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2 Chronicles 25:11-23

11AndAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558tookH2388courage,andledH5090forthhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andwenttotheValleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofSaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417,andsmoteofthechildrenofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

12Andothertenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505didthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carryawayH7993aliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,andbroughtH935themuntothetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218oftherockH5553,andcastH7993themdownH7993fromthetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218oftherockH5553,sothattheywereallbrokenH1234inpieces.

13ButthemenofthearmywhomAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentbackהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725,thattheyshouldnotgoH7725withhimtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, fell uponthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111evenuntoBeth-horonH1032,andsmoteofthemthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505,andtookH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilH962.

14NowitcameH935topass,afterthatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558wasH1961comeH935fromtheslaughteroftheEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,thathebroughtH935thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofthechildrenofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,andsetוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975themuptobeH1961hisgodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,andbowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812downH5221himselfbeforethem,andburnedincenseH6999untothem.

15Whereforetheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstAmaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,andhesentH7971untohimaprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,whosaidH559untohim,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thousoughtH1875afterthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,whichhavenotdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theirownpeopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971outofthyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?

16Anditcametopass,ashetalkedwithhim,thatthekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,HavewemadeH6213theeoftheking’sH4428counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098? forbear;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoubeH1961smitten?Thentheprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbare,andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath determinedtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,becausethou hastdonethis,andhastnothearkened untomycounselH6098.

17ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookadvice,andsentH7971toJoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,letuslookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440.

18AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,ThethistlethatwasinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentH7971tothecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730thatwasinLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323tomysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:andtherepassedH5674byawildbeastthatwasinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,andtroddownthethistle.

19Thou sayest,Lo, thou hastsmittenEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;andthyheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820lifteth theeuptoboast:abidenowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258athome;whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thou meddletothy hurt,thatthou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307,eventhou,andJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063withthee?

20ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wouldnothearH8085;foritwasofGodמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,thathemightdeliverthemintothehandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemies,becausetheyhadsoughtH1875afterthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

21SoJoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927up;andheandAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063lookedH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440atBeth-shemeshH1053,whichbelongethtoJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

22AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wasputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyfledH5127everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

23AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,atBeth-shemeshH1053,andbroughtH935himtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andbrakedownthewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fromthegateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669untothecornergateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

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