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2 Chronicles 20

1AnditcameH935topassafterthis,thatthechildrenofMoabמוֹאָב֩mo.'AvH4124,andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,andwiththemsomeoftheAmmonitesמֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛יםme.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984,cameH935againstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2ThentherecameH935somethattoldH5046Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙li.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Therecomethagreatרָ֛בravH7227multitudeהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995againsttheefrombeyondtheseaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220fromSyria;and,behold,theyareinHazazon-tamarH2688(thesameisEn-gedi).

3AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092fearedH3372,andsetH5414himselftoseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875untoJehovah;andheproclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutallJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselvestogetherH6908,toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245helpofJehovah:evenoutofallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063theycameH935toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Jehovah.

5AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodH5975intheassemblyבִּקְהַ֧לbik.HalH6951ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,beforethenewהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtH2691;

6andhesaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofourfathersH1, artnotthouGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064?andartnotthourulerמוֹשֵׁ֔לmo.ShelH4910overallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471?andinthyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027ispowerandmight,sothatnoneisabletowithstand thee.

7Didstnotthou,OourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,driveouttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforethypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andgiveH5414ittotheseedH2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfriendאֹֽהַבְךָ֖'o.hav.KhaH157foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769?

8AndtheydweltH3427therein,andhavebuiltH1129theeasanctuaryמִקְדָּ֖שׁmik.DashH4720thereinforthynameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9IfevilH7451comeתָּב֨וֹאta.Vo'H935uponus,theswordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,judgment,orpestilenceוְדֶ֣בֶרve.De.verH1698,orfamineוְרָעָב֒ve.ra.'AvH7458,wewillstandנַֽעַמְדָ֞הna.'am.DahH5975beforethishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andbeforethee (forthynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isinthishouseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004),andcryוְנִזְעַ֥קve.niz.'AkH2199unto theeinouraffliction,andthou wilthearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085andsaveוְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ve.to.Shi.a'H3467.

10AndnowH6258,behold,thechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֜בu.mo.'AvH4124andmountSeirשֵׂעִ֗ירse.'IrH8165,whomthou wouldestnotletIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478invade,whentheycameH935outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,buttheyturnedH5493asideסָ֥רוּSa.ruH5493fromthem,anddestroyedהִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃hish.mi.DumH8045themnot;

11behold,howtheyrewardus,tocomeH935tocastusoutofthypossessionH3423,whichthou hastgivenustoinheritH3423.

12OourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, wilt thounotjudgeH8199them?forwehavenomightagainstthisgreatהָרָ֛בha.RavH7227companythatcomethagainstus;neitherknowנֵדַע֙ne.Da'H3045wewhattodo:butoureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869areuponthee.

13AndallJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeJehovah,withtheirlittleטַפָּ֖םta.PamH2945onesH2945,theirwivesH802,andtheirchildren.

14ThenuponJahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thesonH1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,thesonH1121ofBenaiahבְּ֠נָיָהBe.na.yahH1141,thesonH1121ofJeielיְעִיאֵ֧לye.'i.'ElH3273,thesonH1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֛הma.tan.YahH4983,theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881,ofthesonsH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623,cametheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahinthemidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432oftheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951;

15andhesaidH559, Hearken ye,allJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andyeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthoukingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092:Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahuntoyou,FearH3372notye,neitherbedismayedתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙te.Cha.tuH2865byreasonofthisgreatהָרָב֙ha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;forthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isnotyours,butGod’s.

16To-morrowgoH5927yedownרְד֣וּre.DuH3381againstthem:behold,theycomeH5927upbytheascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608ofZiz;andyeshallfindוּמְצָאתֶ֤םu.me.tza.TemH4672themattheendבְּס֣וֹףbe.SofH5490ofthevalley,beforethewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofJeruel.

17Yeshallnotneedtofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898inthisbattleH3898:setH5975yourselves,standעִמְד֡וּ'im.DuH5975yestillH5975,andseeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200thesalvationH3444ofJehovahwithyou,OJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389;fearH3372not,norbedismayedתֵּחַ֔תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865: to-morrowgoצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outagainstthem;forJehovahiswithyou.

18AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092bowedלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812hisheadwithhisfaceH6440tothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;andallJudahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fellH5307downH7812beforeJehovah, worshippingJehovah.

19AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881,ofthechildrenoftheKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956andofthechildrenoftheKorahitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145,stoodH6965uptopraiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,withanexceedingloudvoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963.

20AndtheyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andwentH3318forthH3318intothewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057ofTekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620:andastheywentH3318forthH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodH5975andsaidH559,HearH8085me,OJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andyeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:believeH539inJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,soshallyebeestablishedH539;believeH539hisprophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,soshallyeprosperH6743.

21AndwhenhehadtakencounselH3289withthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,heappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975themthatshouldsingH7891untoJehovah,andgiveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034praiseH1984inholyH6944array,astheywentH3318outbeforethearmy,andsayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,GiveH3034thanksH3034untoJehovah;forhislovingkindness endurethforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

22AndwhentheybeganH2490tosingandtopraiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,Jehovahsetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414liers-in-waitagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,andmountSeirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,thatwerecomeH935againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063;andtheyweresmitten.

23ForthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stoodH5975upagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofmountSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,utterlytoslayanddestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them:andwhentheyhadmadeanendH3615oftheinhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,everyoneH376helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826todestroyH8045another.

24AndwhenJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameH935tothewatch-towerofthewildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057,theylookeduponthemultitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;and,behold,theyweredeadbodiesfallenH5307totheearthH776,andtherewerenonethatescapedH6413.

25AndwhenJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092andhispeopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameH935totakeH962thespoilH7998ofthem,theyfoundH4672amongtheminabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230both richesanddeadbodies,andpreciousחֲמֻד֔וֹתcha.mu.DotH2530jewels,whichtheystrippedoffforthemselves,morethantheycouldcarryמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853awayH5337:andtheywereH1961threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117intakingthespoilH7998,itwassomuch.

26Andonthefourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117theyassembledH6950themselvesinthevalleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010ofBeracah;fortheretheyblessedH1288Jehovah:thereforeH3651thenameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121Thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBeracahuntothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27ThentheyreturnedH7725,everymanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092intheforefrontofthem,togoH7725againtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;forJehovahhadmadethemtorejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055overtheirenemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28AndtheycameH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389withpsalteriesandharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658andtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689untothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

29AndthefearH6343ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961onallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthecountries,whentheyheardH8085thatJehovahfoughtH3898againsttheenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30SotherealmofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092wasquietH8252;forhisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430gaveH5117himrestוַיָּ֧נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִֽיב׃ פmi.sa.VivH5439about.

31AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:hewasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֩she.lo.ShimH7970andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1,andturnedH5493notasideסָ֣רsarH5493fromit,doingthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

33Howbeitthehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116werenottakenawayH5493;neitherasyetH5750hadthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971settheirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824untotheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

34Nowtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstH7223andlastH314,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthehistoryofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,whichisinsertedinthebookH5612ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35AndafterthisdidJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063joinH2266himselfwithAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;thesamedidverywickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561:

36andhejoinedH2266himselfwithhimtomakeH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591togotoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659;andtheymadeH6213theshipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591inEzion-geberH6100.

37ThenEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodavahuofMareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedH5012againstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Becausethou hastjoinedH2266thyselfwithAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,Jehovahhathdestroyedthyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.Andtheshipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591werebrokenH7665,sothattheywerenotabletogotoTarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

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