20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 12:20:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֞יvayehiand it happened 1 Kings 12:20:2 ⧉כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkishmoawhen hearing 1 Kings 12:20:3 ⧉כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙kolyisraelall Israel 1 Kings 12:20:4 ⧉כִּֽי־שָׁ֣בkishavthat he had returned 1 Kings 12:20:5 ⧉יָרָבְעָ֔םyaravamJeroboam 1 Kings 12:20:6 ⧉וֽ͏ַיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvayishlekhuand they sent 1 Kings 12:20:7 ⧉וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvayikreuand they called 1 Kings 12:20:8 ⧉אֹתוֹ֙otohim 1 Kings 12:20:9 ⧉אֶל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔הelhaedato the assembly 1 Kings 12:20:10 ⧉וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvayamlikhuand they made king 1 Kings 12:20:11 ⧉אֹת֖וֹotohim 1 Kings 12:20:12 ⧉עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לalkolyisraelover all Israel 1 Kings 12:20:13 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot 1 Kings 12:20:14 ⧉הָיָה֙hayathere was 1 Kings 12:20:15 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֣יakhareafter 1 Kings 12:20:16 ⧉בֵית־דָּוִ֔דvetdavidthe house of David 1 Kings 12:20:17 ⧉זוּלָתִ֥יzulatiexcept 1 Kings 12:20:18 ⧉שֵֽׁבֶט־יְהוּדָ֖הshevetyehudathe tribe of Judah 1 Kings 12:20:19 ⧉לְבַדּֽוֹ׃levaddoalone |
20. Formal Translation And it happened when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. None remained loyal to the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. |
20. Dynamic Translation When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and brought him to the gathering, making him king over the entire nation of Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to David’s family. |