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1 Kings 15:13-22

13Andalsoוְגַ֣ם׀ve.GamH1571Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601hismotherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517heremovedH5493frombeingqueen,becauseshehadmadeH6213anabominableimageמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656foranAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842;andAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downherimageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656,andburntitatthebrookKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

14Butthehighוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116wereH1961nottakenawayH5493: neverthelesstheheartלְבַב־le.vav-H3824ofAsaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609wasH1961perfectH8003withJehovahallhisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117.

15AndhebroughtH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahthethingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944thathisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1haddedicated,andthethingsוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.sheiH6944thathimselfhaddedicated,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701,andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,andvesselsH3627.

16AndtherewasH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenAsaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609andBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478alltheirdaysיְמֵיהֶֽם׃ye.mei.HemH3117.

17AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318upagainstJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andbuiltH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,thathemightnotsufferanyonetogoH3318outorcomeH935intoAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

18ThenAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookH3947allthesilverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091thatwereleftH3498inthetreasuresH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andthetreasuresH214oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,anddeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentH7971themtoBen-hadadH1130,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabrimmon,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezion,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria,thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thereisaleaguebetweenmeandthee,betweenmyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1andthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:behold,Ihavesentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto theeapresentofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927,breakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565thyleaguewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemaydepartfromme.

20AndBen-hadadH1130hearkened untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,andsentH7971thecaptainsofhisarmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsmoteIjonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,andAbel-beth-maacahH62,andallChinneroth,withallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21Anditcametopass,whenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardH8085thereof,thatheleftoffbuildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,anddweltH3427inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Thenkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609madeaproclamationuntoallJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063;nonewasexempted:andtheycarriedH5375awayH5375thestonesH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,andthetimberthereof, wherewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201hadbuilded;andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtH1129therewithGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

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