H1168A–בַּעַל–ba.al

And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord and became servants to the Baals;

הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And they gave up the Lord, and became the servants of Baal and the Astartes.

לַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and put out of their minds the Lord their God, and became servants to the Baals and the Astartes.

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (בְּעָלִ֖ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

The same night the Lord said to him, Take ten men of your servants and an ox seven years old, and after pulling down the altar of Baal which is your father's, and cutting down the holy tree by its side,

הַבַּ֙עַל֙ (בַּ֙עַל֙) Ba.'al “Baal”

And the men of the town got up early in the morning, and they saw the altar of Baal broken down, and the holy tree which was by it cut down, and the ox offered on the altar which had been put up there.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then the men of the town said to Joash, Make your son come out to be put to death, for pulling down the altar of Baal and cutting down the holy tree which was by it.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of

לַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And after the death of Gideon, the children of Israel again went after the gods of Canaan and were false to the Lord, and made Baal-berith their god.

הַבְּעָלִ֑ים (בְּעָלִ֑ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And again the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, worshipping the Baals and Astartes, and the gods of Aram and the gods of Zidon and the gods of Moab and the gods of the children of Ammon and the gods of the Philistines; they gave up the

הַבְּעָלִ֣ים (בְּעָלִ֣ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

Then the children of Israel, crying out to the Lord, said, Great is our sin against you, for we have given up our God and have been servants to the Baals.

הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (בְּעָלִ֖ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (בְּעָלִ֖ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

And as if copying the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was a small thing for him, he took as his wife Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Zidon, and became a servant and worshipper of Baal.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And he put up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had made in Samaria.

לַבָּ֑עַל (בָּ֑עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

Now send, and get Israel together before me at Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal who get their food at Jezebel's table.

הַבַּ֜עַל (בַּ֜עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.

הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then Elijah said to the people, I, even I, am the only living prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.

הַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had

הַ֠בַּעַל (בַּעַל) ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֣עַל (בַּ֣עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.

הַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

But I will keep safe seven thousand in Israel, all those whose knees have not been bent to Baal, and whose mouths have given him no kisses.

לַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

He was a servant and worshipper of Baal, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath, as his father had done.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord; but not like his father and his mother, for he put away the stone pillar of Baal which his father had made.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”