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2 Chronicles 15

1AndtheSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameuponAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofOdedעוֹדֵ֔דo.DedH5752:

2andhewentH3318outtomeetAsaאָסָא֒'a.Sa'H609,andsaidH559untohim,HearH8085yeme,Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609,andallJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144:Jehovahiswithyou,whileyearewithhim;andifyeseekתִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙tid.re.Shu.huH1875him,hewillbeH1961foundH4672ofyou;butifyeforsakeתַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּta.'az.Vu.huH5800him,hewillforsakeיַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.ZoH5800you.

3NowforalongseasonIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478waswithoutthetrueGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,andwithoutateachingpriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548,andwithoutlawתוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451:

4butwhenintheirdistressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862theyturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsoughtH1245him,hewasfoundH4672ofthem.

5Andinthosetimestherewasnopeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965tohimthatwentH3318out,nortohimthatcameH935in;butgreatרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227vexationswereuponalltheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

6Andtheywerebrokeninpieces,nationגוֹי־goy-H1471againstnationבְּג֖וֹיbe.GoyH1471,andcityוְעִ֣ירve.'IrH5892againstcityבְּעִ֑ירbe.'IrH5892;forGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430did vexthemwithalladversity.

7Butbeyestrongחִזְק֔וּchiz.KuH2388,andletnotyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֑םye.dei.KhemH3027beslackH7503;foryourworkלִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃ סlif.'u.lat.KhemH6468shallberewardedשָׂכָ֖רsa.KharH7939.

8AndwhenH834Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609heardH8085thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andtheprophecyוְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ve.ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016ofOdedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752theprophetהַנָּבִיא֒ha.na.Vi'H5030,hetookH2388courage,andputawaytheabominationsH8251outofallthelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andoutofthecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichhehadtakenH3920fromthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andherenewedH2318thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah,thatwasbeforetheporchאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH197ofJehovah.

9Andhegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andthemthatsojournedwiththemoutofEphraimמֵאֶפְרַ֥יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,andoutofSimeonוּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹןu.mi.shim.'onH8095:fortheyfellH5307tohimoutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478inabundanceH7230,whentheysawH7200thatJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430waswithhim.

10SotheygatheredH6908themselvestogetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,inthefifteenthyearלִשְׁנַ֥תlish.NatH8141ofthereignלְמַלְכ֥וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofAsaאָסָֽא׃'a.Sa'H609.

11AndtheysacrificedH2076untoJehovahinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,ofthespoilH7998whichtheyhadbroughtH935,sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967oxenH1241andsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629.

12Andtheyenteredintothecovenantבַבְּרִ֔יתva.be.RitH1285toseekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,withalltheirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824andwithalltheirsoulH5315;

13andthatwhosoeverwouldnotseekיִדְרֹ֛שׁyid.RoshH1875Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shouldbeputיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191,whethersmallקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996orgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,whethermanלְמֵאִ֖ישׁle.me.'IshH376orwomanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

14Andtheysware untoJehovahwithaloudvoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963,andwithshoutingוּבִתְרוּעָ֑הu.vit.ru.'AhH8643,andwithtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,andwithcornets.

15AndallJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedH8055attheoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֗הha.she.vu.'AhH7621;fortheyhadswornנִשְׁבָּ֔עוּnish.Ba.'uH7650withalltheirheartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824,andsoughtH1245himwiththeirwholedesire;andhewasfoundH4672ofthem:andJehovahgaveH5117themrestוַיָּ֧נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439about.

16Andalsoוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571Maacahמַעֲכָ֞הma.'a.KhahH4601,themotherאֵ֣ם׀'emH517ofAsaאָסָ֣א'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,heremovedH5493frombeingqueen,becauseshehadmadeH6213anabominableimageמִפְלָ֑צֶתmif.La.tzetH4656foranAsherahלַאֲשֵׁרָ֖הla.'a.she.RahH842;andAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downherimageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656,andmadeH6213dustofit,andburntitatthebrookKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

17Butthehighוְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹתve.Ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116wereH1961nottakenawayH5493outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: neverthelesstheheartלְבַב־le.vav-H3824ofAsaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609wasH1961perfectH8003allhisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117.

18AndhebroughtH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thethingsH6944thathisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1haddedicated,andthathehimselfhaddedicated,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701,andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,andvesselsH3627.

19AndtherewasH1961nomorewarוּמִלְחָמָ֖הu.mil.cha.MahH4421untothefiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568andthirtiethyearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141ofthereignלְמַלְכ֥וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofAsaאָסָֽא׃ ס'a.Sa'H609.

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