New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
It came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִי֙ vay·hi
about, as though it had been a trivial thing to be slight, swift or trifling Verb H7043 הֲנָקֵ֣ל ha·na·kel
for him to walk to go, come, walk Verb H1980 לֶכְתֹּ֔ו lech·tov,
in the sins sin, sin offering Noun H2403 בְּחַטֹּ֖אות be·chat·to·vt
of Jeroboam "the people increase," the name of two Isr. kings Noun H3379 יָרָבְעָ֣ם ya·ra·ve·'am
Analysis:
Read more about: Jeroboam, Jeroboam
the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Nebat, father of Jeroboam Noun H5028 נְבָ֑ט ne·vat;
Analysis:
Read more about: Nebat
that he married to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּ֨ח vai·yik·kach
Jezebel queen of Isr. with King Ahab Noun H348 אִיזֶ֗בֶל i·ze·vel
Analysis:
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the daughter daughter Noun H1323 בַּת־ bat-
of Ethbaal "with Baal," a king of Sidon Noun H856 אֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙ et·ba·'al
Analysis:
Read more about: Ethbaal
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of the Sidonians, an inhab. of Sidon Adjective H6722 צִידֹנִ֔ים tzi·do·nim,
and went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ vai·ye·lech
to serve to work, serve Verb H5647 וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣ד vai·ya·'a·vod
Baal a heathen god Noun H1168 הַבַּ֔עַל hab·ba·'al,
Analysis:
Read more about: Baal, Baal
and worshiped to bow down Verb H7812 וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ vai·yish·ta·chu
him.      

People

Ethbaal

|with Baal,| a king of Sidon

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Nebat

father of Jeroboam

Jezebel

Jezebel Jezebel, the symbolic name of a false prophetess chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel ( 1 Kings 16:31 ). This was the "first time that a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage with a heathen princess; and the alliance was in this case of a peculiarly disastrous kind. Jezebel has stamped her name on history as the representative of all that is designing,... View Details

Jeroboam

Jeroboam [N] [H] [S] increase of the people.  The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the "burnden", i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet... View Details

Jeroboam

Jeroboam [N] [H] [S] increase of the people.  The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the "burnden", i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.
King James Bible It And it came about, to pass, as though if it had been a trivial light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, Zidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped served Baal, and worshipped him.
Hebrew Greek English It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.