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2 Chronicles 28

1Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427sixteenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhedidnotthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֛רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,likeDavidכְּדָוִ֥ידke.da.VidH1732hisfatherH1;

2buthewalkedinthewaysבְּדַרְכֵ֖יbe.dar.KheiH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmadeH6213alsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571moltenimagesH4541fortheBaalim.

3MoreoverheburntincenseH6999inthevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516ofthesonH1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011,andburnthischildreninthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, accordingtotheabominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomJehovahcastoutbeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndhesacrificedH2076andburntincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andonthehillsהַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

5WhereforeJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָיו֮'e.lo.HavH430deliveredhimintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria;andtheysmotehim,andcarriedawayofhisagreatH1419multitudeofcaptivesH7633,andbroughtH935themtoDamascusדַּרְמָ֑שֶׂקdar.Ma.sekH1834.Andhewasalsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571deliveredintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whosmotehimwithagreatH1419slaughterH4347.

6ForPekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492thesonH1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425slewH2026inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,allofthemvaliantmen;becausetheyhadforsakenJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

7AndZichri,amightyH1368manH1368ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,slewH2026Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andAzrikamעַזְרִיקָ֖ם'az.ri.KamH5840therulerH5057ofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511thatwasnexttothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

8AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedawaycaptiveוַיִּשְׁבּוּ֩vai.yish.BuH7617oftheirbrethrentwoמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505,womenH802,sonsH1121,anddaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323,andtookH7617alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571awaymuchרָ֖בravH7227spoilH7998fromthem,andbroughtH935thespoilH7998toSamariaלְשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ סle.sho.me.RonH8111.

9Butaprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovahwasthere,whosenameשְׁמוֹ֒she.MoH8034wasOdedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752:andhewentH3318outtomeetthehostH6635thatcameH935toSamariaלְשֹׁמְר֔וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111,andsaidH559untothem,Behold,becauseJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofyourfathersH1,waswrothwithJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,hehathdeliveredthemintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027,andyehaveslainH2026theminarageH2534whichhathreachedupuntoheavenלַשָּׁמַ֖יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

10Andnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258ye purposetokeepunderthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389forbondmenandbondwomen untoyou:butaretherenotevenwithyoutrespassesofyourownagainstJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

11NowH6258hearH8085methereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,andsendbackH7725thecaptivesH7633,thatyehavetakenH7617captiveשְׁבִיתֶ֖םshe.vi.TemH7617ofyourbrethren;forthefiercewrathofJehovahisuponyou.

12ThencertainoftheheadsH7218ofthechildrenofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonH1121ofJohananH3076,BerechiahthesonH1121ofMeshillemothמְשִׁלֵּמ֔וֹתme.shi.le.MotH4919,andJehizkiahthesonH1121ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֔םsha.LumH7967,andAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonH1121ofHadlai,stoodH6965upagainstthemthatcameH935fromthewarהַצָּבָֽא׃ha.tza.Va'H6635,

13andsaidH559untothem, Yeshallnotbringתָבִ֤יאוּta.Vi.'uH935inthecaptivesH7633hither:forye purposethatwhichwillbringH935uponusatrespassagainstJehovah,toaddלְהֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254untooursinsחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּcha.to.Tei.nuH2403andtoourtrespass;forourtrespassisgreatH7227,andthereisfiercewrathagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14SothearmedH2502menleftH5800thecaptivesH7633andthespoilbeforetheprincesH8269andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

15AndthemenH376thathavebeenmentionedbynameH8034roseH6965up,andtookH2388thecaptivesH7633,andwiththespoilH7998clothedH3847allthatwerenakedamongthem,andarrayedthem,andshodthem,andgaveH8248themtoeatH398andtodrinkוַיַּשְׁק֜וּםvai.yash.KumH8248,andanointedthem,andcarriedallthefeebleofthemuponasses,andbroughtH935themtoJerichoיְרֵח֥וֹye.re.ChoH3405,thecityH5892ofpalm-trees, untotheirbrethren:thentheyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

16Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256didkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271sendH7971untothekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804tohelpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826him.

17Foragainוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750theEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֖ים'a.do.MimH130hadcomeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935andsmittenJudahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,andcarriedawaycaptivesשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

18ThePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430alsohadinvadedthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofthelowland,andoftheSouthH5045ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063,andhadtakenH3920Beth-shemeshH1053,andAijalonאַיָּל֜וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,andGederothהַגְּדֵר֗וֹתha.ge.de.RotH1450,andSocowiththetownsthereof,andTimnahתִּמְנָ֣הtim.NahH8553withthetownsthereof,Gimzoalsoandthetownsthereof:andtheydweltH3427there.

19ForJehovahbroughtJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063lowbecauseofAhazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forhehaddealt wantonlyinJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andtrespassed soreagainstJehovah.

20AndTilgath-pilneserkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameH935untohim,anddistressedhim,butstrengthenedחֲזָקֽוֹ׃cha.za.KoH2388himnot.

21ForAhazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271tookawayaportionoutofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andoutofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andoftheprincesH8269,andgaveH5414ituntothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:butithelpedhimnot.

22Andinthetimeוּבְעֵת֙u.ve.'EtH6256ofhisdistressdidhetrespassyetmoreagainstJehovah,thissamekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271.

23ForhesacrificedH2076untothegodsלֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430ofDamascusדַרְמֶשֶׂק֮dar.me.SekH1834, whichsmotehim;andhesaidH559,Becausethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofSyriahelpedמַעְזְרִ֣יםma'.ze.RimH5826them,thereforewillIsacrificeH2076tothem,thattheymayhelpוְיַעְזְר֑וּנִיve.ya'.ze.Ru.niH5826me.ButtheywereH1961theruinofhim,andofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andcutוַיְקַצֵּץ֙vay.ka.TzetzH7112inpiecesthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshutH5462upthedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah;andhemadeH6213himaltarsמִזְבְּח֛וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196ineverycornerפִּנָּ֖הpi.NahH6438ofJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

25AndineverycityH5892ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063hemadeH6213highבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116toburnincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,andprovokedH3707toangerH3707Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhisfathersH1.

26Nowtherestוְיֶ֤תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofhisacts,andallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,firstH7223andlastH314,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sleptwithhisfathersH1,andtheyburiedH6912himinthecityבָעִיר֙va.'IrH5892,eveninJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;fortheybroughtH935himnotintothesepulchresofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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