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2 Chronicles 21

1AndJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732:andJehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

2Andhehadbrethren,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092:AzariahH5838,andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171,andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,andAzariahH5838,andMichaelוּמִיכָאֵ֖לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,andShephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203;allthesewerethesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Andtheirfatherאֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hemH1gaveH5414themgreatH7227giftsמַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.NotH4979,ofsilverלְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701,andofgoldוּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.HavH2091,andofpreciousH4030things,withfortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063:butthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.KhahH4467gaveH5414hetoJehoramלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.RamH3088,becausehewasthefirst-born.

4NowwhenJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088wasrisenH6965upoverthekingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467ofhisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,andhadstrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himself,heslewH2026allhisbrethrenwiththeswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,anddiversalsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571oftheprincesH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asdidthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256;forhehadthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256towifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802:andhedidthatwhichwasH1961evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

7HowbeitJehovahwouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,becauseofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285thathehadmadeH3772withDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,andashepromisedtogiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414alampנִ֛ירnirH5216tohimandtohischildrenalway.

8Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andmadeakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overthemselves.

9ThenJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088passedH5674overwithhiscaptains,andallhischariotsH7393withhim:andheroseH6965upbynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsmotetheEdomitesthatcompassedhimabout,andthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393.

10SoEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:thenאָ֣ז'azH227didLibnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841revoltatthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256fromunderhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,becausehehadforsakenJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhisfathersH1.

11MoreoverhemadeH6213highבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116inthemountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andmadeH6213theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389toplayH2181theharlot,andledJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063astray.

12AndtherecameH935awritingtohimfromElijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherH1,Becausethou hastnotwalkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980inthewaysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thyfatherH1,norinthewaysוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870ofAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

13buthast walkedinthewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhastmadeJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389toplayH2181theharlot,likeasthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256did,andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571hastslainH2026thybrethrenofthyfather’sאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004,whowerebetterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896thanthyself:

14behold,Jehovahwillsmitewithagreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419plagueH4046thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֑ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,andthychildren,andthywivesH802,andallthy substance;

15andthou shalthavegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227sicknessH2483bydiseaseofthybowelsמֵעֶ֑יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578,untilthybowelsמֵעֶ֙יךָ֙me.'Ei.khaH4578falloutbyreasonofthesicknessH2483,dayיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117bydayיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16AndJehovahstirredH5782upagainstJehoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ha.pe.lish.TimH6430,andoftheArabiansthatarebesidetheEthiopians:

17andtheycameH5927upagainstJudahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,andbrakeintoit,andcarriedawayallthesubstancethatwasfoundH4672intheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004,andhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,andhiswivesH802;sothattherewasneverasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121leftH7604him, saveJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,theyoungestקְטֹ֥ןke.TonH6996ofhissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

18AndafterallthisJehovahsmotehiminhisbowelsבְּמֵעָ֛יוbe.me.'AvH4578withanincurabledisease.

19Anditcametopass,inprocessoftimeוּכְעֵת֩u.khe.'EtH6256,attheendהַקֵּ֜ץha.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147years,thathisbowelsמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578felloutbyreasonofhissicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483,andhediedH4191ofsorediseases.Andhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971madeH6213noburningשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316forhim,liketheburningכִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תkis.re.FatH8316ofhisfathersH1.

20Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141oldwasH1961hewhenhebegantoreignH4427,andhereignedH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsH8141:andhedepartedwithoutbeingdesired;andtheyburiedH6912himinthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,butnotinthesepulchresofthekingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.

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