וֹ נִ֖יר בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם לְהָקִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖יד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
For it was for Dovid’s sake that Adonoy, his God gave him a lamp in yerushalayim, to raise up his son after him, and to establish Yerushalayim.


###### I Kings 15:5
[I Kings 15:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:5)

אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה דָוִ֛ד אֶת־הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְלֹא־סָ֞ר מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֗הוּ כֹּ֚ל יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו רַ֕ק בִּדְבַ֖ר אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַֽחִתִּֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Because Dovid had done that which is upright in the eyes of Adonoy; and did not deviate from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except for the matter of Urriyoh, the Chitite.


###### I Kings 15:6
[I Kings 15:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:6)

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרׇבְעָ֖ם כׇּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
There was war between Rechavom and Yerovom, all the days of his life.


###### I Kings 15:7
[I Kings 15:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:7)

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י אֲבִיָּם֙ וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה הָיְתָ֛ה בֵּ֥ין אֲבִיָּ֖ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרׇבְעָֽם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The rest of the events of Aviyom and all that he did are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Yehudah. There was war between Aviyom and Yerovom.


###### I Kings 15:8
[I Kings 15:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:8)

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אֲבִיָּם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָסָ֥א בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Aviyom slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of Dovid, His son, Asa, reigned in his place.


###### I Kings 15:9
[I Kings 15:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:9)

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיָרׇבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֥ךְ אָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
In the twentieth year [of the reign] of Yerovom, king of Yisroel, Asa reigned as the king of Yehudah.


###### I Kings 15:10
[I Kings 15:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:10)

וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
For forty one years, he reigned in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name was Maachoh, the daughter of Avisholom.


###### I Kings 15:11
[I Kings 15:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:11)

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אָסָ֛א הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה כְּדָוִ֖ד אָבִֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Asa did what was upright in the eyes of Adonoy as did Dovid, his [grand] father.


###### I Kings 15:12
[I Kings 15:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:12)

וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־כׇּל־הַגִּלֻּלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And he rid the land of prostitutes, and he removed all the idols that his fathers had made.


###### I Kings 15:13
[I Kings 15:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:13)

וְגַ֣ם**׀** אֶת־מַעֲכָ֣ה אִמּ֗וֹ וַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙ מִגְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה מִפְלֶ֖צֶת לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And also Maachoh, his mother, he removed from her position of authority, for she had made a fearful image for an *Asheira,* and Asa cut down her *Mifletses* and burned it the Valley of Kidron.


###### I Kings 15:14
[I Kings 15:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:14)

וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ רַ֣ק לְבַב־אָסָ֗א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֛ם עִם־יְהֹוָ֖ה כׇּל־יָמָֽיו׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
[However] the [private] altars, he did not remove but Asa’s heart was whole with Adonoy all his days.


###### I Kings 15:15
[I Kings 15:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:15)

וַיָּבֵא֙ אֶת־קׇדְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יו (וקדשו) [וְקׇדְשֵׁ֖י] בֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֑ה כֶּ֥סֶף וְזָהָ֖ב וְכֵלִֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He brought his father’s sacred things , and his own sacred items to the House of Adonoy, [consisting of] silver, gold and vessels.


###### I Kings 15:16
[I Kings 15:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:16)

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֜ה בֵּ֣ין אָסָ֗א וּבֵ֛ין בַּעְשָׁ֥א מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כׇּל־יְמֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
There was war between Asa and between Bashah, king of Yisroel all their days.


###### I Kings 15:17
[I Kings 15:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:17)

וַיַּ֨עַל בַּעְשָׁ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚ת יֹצֵ֣א וָבָ֔א לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Bashah, king of Yisroel went up against Yehudah, and he built a high tower, to prevent anyone from going out or from coming in to Asa, king of Yehudah.


###### I Kings 15:18
[I Kings 15:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:18)

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אָ֠סָ֠א אֶת־כׇּל־הַכֶּ֨סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֜ב הַנּוֹתָרִ֣ים**׀** בְּאוֹצְר֣וֹת בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֗ה וְאֶת־אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית (מלך) [הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ] וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞ם הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֗א אֶל־בֶּן־הֲ֠דַ֠ד בֶּן־טַבְרִמֹּ֤ן בֶּן־חֶזְיוֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב בְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Asa took all the silver and gold, that remained in the treasuries of the House of Adonoy, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and he gave them into the hands of his servants. And king Asa sent them [his servants] to Ben Haddad, the son of Tavrimon, the son Chezyon, king of Arom, who lived in Damascus, saying,


###### I Kings 15:19
[I Kings 15:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:19)

בְּרִית֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ בֵּ֥ין אָבִ֖י וּבֵ֣ין אָבִ֑יךָ הִנֵּה֩ שָׁלַ֨חְתִּי לְךָ֥ שֹׁ֙חַד֙ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב לֵ֣ךְ הָפֵ֗רָה אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁ֣א מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵֽעָלָֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
“There is a covenant between me and you, between my father and between your father. Behold, I have sent you a bribe of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Bashah, king of Yisroel, so that he will have to depart from me.”


###### I Kings 15:20
[I Kings 15:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:20)

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע בֶּן־הֲדַ֜ד אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֗א וַ֠יִּשְׁלַ֠ח אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ עַל־עָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עִיּ֣וֹן וְאֶת־דָּ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת אָבֵ֣ל בֵּֽית־מַעֲכָ֑ה וְאֵת֙ כׇּל־כִּנְר֔וֹת עַ֖ל כׇּל־אֶ֥רֶץ נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Ben Haddad listened to king Asa, and sent the officers of his armies against the cities of Yisroel and struck Eyon, Don, and Aveil-Beis Maacho, and all of the areas around Kineres together with all the land of Naftali.


###### I Kings 15:21
[I Kings 15:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:21)

וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּתִרְצָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And when Bashah heard he stopped building the tower, and he lived in Tirtsah.


###### I Kings 15:22
[I Kings 15:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:22)

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָסָ֜א הִשְׁמִ֤יעַ אֶת־כׇּל־יְהוּדָה֙ אֵ֣ין נָקִ֔י וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֤בֶן בָּם֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֔א אֶת־גֶּ֥בַע בִּנְיָמִ֖ן וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
King Asa issued a proclamation to all Yehuda, “There will be no exceptions.” They carried away the stones of the tower and its timber with which Bashah had built it, and with this material, king Asa built the Hill of Binyomin and Mitzpah.


###### I Kings 15:23
[I Kings 15:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:23)

וְיֶ֣תֶר כׇּל־דִּבְרֵֽי־אָ֠סָ֠א וְכׇל־גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹ וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה וְהֶֽעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣מָּה כְתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה רַ֚ק לְעֵ֣ת זִקְנָת֔וֹ חָלָ֖ה אֶת־רַגְלָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
All the rest of the events of Asa, and all his might[y deeds], and all that he accomplished and the cities that he built, are indeed recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Yehudah. However, in his old age, he developed a sickness of his feet.


###### I Kings 15:24
[I Kings 15:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:24)

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אָסָא֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Asa slept with his fathers and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dovid, his [grand] father. Yehoshofat, his son, reigned in his place.


###### I Kings 15:25
[I Kings 15:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:25)

וְנָדָ֣ב בֶּן־יָרׇבְעָ֗ם מָלַךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Nodov, the son of Yerovom, became king of Yisroel in the second year of Asa, king of Yehudah, and he reigned over Yisroel for two years.


###### I Kings 15:26
[I Kings 15:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:26)

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אָבִ֔יו וּ֨בְחַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He did what was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, and followed the way of his father and in his sin that he caused Yisroel to sin.


###### I Kings 15:27
[I Kings 15:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:27)

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨ר עָלָ֜יו בַּעְשָׁ֤א בֶן־אֲחִיָּה֙ לְבֵ֣ית יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ בַעְשָׁ֔א בְּגִבְּת֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְנָדָב֙ וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַֽל־גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Bashah the son of Achiyoh, plotted against him, he was of the house of Yissocher, and Bashah struck him at Givson, which belonged to the Pelishtim, when Nadov and all Yisroel were beseiging Givson.


###### I Kings 15:28
[I Kings 15:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:28)

וַיְמִתֵ֣הוּ בַעְשָׁ֔א בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Bashah killed him in the third year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah, and he [Bashah] ruled in his place.


###### I Kings 15:29
[I Kings 15:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:29)

וַיְהִ֣י כְמׇלְכ֗וֹ הִכָּה֙ אֶת־כׇּל־בֵּ֣ית יָרׇבְעָ֔ם לֹא־הִשְׁאִ֧יר כׇּל־נְשָׁמָ֛ה לְיָרׇבְעָ֖ם עַד־הִשְׁמִד֑וֹ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַד־עַבְדּ֖וֹ אֲחִיָּ֥ה הַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
When he became king, he struck the whole house of Yerovom. He did not spare a single soul of Yerovom, until he destroyed it utterly; as was the word of Adonoy that He spoke through the hand of His servant, aciuyoh haShiloni.


###### I Kings 15:30
[I Kings 15:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:30)

עַל־חַטֹּ֤אות יָֽרׇבְעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֔א וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּכַעְס֕וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעִ֔יס אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
For the sins of Yerovom that he sinned and caused Yisroel to sin; with his deeds of anger by which he angered Adonoy, God of Yisroel.


###### I Kings 15:31
[I Kings 15:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:31)

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י נָדָ֖ב וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The rest of the deeds of Nodov and all that he did, are indeed recorded in the Book of chronicles of the kings of Yisroel.


###### I Kings 15:32
[I Kings 15:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:32)

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֜ה בֵּ֣ין אָסָ֗א וּבֵ֛ין בַּעְשָׁ֥א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כׇּל־יְמֵיהֶֽם׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
There was war between Asa and between Bashah, king of Yisroel all their days.


###### I Kings 15:33
[I Kings 15:33](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:33)

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַ֠ךְ בַּעְשָׁ֨א בֶן־אֲחִיָּ֤ה עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּתִרְצָ֔ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּ֖ע שָׁנָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
It was during the third year of Asa, king of Yehudah, that Bashah son of Achiyoh, became king over all Yisroel in Tirtzah. [He reigned] for twenty four years.


###### I Kings 15:34
[I Kings 15:34](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Kings/r/15:34)

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרׇבְעָ֔ם וּ֨בְחַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And he did that which was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, and he followed in the way of Yerovom, and in his sins that he caused Yisroel to sin.