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2 Chronicles 18

1NowJehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛טli.ho.sha.FatH3092hadrichesH6239andhonorוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andhejoined affinitywithAhabלְאַחְאָֽב׃le.'ach.'AvH256.

2Andaftercertainyearsשָׁנִ֤יםsha.NimH8141hewentלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927downוַיֵּרֶד֩vai.ye.RedH3381toAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toSamariaלְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןle.Sho.me.RonH8111.AndAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256killedsheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241forhiminabundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230,andforthepeopleוְלָעָ֖םve.la.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,andmovedhimtogoH5927upwithhimtoRamoth-gilead.

3AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, Wilt thou gowithmetoRamoth-gilead?Andheansweredhim,Iamasthou art,andmypeopleוּכְעַמְּךָ֣u.khe.'a.me.KhaH5971asthypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;andwewillbewiththeeinthewarH4421.

4AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Inquirefirst,Ipraythee,forthewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofJehovah.

5Thenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,andsaidH559untothem,Shallwegoעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927toRamoth-gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallIforbear?AndtheysaidH559,GoH5927up;forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willdeliveritintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Istherenothereפֹּ֥הpohH6311aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovahbesides,thatwemayinquireofhim?

7Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,ThereisyetH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomwemayinquireofJehovah:butIhateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּse.ne.Ti.huH8130him;forheneverprophesiethgoodלְטוֹבָה֙le.to.VahH2896concerningme,butalwaysevilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451:thesameisMicaiahמִיכָ֣יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImla.AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayH559soH3651.

8Thenthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121anofficer,andsaidH559, Fetchquicklyמַהֵ֖רma.HerH4116Micaiahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImla.

9Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063satH3427eachonhisthroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedintheirrobes,andtheyweresittingH3427inanopenplaceattheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andalltheprophetsהַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wereprophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforethem.

10AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahmadeH6213himhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Withtheseshalt thoupushtheSyrians,untiltheybeconsumed.

11Andalltheprophetsהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012soH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927uptoRamoth-gilead,andprosperH6743;forJehovahwilldeliveritintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Andthemessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentH1980tocallH7121Micaiahלְמִיכָ֗יְהוּle.mi.Kha.ye.huH4321spaketohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declaregoodט֖וֹבTovH2896tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259mouthפֶּֽה־peh-H6310:letthywordדְבָרְךָ֛de.va.re.KhaH1697therefore,Ipraythee,beוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961likeoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259oftheirs,andspeakH1696thougoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

13AndMicaiahמִיכָ֑יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559,AsJehovahliveth,whatmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430saith,thatwillIspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

14AndwhenhewascomeH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Micaiah,shallwegoH935toRamoth-gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallIforbear?AndhesaidH559,GoH935yeup,andprosperH6743;andtheyshallbedeliveredintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

15Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,HowH4100manytimesH6471shallIadjureH7650theethatthouspeakתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696untomenothingbutthetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571inthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah?

16AndhesaidH559,IsawH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,assheepH6629thathavenoshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:andJehovahsaidH559,Thesehavenomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;letthemreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

17Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,DidInottelltheethathewouldnotprophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningme,butevilלְרָֽע׃ סle.Ra'H7451?

18AndMicaiahsaidH559,Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:IsawH7200JehovahsittingH3427uponhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andallthehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹֽמְדִ֔ים'o.me.DimH5975onhisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft.

19AndJehovahsaidH559,WhoshallenticeAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemaygoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upandfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamoth-gilead?AndoneH2088spakesayingH559afterthismanner,andanothersayingH559afterthatmanner.

20AndtherecameH3318forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,andstoodH5975beforeJehovah,andsaidH559,Iwillenticehim.AndJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherewith?

21AndhesaidH559,Iwillgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318,andwillbeH1961alyingH8267spiritלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallhisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.AndhesaidH559, Thou shalt enticehim,andshaltprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571:goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318,anddosoH3651.

22Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,behold,Jehovahhathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofthesethyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030;andJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilH7451concerningthee.

23ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahcamenear,andsmoteMicaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321uponthecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,andsaidH559,Whichwayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870wenttheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahfrommetospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696unto thee?

24AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenthou shaltgoתָּב֛וֹאta.Vo'H935intoaninnerH2315chamberH2315tohideלְהֵחָבֵֽא׃le.he.cha.Ve'H2244thyself.

25Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947yeMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321,andcarryhimbackH7725untoAmonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtoJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

26andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760thisfellowintheprison,andfeedhimwithbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionandwithwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofaffliction,untilIreturnשׁוּבִ֥יshu.ViH7725inpeaceH7965.

27AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidH559,IfthoureturnH7725atallinpeaceH7965,Jehovahhathnotspokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696byme.AndhesaidH559,HearH8085, yepeoplesH5971,allofyou.

28Sothekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentH5927uptoRamoth-gilead.

29Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,IwilldisguiseH2664myself,andgoH935intothebattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421;butputH3847thouonthyrobes.Sothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedH2664himself;andtheywentH935intothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

30Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriahadcommandedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680thecaptainsofhischariotsH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,FightH3898neitherwithsmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996norgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419, saveonlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905withthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

31Anditcametopass,whenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393sawH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,thattheysaidH559,Itisthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.ThereforetheyturnedH5437abouttofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againsthim:butJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedH2199out,andJehovahhelpedעֲזָר֔וֹa.za.RoH5826him;andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430movedthemtodepartfromhim.

32Anditcametopass,whenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393sawH7200thatitwasH1961notthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyturnedH7725backוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725frompursuinghim.

33AndacertainmanH376drewH4900hisbowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198ataventure,andsmotethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenthejointsofthearmorהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302: whereforehesaidH559tothedriverofthechariot,Turnהֲפֹ֧ךְha.FokhH2015thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.dei.khaH3027,andcarrymeoutofthehost;forIam sorewoundedH5221.

34Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: howbeitthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478stayedhimselfupinhischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againsttheSyriansuntiltheeven;andaboutthetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256ofthegoingH935downofthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121hediedH4191.

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